They’re best friends. They go to school together every day. They often go to the shopping mall at weekends. Both of them have hair the colour of honey (蜂蜜)，but one has big blue eyes and the other deep brown eyes.

       One of the friends, Jenny Siegle, is in a wheelchair. The other, Augie, is an amazing dog who helps Jenny .Jenny, who is 14 years old, is a quadriplegic(四肢瘫痪者)，which means she cannot use her arms or legs.Augie is a Freedom Service dog who is Jenny’s arms and legs.

How does Augie do this? In school, he picks up the pencil or notebook that Jenny drops. Jenny is also training Augie to pull off her jacket so Jenny doesn’t have to ask anyone for help.

       At home, Augie brings her the newspapers. He even helps clean Jenny’s room. When Jenny asks him, Augie goes to get her parents or sister. Augie also carries his food dish back to Jenny so she can fill it with dog food. Then Augie puts it back neatly in its place.

       At the mall, Augie wears a pack that tells everyone he is a Freedom Service dog. When Jenny wants to buy things, Augie carries them to the counter (柜台). He gives the cashier Jenny’s wallet and waits for the change(找零)。

       P. J. Roche, who started Freedom Service Dogs, says, “These dogs are a social bridge, Kids who don’t know Jenny come up to talk to her because she’s got a dog.” Augie is truly Jenny’s best friend and helper and her bridge to the world.

1. Augie is _____________.

  A. a girl in a wheelchair     B. Roche’s friend   C. a helpful dog     D. a cashier

2. Augie helps Jenny do many kinds of things except _______________.

       A. helping her take off her clothes   

       B. carrying things to Jenny at home

       C. paying money to the cashier at the mall                  

       D. helping Jenny learn all kinds of things at school

3. “Augie is Jenny’s bridge to the world” means that_____________.

       A. it helps Jenny a lot in her life

       B. it does everything it can for Jenny

       C. it picks up things Jenny drops at school

       D. children who don’t know Jenny come to talk to her because of Augie

It is widely accepted that television is playing an important part in people's lives. But, there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm.

Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most re­cent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting. The most distant countries, the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's room or house.

However, some people insist that television is bad rather than good. They argue that it has brought about many serious problems. The major one is its effects on young people. Children are now so used to getting their information and entertainment from television that their ability to read and write as well as physical ability has been greatly weakened. Even worse than that, vulgar( 庸俗的) advertisements and poor programs may develop their bad tastes, shape their view points badly towards human life to such a degree that their minds might be destroyed.

In a word, television has both advantages and disadvantages. Whatever effects it has, one point is certain, television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society.

1.What are people discussing nowadays?

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2.What are the advantages television has brought us ? (至少2点)

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3.Why do some people think television is bad rather than good?

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4.It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society. ___________________________________

5.What's your opinion about television?