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【題目】It is widely accepted that television is playing an important part in people's lives. But, there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm.

Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most recent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting. The most distant countries, the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's room or house.

However, some people insist that television is bad rather than good. They argue that it has brought about many serious problems. The major one is its effects on young people. Children are now so used to getting their information and entertainment from television that their ability to read and write as well as physical ability has been greatly weakened. Even worse than that, vulgar( 庸俗的) advertisements and poor programs may develop their bad tastes, shape their view points badly towards human life to such a degree that their minds might be destroyed.

In a word, television has both advantages and disadvantages. Whatever effects it has, one point is certain, television in itself is neither good nor bad.___________________decides its value to society.

【1】What are people discussing nowadays?

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【2】What are the advantages television has brought us ? (至少2點)

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【3】Why do some people think television is bad rather than good?

___________________________________

【4】It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society. ___________________________________

【5】What's your opinion about television?

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【答案】

【1】whether television does good or harm.

【2】Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most recent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are both instructive and exciting. .....

【3】Because they argue that it has brought about many serious problems.

【4】它是由人們對電視的具體使用決定它對社會的價值的。

【5】Television has both advantages and disadvantages. Television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society.(The answer may be varied)

【解析】試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了人們普遍認(rèn)為，電視在人們的生活中扮演著重要的角色。但是，有一個熱門的討論是看電視是好還是壞，總之，電視既有優(yōu)點也有缺點。它有什么作用，有一點是肯定的，電視在本身既不好也不壞。這是使用它的方法，決定了它對社會的價值。

【1】回答問題。根據(jù)短文第一段there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm.可知現(xiàn)在人們在討論的是電視的優(yōu)缺點。故答案是whether television does good or harm.。

【2】回答問題。根據(jù)文章Television keeps one learning more about present events。 allows one to follow the most recent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting可知這是電視帶給我們的優(yōu)點。即使 even if.

【3】回答問題。根據(jù)問題為什么一些人們認(rèn)為電視不好而不是好？根據(jù)文章They argue that it has brought about many serious problems.可知。故答案是Because they argue that it has brought about many serious problems

【4】英漢互譯題。its value to society他對社會的價值，結(jié)合語境可知答案為它是由人們對電視的具體使用決定它對社會的價值的。

【5】回答問題。根據(jù)問題關(guān)于電視你有什么看法可知答案不是唯一的，故答案為Television has both advantages and disadvantages. Television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society