Question

Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.

In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a very cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera .All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if he has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises, no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort in his part.

Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it ,so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and that they have actually begin to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?

There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society.

1.What is the major function of paragraph 1?

A. To cause the reader’s discussion

B. To introduce the theme of the whole passage

C. To summarize the whole passage

D. To tell the primary uses of TV

2.Television, as a source of entertainment, is ______.

A. not very convenient B. very expensive

C. quite dangerous D. very cheap

3.Why are some people against TV?

A. Because TV programs are not interesting.

B. Because TV viewers are totally passive.

C. Because TV prices are very high.

D. Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages.

4.One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that ______.

A. it keeps us informed

B. it is very cheap

C. it enables us to have a rest

D. it controls our lives

5.According to the passage, whether TV is good or not depends on _______ .

A. its quality B. people’s attitude towards it

C. how we use it D. when we use it

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文向我們具體介紹了電視的好處與壞處，電視的好處在于它是一種既方便又便宜的娛樂資源，而且能夠讓我們足不出戶，便知天下事。而它的壞處在于它的屏幕對人們身體有傷害，對健康不利；同時它使得人們變得消極被動，占用了人們的時間，控制了人們的生活。但文章最后指出，電視本身并沒有好壞之分，它對社會的價值在于我們使用它的方式。

1. Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.”意思是很明顯，電視有它的好處和壞處。而本文正是圍繞這句話展開討論的，是全文的中心句。故選B。

2. television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a very cheap one.”電視不但是一種方便的娛樂資源，而且也非常便宜。故選D。

3. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort in his part.”看電視的人完全是被動的，他不用做任何努力所有事情就呈現(xiàn)在他的面前。其中選項(xiàng)D “Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages.”不能說人們反對電視的理由是電視既有好處也有壞處。故選B。

4. it keeps us informed，在文中第三段有提到” Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics.” 選項(xiàng)B. it is very cheap，在文中的第二段的第一句也有提到” television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a very cheap one.”選項(xiàng)C it enables us to have a rest文章中沒有提到，選項(xiàng)D. it controls our lives講的是壞處，不是好處。排除C、D，分析A、B。很多東西都可以是很便宜的，但不是所有東西都可以隨時向我們報(bào)告時事新聞和科學(xué)、政治的最新發(fā)展。故選A。

5. We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society.”我們必須認(rèn)識到電視本身沒有好壞之分，而是如何使用它，決定了它在社會中的價值。故選C.

考點(diǎn)：考查說明文閱讀。