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Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed, for many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thing—finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.
Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60% . That is some way behind the U.S. ,where there are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban(塔利班),which had banned TV, I in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013—pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.
Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant improvement in their reading skills.
Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.
B.The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2013.
C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.
D.Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.
小题2:The author intends to ____________.
A.stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives
B.persuade women to become more independent
C.encourage people to improve their reading skills
D.introduce the readers some websites such as Google
小题3:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.TV Will Rule the World B.TV Will Disturb the World
C.TV Will Better the WorldD.TV Will Remain in World

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C 
解析

试题分析:本篇文章为议论文。本文围绕着电视仍然是世界上最有影响力的媒体说起,并用事实进一步证明了电视的存在会让我们的生活越来越好。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families”可知,到2013年,世界上三分之二的家庭都将会有一台电视。因此选D项。
小题2:推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可以推断出,作者主要强调电视对人类生活积极的方面。故选A项 。
小题3:主旨大意题。由第一段第二句“Television is still the most influential medium”及第三段第一句“Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women”及文章最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.”可知,本文主要讲的是电视将会让人们生活越来越好。由此可知应选C项。
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试题【Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Every one of us, rich or poor,should at least have one or two good friends. I learned that a true friend is the most important in my life after I had gone        so many terrible things. I felt
upset when I was told that I would have to        the company . As I had a very big family to __ ___   
and was in great need of money,what I was        about was how to find another new  job .In order to         this problem, I rushed from place to place like crazy. I read almost all the newspapers and         almost all the telephone numbers in the newspaper___    in my notebook and tried to call almost a11 the companies that  needed new  _ ___.Not until I found a job in a small town near  Townsville had I        down .My new boss ,Mr. Johnson , was one of my good friends since primary school.“Why didn’t you        me until now ? Was it         to do that ? Explain to me the reason ,”he said ,      me a cup of hot coffee. Both of us were overjoyed to see each other and we          the whole afternoon talking about things and persons that we       at school .John asked me to give him some  advice about          to enlarge his present business and he was entirely happy about my      .To my great surprise,he offered me a         which didn’t need much experience because  I was not         with this field but the pay l got was much more man         .The moment I saw my          ,the sum of money given by the company,I cried for the first time — that was the first time for me to do so since I grew up.
小题1:
A.overB.throughC.aroundD.for
小题2:
A.leaveB.desertC.chooseD.operate
小题3:
A.careB.protectC.loveD.support
小题4:
A.particularB.curiousC.concernedD.excited
小题5:
A.analyzeB.raiseC.explainD.solve
小题6:
A.took downB.turned downC.looked forD.stood for
小题7:
A.commentsB.surveysC.reportsD.advertisements
小题8:
A.customersB.bossesC.clerksD.applicants
小题9:
A.brokenB.slowedC.sunkD.calmed
小题10:
A.contactB.trustC.overlookD.find
小题11:
A.desperateB.harmfulC.worthyD.significant
小题12:
A.awardingB.sharingC.handingD.showing
小题13:
A.spentB.wastedC.sparedD.saved
小题14:
A.discussedB.debated C.rememberedD.imagined
小题15:
A.whatB.howC.whichD.when
小题16:
A.abilityB.courageC.interestsD.suggestions
小题17:
A.positionB.chanceC.fortuneD.service
小题18:
A.popularB.familiarC.patientD.content
小题19:
A.offeredB.requiredC.expectedD.needed
小题20:
A.tipB.shareC.fundD.salary

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For many centuries,countless scholars have asked the question:What is beauty? As designers update the latest fashions and artists create their masterpieces, what is considered beautiful changes at an alarming pace.
Fifty years ago,the full-figured Marilyn Monroe was a symbol of the American aesthetic(美学的)value;today,many Hollywood actresses different in appearance from Marilyn’s have taken her place. However,aesthetic values not only differ from generation to generation,but do so along cultural lines as well. Often, what is considered disgusting to one civilization is just the aesthetic appeal in another. Thus it is difficult to give an absolute definition(定义)of beauty.
As fundamental(基础的)physicists,my colleagues and I like to believe that we are involved in a search for a beauty that affects definition. The beauty that we search for is not what is set up through the work of people and subject to the tastes, but rather what has been laid down by nature Physics allows its students to look past outer appearances,into a deeper beauty. As a human being,I am attracted by the visual appeal of a wave crashing on the beach. As a physicist, however I am able to see the deeper beauty of the physical laws that govern such a phenomenon.
In truth,since Albert Einstein put forward the idea that there might be one main physical theory that governs the universe,aesthetics have become a driving force in modern physics. Einstein and other later physicists have discovered that:Nature, as its most fundamental level,is beautifully constructed. The extraordinary simplicity of the laws that govern the universe is really breathtaking . As Einstein said, it would seem more likely that we should find ourselves living in a“chaotic(无秩序曲)world,in no way graspable through thinking”. Yet we are now closer than ever to a full understanding of the universe’s beautiful clockwork. As new discoveries and technologies allow us to examine the physical world on deeper and deeper levels,we find that the beauty itself becomes much deeper.
小题1:The reference to“Marilyn Monroe”in Paragraph 2 mainly serves to___________.
A.provide an example of today’s beauty standards
B.show there is no fixed definition of aesthetics
C.compare traditions of the East to the West
D.discuss her abilities as an actress
小题2:When appreciating a wave crashing on the beach,a physicist sees the beauty of___________.
A.the visual attractionB.the powerful sounds
C.the physical laws behindD.the lovely creatures
小题3:Why are Albert Einstein’s words mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A.To detail the functions of physical laws.
B.To highlight the range of Einstein’s influence.
C.To show that Einstein doubted the beauty of physics.
D.To stress the very simplicity of the laws of the universe.
小题4:The passage is mainly to___________.
A.present a special way of seeing beauty
B.emphasize the influence of physics
C.discuss the awareness of cross-culture
D.argue the traditional ideas on value

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Years ago,there was a very wealthy man who,with his devoted young son,shared a passion for art collecting .Together,they traveled around the world,adding only        art treasures to their collection.
One year,as winter approached,    engulfed(吞没) the nation,and the young man left to      in the army.After only a few short weeks,his father received a telegram.His beloved son was      in action.The art collector     awaited more news,     he would never see his son again.Within days,his fears were      .The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.
Upset and        ,the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness.On Christmas morning,a knock on the door awakened the        old man.As he opened the door,he was greeted by a        with a large package in his hands.
He introduced himself to the old man by saying,“I was a      of your son .I was the one he was      when he died.May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you.”
As the two began to     ,the soldier told of how the man’s son had told everyone of his,not to mention his father’s,      of fine art.“I am no     ,”said the soldier,“but I want to give you this.”
As the old man unwrapped the package ,he saw a portrait (画像)of his son.Though the world would        consider it the work of a genius,the painting featured the young man’s face        detail.
Overcome with emotion,the man      the soldier.After the soldier had left,the old man put the painting above the fireplace,pushing       thousands of dollars worth of art.His task completed,the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the        he had been given.
小题1:
A.poorestB.richestC.finestD.cheapest
小题2:
A.floodB.fireC.stormD.war
小题3:
A.saveB.protectC.serveD.build
小题4:
A.missingB.actingC.fightingD.dying
小题5:
A.calmlyB.anxiouslyC.quietlyD.secretly
小题6:
A.fearingB.doubtingC.wonderingD.expecting
小题7:
A.completedB.doubledC.removedD.confirmed
小题8:
A.nervousB.tiredC.lonelyD.frightened
小题9:
A.sadB.puzzledC.angryD.worried
小题10:
A.farmerB.soldierC.painterD.seller
小题11:
A.guardB.photographerC.partnerD.friend
小题12:
A.rescuingB.commandingC.guardingD.hiding
小题13:
A.argueB.moveC.talkD.eat
小题14:
A.descriptionB.loveC.senseD.understanding
小题15:
A.artistB.businessmanC.heroD.reporter
小题16:
A.sometimesB.neverC.oftenD.still
小题17:
A.forB.ofC.inD.on
小题18:
A.thankedB.questionedC.welcomedD.treated
小题19:
A.downB.upC.asideD.off
小题20:
A.treasureB.giftC.souvenirD.package

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Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip.White had two reasons for making this epic journey.First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did.He raised £70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam.White"s second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world.He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.
White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later.He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle(车座) and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains.He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas.Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team.No jeep carrying food, water and medicine.No doctor.Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.
The journey was lonely and desperate at times.He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains.He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need.There were other dangers along the road.In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had.The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia.For l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him.This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end.Now Mr.White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.
小题1:When Phil White returned from his trip, he __________.
A.broke the world recordB.collected money for Oxfam
C.destroyed several bikes D.travelled about l,300 hours
小题2:What does the underlined word "epic" in Paragraph l most probably mean?
A.Very slow but exciting.B.Very long and difficult.
C.Very smooth but tiring.D.Very lonely and depressing.
小题3:During his journey around the world, Phil White __________.
A.fought heroically against robbers in Iran
B.experienced the extremes of heat and cold
C.managed to ride against the wind in Australia
D.had a team of people who travelled with him
小题4:Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?
A.Imaginative.B.Patriotic.
C.Modest.D.Determined.
小题5:What actually inspired Phil White to overcome all the difficulties?
A.To help people in need.B.To test his new bicycle.
C.To prove his potential.D.To show off his ability.

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The slavery drama “12 Years a Slave” won the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industry"s highest honor in 86 years of the Oscars.Can anyone tell me your ideas about this movie? —— GreatMartin
“12 Years a Slave is a surprisingly underwhelming movie.It is more of a string of picture about several heartless and evil white men(and women)who are just mean without the motivation of running a plantation on their minds.There is very little character development and most of the film relies on what the audience already knows and feels about slavery.” 一一GeminiJef
‘‘Never have I been stunned into an emotional silence after watching a film in the theater.I"ve come out of films before thinking” My god,that was unbelievable”,like when I saw The Lord of the Rings for the first time,but this film just hits you on another level entirely.You sit there after it’s over,wondering if what you’d just experienced was real.The day after.you feel the same.”一一Pauljohnson
“This movie is just an average movie about slavery.Are you kidding me,segregation movies are a dime a dozen and this movie beat out Gravity for Golden Globes? Gravity has never been done before.12 Years a Slave I watched once and will never watch again.I watched Gravity 5 times and still love it.’’一一Dominionator
“This movie was realistic and engaging at every second.Even the dramatic pauses were worthwhile and definitely not a waste of time.The script inferred and hinted at events rather than just plain saying them,and that was genius.Outstanding photography,amazing special effects and the acting is top notch.There were a few people that walked out during some scenes.What a shame!” 一一Apols
小题1:The main purpose of GreatMartin’s writing is __________ .
A.to give a brief introduction of the movie
B.to share his own opinions with others
C.to invite answers to his question
D.to explain why he asks the question
小题2:The underlined word “stunned’’ in the third paragraph probably means __________ .
A.puzzledB.shockedC.disappointedD.concerned
小题3:Among the four speakers,who made positive comments on the movie?
A.GeminiJef and PauljohnsonB.Pauljohnson and Dominionator
C.GeminiJef and DominionatorD.Pauljohnson and Apols
小题4:Which of the following best states Pauljotmson’s ideas about l2 Years a Slave?
A.It leaves little room for character development.
B.It reaches the height of The Lord of the Rings.
C.It doesn’t deserve such high praise.
D.It amazes the audience with its special effects.

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