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阅读理解 　　Reality television is a type of television programming which, it is claimed, presents unscripted(无剧本的)dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people rather than professional actors．It could be described as a form of artificial or “heightened” documentary．Although the type has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the current explosion of popularity dates from around 2000．Reality television covers a wide range of television programming formats(格式)．Two reality series － Survivor and American Idol － have been the top-rated series on American television for an entire season． 　　Critics say that the term “reality television” is somewhat improper and that such shows frequently portray an adapted and highly influenced form of reality, with participants put in unusual locations or abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, and with events on screen manipulated(操控)through editing and other post-production techniques． 　　Part of reality television’s appeal is due to its ability to place ordinary people in extraordinary situations．For example, on the ABC show, The Bachelor, an ordinary male dates a dozen women at the same time, travelling on extraordinary dates to different places．Reality television also has the potential to turn its participants into national celebrities(名人), outwardly in talent and performance programmes such as Pop Idol, though frequently Survivor and Big Brother participants also reach some degree of celebrity． 　　Some people say that the name “reality television” is an inaccurate description for several styles of programme included．In competition-based programmes such as Big Brother and Survivor, and other special-living-environment shows like The Real World, the producers design the format of the show and control the day-to-day activities and the environment, creating a completely fabricated world in which the competition plays out．Producers specifically select the participants, and use carefully designed challenges, events, and settings to encourage particular behaviours and conflicts．Mark Burnett, creator of Survivor and other reality shows, has agreed with this assessment, and avoids the word “reality” to describe his shows; he has said, “I tell good stories．It really is not reality TV．It really is unscripted drama．” (1) From the passage we can learn that Reality television ________． [　　] A． came into being in the 21th century B． tells real stories about ordinary people C． is all about competition and conflicts D． is very popular among the audience (2) Reality TV attracted a large audience mainly because ________． [　　] A． it enables men to date with different women B． it takes place in unusual or abnormal situations C． it shows exceptional experience of average people D． it turns all participants into superstars (3) The word “fabricated” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ________． [　　] A． actual B． impersonal C． isolated D． fictional (4) The author writes this article to ________． [　　] A． analyze the present situation of reality television B． compare reality television with other forms of TV programmes C． reveal some of the unknown features of reality television D． criticize reality television for deceiving the public

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答案：1．D;2．C;3．D;4．C;