Television sometimes has a negative () on children.
A.defect
B.effect
C.affect
D.perfect
A.defect
B.effect
C.affect
D.perfect
听力原文: When friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us that they are in a hurry and looking at their watches. It isn't that our friends are all busy, it is just that we haven't got a television. People think that we are very strange. "But what do you do in the evenings?" they are always asking. The answer is simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. We certainly don't spend our evenings staring at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign language. This is particularly useful as we always go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps and am always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to music and playing chess(象棋)together.
Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house. This does not worry us as we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends are lost--no television! --so they don't know what to do. On such evenings our house is very full as they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games. Yes, life is possible without television!
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A.Because they are in a hurry.
B.Because they are strange.
C.Because they cannot watch TV.
D.Because they have other schedules.
听力原文:W: So, you'll be getting dressed up later--before you go to the BBC television studios.
M: Yes, but to tell you the truth, Mary, I prefer working in radio.
W: You prefer radio?
M: That's right. You can dress down in a radio studio.
W: What do you mean?
M: You can dress down. You can wear something casual. There's no need to get dressed up.
W: Well, I always try to make an effort to look smart!
M: Yes, of course, you always look fantastic, Mary. But you don't have to dress up for radio. The audience can't see you.
W: Ah, I see what you mean. In TV the audience can see you, so you have to look your best.
M: Exactly. You have to dress up. You put on something smart so you look the part.
W: Yes. I suppose if you're on TV, you have to look like a TV presenter; you have to be dressed right.
M: But in radio, the listeners can't see you so we can dress down if we want to.
W: Yes. That's why I sometimes wear jeans to work.
M: Exactly. On radio, I can take off my tie! I can even take off my shoes!
W: I don't think so! You don't have to wear your tie--you can take that off if you want to, but please don't take off your shoes!
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A.To a radio studio.
B.To the television studio.
C.To a party.
D.To a fashion show.
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting,even if you've traveled that way before.Usually some things have changed-new houses,new buildings,sometimes even a new road.The bus driver has a style. of driving and it's fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so.If the driver is particularly reckless or daring,the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story.Will the driver pass the truck in time?Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane?After a while,of course,the excitement dies down.Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of a ride.Food always makes bus rides more interesting.But you've got to be careful of what kind of food you eat.Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning.You know it will soon be over and the hours have passed.By now you've sat with your legs crossed,with your hands in your lap,with your hands on the arm rests-even with your hands crossed behind your head.The end comes just at the right time.There are just no more ways to sit.
According to the passage,what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A.Buses on the road.
B.Films on television.
C.Advertisements on billboards.
D.Gas station.
New technical inventions are widely used to【C6】______crime and speed the【C7】______of criminal cases. Electronic computers reduce from hours to minutes the time spent in【C8】______for fingerprints. Witnesses'【C9】______of a criminal are coded and fed【C10】______a computer. The machine then sorts through the picture file of known criminals and selects the name and photograph of the most【C11】______suspect. Lie detectors,【C12】______such evidence is acceptable, are used to【C13】______the truth.
A criminal-identification tool in【C14】______in some places is the image reflector, or "image-maker." This machine【C15】______a picture of a face【C16】______a screen. A detective operates the machine to【C17】______ the parts of the face to match those of the suspect【C18】______described by the witnesses. The final picture is then photographed and sent to police in other areas. Sometimes skilled sketch artists employed by police departments【C19】______oral descriptions into【C20】______of a suspect.
【C1】
A.insist
B.insisting
C.rely
D.relying
1.In the past,many young people ______.
A.knew the effects of war
B.went in for politics
C.liked to save the wounded in wars
D.were willing to be soldiers
2.Now with TV people can _____.
A.discus politics at an information center
B.show more interest in politics
C.make their own decisions on political affairs
D.express their opinions freely
3.The author thinks that TV advertisements _____.
A.are not reliable on the whole
B.are useless to people
C.are a good guide to adults
D.are very harmful to the young
4.Which is NOT true according to the passage?_____
A.People have become used to crimes now
B.With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly
C.People now like to read books with picture
D.The adults are less violent than the young
5.From the passage,we can conclude that _____.
A.children should keep away from TV
B.TV programs should be improved
C.children’s books should have pictures
D.TV has a deep influence on the young
听力原文:W: Welcome to the show, George.
M: Thank you ... it's nice to be here.
W: Now, you've been an actor for quite a few years.
M: Thirty-two.
W: Thirty-two years. That seems incredible ... well, what sort of parts do you like playing best?
M: Oh, the bad man, I think.
W: You don't enjoy being the hero?
M: Well, I don't mind being the hero ... but I think I prefer being wicked ... it's more interesting.
W: You've been in films, you've been on the stage, you've had several parts on television. There's even an advertisement ...
M: Yes, don't let's talk about that ... I've stopped doing advertisements. I hate seeing that...
W: ... the crazy milkman ...
M: Yes, I only did it because I was between shows. I'd finished making a film, and I was in a new play, which unfortunately closed after only two weeks.
W: Do you like working on the stage?
M: Oh, yes. If I have a good part in a successful play, I really look forward to going to work. There's nothing like a live audience. They give you so much.
W: And television?
M: Yes, television can be fun. But, as you know, there's not too much live television.
W: We're live ...
M: Yes, we're live, but making a play for television is very like making a film. If you mess up your lines, they'll shoot the scene again. On the stage, if you forget your lines, you're on your own ...
W: And what about long runs? Have you ever had a really long run in the theatre.
M: Yes, I spent three years at the Criterion Theatre in Murder at Midnight.
W: I can't help thinking it must be a bit boring to go on, night after night, playing the same part ...
M: Yes, but I didn't mind ... there was a marvelous atmosphere ... we had a wonderful cast ... sometimes you're lucky.
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A.Two.
B.Thirty.
C.Thirty-two.
D.Three.
The Virtual Shopping Mall
People buy things, items, for different reasons. They buy the products because they need them or just because they want them. People go shopping: they look around at different stores to find good deals. They "comparison-shop." In other words, they look at the same product in several stores or from several manufacturers. Then they choose to purchase the best products for themselves—their favorite ones or the ones with the lowest prices. However, many people shop because they enjoy shopping. They like to walk through stores looking at products. They think about the products, and sometimes they buy them. Today shoppers have many ways that they can go shopping.
People used to go to the local market to do their shopping. They went from store to store to find the products that they wanted or needed. At the meat market, customers bought meat, and at the bakery, they purchased bread. At the department store, consumers looked at the attractive' displays in the windows and on the racks. They bought television sets and VCRs at the appliance store. Shoppers went from store to store comparing the products and the prices. Then they made their decisions, and they bought items. They shopped for other products in other stores, such as grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, or flower shops. The owners of the stores advertised their products to compete for business. In small towns, shoppers may still shop this way.
Now, however, shoppers have several choices when they want to purchase products. They may go to the shopping mall, where there are many stores in the same place under the same roof. They can park their cars in the large parking lot and do all their shopping in one stop. Also, they probably study newspaper advertisements in the morning before they go to the mall. The ads inform. them about special sales, or bargains. In the newspaper, sometimes these shoppers find discount coupons for special sales. They are ready to make rational decisions about their purchases. The shopping mall is very convenient for many people. On the other hand, other consumers shop by mail. They get catalogs and advertising flyers from manufacturers in their mailboxes. At home, they look at the displays of items on the pages in the catalogs. The catalogs show colorful pictures of the products. There are also written descriptions of the items. These descriptions tell the buyer about the materials in the product, the sizes, the colors, and the prices. The consumers analyze the products and make decisions. Then they mail their orders to the manufacturer, or they use the telephone to place their orders. Shopping by catalog is another convenient way for the consumer to go shopping.
Modern technology has added other ways for people to shop. Shoppers can now shop for products and services from their homes. On their television sets, viewers can choose a shopping channel. These channels are like catalogs on TV. For example, shoppers see models wearing the clothes or jewelry. They can watch a salesperson demonstrate a video camera. Or they can see a salesperson cook a meal on a special kind of kitchen appliance. The products seem to come alive and be real, not just pictures on a page in a catalog. It is easy to purchase the items. The buyers order the items by calling a number on the telephone and giving their credit card numbers. Sometimes the buyer can pay for the item in several installments. The business sends the product to the consumer through the mail. Many buyers are vulnerable because it is so easy to shop this way. They use their credit cards quickly, and soon they have large bills to pay.
Another way shoppers use technology is on their computers. They use ecommerce. Using a computer, they shop for products and services across the country and around the world. People use computers to help them keep track of their money. For example, they do their banking an
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
W: That is 1,860,000 miles per second, isn't it?
M: Yeh. Or 300,000 km per second. Of course only light can travel that fast.
W: Yeh. I know, Bob. But it is still incredible. When an astronaut lands on the moon within seconds we on earth can see it happen. People here in Australia see it at the same moment they see it in US. It is wonderful.
M: Maybe it's wonderful. I know very well it is a fact. All over the planet we can see the same thing at the same time. So moving on the moon or playing a soccer game or if we like we can watch the same war.
W: That's awful !
M: What? Soccer?
W: You know very well that I mean war. It's awful to have a war and it's awful to watch a war on television. It's not right to sit in your house to watch people kill each other.
M: Right or wrong, awful or not, it is a fact. Wars are on the television all the time, and people all over the world watch it. Sometimes they eat dinner while they watch.
W: I don't believe that.
M: The trouble with you is that you have many opinions about things but you don't look at facts. You don't see what you don't want to see.
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A.The speed of light.
B.The speed of telecommunications.
C.Astronauts landing on the moon.
D.The United States.
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Children who watch violent television shows are at an increased risk of aggression and violent behavior. as they become young adults. That's based on a fifteen-year study published in the current issue of the research journal Developmental Psychology.
Back in the late 1970's when this study began, among the top rated shows were 'Chafiie's Angels' and 'The Six Million Dollar Man'. These were the TV shows that many of the 557 children in Raul Huseman's study were watching when they were six to ten years old. By today's standards these shows may not seem that violent, but there was a significant amount of on-screen physical violence in them. Huseman, from the University of Michigan, analyzed the types and amounts of violence in these shows and also collected other information on the kids about their home life, their friends, their school life, and importantly their levels of aggressive behavior, tike who was getting into fights, who was pushing and shoving (猛推) others, who was stealing things.
Now fast-forward 15 years: Raul Huseman was able to track down over 80% of the boys and girls from the original study. He re-interviewed them, now in their mid-twenties, and talked to their spouses (配偶) and close friends and checked their criminal records. "We found that those children back then, when they were 6, 7, 8 or 8, 9, 10, who had been watching more media violence had grown up to be more aggressive young adults as compared to the young adults who had been just as aggressive in childhood but had not watched as much violent television."
"Most at-risk children are children who watch a steady diet of violent television shows, identify with the aggressors, who sometimes the heroes and the lead-characters in those shows, and who perceive the violence as being realistic and a model for how to act in real life."
The conclusion of the fifteen-year study is that ______.
A.children born in the 1970s would display more violent behavior. than other children
B.children who like to push and shove others when fighting would develop violent behavior. quickly
C.young adults are the group of people who are most influenced by violent TV
D.young people who watched violent TV shows in childhood tend to become aggressive
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