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阅读理解 　　Among various programmes, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television．And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style(风格)．But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows． 　　Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of“rubbish talk”．The contents on his show are as surprising as can be．For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles? of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level．Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives． 　　Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction．The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality(质量)of life．Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors． 　　Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society．Jerry ends every show with a“final word”．He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show．Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable． 　　Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone．The show's main viewers are middle-class Americans．Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life's tougher problems．Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society．These are 18-to-21-year-old whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug．They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation． (1) Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are ________． [　　] A． more interesting B． unusually popular C． more detailed D． more formal (2) Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear? unpleasant, people who watch the shows ________． [　　] A． remain interested in them B． are ready to face up to them C． remain cold to them D． are willing to get away from them (3) Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show? [　　] A． A new type of robot． B． Nation hatred． C． Family income planning． D． Street accident． (4) We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ________． [　　] A． have become the only ones of its kind B． exploit the weaknesses in human nature C． appear at different times of the day D． attract different people

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答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．D;
提示：

(1)	第二段“Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of ‘rubbish talk'”，和第三段中的“Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top”共同表明这两个电视节目都是不同寻常地受欢迎。
(2)	第二段中“Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives”，说明观众对于人民生活上的难处还是很感兴趣的，因为它确实比较真实地反映人们日常生活中的实事，容易引起观众的共鸣。
(3)	根据第三段中“Contents are from teaching your children…”，说明这一节目报道的都是和人们生活切身相关的，而最能体现关注百姓生活的只有C选项。
(4)	第五段中“Oprah show's main viewers are middle-class Americans”，“Jerry Springer has more of a connection with the young adults of society”暗示这两个节目分别适应不同年龄段的人的需求。