Question

They say that soon, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite. Some people think that it’s useless to have that many channels. Their usual criticism(批评) goes something like this: "I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch. No one needs to see that much TV. There’s not enough time in the day to watch all that!"They also say that most of what’s on television now isn’t worth watching in the first place.

I think they’re missing the point. If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That’s silly, we’ll never have time to read all those books"? The point is that we would have more choices.

I don’t believe that most people should watch more television. And if we had 500 or even 1,000 channels to choose from, we wouldn’t have to spend more time watching TV. We would, however, have more programs to choose from. That means that the quality of our viewing time would be improved.

I think the more channels we have, the better. Give me more choices! If they’re not worth my time, I’ll just hit the "off" button.

1.The purpose of writing this passage is to ______.

A．make a suggestion                       B．express an opinion

C．give important information                D．complain about cable television

2.From the passage we know that the author wants to ______.

A．read more books                       B．rent more TV sets

C．have more choices                      D．watch more sports

3.The number of television channels is ______.

A．increasing fast

B．decreasing fast

C．never going to be more than 1,000

D．the same as that of books in the library

4.To make his point, the author compares the development of TV networks to that of ______.

A．schoolyards        B．computers         C．libraries           D．satellites

5.What does the phrase "hit the 'off’ button" refer to?

A．Go to the library.                        B．Switch over the TV channels.

C．Turn off the TV.                         D．Have more TV networks.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了如今电视频道的数量增长的很快，有的人就认为这是无用的，没有什么价值，而作者认为越多越好，这就意味着我们会有更多的选择性。

1.主旨题。这篇文章讲述了如今通过卫星我们很快能够接受到500多个电视频道，有的人认为那是没有价值的，而作者认为这样我们就会有更多的选择。故选B

2.细节题。根据文章I think the more channels we have, the better. Give me more choices!可知，作者想要拥有更多的选择。故选C

3.细节题。根据文章They say that soon, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite.可知，电视频道的数量增加的非常快，我们很快就能接受到500多个电视频道。故选A

4.细节题。根据文章If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That’s silly, we’ll never have time to read all those books"? The point is that we would have more choices.可知作者为了表达自己的观点，列举了图书馆的书的的例子和电视频道做比较。故选C

5.细节题。根据文章If they’re not worth my time, I’ll just hit the "off" button.作者认为如果有些节目不值得观看，只需要关掉电视就行了。可知，"hit the 'off’ button"指的是关掉电视。故选C

考点：日常生活类议论文