2011年教育碩士英語閱讀專項練習（二十）

Television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera .All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if the has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises, no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort in his part.
　　Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it, so dependent on its pictures, which it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and the they have actually begin to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?
　　There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society.
　　1. What is the major function of paragraph 1?
　　A. To arouse the reader’s concern
　　B. To introduce the theme of the whole passage 
　　C. To summarize the whole passage 
　　D. To sate the primary uses of TV
　　2. Television, as a source of entertainment, is ______.
　　A. not very convenient          
　　B. very expensive
　　C. quite dangerous             
　　D. relatively cheap
　　3. Why are some people against TV?
　　A. Because TV programs re not interesting
　　B. Because TV viewers are totally passive
　　C. Because TV prices are very high.
　　D. Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages 
　　4. One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that ______.
　　A. it keeps us informed
　　B. it is very cheap 
　　C. it enables us to have a rest 
　　D. it controls our lives 
　　5. According to the passage, whether TV is good or not depends on _______.
　　A. its quality         
　　B. people’s attitude towards it 
　　C. how we use it      
　　D. when we use it 
　　參考答案及解析：
　　1.B 文章的第一段只有一句話：“Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.”意思是：“顯然， 電視既有缺點又有優點”， 緊接著文章圍繞著這一主題展開討論。因此本段的作用是引出文章的主題。B 最符合題意。
　　2.D  答案在文章第二段的第二句話：“In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one.”意思是：“電視不僅是很方便的娛樂的來源， 而且相對便宜。”因此只有D最符合題意。
　　3.B 答案在文章的第二段有這樣兩個句子：“some people think that this is where the danger lies.” “He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part.”有些人認為電視的危險在于觀眾變的被動了。因此B為正確答案。
　　4.A 答案在第三段的第一句話：“television , it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics.”電視能使人們了解科學、政治領域里的最新發展。因此A 最符合題意。
　　5.C 答案在文章的最后一句話：“It is the uses that is put to that determine value to society.
　　意思是：“電視的使用決定它對社會的價值。”因此C 為正確答案。