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【题目】 Could you live without a TV for one year? What would you do with all that spare time? Philippa Carling wanted to see if it was possible and persuaded（说服）her family to give theirs up for one whole year.

"I live with my husband and our two children," explains Philippa, "and I realized just how much time we spent sitting in front of the TV. The children turned it on first thing in the morning and again when they got back from school. My husband and I were no better. We'd spend the evening together talking about very little but what programme was on at that time. Then the family decided, after lots of arguments (争论), that we would try to do without a for one year. We nag on the Internet and everyone was allowed to watch some of the recorded programmes-if they had a good reason for doing so." And so, on 24th July last year, the Carling family sold their TV.

Eleven months have now gone by and Philippa believes the experiment (实验) has own a great success. As she explains, "We were all surprised at how easy it was. The immediate result was we all started to read a lot more, including the children. We spend time together after dinner playing board games around the table and the children finish their homework a lot quicker than before. We talk about what will happen when the year comes to an end and the children have always said they want the TV back. But they've also agreed that life has been good without it."

So will the TV return when the year comes to an end next month? "We're not sure," says Philippa. "We might decide to buy a new one or we might not. The important thing is we've all learnt that life can carry on without one. It can even be fun!"

【1】What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A. To warn parents about the dangers of TV

B. To argue that TV programmes are boring.

C. To explain how a family lived without a TV

D. To persuade readers to give up their TVs for a year.

【2】What do we learn about Philippa's family?

A. Their TV was on all day long.

B. They all agreed to try the experiment.

C. She and her husband didn't watch much TV.

D. They argued about which programmes to watch.

【3】The family used the Internet _________________________________.

A. to watch recorded TV programmes

B. to find good reasons for not having a TV

C. to find out-which programmes they were missing

D. to chat with others who were doing the same experiment

【4】What does Philippa say about the experiment?

A. The children's school work has improved a lot.

B. She was surprised at how much free time they had.

C. The children now read more than her and her husband.

D. It wasn't as difficult to live without TV as she had thought.

【5】What might Philippa say about TV?

A. Life doesn't come to an end without a TV

B. Children find it too hard to live without TV

C. It's best to watch TV when you have spare time.

D. Parents should stop. children watching TV in the morning.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

这篇短文是作者介绍他们一家是如何在没有电视的情况下生活的。

【1】主旨大意题。根据第一段Could you live without a TV for one year? What would you do with all that spare time? Philippa Carling wanted to see if it was possible and persuaded（说服）her family to give theirs up for one whole year.可知作者阐述解释一个没有电视的家庭是如何生活的，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段Then the family decided, after lots of arguments (争论), that we would try to do without a for one year.可知作者一家都同意做这个实验，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段 We nag on the Internet and everyone was allowed to watch some of the recorded programmes -if they had a good reason for doing so可知他们用英特网看一些录制的节目，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据第三段We were all surprised at how easy it was。可知没有电视的生活不是很难，故选D。

【5】细节理解题。根据最后一段The important thing is we've all learnt that life can carry on without one. It can even be fun可知作者想表达生活可以没有电视，故选A。