Radio and television are very popular in the world today.Millions of people watch TV.Perhaps more people listen to the radio.The TV is,of course,more useful than the radio.On TV you can see and hear what is happening in the world.However,radio isn't disappearing.It is still with us.And the number of listeners is becoming larger.One reason,for this is the invention of the transistor(晶体管).A transistor radio is something very small.It is very easy to carry.You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or on your bike when you go to work.Besides,radio broadcasts are better for blind people.Many old people don't have good eyesight.They can't watch TV,but they can listen to music or news over the radio.What's more,a radio is much cheaper than a TV set.
(1)
___________ radio ___________ television are widely used now.
A.Neither,nor B.Both,and C.Either,or D.Not only,but also
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(2)
Certainly,radio is ___________ useful than television.
A.less B.much C.more D.further
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(3)
What is happening in the world can be seen and heard ___________.
A.over a radio B.through telephone
C.by vision phone(电视电话) D.on television
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(4)
Which is not true about radio?
A.Radio is better than television for people with bad eyesight.
B.A radio is cheaper than a TV set.
C.Radio appeared because of the invention of the transistor.
I didn't think the passion(激情)was important for my life until that day.
One day I went out with my mum.I was bored.Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye.It was a man wearing old clothes.He was homeless.That didn't interest me, for I had seen many like him before.
But in some way he was different.This man was not sad to sit there.He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.The radio seemed to be the most important thing.
“Mum, why does that man have a radio even thought he's homeless?” I asked.
“He bought it,” she answered.I was still puzzled.
“But if he's homeless, why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn't need.”
“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important things.We need happiness, too.”
That man must care enough about music to buy a radio instead of food or clothes.I soon realized that happiness is the key to life.Without it, there's nothing to look forward to.A passion gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.We all need a passion.
(1)
That man didn't interest me at first because ________.
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A.
he was homeless
B.
he was in old clothes
C.
he was not sad to sit there
D.
I had seen many like him before
(2)
The radio could make the homeless people ________.
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A.
happy
B.
sad
C.
hungry
D.
bored
(3)
The underlined word “puzzled” means ________ in Chinese.
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A.
惊奇的
B.
困惑的
C.
怀疑的
D.
苦恼的
(4)
Why did the homeless man buy a radio?
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A.
Because he had much money.
B.
Because he needn't food or home.
C.
Because he cared enough about music.
D.
Because he radio was too cheap.
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A.
The happiness is the key to life.
B.
Food and clothes are part of life.
C.
The passion is very important in our life.
D.
We need to buy a radio instead of food and clothes.
阅读理解。
For most people in the world, the word“fashion”means“clothes”.But people may ask the question,“What clothes are in fashion?”And they use the adjective(形容词)“fashionable”in the same way:“She was wearing a fashionable coat.”“His shirt was really a fashionable colour.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes.There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books.There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…, and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes.If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed.An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650.A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly.Some of this is natural(自然的).We hear about things much more quickly than in the past.Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
(1)
From this passage we know that“fashion”means ________.
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A.
clothes
B.
many things
C.
everything
D.
the most popular things
(2)
Which of the following things is fashionable today?
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A.
Surfing on the Internet.
B.
Having a family dinner on New Year's Day.
C.
Learning to sing songs on the radio.
D.
Doing morning exercises at school.
(3)
Today fashions change very quickly because ________.
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A.
people read newspapers every day
B.
radios send information from one country to another
C.
new things that people like are often shown on TV
D.
people quickly learn what is happening in the world