Recently, two professors of the University of Nebraska made a weekly television programme in which they discussed worthwhile books．Even primary school graduates watched, listened and learned．Therefore, it is not true that ETV has not been taught in the United States．I doubt the statement that "programmes which inform and enrich the mind in a general manner are wasted in schools"．There is a need to teach directly by television if we take teaching in the broad sense of the term.

Direct teaching by television has been explained as a series （系列）of television lessons directly related to a particular classroom textbook to satisfy the needs of pupils and teachers in a particular subject．Each lesson will be prepared by a teacher - specialist who also knows tele- vision production techniques and uses the modern technology in a television studio to put across his subject.

Will such TV lessons do without the services of a classroom teacher or will they cost him his reputation （名譽(yù)） or job? No! In fact, without the classroom teacher to review the material,  enlarge on it and answer questions that the students may bring up, such TV lessons would not be of very great value.

The children who watch ETV do so with different results - from very good to fair．Possibly,  the programs are too similar or too serious．Generally, they are not too long．Very likely, the  children who benefit least are the slow learners．However, it is believed that there is a bright  future for ETV inside and outside the classroom．The time may come, when bigger and clearer  screens will be used in the classroom, bigger and better programs will be exchanged between  countries and more foreign experts will be brought in, listened to and followed by newcomers in  the ETV field.

1．Which of the following suggests the programme is popular?______.

       A．it was shown every week.

       B．Even children enjoyed watching it.

       C．It was made by university professors.   

       D．Worthwhile books were discussed in it.

2．Which of the following is true about ETV according to the text?______.

       A．It requires a good command of modern technology.

       B．It can be valuable without classroom teachers.

       C．It can meet all the needs of both teachers and students.

       D．It is sure to help different students achieve good results.

3．The underlined phrase "to put across his subject" probably means ______

       A．to explain his subject                   B．to learn his subject well

       C．to discuss his subject                    D．to know what he is talking about

4．What would be the best title for the text?

       A．The Future of ETV                     B．ETV---A New Way of Teaching

       C．The Excitement of ETV                   D．The Advantages and Disadvantages of ETV

In such a changing society simple ways to solve problems in the past to informational needs become difficult．Many of life's problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or friends are beyond the ability of the extended family to settle．Where to ask for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today.

Besides this, people have kept moving since World War Ⅱ．As families move away from their home-towns, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the belief, that information, will be got when needed and will be trustworthy and believable．The almost unfelt flow of information about the simplest fields of living can be cut off．Thus, things once learned through the daily communications of the extended family must be learned with intention.

Adding to social changes today is a huge inflow of information．Any person now can get more information than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information connected with his or her particular problem is difficult, time-consuming and sometimes even too huge.

Together with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which make people able to store and deliver more information with greater speed to more places than it has ever been possible before．Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to find specific information．

Telecommunications developments make the sending of messages via television, radio possible, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with huge numbers of messages．Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence．Expertise can be shared worldwide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can the settled without the participants leaving their homes and or jobs to travel to a distant conference site．Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.

In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance．Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business,, social and family life, will survive and succeed,  "Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people.

1．The word "it'! （line 3, paragraph 2） most probably refers to______.

      A．the lack of stable communities

      B．the breakdown of informal information channels

      C．the increased mobility of families

      D．the growing number of people moving from place to place

2．The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that______.

      A．they have to learn new things consciously

      B．they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information

      C．they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily

      D．they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family

3．From the passage we can infer that ______.

      A．electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages

      B．it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era

      C．people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences

      D．events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites

4．We can learn from the last paragraph that _______.

      A．it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possible

      B．people should make the best use of the information accessible

      C．we should realize the importance of getting more and more information gradually

      D．it is of greatest importance to acquire needed information efficiently

--Excuse me , you left this handbag in the shop．

--___________.

A．It's my fault．                                          B．Oh, thank you．    

C．I'm sorry．                                            D．It's mine!

In 1519 ____ traveler who went to American from Europe discovered ____tomato．

A．the; the          B．the ; a          C．a(chǎn):．a(chǎn)         D．a(chǎn); the

After working abroad for several years．Gill wants to settle down to a ____job in Britain．

A．normal         B．constant         C．permanent         D．primary

Kids should be encouraged to get involved in activities ___ they meet other kids．

A．that       B．what         C．which        D．where．

One of the first things Joan did ____ getting home was to water her flowers．

A．by          B．on             C．a(chǎn)t           D．for

I cannot see any tea in this cupboard．_____?

A．Has it all been finished                         B．Was it all finished

C．Has it all finished                         D．Did it all finish

Had the bomb dropped over a populated area of the city , there ____ a great deal of damage．

A．may be                                               B．might have been   

C．may not be                                             D．mightn't have been

______, he talks a lot about his favorite stars after class．

A．Being a quiet student                            B．Quiet student as he may be

C．Quiet as he may be a student                     D．As he may be a quiet student