Question

阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题。
　It is widely accepted that television is playing an important part in people's lives. But, there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm.
Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most re¬cent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting. The most distant countries, the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's room or house.
However, some people insist that television is bad rather than good. They argue that it has brought about many serious problems. The major one is its effects on young people. Children are now so used to getting their information and entertainment from television that their ability to read and write as well as physical ability has been greatly weakened. Even worse than that, vulgar( 庸俗的) advertisements and poor programs may develop their bad tastes, shape their view points badly towards human life to such a degree that their minds might be destroyed.
In a word, television has both advantages and disadvantages. Whatever effects it has, one point is certain, television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society.
【小题1】What are people discussing nowadays?
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【小题2】What are the advantages television has brought us ?(至少2点)
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【小题3】Why do some people think television is bad rather than good?
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【小题4】It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society. ___________________________________
【小题5】What's your opinion about television?

Answer 1

【小题1】whether television does good or harm.
【小题2】Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most recent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are both instructive and exciting. .....
【小题3】Because they argue that it has brought about many serious problems.
【小题4】它是由人们对电视的具体使用决定它对社会的价值的。
【小题5】Television has both advantages and disadvantages. Television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society

解析试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了人们普遍认为，电视在人们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。但是，有一个热门的讨论是看电视是好还是坏，总之，电视既有优点也有缺点。它有什么作用，有一点是肯定的，电视在本身既不好也不坏。这是使用它的方法，决定了它对社会的价值。
【小题1】回答问题。根据短文第一段there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm.可知现在人们在讨论的是电视的优缺点。故答案是whether television does good or harm.。
【小题2】回答问题。根据文章Television keeps one learning more about present events。 allows one to follow the most re¬cent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting可知这是电视带给我们的优点。即使 even if.
【小题3】回答问题。根据问题为什么一些人们认为电视不好而不是好？根据文章They argue that it has brought about many serious problems.可知。故答案是Because they argue that it has brought about many serious problems
【小题4】英汉互译题。its value to society他对社会的价值，结合语境可知答案为它是由人们对电视的具体使用决定它对社会的价值的。
【小题5】回答问题。根据问题关于电视你有什么看法可知答案不是唯一的，故答案为Television has both advantages and disadvantages. Television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society
考点：社会现象类短文阅读。