97. The drivers stopped suddenly in the middle of the highway because _____.

A. there was a traffic accident ahead of them.

B. they didn’t believe the green papers were money

C. they had grabbed some money.　　　　　　 D. they wanted to pick up money

96. Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway when he saw ______.

A. a truck hit a blue plastic bag　

B. three blue plastic bags fell out of the truck one after another

C. a car hit the truck ahead of him　　　　　　　 D. someone was flying money

95. From the passage we can infer (推测) that ______.

A. TV has begun to be used for educational purpose(目的)

B. viewers can receive more TV programs with their ordinary antennas

C. cable TV can not be used in small towns

D. antennas for cable TV are usually put up in the center of a community

( C )

Finders Keepers?

Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway in Columbus, Ohio. He saw an armored truck (运钞车) and a few cars ahead of him. Suddenly the doors of the armored truck opened, and a blue plastic bag fell out of the truck. A car in front of Mr. Kiser hit the bag. The bag ripped (撕破) and money spilled out. Then another bag fell out of the truck, and another. Money was flying everywhere.

At first, drivers thought the green papers on the highway were leaves. Then they realized that the green papers were not leaves－they were money! Drivers stopped their cars right in the middle of the highway. People jumped out of their cars and began picking up money. They were putting ten-, twenty-, and one-hundred-dollar bills into their pockets. One man said, “Money, money, money! It's all free! Grab some while you can!”

Mr. Kiser also got out of his car. He grabbed a plastic bag of money, put the bag in his car, and drove away.

Later Mr. Kiser counted the money. He had $57,000. For the next two hours Mr. Kiser thought about the money. He dreamed about spending it. He needed a new furnace(火炉) for his house. He wanted to take a vacation in Florida. But he decided to return the money. He drove to the police station and gave the police the $57,000.

The armored truck company offered 10 percent reward, so Mr. Kiser got a reward of 5,700. A few more people returned money and got rewards, but over one million dollars were still missing.

Then a man telephoned the armored truck company and aid, “I was, driving along the

highway when I saw the money. People were running everywhere. I had a camera in my car

and I took some pictures. Would you like the pictures?”

“Yes!” answered the company. The company gave the pictures to the police. The police looked closely at the pictures. They looked at the cars, the license plates, and the people's faces. They tried to find the people who had taken the money, but they didn’t have much luck.

One man telephoned a Columbus newspaper. The man did not give his name. “I took two bags of money,” he said. “I’m going to take the money and leave Columbus. I have enough money for the rest of my life.”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

94. On the whole, this passage is about ______.

A. how to put up high antennas　　　　　　 B. a way of picking up better TV programs

C. how to use the empty channels on your TV set　 D. the way that TV signals are sent

93. Cable TV is becoming more and more popular because _____.

A. it is free of charge 　　　　　　　　　B. it provides all TV users good pictures

C. it only needs a bit of cable　　　　　 D. it can provide more programs

92. Of the following, which is not the way TV signals travel?

A. In a curve. 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. In a straight line.

C. In all directions. 　　　　　　　　　　D. Towards the horizon.

91. From the first paragraph we know that _____.

A. most people use cable television　

B. “community antenna” is used for cable television

C. a community antenna is used for cable television

D. an ordinary antenna can not pick up TV programs

90. Mr. Walker told them to take away all the forks except Shakespeare's books.

(B )

CATV

CATV is a short way saying “community antenna (公用天线) television”. But “cable

television” is the name most people use. Cable television allows viewers(观众) to receive TV

programs that they can not pick up with their ordinary antenna.

Television signals (信号) do not follow the curve(曲线) of the earth. They travel in straight lines in all directions. Signals from a TV station move towards the horizon(水平线) and then go into space. If you live only a few miles from a TV station, you may get a good picture on your set. But if you live more than 50 miles from a station, you may not get any pictured at all.

CATV began in 1948. People in places far from TV stations had to pay for putting up high antennas. A community antenna was usually placed on a hill, a mountain or on a high tower. The antenna picked up TV signals and fed them into a small local(当地的) station. From the station, thick wires called cable ran out to nearby homes. Each person using the cable paid a monthly charge(费用).

CATV worked well, and soon new uses were found for it. Local stations could feed programs into empty channels that were not in use. People along the cable could have local news, weather report, and farm and school news at no extra charge.

Toddy, cable television has moved into cities. It brings in extra programs that city viewers with ordinary antenna can not see. It is also used in many classrooms throughout the country.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

89. The company wanted Simon to pay for all the books.

88. Two weeks later, he got the works of Schiller.