64. The purpose of the advertisement is ______.

A. to help parents with their daily life　　　　　

B. to attract more subscribers

C. to collect more money for charity　　　 　　　

D. to introduce a new product

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63. The best title for this passage might be　　　 .

A. Talk At Dinner Table　　　　　　　　　　 B. TV Dinner

C. Pace Of Modern Life　　　　　　　　　　 D. Problems Caused By TV

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62. The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to　　　　 .

A. the TV programs　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the pace of modern life

C. the wide use of household appliances　　　 D. the popularity of fast food

61. In the past, Americans tended to　　　　 .

A. spend more time eating their food at dinner table

B. eat more food than they have today

C. spend more time talking about their day’s experience at dinner table

D. talk so much that they forgot to eat

60. According to the passage, the American family is now threatened by　　 　　.

A. poverty　 B. having few children　 C. poor living conditions　　 D. separation

3、 (湖南龙山皇仓中学高一9月月考)　　　 In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some sociologists suggest that one little – noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.

　　　 Before the appearance of television seats, the American dinner was a big event for the family. In many homes dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three stages. In the preparation stage, the children and Father frequently helped with setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating stage, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was consumed. In this stage families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family solidarity(团结) was strengthened. In the cleaning – up stage, children or Father again gave their hands, so that their significance to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been erased by a product-the television set.

　　　 By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner was just twenty minutes long. The speed – up of this once – leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the overall pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners-meals designed to be consumed between the opening and closing credits of a half – hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.

60. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. paper money isn’t difficult to make　

B. money must be suited to carry

C. people need money to exchange goods with each other

D. people prefer metal coins to paper notes

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59. The first paper money ______.

A. was passed from west Asia to China　 B. looked like a note used today

C. was first used in Europe　　　　　　 D. looked like a piece of fur

58. The first metal coins looked like ______.

A. square-shaped with some designs on them

B. square-shaped with a round hole in the center

C. round-shaped with a square hole in the middle

D. round-shaped with a round hole in the middle