Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle．Television is still the most influential medium around．Indeed, for many of the poorest regions（地区） of the world, it remains the next big thing — finally becomes globally available．And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better．

Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%．That is some way behind the U．S．, where there are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet．Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years．In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one．The global total is another 150 million by 2013 — pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families．

Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women．In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl．They were more likely to make decisions over child health care．TV is also a powerful medium for adult education．In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen．Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant（有意义的） improvement in their reading skills．

Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness．However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide．

1．The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “__________”．

       A． Allowed             B．banned            C．offered            D．refused

2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．Americans used to get access to the Internet easily．

       B．The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2013．

      C．45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005．

      D．Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013．

3．The author intends to __________．

      A．stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives

      B．persuade women to become more independent

      C．encourage people to improve their reading skills

      D．introduce the readers some websites such as Google

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

      A．TV Will Rule the World                         B．TV Will Disturb the World

       C．TV Will Better the World                D．TV Will Remain in World

Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed ,for many of the poorest regions of the world, it remains the next big thing——finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.

Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013——pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.

Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant improvement in their reading skills.

Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide. _K^S*5U.C

The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “            ”.

A. allowed          B. forbidden        C. offered            D. refused

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.

B. The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2013.

C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.

D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.

The author intends to             .

A. stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives

B. persuade women to become more independent

C. encourage people to improve their reading skills

D. introduce the readers some websites such as Google

What would be the best title for the passage? 

A.TV Will Rule the World                  B.TV Will Disturb the World

C.TV Will Better the World                 D.TV Will Remain in World

From the passage, we know _______________.

A. It is impossible for women in India to get access to TVs now.

B. Robert Jensen and Emily Oster are Indian women.

C. Women in India are more likely to want a girl than a boy because of the arrival of TV.

D. Viewers of a popular TV show can improve their reading skills greatly in half a year.

Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed ,for many of the poorest regions of the world, it remains the next big thing——finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.
Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013——pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.
Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant improvement in their reading skills.
Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide. _K^S*5U.C
【小题1】 The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “           ”.

As if there weren’t enough of them in the world already, scientists have succeeded in cloning flies. The alike fruit flies are the first insects ever cloned, says the Canadian team that created them. The question everyone asks is why anyone would want to clone flies in the first place. She hopes that the insects , which are very easy to experiment with , will help to adjust the cloning process in other animals and even in humans, where the technique is being researched to aid production of therapeutic (治疗的) stem cells.
In cloning, the DNA-containing nucleus of an adult cell is injected into an egg whose own nucleus(细胞核) has been removed. At the moment, the majority of cloned mice, sheep and other animals die before birth. It is thought this is because the adult DNA is not properly ‘reprogrammed’.
Using flies, researchers might discover genes that are important for this reprogramming, and that have matches in other animals. That is because it is relatively easy in flies to knock out the function of a single gene and then attempt cloning with these cells, which will test whether that gene is important. If such genes are confirmed, then in theory cloned mammalian embryos(晶胚) might be grown in selected solutions that change the activity of those genes to improve the technique’s success rate. Although some groups have attempted to clone insects before, Lloyd says this is the first time it has been successful. The team used a slight difference on the standard cloning process: they transferred nuclei taken from embryos rather than fully-grown adult cells. They sucked several nuclei (pl)out of developing fly embryos, and injected them into a fertilized(已受精的) fly egg. From over 800 early attempts, they cloned five adult insects, the group reports in the journal Genetics.

1. 1.

   The best title of this passage probably is _______.

   1. A.
      The importance of clone
   2. B.
      First insects are cloned
   3. C.
      The disagreement in clone
   4. D.
      The advantages of clone
2. 2.

   The scientists cloned flies because________.

   1. A.
      there are fewer and fewer flies in the world
   2. B.
      flies are easy to find and cheap to use
   3. C.
      they can gain some experience before cloning other animals
   4. D.
      it is safe to clone flies
3. 3.

   The failure of most cloned animals is due to _______.

   1. A.
      the difference of other animals’ genes
   2. B.
      the improper technique of clone
   3. C.
      the complex of other animals
   4. D.
      the improper rearrange of the adult gene
4. 4.

   It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.

   1. A.
      the clone of insects before used grown-up cells
   2. B.
      the clone of insects were never experimented before
   3. C.
      this time scientists cloned flies successfully and easily
   4. D.
      based on this success, other animals will be cloned in large quantities.

As if there weren’t enough of them in the world already, scientists have succeeded in cloning flies. The alike fruit flies are the first insects ever cloned, says the Canadian team that created them. The question everyone asks is why anyone would want to clone flies in the first place. She hopes that the insects , which are very easy to experiment with , will help to adjust the cloning process in other animals and even in humans, where the technique is being researched to aid production of therapeutic （治疗的） stem cells.

In cloning, the DNA-containing nucleus of an adult cell is injected into an egg whose own nucleus（细胞核） has been removed. At the moment, the majority of cloned mice, sheep and other animals die before birth. It is thought this is because the adult DNA is not properly ‘reprogrammed’.

Using flies, researchers might discover genes that are important for this reprogramming, and that have matches in other animals. That is because it is relatively easy in flies to knock out the function of a single gene and then attempt cloning with these cells, which will test whether that gene is important. If such genes are confirmed, then in theory cloned mammalian embryos（晶胚） might be grown in selected solutions that change the activity of those genes to improve the technique’s success rate. Although some groups have attempted to clone insects before, Lloyd says this is the first time it has been successful. The team used a slight difference on the standard cloning process: they transferred nuclei taken from embryos rather than fully-grown adult cells. They sucked several nuclei （pl）out of developing fly embryos, and injected them into a fertilized（已受精的） fly egg. From over 800 early attempts, they cloned five adult insects, the group reports in the journal Genetics.

1．The best title of this passage probably is _______.

A．The importance of clone

B．First insects are cloned

C．The disagreement in clone

D．The advantages of clone

2．The scientists cloned flies because________.

     A．there are fewer and fewer flies in the world 

  B．flies are easy to find and cheap to use

     C．they can gain some experience before cloning other animals

     D．it is safe to cline flies

3．The failure of most cloned animals is due to _______.

     A．the difference of other animals’ genes

     B．the improper technique of clone

     C．the complex of other animals

     D．the improper rearrange of the adult gene

4．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.

     A．the clone of insects before used grown-up cells

   B．the clone of insects were never experimented before  

  C．this time scientists cloned flies successfully and easily

     D．based on this success, other animals will be cloned in large quantities.