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They say that soon, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite. Some people think that it’s useless to have that many channels. Their usual criticism(批评) goes something like this: "I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch. No one needs to see that much TV. There’s not enough time in the day to watch all that!"They also say that most of what’s on television now isn’t worth watching in the first place.
I think they’re missing the point. If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That’s silly, we’ll never have time to read all those books"? The point is that we would have more choices.
I don’t believe that most people should watch more television. And if we had 500 or even 1,000 channels to choose from, we wouldn’t have to spend more time watching TV. We would, however, have more programs to choose from. That means that the quality of our viewing time would be improved.
I think the more channels we have, the better. Give me more choices! If they’re not worth my time, I’ll just hit the "off" button.
小题1:The purpose of writing this passage is to ______.
A.make a suggestion B.express an opinion
C.give important information D.complain about cable television
小题2:From the passage we know that the author wants to ______.
A.read more booksB.rent more TV sets
C.have more choices D.watch more sports
小题3:The number of television channels is ______.
A.increasing fast
B.decreasing fast
C.never going to be more than 1,000
D.the same as that of books in the library
小题4:To make his point, the author compares the development of TV networks to that of ______.
A.schoolyardsB.computersC.libraries D.satellites
小题5:What does the phrase "hit the 'off’ button" refer to?
A.Go to the library. B.Switch over the TV channels.
C.Turn off the TV.D.Have more TV networks.

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C

试题分析:这篇文章讲述了如今电视频道的数量增长的很快,有的人就认为这是无用的,没有什么价值,而作者认为越多越好,这就意味着我们会有更多的选择性。
小题1:主旨题。这篇文章讲述了如今通过卫星我们很快能够接受到500多个电视频道,有的人认为那是没有价值的,而作者认为这样我们就会有更多的选择。故选B
小题2:细节题。根据文章I think the more channels we have, the better. Give me more choices!可知,作者想要拥有更多的选择。故选C
小题3:细节题。根据文章They say that soon, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite.可知,电视频道的数量增加的非常快,我们很快就能接受到500多个电视频道。故选A
小题4:细节题。根据文章If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That’s silly, we’ll never have time to read all those books"? The point is that we would have more choices.可知作者为了表达自己的观点,列举了图书馆的书的的例子和电视频道做比较。故选C
小题5:细节题。根据文章If they’re not worth my time, I’ll just hit the "off" button.作者认为如果有些节目不值得观看,只需要关掉电视就行了。可知,"hit the 'off’ button"指的是关掉电视。故选C
点评:文章重在理解作者的感情基调,从全文来看,作者通过对电视频道增多发表自己的看法,由此可见对于议论文的文章重在把握作者的感情色彩,答题时不断提醒自己作者在讲什么,作者的是在褒义还是在贬斥,这一点非常重要。
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A.To show humans are the most developed.
B.To introduce the topic of the passage.
C.To indicate people have different needs to satisfy.
D.To explain why people need to read.
小题2:What does the author mean by saying "When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop."
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B.When freedom is lost, creativity gets a full stop.
C.When mind stops growing, creativity fully stops.
D.When growing is lost, creativity gets a flail stop.
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A.surprisingB.excitingC.movingD.relaxing
小题2:
A.hourB.dayC.weekD.month
小题3:
A.snowfieldB.beachC.hotelD.school
小题4:
A.fueledB.parkedC.offeredD.lent
小题5:
A.put-offB.drop-offC.get-offD.take-off
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A.freedomB.excitementC.adventureD.break
小题7:
A.appealedB.happenedC.appearedD.occurred
小题8:
A.restedB.startedC.arrivedD.left
小题9:
A.backB.forwardC.outD.away
小题10:
A.evenB.justC.particularlyD.mostly
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小题16:
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小题18:
A.aboutB.fromC.inD.for
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小题1:What can we learn from Para. 1?
A.The result of the study gives customers more confidence.
B.Scholars aren’t surprised at the findings of the study.
C.Online shoppers don’t bargain as much as expected.
D.E-commerce industry drives more hard bargains.
小题2:It can be concluded from Conlon’s experiments that______.
A.online shopping is time-consuming
B.given prices help promote online sales
C.online businesses provide a lot of products
D.receiving offers makes online shoppers regretful
小题3:The underlined word “taxed” in Para. 4 probably means______.
A.burdenedB.numbedC.relievedD.challenged
小题4:The passage is mainly about______.
A.the big advantages of online shopping
B.the rapid development of online shopping
C.online shoppers’ preference for taking offers
D.online companies strategies to improve service

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