英语20分钟专题突破：阅读理解1

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Today, I read an interesting article about television viewing. In one experiment, families were paid to stop watching TV for either a week or a month. Many could not complete the task and some families even fought, verbally or physically. It was quite interesting and now I will say something about TV.

After TV became a product most families could afford, people bought and started to watch their new TVs. Both adults and children became less creative in problem so1ving，less able to  persevere（坚持）at tasks，and less tolerant of unstructured time.

In my family, we grew up with the TV on. Every weekend, we watched Gun Smoke and Bonanza together as a fami1y. TV provides us with a comfortable background when we want to learn a foreign language at home，and it entertains us cheaply with live action sports，incomparable  performing arts and important events of the world. In addition，it educates us about everything     from the cells in our body to the galaxies in the universe.

Perhaps it’s not even practical to live without television unless our views change abruptly as we get older. I don’t think that TV damages us so much as it robs us of time that could be  spent doing other things such as 1earning new skills, getting some exercise or doing vo1unteer work.

I was lucky to have a family that watched TV together．Today there seems to be a TV in every room of the house and there's no need to agree on a program to watch．To watch TV or not to watch TV is more of a question for adults than for us, and even though we all say we want to cut down the time we spend in front of the tube，we never really do. TV has us hypnotized!

1．The experiment in Paragraph 1 is intended to show        .

    A．how interesting watching TV is

    B．how much people like watching TV

    C．whether people like watching TV

    D．what people do after giving up watching TV

2．After most families could afford a TV，they became         .

    A．more active at work

    B．more crazy in solving problems

    C．less tolerant of TV time

    D．less concentrated on tasks

3．According to Paragraph 3, the author and his family        .

    A．spend weekends watching TV in every room

    B．get a lot of valuable experience in watching TV

    C．want to cut down the time spent in front of TV

    D．can afford a TV for each one of the family

4．The author thinks       

    A．it’s practical to live with television

    B．it’s not practical to live with television

    C．people's view about watching TV has changed

    D．when we get o1der，our view about watching TV will change

5．In the last paragraph the underlined sentence means         .

     A．we are really hooked on our TV

     B．we are really proud of our TV

     C．TV robs us of available time

      D．TV benefits us greatly

B

The very last topic any parent wants to discuss is cancer．In fact，wouldn't it be wonderful if the topic never had to be broached? Unfortunately，few among us haven't been touched，in  some way, by the disease．

One teacher at Howell’s，Land O’Pines School decided last year to make a learning experience out of cancer awareness，and with the help of his fellow teachers，has succeeded in taking a  terrible subject and turning it into something that allows the children to make a difference while helping others.

The Hats On Day project began a decade ago in Missouri when a fifth―grade class wanted  to raise money to help a fellow classmate battling cancer．The children wanted to raise awareness about the effects of chemotherapy（化疗）and decided to wear hats to show their support for people who lose their hair while undergoing treatment for cancer.

During the 10 years since the first Hats On Day, the project has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for children with cancer. Raymond Gredder, a fifth―grade teacher at Land O’Pilies, heads up the program locally. As part of the project，Land O’Pines students are asked to bring in monetary donations this week that will be contributed to the Foundation for Children with Cancer.

This is the second year Land O’Pines is participating in the Hats On Day project. Last year the Student Council. organized the weeklong collection and raised more than $2,000. This year Gredder is running the program through the fifth grade health curriculum. He believes it is extremely important for children to be involved in events such as Hats On Day that promote an awareness and understanding of people in need.

6．What is the best title of the passage?

    A．Pupils put on the their hats to show off

    B．Pupils put on the their hats to help other youngsters

    C．How to deal with the children with cancer

    D．How to get along with the children with cancer

7．From the first two paragraphs，we call learn______.

    A．parents are unwilling to discuss the disease cancer

    B．it is unfortunate for some children to develop cancer

    C．few people have been touched by cancer

    D．the students helped a teacher with cancer

8．Which of the following is NOT the purpose to practice Hats on Day for the People with cancer?

    A．To raise money.                        B．To show support.

    C．To protect hair.                        D．To raise awareness.

9．The underlined word“broached”in the first paragraph probably means_____.

    A．ignored           B．discussed         C．felt          D．avoided

10．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A．Gredder is head of Hats on Day project in the country.

    B．Gtedder helps students to understand people in need through the project.

    C．Howell’s Land O’Pines School sets up a health curriculum to prevent cancer.

    D．Howell’s Land O’Pines Schoo is the first one to practice Hats on Day project.

1-5  BDBAA  6-10  BACBB

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