Television has opened windows in everybody’s life.Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914,Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle.And the result has been a general dislike of war,and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen. Television has also changed politics.The most distant areas can now follow state affairs,see and hear the politicians before an election.Better informed,people are more likely to vote,and so to make their opinion count. Unfortunately,television’s influence has been extremely harmful to the young.(76)Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless.They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable.All educators agree that the “television generations” are more violent than their parents and grandparents. Also,the young are less patient. Used to TV shows,where everything is quick and interesting,they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesn’t do funny things like the people on children’s programs.And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten,fifteen,or thirty minutes.That’s the time it takes on the screen.1.In the past,many young people ______.A.knew the effects of warB.went in for politicsC.liked to save the wounded in warsD.were willing to be soldiers2.Now with TV people can _____.A.discus politics at an information centerB.show more interest in politicsC.make their own decisions on political affairsD.express their opinions freely3.The author thinks that TV advertisements _____.A.are not reliable on the wholeB.are useless to peopleC.are a good guide to adultsD.are very harmful to the young4.Which is NOT true according to the passage?A.People have become used to crimes now.B.With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.C.People now like to read books with picture.D.The adults are less violent than the young.5.From the passage,we can conclude that _____.A.children should keep away from TVB.TV programs should be improvedC.children’s books should have picturesD.TV has a deep influence on the young
Television has opened windows in everybody’s life.Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914,Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle.And the result has been a general dislike of war,and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.
Television has also changed politics.The most distant areas can now follow state affairs,see and hear the politicians before an election.Better informed,people are more likely to vote,and so to make their opinion count.
Unfortunately,television’s influence has been extremely harmful to the young.(76)Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless.They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable.All educators agree that the “television generations” are more violent than their parents and grandparents.
Also,the young are less patient. Used to TV shows,where everything is quick and interesting,they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesn’t do funny things like the people on children’s programs.And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten,fifteen,or thirty minutes.That’s the time it takes on the screen.
1.In the past,many young people ______.
A.knew the effects of war
B.went in for politics
C.liked to save the wounded in wars
D.were willing to be soldiers
2.Now with TV people can _____.
A.discus politics at an information center
B.show more interest in politics
C.make their own decisions on political affairs
D.express their opinions freely
3.The author thinks that TV advertisements _____.
A.are not reliable on the whole
B.are useless to people
C.are a good guide to adults
D.are very harmful to the young
4.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.People have become used to crimes now.
B.With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.
C.People now like to read books with picture.
D.The adults are less violent than the young.
5.From the passage,we can conclude that _____.
A.children should keep away from TV
B.TV programs should be improved
C.children’s books should have pictures
D.TV has a deep influence on the young
题目解答
答案
1.D
2.C
3.D
4.B
5.D
解析
文章讨论了电视对人们生活的影响,特别是对年轻人的影响。电视改变了人们对战争、政治的看法,同时也对年轻人产生了负面影响,如暴力倾向和缺乏耐心。
步骤 2:分析问题1
问题1询问过去许多年轻人的情况。根据文章,电视改变了人们对战争的看法,因此在过去,许多年轻人可能愿意参军。
步骤 3:分析问题2
问题2询问现在人们通过电视可以做什么。根据文章,电视让人们能够更好地了解政治,因此人们可以对政治事务做出自己的决定。
步骤 4:分析问题3
问题3询问作者对电视广告的看法。根据文章,电视广告对年轻人非常有害,因为它们不真实,有时甚至会推销无用或有害的产品。
步骤 5:分析问题4
问题4询问哪一项不是文章中提到的。根据文章,电视让人们变得不那么暴力,因此选项B(电视可以快速解决问题)是不正确的。
步骤 6:分析问题5
问题5询问从文章中可以得出什么结论。根据文章,电视对年轻人产生了深远的影响,因此选项D是正确的。