5. In 1972, the house is valued at _______.

A. ￡2 000　　 B. ￡30 000

C. ￡4 900　　 D. ￡25950

答：1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5.B

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Social scientists, teachers, and parents are troubled by the kinds of TV programs children choose to watch. These groups of people are concerned about the media’s effects on young children. They are worried about the effects of televised violence on society as well as commercials for food. Most importantly, however, they feel TV is one factor that causes declining math and reading scores among schoolchildren. Because of the exces-sive time spent watching TV, children are spending less time reading and thinking inde-pendently.

Indeed, youngsters are watching a lot of TV an average of nearly four hours a day and about 25 hours a week. Upon entering kindergarten at age 5, a child already has spent more hours watching TV than he or she would spend earning a college degree. By the child’s 18th birthday, more time has been spent watching TV than on any other single activity except sleep.

Clever advertising aimed at children certainly influences them. Very young children don’t even distinguish between commercials and programs. Is it fair to show advertising to young children? Many people think that it is not. The US government has yet to control children’s advertising, but Canada imposed a limited ban on commercials aimed at chil dren.

4.　 Jane Grey lived in No. 29 Smith Terrace

A. for four years　　 B. for nine years

C. before 1955　　　 D. between 1971 and 1972

3.　 Of all the tenants (住户) who earned most?

A. The Whites　　 B. Jane Grey　

C. Mrs Black　　 D. Mr White

2.　 Mrs Bowena Black made a profit (获利) of

A. ￡18000　 B. ￡2900　 C. ￡7000　 D. ￡8000

1.　 The price of the house was ______ as high in 1972 as in the year Jane Grey sold it.

A. about 10 times　　　　 B. twice

C. 150 percent　　　　　 D. fifteen times

8. 　Which of the following would be the best title for the story?

A. In a Hotel　　　　　　 B. Too Much or Not?

C. The Clever Assistant　　　

D. The “Missing” Dollar

答：1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D B. D

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House prices in England increased sharply between 1971 and 1972. The following re-cords how much a house in Chelsea. London, had risen in price since 1955.

Take No. 29 Smith Terrace for example. In I955, Jane Grey sold it for ￡2000. Mrs Bowena Black bought it next for ￡4900 and sold it nine years later to Bill and Doreen White for ￡22900. Now four years later in 1972, the house is valued at ￡30 000.

7. Where is the missing dollar?

A. The three men took it.　　　

B. The manager hid it secretly.

C. The assistant kept it.　　　

D. There is no missing dollar.

6. What is the author’s main point in telling the story?

A. To show you how to establish prices for rooms.

B. To present a mathematical problem.

C. To teach hotel management.

D. To show different behaviour between the manager and his assistant.

5. How were the manager and his assistant in behaviour?

A. The manager worked hard, but the assistant was lazy.

B. The manager was honest but the assistant was not.

C. The assistant was clever but the manager was not.

D. The manager did not know how to make money, but the assistant did.

4. Why did the assistant return only $ 3 to the men?

A. The manager had asked him to do so.

B. He thought it would be difficult for three men to divide $ 5.

C. He wanted to make some money for himself.

D. Both B and C.