Question

A few months before I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into the world a few months later.
As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special position. My parents were complementary instructors：Mom taught me the words, and Dad taught me to obey them. But the stranger... He was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies(喜剧).
If I wanted to know anything about politics，history or science，he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn't seem to mind.
I now know that my early concepts about relationship were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom blamed...and NEVER asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended(融合) right in but is not nearly as fascinating as he was at first. Still, if you were to walk into my parent's room today, you would still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures. His name?
We just call him...“TV”.
He has a younger sister now. We call her “Computer”

1. 1.
   When the stranger came to live with our family, he was ________
   1. A.
      ignored by the children
   2. B.
      driven away for no reason
   3. C.
      abandoned because it was too noisy
   4. D.
      accepted by every family member
2. 2.
   The stranger can do all the following things EXCEPT that he can ________
   1. A.
      tell us some funny stories
   2. B.
      reject our proposals(提议)
   3. C.
      influence the children's character
   4. D.
      predict the future
3. 3.
   The underlined word “spellbound” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________
   1. A.
      concentrated
   2. B.
      puzzled
   3. C.
      fascinated
   4. D.
      astonished
4. 4.
   What can we learn from the last three paragraphs of the passage?
   1. A.
      The computer is more advanced and has gained greater popularity
   2. B.
      Old as he is，we like the stranger best
   3. C.
      The TV set is out of fashion and often breaks down
   4. D.
      We decide to throw the TV set away immediately

Answer 1

DBCA
试题分析：作者以生动形象的拟人手法描述了电视对自己的影响。而现在产品已推陈出新，电脑更先进，更受人们青睐。
1.事实细节题。由首段尾句The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into the world a few months later.可知这个陌生人被家庭成员接受了，答案是D。
2.事实细节题。由第3段内容If I wanted to know anything about politics，history or science，he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn't seem to mind.可知电视具有告诉我们有趣的故事，预测未来，影响孩子的性格的功能，而不能“拒绝建议”，故按题意要求选B。
3.词义猜测题。由第2段尾句语境“数小时连续地看冒险故事、神秘故事和喜剧”可知应是“沉迷于，对……着迷的”，故答案为C。倒数第3段第2句中的fascinating也是暗示。本题易误选A，但是如果注意一下后面的介词就可排除，因为concentrate和on搭配。
4.推理判断题。文章中提到电视伴随我们五十年，而现在它有了一个年轻的妹妹那就是电脑，说明了产品已推陈出新，暗示了电脑更先进更受人们青睐，故答案为A。
考点：考查日常生活类短文