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    　　I am terrible oh TV．I don't sit straight and I don't talk clearly．It bothers, because I know inside I am smart, sensitive and sincere．Television can make any fool look like an intellectual, but I come over as dishonest．After a disastrous TV show last year, when I called the interviewer by the wrong name, I was reluctant to do broadcasting again．

    　　Now, I will have my first novel out next month, which is called Do It Again, and the advertising people tell me I must go on TV to promote it．That is why I find myself practising my television interviewing technique with two consultants from Public Image Ltd．

    　　“He blinks(眨眼)a lot, doesn't he?” says Diana, the speech specialist, studying my image on a video monitor．“And his crossed legs look defensive．But the voice isn't bad．” Jeannie, who is introduced to me as Public Image's image consultant, takes a step backwards to study the general posture．“Needs to get his bottom back in the sofa．And the jacket makes him look a bit deformed．Where does he get his clothes from?”

    　　“Honesty is the most important thing,” Says Diana．“We don't want to turn people into actors．We want to bring out their personality．Then most importantly, there are the three E's：Energy, Enthusiasm and Enjoyment．And do try to stop blinking．”

    　　And so our practice interview begins．“So, what can you tell us about your book, Martyn?” “Umm…” A long pause．“Errr…” A longer pause．“Tee hee, hargh…” A foolish giggle．“All right,” says Diana patiently, “We'll try that again．” We try it again, many, many times, each time trying to solve a different problem that I have．On the second run-through, my crossed legs keep moving up and down, which makes me look as if I want to run away(I do, I do)．On the third run they are uncrossed, but my hands are clenched on my lap．On the fourth my hands are fiddling with my ears．

    　　But Diana is patient and gives me a lot of advice．She is very good at her job because on the final run-through, after three hours or so, I really don't look too bad．Steady gaze, breathing clear and no blinking．Not perfect but not bad．

    　　I'm bursting with energy, enthusiasm and enjoyment and I'm talking a lot of nonsense, but you'd hardly notice．When you watch people on TV, you'll see a lot more just like me．

    (1)

    The writer believes that he is terrible on TV because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    he doesn't make enough effort to perform well

    B．

    he can't help being rude to the interviewers

    C．

    he seems not to be telling the truth

    D．

    his personality differs from that of newsreaders and presenters

    (2)

    Why has the writer come to Public Image Ltd?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because he wants to find out what such companies do．

    B．

    Because he want to improve his interviewing style．

    C．

    Because he is interested in the work they do for politicians．

    D．

    Because the company is good at promoting novels．

    (3)

    Diana and Jeannie both say that one of the writer's problems when appearing on TV concerns ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the way he sits

    B．

    the clothes he wears

    C．

    the way his eyes move

    D．

    the way he moves

    (4)

    What was the author's purpose in writing this passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    To promote Public Image Ltd．

    B．

    To describe an experience in his life．

    C．

    To advertise his new book．

    D．

    To give some advice to TV producers．

    答案：1．C;2．B;3．A;4．B;
    解析：

    (1)

    本题考查细节理解。第一段前半部分提到作者内心十分明智、敏感而且诚实，只不过电视上的形象很糟糕，再结合本段中的but I come over as dishonest可判断此项正确。A项在文章中没有提到；作者只是没有把自己的个性展示出来，因此D项错误。

    (2)

    本题考查细节理解。根据第二段的后半部分可知此项正确。作者想借助电视宣传自己的小说，而不是说Public Image Ltd．善于宣传小说，所以D项错误。

    (3)

    本题考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“And his crossed legs look defensive．”可知Jeannie认为作者的坐姿有问题，倒数第三段的后半部分提到作者在Diana的指导下坐姿有了进步，由此可判断此项正确。

    (4)

    　　[解析]本题考查作者意图。本文按照事件的发生顺序叙述了自己的一次人生经历。A、C两项都是经历中涉及到的内容，不具有概括性；D项在文章中没有信息支持。

    　　[文章大意]对很多人而言，能够上电视是梦寐以求的事，甚至是天方夜谭。然而，并不是每个人都适合充当荧幕形象，作者就为此吃尽了苦头。


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