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阅读理解 　　Television, or TV, the modern wonder of electronics(电子学),brings the world into your own home in sight and sound．The name TELEVISION comes from the Greek word TELE, meaning “far”, and the Latin word VIDERE, meaning “to see”．Thus, television means “seeing far”．Sometimes television is referred to as VIDEO, from a Latin word meaning “I see”．In Great Britain, the popular word for television is “telly”． 　　Television works in much the same way as radio．In radio sound is changed into ELECTROMAGNETIC(invisible light)waves(电磁波)which are sent through the air．In TV, both sound and light are changed into electromagnetic waves．Experiments leading to modern television took place more than a hundred years ago．By the 1920s,inventors and researchers had turned the early theories into working models．Yet it took another thirty years for TV to become an industry． 　　As an industry, TV provides jobs for hundreds of thousands of people who make TV sets and broadcasting equipment．It also provides work for actors, technicians(技术员),and others who put on programs．As an art(艺术), television brings the theater and other cultural(文化的)events into the home． (1) From which languages is the word TELEVISION taken? [　　] A． Greek and English． B． Greek,Latin and English． C． Greek and Latin． D． The passage doesn’t tell us． (2) When were the first TV working models made? [　　] A． More than a hundred years ago． B． Thirty years ago． C． In the twenties of the 19th century． D． At the beginning of this century． (3) How is television different from radio?________ into electromagnetic waves． [　　] A． Sound is changed B． Light is changed C． Both sound and light are changed D． Either sound or light is changed (4) The title for the passage is “________”． [　　] A． Television－the Modern Wonder of Electronics B． The First Television Set C． The History of Television D． How the Word “Television” Came into Being

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．B;4．A;
解析：

(1)	这是一篇科普短文，讲的是电子学的现代奇迹——电视把世界带入了家庭。第一段第二句告诉我们，电视一词起源于希腊语和拉丁语。
(2)	根据第二段最后一句提供的信息，我们可以知道，首批电视机制造的时间是本世纪初。
(3)	即电视机和收音机的工作原理的不同点。A项讲的是共同点；C项讲的是电视机的工作原理；D项是两者取其一，显然不对。
(4)	短文的首句已作了交代。