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Viewers will have _____ second chance to see Saturday’s concert on _____ Channel 4 tonight.
A. a; the B. the; the C. the; 不填 D. a; 不填
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About six years ago, I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked, “ So, how have you been?” And the boy---who could not have been more than seven or eight years old replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”
This incident(小事) stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I hardly found out we were “ depressed” until we were in high school.
The evidence of changes in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?
Human development is based not only on natural biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new situation. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in gradual stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the past 30 years, however, a secret-revelation(提示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation(诱惑), many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.
Title: _______ in Today’s Children
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| Different(_______ | Children in the past just did what they were______ to. |
| Children today act as if they were . | |
| Different______ | Children in the past experienced depression in the author’s view. |
| Sometimes sadness________ to children nowadays. | |
| Different ________ to get knowledge | Children in the past got knowledge in ________ and guided stages. |
| Children nowadays get some knowledge by_______ TV without control. |
For a small but increasing number of young women in modern-day China, true love is all about the numbers. A potential suitor may have a good sense of humor and reasonable good looks, but what they say really matters is if he owns an apartment and how many square feet it is. A sizable bank account is also a must, and, some say, so is a luxury car。
At least, that’s the way things look if you watch Chinese television these days. The latest reality-TV scandal to shock the nation involves Ma Nuo, a 22-year-old model from Beijing who appeared on China's most popular dating show, If You Are the One. She rejected an offer from a male contestant to take a ride on his bike. "I'd rather cry in a BMW (宝马) car than laugh on the backseat of a bicycle," Ma told her suitor with a giggle.
The televised words swept the Internet and made an instant celebrity of Ma, who becomes one of the most talked-about women in the country. The reaction among young Chinese was especially severe, reflecting growing anxieties over the widening gap between rich and poor, shifting societal values and public attention on the difficulties of finding a mate in a country where men are expected to outnumber women by 24 million in a decade.
As disgusted as they have been by some of the contestants, viewers continue to watch religiously. Why are people still tuning in? "Audiences like programs because they are honest. They show the current reality of Chinese society," says Yan Mu, one of the founders of Baihe.com. Young people are so focused on making money and building their careers these days, they have little time to devote to dating, he says. "Many people feel pressure from their parents and peers," Yan adds. " It can be a struggle to find a partner." Money may not buy you love. But on China's reality shows, it can at least get you a date.
1.The underlined words“numbers”in the first paragraph include the following except_______
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A.the age and degree |
B.the size of the house |
C.the sum of the deposit |
D.the price of the belonging |
2.What does Ma Nuo mean by saying“I’d rather cry in a BMW car than laugh on the backseat of a bicycle.”in the second paragraph?
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A.When she is in a BMW car, she will cry |
B.When she is on a bike, she will laugh |
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C.She prefers money to true love |
D.She prefers true love to money |
3.Why do many young men take part in TV dating shows?
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A.because they think they may get true love from them |
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B.because they think China’s reality shows can at least give them a chance to date |
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C.because their parents and peers force them to do so |
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D.because viewers like dating shows |
4.Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A.some contestants have been disgusted because they are dishonest |
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B.young people are too busy to take part in dating shows |
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C.some people are worried that societal value are changing |
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D.Ma Nuo rejected the bike offered by the contestant |
5.What is the best title of the passage?
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A.China’s TV Dating Show |
B.Date for Love or money |
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C.Date Makes You a Celebrity |
D.Popular TV Dating Show |