Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the nost influential medium around. Indeed ,fot many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thing——finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.
Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. ,where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will ger a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, I in 5Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013——pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.
Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster foumd that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health careTV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat,Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.
Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.
60.The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “       ”.
A.allowed          B.banned          C.offered            D.refused
61.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.
B.The world’sTV sets will total 150million by 2013.
C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.
D.Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.
62.The author intends to             .
A.stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives
B.persuade women to become more independnt
C.encourage people to improve their reading skills
D.introduce the readers some websites such as Google
63.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.TV Will Rule the World                  B.TV Will Disturb the World
C.TV Will Better the World                D.TV Will Remain in World    

Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the nost influential medium around. Indeed ,fot many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thing——finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.

Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. ,where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will ger a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, I in 5Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013——pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.

Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster foumd that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health careTV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat,Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.

Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.

60.The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “        ”.

A.allowed          B.banned          C.offered            D.refused

61.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

 A.Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.

   B.The world’sTV sets will total 150million by 2013.

   C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.

   D.Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.

62.The author intends to             .

A.stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives

   B.persuade women to become more independnt

   C.encourage people to improve their reading skills

   D.introduce the readers some websites such as Google

63.What would be the best title for the passage?

   A.TV Will Rule the World                  B.TV Will Disturb the World

   C.TV Will Better the World                 D.TV Will Remain in World    

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Most people who work in London get a break of about an hour for lunch.  36  they mostly live too far from home to go back there  37  lunch, they have to  38  other arrangements for their midday meal.
Many large companies have a canteen (自助食堂) for their employees. In  39  canteens the food served is simple but  40 , and there is some  41  of choice. But the number of dishes  42 usually small. The employees themselves fetch their dishes  43  a counter at which they are  44. There they can find a tray on  45  to carry their knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, saucers,  46, of course, their food. A meal in a canteen is inexpensive and may  47  of soup, fish and chips or meat and two vegetables,  48  fruit or pudding of some  49  as dessert. Some companies that do not run a canteen  50  their staff with luncheon-vouchers (午餐券), which many restaurants will accept in 51  of money.
As there are so many people  52  work in London, there are numerous cafes and restaurants in every area that is not purely residential. A meal  53  cost anything from a modest sum to quite a few pounds,  54  on the restaurant and the food chosen.  55 , one can generally get a meal, or at least a snack, in a pub. In recent years there has also been a big increase in the number of ‘take-away’ food shops of all kinds.
36. A. Unless              B. As                           C. If                          D. Although
37. A. for                          B. at                                   C.of                          D. in
38. A. take                B. bring             C. make                    D. use
39. A. such                B. few                  C. so                      D. little
40. A. full                B. limited              C. extra              D. enough
41. A. exchange                         B. variety                             C. change                           D. difference
42. A. are                      B. is                                       C. being                               D. be
43. A. to                                        B. with                                 C. at                                               D. from
44. A. sold                                    B. served                             C. made                               D. kept
45. A. which                                 B. it                                       C. except                             D. instead
46. A. or                 B. but               C. and               D. except
47. A. consist                          B. compose                         C. compare                         D. insist
48. A. along                                  B. with                                 C. about                               D. at
49. A. sort                                    B. pattern                                     C. category                         D.content
50. A. prepare                             B. repair                              C. afford                              D. provide
51. A. space                                B. case                                 C. face                                  D. place
52. A. at                                        B. above                 C. over                                 D. by
53. A. must                                  B. may                                  C.should                             D. could
54. A. taking                                B. turning                            C. depending                      D. bringing
55. A. Besides                            B.However                          C. Never                              D. More

Given Australia’s size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, Australian society is remarkably homogeneous (同种的). Its citizens are fundamentally prosperous and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many miles divide them. It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents. However, there is some difference in lifestyle between city dwellers and the country people. Almost 90 per cent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert. The major cities preserve pockets of colonial heritage, but the overall impression is modern, with new buildings reflecting the country’s youth. In contrast, the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative. For many years, Australia was said to have “ridden on the sheep’s back”, a reference to wool being the country’s main money earner. However, the wool industry is no longer dominant. Much of Australia’s relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world. Newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. Australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. On the whole, Australia is a society without hierarchies (等级制度), an attitude generally held to stem from its prisoner beginnings.

Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had become a nation of immigrants. Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles, today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere. Australia’s liberal postwar immigration policies led to an influx of survivors from war-torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.

The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a ‘blend of nations’ and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is justifiably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.

1.What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.” in the first paragraph?

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

3.The underlined pronoun ‘it’ in the final paragraph refers to “_______”.

4.We can infer from the passage that _____.

5.This passage mainly focuses on Australia’s ______.