In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a .comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don't have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera. All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kin& Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need to do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if he has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part.

     Television, it is often said, ______  of current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one's sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger: The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it, so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and that they have actually begun to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn't it?

There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses to which it is put that determines its value to society.

76. What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words. )

77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Television provides so many that you need not take any trouble to see everything by yourself.

78. Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words. )

79. Does television bring us good or bad? What will you do with television as a student?

    (Please answer within 30 words. )

 80. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really   36  by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she   37  me lying in my room with a swollen(浮肿的)  38 , unable to move. She took me to the nearest  39 by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so   40  that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my   41  didn’t stop helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.
So many blessings(幸事) I had never   42  came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up  43  anywhere they saw me. Many people   44  the door for me. Such things were small but   45  for a person on walking sticks.
  46 people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people   47  . I made many jokes about my two   48 and the bad fall. And I tried not to   49  even a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to   50  students who were injured. I took time to   51  with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.
I soon realized that pain can be   52  by mental (精神上的) power. I could see that   53  I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes   54  situations could be good. Einstein once said, “You can live your life seeing nothing as a miracle( 奇迹 )   55  seeing everything as a miracle.”

In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really   36  by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she   37  me lying in my room with a swollen(浮肿的)  38 , unable to move. She took me to the nearest  39 by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so   40  that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my   41  didn’t stop helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.

So many blessings(幸事) I had never   42  came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up  43  anywhere they saw me. Many people   44  the door for me. Such things were small but   45  for a person on walking sticks.

  46 people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people   47  . I made many jokes about my two   48 and the bad fall. And I tried not to   49  even a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to   50  students who were injured. I took time to   51  with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.

I soon realized that pain can be   52  by mental (精神上的) power. I could see that   53  I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes   54  situations could be good. Einstein once said, “You can live your life seeing nothing as a miracle( 奇迹 )   55  seeing everything as a miracle.”

1.                A．amazed         B．saved          C．loved D．supported

2.                A．heard          B．left            C．found    D．remembered

3.                A．head           B．stomach        C．arm  D．leg

4.                A．museum        B．hospital         C．playground    D．library

5.                A．patient         B．angry          C．nice D．funny

6.                A．driver          B．doctor          C．family    D．roommate

7.                A．listed          B．expected       C．given D．accepted

8.                A．before         B．from           C．through  D．with

9.                A．cleaned        B．moved         C．opened   D．guarded

10.               A．hard           B．rare           C．easy  D．weak

11.               A．Instead of       B．In place of      C．Except for D．In return for

12.               A．believe         B．laugh          C．talk   D．think

13.               A．hands          B．books          C．sticks D．stories

14.               A．complain       B．advise          C．miss  D．enjoy

15.               A．both           B．no            C．other D．few

16.               A．study          B．discuss         C．practise   D．eat

17.               A．reduced        B．seen           C．caused    D．doubted

18.               A．since          B．because        C．whether   D．although

19.               A．boring         B．unpleasant      C．dangerous D．tiring

20.               A．and           B．so             C．but   D．or

In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really 1 by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she 2 me lying in my room with a swollen(浮肿的)3, unable to move. She took me to the nearest4by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so 5 that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my 6 didn’t stop helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.
So many blessings(幸事) I had never 7 came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up8 anywhere they saw me. Many people 9 the door for me. Such things were small but 10 for a person on walking sticks.
11people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people 12 . I made many jokes about my two 13and the bad fall. And I tried not to 14 even a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to 15 students who were injured. I took time to 16 with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.
I soon realized that pain can be 17 by mental (精神上的) power. I could see that 18 I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes 19 situations could be good. Einstein once said, “You can live your life seeing nothing as a miracle( 奇迹 ) 20 seeing everything as a miracle.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      amazed
   2. B.
      saved
   3. C.
      loved
   4. D.
      supported
2. 2.
   1. A.
      heard
   2. B.
      left
   3. C.
      found
   4. D.
      remembered
3. 3.
   1. A.
      head
   2. B.
      stomach
   3. C.
      arm
   4. D.
      leg
4. 4.
   1. A.
      museum
   2. B.
      hospital
   3. C.
      playground
   4. D.
      library
5. 5.
   1. A.
      patient
   2. B.
      angry
   3. C.
      nice
   4. D.
      funny
6. 6.
   1. A.
      driver
   2. B.
      doctor
   3. C.
      family
   4. D.
      roommate
7. 7.
   1. A.
      listed
   2. B.
      expected
   3. C.
      given
   4. D.
      accepted
8. 8.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      from
   3. C.
      through
   4. D.
      with
9. 9.
   1. A.
      cleaned
   2. B.
      moved
   3. C.
      opened
   4. D.
      guarded
10. 10.
    1. A.
       hard
    2. B.
       rare
    3. C.
       easy
    4. D.
       weak
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Instead of
    2. B.
       In place of
    3. C.
       Except for
    4. D.
       In return for
12. 12.
    1. A.
       believe
    2. B.
       laugh
    3. C.
       talk
    4. D.
       think
13. 13.
    1. A.
       hands
    2. B.
       books
    3. C.
       sticks
    4. D.
       stories
14. 14.
    1. A.
       complain
    2. B.
       advise
    3. C.
       miss
    4. D.
       enjoy
15. 15.
    1. A.
       both
    2. B.
       no
    3. C.
       other
    4. D.
       few
16. 16.
    1. A.
       study
    2. B.
       discuss
    3. C.
       practise
    4. D.
       eat
17. 17.
    1. A.
       reduced
    2. B.
       seen
    3. C.
       caused
    4. D.
       doubted
18. 18.
    1. A.
       since
    2. B.
       because
    3. C.
       whether
    4. D.
       although
19. 19.
    1. A.
       boring
    2. B.
       unpleasant
    3. C.
       dangerous
    4. D.
       tiring
20. 20.
    1. A.
       and
    2. B.
       so
    3. C.
       but
    4. D.
       or

 The first place______ they visited in Guilin was Elephant Trunk Hill.

   A. where             B. which            C. in which             D. that