For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made $100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about $20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes .With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.
(   )11.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   
  A.not popular    B.growing    C.not possible    D.cheap
(   )12.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .
  A.American     B.cheaper     C.easier         D.more popular
(   )13.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .
A.don't like to buy things              
B.don't watch TV
C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive
D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality
(   )14.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .
A.help businessmen get more money     B.keep the shops open longer
C.have fewer buyers                   D.bring better TV programmes
(   )15.The best title of this passage is ____ .
A.American Teleshopping           B.Teleshopping Companies
C.Teleshopping in Europe           D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air
Dear Mom and Dad,
I will go to Alice’s home with her after school, and I will have supper and sleep there. Don’t    21   about me. You know that Alice is one of my    22  friends. If you want to talk with me, you can    23   68610598 after 6:00 pm.
Please forgive me for not telling you first. I don’t think you will    24 me to do so if I tell you first.   25  I think teenagers should be allowed to stay at their friends’ houses sometimes. I am sixteen years old and I’m not a little kid    26 . I hope I can make decisions for    27  .
At home, there are too many   28  for me to obey: Don’t stay out so    29  ; don’t have meals before    30   hands; don’t watch TV without finishing homework, etc. Parents should be    31   teenagers, but we need freedom, too.
I don’t like doing my homework    32   at home. I’d love to study    33   Alice. We can learn a lot from each other.    34   please allow me to stay at Alice’s house once a week. If you    35  , Alice can stay at our house with me, too.
Yours,
Lillian
【小题1】
A.careB.hearC.talkD.worry
【小题2】
A.badB.bestC.wellD.worst
【小题3】
A.lookB.callC.write D.play
【小题4】
A.letB.takeC.allow D.teach
【小题5】
A.UnlessB.OrC.ButD.Even though
【小题6】
A.anymoreB.eitherC.neitherD.no longer
【小题7】
A.himselfB.herselfC.yourselfD.myself
【小题8】
A.ideaB.opinionC.thingsD.rules
【小题9】
A.lateB.earlyC.hardlyD.exactly
【小题10】
A.givingB.washingC.puttingD.holding
【小题11】
A.afraid ofB.interested inC.strict withD.angry with
【小题12】
A.alongB.aloneC.lonelyD.own
【小题13】
A.withB.onC.forD.from
【小题14】
A.OrB.AlthoughC.SoD.Because
【小题15】
A.worryB.thinkC.agreeD.make


Dear Mom and Dad,
I will go to Alice’s home with her after school, and I will have supper and sleep there. Don’t    21   about me. You know that Alice is one of my    22  friends. If you want to talk with me, you can    23   68610598 after 6:00 pm.
Please forgive me for not telling you first. I don’t think you will    24 me to do so if I tell you first.   25  I think teenagers should be allowed to stay at their friends’ houses sometimes. I am sixteen years old and I’m not a little kid    26 . I hope I can make decisions for    27  .
At home, there are too many   28  for me to obey: Don’t stay out so    29  ; don’t have meals before    30   hands; don’t watch TV without finishing homework, etc. Parents should be    31   teenagers, but we need freedom, too.
I don’t like doing my homework    32   at home. I’d love to study    33   Alice. We can learn a lot from each other.    34   please allow me to stay at Alice’s house once a week. If you    35  , Alice can stay at our house with me, too.
Yours,
Lillian

【小题1】
A.careB.hearC.talkD.worry
【小题2】
A.badB.bestC.wellD.worst
【小题3】
A.lookB.callC.writeD.play
【小题4】
A.letB.takeC.allowD.teach
【小题5】
A.UnlessB.OrC.ButD.Even though
【小题6】
A.anymoreB.eitherC.neitherD.no longer
【小题7】
A.himselfB.herselfC.yourselfD.myself
【小题8】
A.ideaB.opinionC.things D.rules
【小题9】
A.lateB.earlyC.hardly D.exactly
【小题10】
A.givingB.washingC.puttingD.holding
【小题11】
A.afraid ofB.interested inC.strict withD.angry with
【小题12】
A.alongB.aloneC.lonely D.own
【小题13】
A.withB.onC.forD.from
【小题14】
A.OrB.AlthoughC.So D.Because
【小题15】
A.worryB.thinkC.agreeD.make

Robert is eleven years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year, he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Robert’s parents said they would give him $500 if he didn’t watch TV for a year.
Robert’s parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didn’t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Robert. “It was a joke,” his mother said, “I didn’t think he would do it.” But Robert liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away. He said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether to watch TV or not. I just want the money.”
At first, Robert’s parents were very happy. Robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after a while, he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, “What are we doing tonight?” Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV, just for one evening. Robert always said, “No, it would cost me money!”
Finally the year was over. Then Robert started watching his favourite TV shows all day long again. Robert got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the $500? “I want to buy myself a TV set!” he said.
【小题1】What is Robert’s hobby?

A.Playing games.
B.Reading newspapers.
C.Talking with his parents.
D.Watching TV.
【小题2】Robert stopped watching TV because he wanted to _________.
A.play computer games
B.play outside
C.get the money
D.read newspapers
【小题3】Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Robert’s mother showed him the story in the newspaper.
B.Robert’s mother didn’t believe the story in the newspaper.
C.After Robert got the money, he went on watching TV again.
D.During the whole year, Robert watched TV for just one evening.
【小题4】Robert felt _______ after he stopped watching TV.
A.sadB.happyC.boredD.angry
【小题5】The best title for the passage would be _________.
A.A year without TV
B.Don’t watch TV
C.A big joke
D.A way to make money

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