Drive­inmovietheatersareconsideredanAmericaninvention.Drive­insbecameverypopularintheUnitedStatesafterWorldWarTwo.TheycombinedtwopopularlovesinAmerica:carsandmovies.

Thefirstdrive­inmovietheateropenedintheUnitedStatesin1933.Peoplecouldwatchafilmonthebigscreenwhilesittingintheircareating，talkingandrelaxing.

Manydrive­intheatersopenedinthe1950sastheAmericaneconomyexpanded(发展)afterthewarandmorepeopleboughtcars.Inthe1960s，therewerebetween4000and6000drive­intheatersintheUnitedStates.Therewasn'treallytelevisionatthatpointinallthehomes.Andsoitwasjustsortofthisthingthatfamiliesdidwheretheysawtheirneighborswheretheytooktheirkids.Butalmostassoonasdrive­inswereeverywheretheirpopularitybegantofade.Todayfewerthan400arestilloperatingintheUnitedStates.Sowhydiddrive­inslosetheirappeal(吸引力)?

Someoftheoldertheatersweredirtyandthequalityofthefilmsdeclined.Inthelate1960smorepeoplewerebuyingcolortelevisions.Andmoreindoortheaterswereopeningwithmultiplechoicesoffilms.The1970sandthe1980sbroughtvideorentals(录影带租借)andcableTVwithmanychoicesofchannels.Televisionsmadeiteasierandcheapertostayathomeforentertainment.

Today，therearemorechoicesandmorewaysthanevertoexperienceentertainment.Ifyoureallywanttowatchamovieinyourcar，youcouldwatchitonaDVDplayerorstreamvideoonamobiledevice.Youdon'thavetogotoadrive­inanymore.

Inspiteofthatsomepeoplestillthinkdrive­inmovietheaterscanstillbeanimportantfocusintheculturallifeofacommunityandtheystillgothere.

1．Inthe1950swhatAmericanswereveryinterestedinwere________.

A．peaceandrelaxation

B．housesandcars

C．carsandmovies.

D．relaxationandculture

2．Afterthewarmanypeopleboughtcars________.

A．becausetheywantedtotravel

B．becausecarswereverycheap

C．becausetheygotrich

D．inordertoseemoviesindrive­ins

3．Whatinfluencedthedrive­insmostaccordingtothepassage?

A．Videorentals.