I was eight when my neighbors got a TV. It was small and expensive, but that didn’t matter. IT WAS WONDERFUL. Everyone in the building came up to the fifth floor to see this latest wonder of the modern world. That was in 1948.

Soon, a lot of people got a TV, but not us. My parents didn’t think it was good for children. Being a good son, I didn’t argue with them. But I secretly watch TV—at my friends’ homes.

By 1955, televisions weren’t so expensive and were much larger. My parents still thought they were not good for us, but my sisters insisted, saying they were the only people in the neighborhood who didn’t have one. All their friends talked about certain programs and actors, but they couldn’t. Their friends laughed at them, which made them feel very unhappy. My youngest sister cried, saying she was never going back to school and that life without a TV wasn’t worth living. Nothing my parents said made her feel better. The next morning, without telling us, they went out and got a new TV.

When we were young our parents allowed us to watch TV for two hours a night. And we couldn’t watch until our homework was finished. But after a year or two, TV wasn’t exciting or new anymore. It became just another part of our lives like shoes or soap. My parents still had fears about TV. We were going to forget how to read, and TV was going to fill our minds with violence, they said.

Today people still argue about the value of TV. Nobody can deny the power of TV, which has a powerful influence on our lives. On average, Americans spend 30 hours a week watching TV. Is this influence good or bad? This is an unanswerable question indeed: It is hard enough to measure influence; and it is even harder to decide what is good and what isn’t. What is good, I suppose, is that many people are concerned about TV’s influence and that we have the power to change what we don’t like.

The people of Monhegan Island, 18 kilometers away off the coast of Maine, don’t have electricity, and they decided; once again, that they liked that way. Electricity, they think, would make life too easy and spoil their way of life. Maybe the young people wouldn’t want to go to town dances anymore. Maybe they would be more interested in staying at home and watching TV.

1.How old was the author, when their family got a TV?

A. About 15.      B. 8.               C. 18.              D. About 10.

2.The author’s parents finally decided to buy a TV because _______.

A. they wanted to meet their daughters’ needs .

B. the children couldn’t go to school without a TV

C. the sisters would like to be like their friends

D. they had to do as the youngest daughter told them to

3.The author thinks “to judge whether a TV’s influence is good or bad” is ________.

A. concerning     B. hard             C. meaningless       D. important

4.The last paragraph is written to show ________.

A. the disadvantage of TV

B. TV influences people a great deal

C. the advantage of TV

D. we can change what we don’t like

I was eight when my neighbors got a TV. It was small and expensive, but that didn’t matter. IT WAS WONDERFUL. Everyone in the building came up to the fifth floor to see this latest wonder of the modern world. That was in 1948.
Soon, a lot of people got a TV, but not us. My parents didn’t think it was good for children. Being a good son, I didn’t argue with them. But I secretly watch TV—at my friends’ homes.
By 1955, televisions weren’t so expensive and were much larger. My parents still thought they were not good for us, but my sisters insisted, saying they were the only people in the neighborhood who didn’t have one. All their friends talked about certain programs and actors, but they couldn’t. Their friends laughed at them, which made them feel very unhappy. My youngest sister cried, saying she was never going back to school and that life without a TV wasn’t worth living. Nothing my parents said made her feel better. The next morning, without telling us, they went out and got a new TV.
When we were young our parents allowed us to watch TV for two hours a night. And we couldn’t watch until our homework was finished. But after a year or two, TV wasn’t exciting or new anymore. It became just another part of our lives like shoes or soap. My parents still had fears about TV. We were going to forget how to read, and TV was going to fill our minds with violence, they said.
Today people still argue about the value of TV. Nobody can deny the power of TV, which has a powerful influence on our lives. On average, Americans spend 30 hours a week watching TV. Is this influence good or bad? This is an unanswerable question indeed: It is hard enough to measure influence; and it is even harder to decide what is good and what isn’t. What is good, I suppose, is that many people are concerned about TV’s influence and that we have the power to change what we don’t like.
The people of Monhegan Island, 18 kilometers away off the coast of Maine, don’t have electricity, and they decided; once again, that they liked that way. Electricity, they think, would make life too easy and spoil their way of life. Maybe the young people wouldn’t want to go to town dances anymore. Maybe they would be more interested in staying at home and watching TV

1. 1.

   How old was the author, when their family got a TV?

   1. A.
      About 15
   2. B.
      8
   3. C.
      18
   4. D.
      About 10
2. 2.

   The author’s parents finally decided to buy a TV because ______.

   1. A.
      they wanted to meet their daughters’ needs
   2. B.
      the children couldn’t go to school without a TV
   3. C.
      the sisters would like to be like their friends
   4. D.
      they had to do as the youngest daughter told them to
3. 3.

   The author thinks “to judge whether a TV’s influence is good or bad” is ______.

   1. A.
      concerning
   2. B.
      hard
   3. C.
      meaningless
   4. D.
      important
4. 4.

   The last paragraph is written to show ______.

   1. A.
      the disadvantage of TV
   2. B.
      TV influences people a great deal
   3. C.
      the advantage of TV
   4. D.
      we can change what we don’t like

When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could  21  she was young．Pat wanted to visit Latin America  22 ，so she got a job  23  an English teacher in a school in Bolivia．Pat spoke a little Spanish  24  she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't  25  much English．
A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream  26  a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and  27 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in  28 ．
One day，one of her  29  students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had  30  early, but had slept   31 .
“What does this have to do with your  32  ?” Pat asked．
“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”
“In English?” Pat was very  33  ，since he was such a bad student．She was  34  secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her  35  was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student．“Well，36  me about your dream．”
“All the people in my dream  37  English.” the student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”
“Great. That's  38  ，”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”
“I'm sorry，Miss Jones．That's  39  I slept so badly．1 didn't  40  a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”

When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could  21  she was young．Pat wanted to visit Latin America  22 ，so she got a job  23  an English teacher in a school in Bolivia．Pat spoke a little Spanish  24  she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't  25  much English．

    A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream  26  a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and  27 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in  28 ．

    One day，one of her  29  students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had  30  early, but had slept   31  .

    “What does this have to do with your  32   ?” Pat asked．

    “I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”

    “In English?” Pat was very  33  ，since he was such a bad student．She was  34   secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her  35   was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student．“Well， 36  me about your dream．”

    “All the people in my dream  37  English.” the student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”

    “Great. That's  38  ，”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”

“I'm sorry，Miss Jones．That's  39  I slept so badly．1 didn't  40  a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”

1.A. although      B. while          C. if                  D. since

2.A．first        B．at first         C．1ast       D. at last

3. A．for         B．of           C．as             D．1ike

4. A. and         B. but              C. so                D. yet

5. A. say            B. know        C. read              D. write

6.A. in                 B. about                  C. of        D. for

7. A. thought       B. realized               C. hoped       D. wanted

8.A．English      B．Spanish      C．Russian          D．German

9.A. bright        B. excellent               C. best         D. worst

10.A. got up       B. gone to bed      C. in bed      D. woken up

11.A. well         B．soundly       C. badly        D．heavily

12.A．English     B．1anguage             C. dream      D. homework

13. A. surprised     B. worried       C. pleased       D. excited

14. A. yet          B. seldom         C. also         D. hardly

15. A. study               B. class                  C. work                D. dream

16.A. answer       B. write                 C. tell          D. ask

17.A. read       B. liked                 C. spoke        D. learned

18. A. wonderful     B. terrible           C. funny          D. strange

19.A. how          B. why        C. when        D. because

20.A. hear                 B. understand            C. like                 D. remember

When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could  1  she was young．Pat wanted to visit Latin America  2  ，so she got a job  3  an English teacher in a school in Bolivia．Pat spoke a little Spanish，  4  she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't  5    much English．

    A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream  6  a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it．Pat repeated this sentence to her students and   7  that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in    8   ．

    One day，one of her  9  students came up arid explained inSpanish that he had not done his homework．He had  10  early．and had slept    11    ．

    “What does this have to do with your   12   ?”Pat asked．

    “I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English.”

    “In English?” Pat was very  13  ，since he was such Fl bad student．She was 14    secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her   15   was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student．“Well，  16  me about your dream．”

    “All the people in mydream   17   English.” the student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”

    “But that's  18  ，”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”

    “I'm sorry，Miss Jones．That's   19   I slept so badly．I didn't  20  a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”

1. A. because　　  B. while　　    C. if　　　　　　 D. since

2. A．first　　    B．at first　　   C．last　　　　  D. at last

3. A．for　　　　 B．of　　　　  C．as　　　　    D．like

4. A. and　　　　  B. but　　　　  C. so　　　　　　 D. yet

5. A. say　　      B. know　　    C. read　　　　   D. write

6. A. in　　　　  B. about　　　　 C. of　　　　　　 D. for

7. A. thought　　  B. realized　　   C. hoped　　      D. wanted

8. A．English　　 B．Spanish　　  C．Russian　　   D．German

9. A. bright　　   B. excellent　　   C. hest　　　　   D. worst

10. A. got up　　  B. gone to bed　　 C. fallen asleep    D. woken up

11. A. well　　    B．soundly　　  C. badly　　      D．heavily

12. A．English    B．language　　  C. dream　　     D. homework

13. A. surprised    B. worried　　    C. pleas　　　　 D. excited

14. A. yet　　　　 B. seldom　　    C. also  　　　　 D. still

15. A. study　　   B. class　　　　  C. work　　　　  D. dream

16. A. answer　　  B. write　　     C. tell　　　　    D. ask

17. A. read　　    B. liked　　      C. spoke　　　　 D. learned

18. A. wonder　　 B. terrible　　    C. funny   　　   D. strange

19. A. how　　    B. why　　　　  C. when　　      D. because

20. A. hear　　    B. understand　　 C. know　　      D. remember