TV talk shows dominate daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The contents on his show are as surprising as possible. For example, the show takes the forever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives.
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and the quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared with Oprah, the Jerry Springer looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the main idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Clear as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main viewers are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life’s tougher problems. The Jerry Springer show, on the other hand, has more of connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drugs. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show’s exploitation (開發(fā)，挖掘).
小題1:Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are _____.
A．more popularB．less interestingC．more uninvitingD．more informal
小題2:What is the audience’s reaction to the social problems that Jerry Springer talks about?
A．They are interested in them.B．They are not ready to face them.
C．They are cold to them.D．They want to get away from them.
小題3:Which of the following topics is the most suitable one for the Oprah show?
A．Cheating.B．A love story.C．Mental health.D．Sex.
小題4:From the passage we can learn that the two talk shows _____.
A．a(chǎn)re the only ones of their kindB．exploit weaknesses in human nature
C．a(chǎn)ppear at different times of the dayD．have their own specific viewers

小題1:A
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小題1:C
小題1:D

本文主要介紹美國兩種不同的電視節(jié)目。
小題1:A 推理判斷題 根據(jù)文章的描述得知，這兩種電視節(jié)目分別吸引著不同的人群。
小題1:A 細節(jié)理解題 從第二段的最后一句話Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives.可以看出。
小題1: C 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第三段的最后一句話Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction.可推知。
小題1:D 推理判斷題 從文章對這兩種節(jié)目的描述可知，A、B項太片面，C項文中沒有提及。
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