They say that before long, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable(電纜). Some people think that it's silly to have that many channels. Their usual view goes something like this.

"I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch. No one needs to see that much TV. There's not enough time in the day to watch all that!" They also say that most of what's on television now isn't worth watching in the first place.

I think they're missing the point. If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That's silly. We'll never have time to read all those books?" The point is that we would have more choices.

I don't believe that most people should watch more television. And if we had 500 0r even l,000 channels to choose from, we wouldn't have to spend more time watching TV. We would, however, have better programmes to choose from. That means that the quality of our viewing time would improve.

So I should say that the more channels we can choose from, the better. Give me more choices! If they're not worth my time, I'll just hit the "off" button.

53. The writer is writing mainly to_______.

     A. give important information                B. express an opinion

     C. praise cable television                    D. get more channels to choose from

54. According to the passage, the writer wants to_______.

     A. have more choices when watching TV      B. buy more television sets

     C. read more books from the local library       D. spend more time watching TV

55. To make his point, the writer compares cable system to_______.

     A. families          B. computers                   C. libraries        D. networks

56. What can we learn from the passage?

     A. Some people prefer reading books to watching TV.

     B. Some people think they have no time to watch TV.

     C. The writer likes watching TV very much.

     D. The writer will turn off the TV if the programmes are boring.

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【小題1】Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ____.
A．because they are studentsB．when they are free
C．when they are at schoolD．because they are children
【小題2】We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from _______.
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B．the passers-by and strangers
C．their parents and friends
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D．get in touch with their children

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4.What should Chinese students put first?

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