They say that before long, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable(电缆). Some people think that it's silly to have that many channels. Their usual view goes something like this.

"I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch. No one needs to see that much TV. There's not enough time in the day to watch all that!" They also say that most of what's on television now isn't worth watching in the first place.

I think they're missing the point. If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That's silly. We'll never have time to read all those books?" The point is that we would have more choices.

I don't believe that most people should watch more television. And if we had 500 0r even l,000 channels to choose from, we wouldn't have to spend more time watching TV. We would, however, have better programmes to choose from. That means that the quality of our viewing time would improve.

So I should say that the more channels we can choose from, the better. Give me more choices! If they're not worth my time, I'll just hit the "off" button.

53. The writer is writing mainly to_______.

     A. give important information                B. express an opinion

     C. praise cable television                    D. get more channels to choose from

54. According to the passage, the writer wants to_______.

     A. have more choices when watching TV      B. buy more television sets

     C. read more books from the local library       D. spend more time watching TV

55. To make his point, the writer compares cable system to_______.

     A. families          B. computers                   C. libraries        D. networks

56. What can we learn from the passage?

     A. Some people prefer reading books to watching TV.

     B. Some people think they have no time to watch TV.

     C. The writer likes watching TV very much.

     D. The writer will turn off the TV if the programmes are boring.

They say that before long, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable(电缆). Some people think that it's silly to have that many channels. Their usual view goes something like this.

"I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch. No one needs to see that much TV. There's not enough time in the day to watch all that!" They also say that most of what's on television now isn't worth watching in the first place.

I think they're missing the point. If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That's silly. We'll never have time to read all those books?" The point is that we would have more choices.

I don't believe that most people should watch more television. And if we had 500 0r even l,000 channels to choose from, we wouldn't have to spend more time watching TV. We would, however, have better programmes to choose from. That means that the quality of our viewing time would improve.

So I should say that the more channels we can choose from, the better. Give me more choices! If they're not worth my time, I'll just hit the "off" button.

53. The writer is writing mainly to_______.

     A. give important information                B. express an opinion

     C. praise cable television                    D. get more channels to choose from

54. According to the passage, the writer wants to_______.

     A. have more choices when watching TV      B. buy more television sets

     C. read more books from the local library       D. spend more time watching TV

55. To make his point, the writer compares cable system to_______.

     A. families          B. computers                   C. libraries        D. networks

56. What can we learn from the passage?

     A. Some people prefer reading books to watching TV.

     B. Some people think they have no time to watch TV.

     C. The writer likes watching TV very much.

     D. The writer will turn off the TV if the programmes are boring.

Some people are successful, while others may not. This is because some people have some qualities, which others do not.

　　The first thing you must remember is that in order to be successful, you must have optimism(乐观). If you do not look forward to winning, you will not try as hard as those who look forward to winning. You also need to have a clear aim and a reason for doing something because motivation(动机) is a key to achieving success. If you do not have an aim, then you will not be motivated to work hard and put your performance under the microscope (显微镜) to make sure that every detail is right.

Another quality that helps people to be successful is creativity---thinking about things in a different way and wondering how others would do the same thing. Think about some successful people you know. They might be successful with a little creativity, but the most successful people are the most creative ones.

　　Reading is another to success, as it will help you learn about how other people have achieved success. If you want to learn how to set up a successful business, you should read books about people like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, who have achieved amazing success in their areas of business.

Practicing is also very important if you want to have success because practice makes perfect. Practice every day at whatever career you are in, and by doing so, you will see yourself, your business and your self-confidence begin to grow. If you feel confident about what you do, this confidence will make other people believe in you as well. Your partners will be happy to work with you, and your boss will give you more chances. Finally if you are a successful person, you will be able to look at people in the eye and smile confidently.

Books about how to do things are very popular in America today.There are about four to five thousand kinds of books with the name“How to…”.One book may tell you how to make more money.Another may tell you how to save or spend it.And another may tell you how to give your money away.

Some“How to…”books tell you how to choose a way of making a riving and how to succeed in it.If you fail，you can buy a book called“How to Turn Failure(失败)into Success”.If you never make any money at all，you may need a book called“How to Live on Nothing”.If you're unhappy with your life，you can read“How to Love Every Minute of Life”.

(1)“How to…”books are popular because they________.

[　　]

A．are interesting

B．can help people

C．are strange(奇怪)

D．can make people rich

(2)If you want to have much money，you can buy

[　　]

A．“How to Live on Nothing”

B．“How to Love Every Minute of Life”

C．“How to Make a Million”

D．“How to Turn Failure into Success”

(3)Which of the following is the best litle for the passage?

[　　]

A．How to Make More Money.

B．“How to...”Books.

C．Another Kind of American books.

D．Interesting Books.

(4)The underlined word“spend''means________.

[　　]

---May I borrow some books?

---Sure. But you must ________ soon.

1. A.
   give they back
2. B.
   return it
3. C.
   return from
4. D.
   give them back