Question

I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law. Let us take a      , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a（an）      were accepted.

Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction（分散注意力） of TV, they might     together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our    ----everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of     illness ----are caused at least in part by     to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to     our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better. On evenings when such talk is     , families could discover more active pastimes(娱乐). Freed from TV and forced to find their own activities, they might take a     together to watch the sunset     they might take a walk together.

      free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in       than in a TV program.       report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence,       at the college level.     is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour. A different form of reading might also be done     it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the     ends, the TV networks might be forced to     with better shows in order to get us back from our newly- discovered activities.

At first glance, this idea seems radical(激进的).     will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years since television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can     childhoods without television. It wasn't that difficult.

1.A. valuable              B. pleasant                  C. serious           D. quick

2.A. suggestion          B. advice            C. opinion          D. offer

3.A. get around                   B. sit around               C. meet with               D. stand stiff

4.A. misfortunes                 B. troubles                  C. affairs             D. problems

5.A. physical               B. mental           C. common                 D. familiar

6.A. failure                  B. attempt                   C. ability             D. permission

7.A. comment            B. talk                 C. discuss           D. remark

8.A. impossible          B. unpleasant             C. funny             D. unnecessary

9.A. ride             B. look                C. walk                D. rest

10.A. And          B. But                  C. Or                   D. While

11.A. At              B. With               C. For                  D. In

12.A. a good book     B. a fine poem            C. a quiet hour                   D. a composition

13.A. Professors                 B. Scientists                C. Educators               D. Parents

14.A. yet            B. still                  C. just                 D. even

15.A. Skill           B. Writing          C. Speaking                 D. Listening

16.A. before               B. as           C. after               D. when

17.A. talk           B. programme            C. performance                   D. quiet-hour

18.A. come across              B. come about            C. come out                D. come up

19.A. How                   B. Whether                 C. What              D. If

20.A. remind              B. recognize               C. remember    D. know

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B   

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.B

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：作者建议美国每天晚上在法律上禁止60-90分钟的电视转播，而这些时间应当用于家人之间的交流及阅读书籍。

1.C上下文连串。作者在第一段提出了自己的建议。下面解释自己的理由。首先作者建议用认真理性的态度考虑这个建议被接受后的结果。根据reasonable的含义也可判断出。

2.A名词辨析。从空白前的不定冠词可以排除advice。从文章第一句作者就表明自己要提出建议，因此选suggestion。如果这样的建议被接受。

3.B 短语辨析。sit around固定短语，一般指坐着没事干。这里指吃过饭，全家人坐在餐桌旁交流。

4.D名词辨析。由many可以推断出该空应该填入可数名词，首先排除trouble，该空后的破折号是对空白处词的解释。这里指我们面临的许多问题。

5.B上下文连串。mental illness精神疾病。这里指家庭缺少交流、理解而引起的往往是精神疾病。

6.A 名词辨析。A失败；B尝试；C能力；D允许。根据上下文可以判断出答案。我们也许知道家人少于交流。

7.C动词辨析。“discuss our problem讨论问题”。这里指家人坐在一起讨论问题，增进了解。

8.D。形容词辨析。unnecessary没有必要的。晚上这样的交谈是没有必要的，家人聚会还可以找到新的消遣形式。

9.A 名词辨析。由下面的they might take a walk together可以排除A项。为了看日出，开车到某个地方是很可能的。

10.C。连词辨析。此题用or“或者”，这里表示选择。这里指英语句子或者常常从阅读中学到。

11.B 介词辨析。with free time and no TV表示原因。这里指由于没有电视而有空余时间。

12.A 上下文连串。此题与前句是顺承关系。一本好书包含的乐趣多于一个电视所提供的。

13.C 名词辨析。educator“教育者”。此句讨论的问题应当是教育方向的问题。

14.D 副词辨析。教育者的研究显示：看电视长大的这一代人几乎不会写一个英语句子，甚至上了大学的人也不行。Even表示强调。

15.B 名词辨析。A技巧；B写；C说；D听。这里指学生看电视过多，因此不会写句子。

16.B 连词辨析。as作因为，由于。A在……之前；C在……之后；D当……时候。这里指因为它是在过去。

17.D 上下文连串。阅读的那种安静时间可以变成讲故事的时间，这时，电视网络系统就必须提供更好的节目以把人们再吸引回来。

18.D 短语辨析。come up with “提出、提供”，不能用被动语态； come across：“偶遇”； come about：“发生，产生”； broadcast“广播，播放”，不与with连用。

19.A 疑问词辨析。A怎么；B是否；C什么；D如果。那么我们怎么花费时间呢？

20.C动词辨析。remember记得。A回忆；B辨认；D知道。我们当中35岁及其以上的人还应该能记得没有电视的童年。

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