题目内容
You can hardly avoid TV talk shows when you turn on the TV in the daytime. 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 possible. For example,the show takes the forevercommon 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 the quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons,managing your work week,to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared with Oprah,the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured in?to society. Jerry ends every show with a " final word". He makes a small speech about the main 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,rela?tionship,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 shows are .
A. more inspiring B. more popular C. more positive D. more negative
( ) 2. What is the audience's reaction about the social problems that Jerry Springer talks about?
A. They are interested in them.
B. They are not ready to face them.
C. They are cold to them.
D. They want to get away from them.
( ) 3. Which of the following topics is a probable one for the Oprah show?
A. Cheating. B. Drug deal.
C. Single mum's happy life. D. A traffic accident.
( ) 4. From the passage we learn that the two talk shows .
A. have their own viewers
B. are the only ones of their kind
C. appear at different times of the day
D. explore weaknesses in human nature
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A篇:本文介绍了美国两种不同流派的脱口秀节目,一种旨在揭露社会的阴暗面,一种宣扬社会的发展。
1. B 细节理解题。由第一段"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."可知两个节目内容截然不同,但共同特点是在同类节目中独树一帜。
2. A推理判断题。根据文章第二段"yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives"可知答案为A.
3. C推理判断题。从文章的第三段"The show is mainly about the improvement of society and the quality of life."可以看出Oprah节目的特点是积极向上的,四个答案中只能选 C. 其他选项都是负面的选题。
4. A段落理解题。从文章最后一段可以看出Oprah节目的观众主要是中产阶级;Jerry节目的主要观众是十八岁到二十一岁的年轻人。
假设你是小明,你家打算改善住房条件。现有两套房子可供选择:一套是郊区的传统式平房,一套是位于商业区的现代公寓楼。家人对购买哪套更好持不同的观点。请你根据下表所给内容,用英语给你的笔友保罗写一封信,征求他的意见。注意:
现代公寓楼 | 传统式平房 | 你的观点 |
1. 宽敞明亮 2. 购物、上学方便 3. 有公园等休闲、娱乐的场所 | 1. 安静,空气清新 2. 价格便宜 3. 邻里之间交往多 4. 氛围和谐、融洽 |
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1. 表达需包括所提供的所有信息,并可适当发挥;
2. 词数120词左右;
3. 开头巳为你写好,不计入总数。
Dear Paul,Recently my family are planning to improve our housing conditions.
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housing conditions住房条件suburbs郊区downtown城市商业区、闹市区favor of支持、赞成;communicate with与通讯;交流;harmonious和谐的;atmosphere气氛,氛围
最近几年,普通中学聘请外教越来越普遍,很多学校开设了国际班,以加强学生学习英语的兴趣,与国际接轨。请你结合下表对这一现象的利弊发表自己的观点。注意:
好处 | 1. 提高学校的知名度; 2. 提高学生学习英语的兴趣,口语表达能力增强; 3. 能更好地了解外国文化。 |
弊端 | 1-花费高; 2. 一些外国人难以适应我国的生活方式,甚至担心自己的安全; 3. 外国人不了解中国学生的特点。 |
自己的观点 | 学好英语需要靠自己 |
1. 词数120词左右;
2. 短文应包括表中所有要点;
3. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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rare稀有的;uncommon不一般的;foreign cultures夕卜国文化;meanwhile同时;oral Eng?lish英语口语;benefit有益于