题目内容
WASHINGTON--- There are more than 222 million TVs in American homes． And it would make Frank Vespe very happy this week if every last one was turned off．
Vespe is the head of the TV-Turnoff Network, the Washington Organization behind TV Turnoff Week．
For TV Turnoff week, American kids are encouraged to go one week without watching TV． This year it runs from April 23~29． "Our real message here is to see what life is like without TV and then make watching TV a conscious decision．” said Vespe．
Vespe said that most of the kids who go without television for a week go back to watching, but not as much． "They watch more selectively． They do more things as a family． It helps them put TV in its place．"
One kid who is turning off her television is Sarah Foote, 9, of Virginia． Sarah admits it won't be too hard to give up TV． She's allowed to watch only educational television, and her favorite show from last year isn't on any more．
Of course, there are plenty of good things about TV: programmes can be entertaining, even educational．
Even so, some experts aren't sure TV Turnoff Week is the answer．
"Too much TV is not good． A little bit of TV for young kids is good because it adds to their vocabulary． The bottom line is moderation （节制）．" says Susan Neuman, a university educator who studies kids and reading．
Neuamn says the real problem is that parents, do not keep track of what their kids are watching．
They don’t set limits on TV viewing． Also, in some families, TV might be the only thing to do．
What message does Sarah have for other kids'?
"It's a very good idea． I survived a whole week without TV． It also teaches you to enjoy time doing different things and not being sucked into something on TV, because you do not want TV taking up all of your time．" Sarah said．
1． From the first two paragraphs we know that _______．
A． American TV companies will be turned off
B． American families have more TV sets than they need
C． Vespe has persuaded most people to turn off their TV sets
D． Vespe is an active person in the TV-Turnoff organization
2．The purpose of the TV-Turnoff is to _________．
A． make children watch TV less
B． make children play outside more
C． make children do more homework
D． make parents watch more TV programmes
3．As Vespe said in this passage, turning off TV a week can help children _________．
A． forget to watch TV programmes B． improve their habits of watching TV
C． place TV sets out of their bedrooms D． have part-time jobs after school
4． In some experts' opinion, ________．
A． parents should turn off TV for their children
B． parents should direct their children how to use TV
C． children should enjoy exciting programmes on TV
D． children should learn their lessons over TV
5． What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?
A． To advise us to turn off TV sets．
B． To warn parents of the danger of TV．
C． To report to us a piece of news about TV．
D． To praise Vespe and his organization．
DABBC
Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her 36 was to become a concert pianist or blues singer.
Everything 37 when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors 38 was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine 39 her to become 40 deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always 41.
Shirley would never give up playing the piano, 42 she did decide to change 43 . She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for 44 . She wanted to be 45 and work full-time.
For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. 46 , in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor (宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who 47 in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to 48 graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree.
Always 49 a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID),which 50 deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.
This 51 woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made 52 in 1992, 53 she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.
Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and 54 many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and 55, she never gave up.
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Events Calendar
TUESDAY
Landscape Pests (害虫)
Learn to identify, control and prevent seasonal landscape-disease and landscape-pest problems at the workshop, 3:30 pm. – 5 pm. Tuesday at the US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave NE, Washington. $15; registration required.
202-245-4521 or www.usna.usda.gov.
THROUGH AUGUST 3
Horticultural(园艺的) Art
Watercolors, pen-and-ink drawings and colored-pencil pieces by the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical (植物学的) Art and Illustration will be on display at the exhibit Botanic 2007: The Art and Science of Plants at Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, through Aug. 3. Free. 301-962-1400 or www.brooksidegardens.org.
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9
Botanical Art
Visit Patterns in Nature, an exhibit by Amy Lamb featuring photographs of flowers, leaves and other botanical life, at the US Botanic Garden Conservatory （温室），West Orangerie, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, through Sept. 9. The conservatory is open 10 am. – 5 pm. Daily. Free. 202-225-8333.
THROUGH OCTOBER 8
Botanic Garden Exhibit
Celebrating America’s Public Gardens is on view through Oct. 8 at the US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington. The exhibit, on the Conservatory Terrace and in the National Garden, features displays of 20 public botanic gardens across the country. Hours are 10 am. – 5 pm. Daily. Free. 202-200-8956.
1.If you want to record your name for an event in advance, you may call _____.
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A．202-225-8333 |
B．202-245-4521 |
C．301-962-1400 |
D．202-200-8956 |
2. If you go to Botanic Garden Exhibit, you _____.
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A．can enjoy drawings and coloured-pencil pieces |
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B．can learn how to kill pests living on the plants |
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C．can find displays of 20 botanic gardens across the country |
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D．will enjoy the photographs of flowers and leaves |
3. From the advertisement, we learn _____.
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A．the first event is about growing healthy plants |
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B．all of the events are free of charge |
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C．there is no time limit to all the events |
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D．you can find the information of all the events either by phone or by e-mail |