Question

Television has taken the place of schools as the main educator(教育者) in America. There are several reasons for this. First, there is the number of hours. While Americans spend about 13,000 hours in schools, they spend 15,000 to 16,000 hours in front of a TV set. Second is the age at which viewers(观看者) start watching TV. People start watching and understanding TV at about the age of 3, which is several years before they start to do school work. Finally, there is the number of viewers. About 90,000,000 young people are attending school, but most of the Americans watch TV every day. It seems, then, that TV shows are taking the place of teachers and professors as the educators in America.

1.The main idea of this passage is ___________.

A．TV is more important than school

B．fewer and fewer children go to school

C．There is not a school which has no TV set in America

D．TV plays a great part in American people’s life

2.How many reasons why television has become the main educator are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two              B．Three            C．Four             D．Five

3.The first reason shows ____________.

A．now children go to school less often than their parents did

B．in his life an American spends more time watching TV than at school

C．a TV program usually gives lessons of 15,000--16,000 hours

D．parents think 13,000 hours of school is not enough

4.In American, a child starts going to school _________.

A．when he is 3                           B．when he is about 6 or 7

C．when he is able to understand TV           D．after he starts to do school work

5.Every day in America ______________.

A．teachers and professors watch TV

B．90,000,000 young people watch TV

C．not only young people watch TV

D．15,000--16,000 people each hour watch TV

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了电视在美国人生活中的重要作用。

1.根据Television has taken the place of schools as the main educator(教育者) in America.及下文描述，可知本句主要意思是电视在美国人的生活中扮演重要角色。故选D。

2.根据First,…… Second …… Finally,描述，可知作者列出了三条原因，故选B。

3.根据While Americans spend about 13,000 hours in schools, they spend 15,000 to 16,000 hours in front of a TV set.描述，可知选B。

4.根据People start watching and understanding TV at about the age of 3, which is several years before they start to do school work.描述，可知美国人大约在六七岁上学，故选B。

5.根据but most of the Americans watch TV every day.描述，可知选C。不只是年轻人看电视。

考点：关于美国人生活的说明文阅读

点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。