Question

Among various programs, 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. But no two shows are more opposite in content（内容）, while at the same time standing out（突出） above the others, 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, 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 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.

Although it is clean, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main viewers are middleclass（中产阶级） Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life’s tough problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds 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.

1.Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are __       _.

A. more interesting           B. more popular

C. more detailed（详细的）    D. more formal

2.Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the

shows_______.

A. are interested in them.

B. have to accept them.

C. are 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 murder                B. Nation hatred（憎恨）

C. Family income planning  D. Street accidents.

4.We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows_____.

A. have become the only ones of its kind.

B. talks about the weaknesses in human nature.

C. appear at different times of the day.

D. attract different people.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了两种不同风格的电视谈话类节目。一个是针对美国的中产阶级，他们大多有金钱，也有能力解决生活中的问题。另一个是针对社会阴暗面中存在的问题，这个节目更适合社会上的年轻人看。

1.But no two shows are more opposite in content（内容）, while at the same time standing out（突出） above the others, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.”可知，杰瑞斯普林格的脱口秀和奥普拉温弗瑞的脱口秀在内容上是最对立的，然而，没有哪个脱口秀节目比这两个更受欢迎，故选B。

2.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”可知，虽然斯普林格的脱口秀节目关注的都是社会的阴暗面，但是，观众依然非常乐意观看，故选A。

3.The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life.”可知，温弗瑞的脱口秀节目关注的是社会的发展变化和人们的不同生活质量，即民生问题，A、B、D都是社会较为阴暗的一面，应该是斯普林格的风格，故选C。

4.Although it is clean, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main viewers are middleclass（中产阶级） Americans. ...Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society.”可知，两个不同风格的脱口秀分别吸引不同的观众，故选D。

考点：社会类短文阅读