Question

12．Some of the most popular programmes on British television，all with their regular millions of loyal viewers，are‘soaps'such as Coronation Street，Eastenders and Emmerdale．（A‘soap'is an informal word for a‘soap opera'，which is a television story，in daily or weekly episodes （连续剧集），about the daily lives of the characters in it．）
In every soap there is comedy and tragedy，and storylines of all kinds．In every soap there is the inevitable gossip，and there is the essential character who brings misfortune on himself-or herself，the spiteful woman who hates the success of her sister in marrying a man with money and whose childish behavior splits the family．
To some degree，of course，the regular episodes provide many people with an adult kind of comic，rather like Dickens'serialized novels did．At times，the actions and characters in them seem quite realistic； at other times，they go to the other extreme and show actions that look as if they are straight from the pen of the best fiction writers．But perhaps the fall into clearly fictional comedy or tragedy is necessary to remind regular viewers that their daily amount of‘soap'is no more and no less than a shot of fiction，and that the characters are not real．
Certainly life is never dull in a soap．If one of the adolescents buys a motorbike and a young child lives round the corner，you can bet the two will meet in an accident．If two people fall in love and get married，you can be sure that a friend will cast an insult on the character of one of them，enough to break up the marriage．After all，this is not life； this is a soap!Reality makes way for fiction．The viewers who think that they are watching even a reflection of reality only bring disappointment to themselves．But there are still viewers who follow the comings and goings of the characters on screen with unreasoning faith，believing that the events are real when characters are injured or ill，or even die，and send cards or flowers with best wishes，congratulations or sympathies．
What many of us find difficult to understand is just why soaps have become so popular？
 
（Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS．）
78．Coronation Street，Eastenders and Emmerdale are popular British soaps whichhave millions of regular loyal viewers．
79．What are the two necessary elements of a soap opera？The inevitable gossip and the essential character
80．The regular viewers need to be reminded that the soap operas areonly （a shot of） fiction and not real．
81．What do some TV viewers do when they are mad about the soaps？They follow the characters on screen unreasoningly/with faith．．

Answer 1

分析 本文介绍了英国流行的一些肥皂剧，如Coronation Street，Eastenders and Emmerdale，并介绍了肥皂剧的一些特色，以及受欢迎的原因．

解答 78．have millions of regular loyal viewers 细节理解题．根据第一段"all with their regular millions of loyal viewers"这句话可以得出这三部肥皂剧都有上百万忠实的观众．
79．The inevitable gossip and the essential character 细节概括题．在第二段"there is the inevitable gossip"以及"there is the essential character"告诉我们肥皂剧两个基本的元素．
80．only （a shot of） fiction and not real 细节归纳题．第三段"a shot of fiction，and that the characters are not real"提到需用提醒观众肥皂剧只是小说不是真实的．
81．They follow the characters on screen unreasoningly/with faith．细节理解题．"But there are still viewers who follow the comings and goings of the characters on screen with unreasoning faith"通过最后一段这句的描写可以得出答案．

点评 阅读表达主要考察学生在理解原文的基础上，对一些细节问题归纳整合的能力，在答题时需细心并注意字数的限制．