Question

Among various programmes，TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest,than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.

Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "rubbish talk". The contents on his show are as surprising as they can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of

love，sex，cheating，and hate，to a different level. Clearly，the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society，yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people, s lives.

Like Jerry Springer,Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons，managing your work week，to getting to know your neighbors.

Compared to Oprah，the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.

Clean as it is，the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show, s main viewers are middle class Americans. Most of these people have the time,money,and ability to deal with life's tough problems. Jerry Springer，on the other hand，has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love,relationship,sex,money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation.

(   ) 1. Compared with other TV talk shows，both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are         ,

A. more interesting B. more formal    C. more detailed D. unusually popular

(   ) 2. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?

A. Family income planning. B. Nation hatred.

C. A new type of robot.    D. Street accident.
(   ) 3. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows         . 

A.  have become the only ones of its kind

B.  attract different people

C.  appear at different times of the day

D.  exploit the weaknesses in human nature

Answer 1

1. D逻辑推理题。从"whileatthesametimestanding out above the rest"可知，本文所谈的Jerry Springer 和Oprah Winfrey脱口秀节目比其他同类节目更出类拔萃。因此，他们的节目很受欢迎。但并没有说他们的节目比同一范畴的节目更有趣；也没有说他们的节目更详细或更正规。

2. A事实判断题。既然"The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life",家庭收入计划涉及生活质量，所以，A项应为正确答案。而B项和D项均属于社会的dark side,C项不属于这两个节目的话题范畴，所以该三项不符合Winfrey的谈话主题。

3. B逻辑推理题。最后三段分别概述了两位主持人的谈话主题和听众。因此，他们的话题适合不同的群体。第一段只是说这两档节目风格迥异且收视率高，并不代表它们的类型独树一只，故A错误。同时，文中并未提及两者的节目播出时间；D项仅是对Jerry节目内容的概括。所以，A、C和D项均应舍弃。