Question

Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK but what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually  at least four times every week. They are dramas      on one neighborhood that try to         ordinary life in the UK --- we         these dramas ‘soap operas’ or ‘soaps’.

In the early days of TV, there were often dramas on during the        . Back in those days, it was       for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and       the house and the children. Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the        who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the        . Companies selling washing powder would  45  their products at times        these dramas were on, and       those companies would        sponsor (赞助) the drama. As a result, the word “soap” appeared.

So what about the word opera? Well, that’s because these dramas are often an exaggeration (夸大) of real        . They are supposed to represent ordinary lives        to make them entertaining, lots of dramatic events          murders, divorces, affairs etc, happen probably much more       than they would in a normal neighbourhood.

Most soap operas these days are          in the evening. There are lots of different soaps on in the UK but there are three main      ones. ‘Coronation Street’ has been on since 1960. It is supposed to represent working class life. Then there’s“Eastenders’”which       in 1985 and“Emmerdale”in the north of England.

1.A. on    B. in    C. at    D. off

2.A. basing       B. being based  C. are based  D. based

3.A. describe   B. explain  C. imagine  D. predict

4.A. read       B. say   C. call   D. think

5.A. day       B. noon   C. evening  D. night

6.A. interesting      B. traditional  C. unusual  D. polite

7.A. look for   B. look over  C. look out  D. look after

8.A. husbands      B. elders   C. housewives  D. children

9.A. washing      B. cooking  C. reading  D. shopping

10.A. buy       B. sell   C. advertise  D. suggest

11.A. until       B. when   C. before   D. after

12.A. some time      B. some times  C. sometime  D. sometimes

13.A. still       B. yet   C. so   D. even

14.A. life    B. dream   C. place   D. word

15.A. and       B. but   C. so   D. or

16.A. for example  B. as   C. like   D. such

17.A. carefully      B. quickly  C. suddenly  D. regularly

18.A. shown   B. given   C. taken   D. made

19.A. humorous      B. popular  C. sad   D. happy

20.A. starts       B. had started  C. started   D. has started

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇议论文。介绍了肥皂剧一词的来源。在英国电视出现的早期，家庭主妇看戏剧，这些是他们日常的消遣活动，在节目开始前会有洗衣粉广告，这些广告商会赞助戏剧，慢慢地，肥皂一词出现了。这是因为肥皂剧夸大了真实的生活，它涉及生活中的暴力、离婚等问题。大多数的肥皂剧在晚上播放，虽然在英国有很多类型，但流行的主要有三类：《加冕街》《伦敦东区》《爱默戴尔》。

1.A 考查介词。A. on在…….上面、正在放映；B. in在……里面、按照……方式；C. at在（场所、空间、位置）；D. off离开、脱落。the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually at least four times every week.那些收视率最高的节目会每周至少放映四次。故选A。

2.D 考查定语从句。They are dramas on one neighborhood这些戏剧都是基于一个社区的生活，这句话可改为They are dramas which was based on one neighborhood, which was可以省略，故选D。

3.A 考查动词。A. describe描述；B. explain解释；C. imagine想象；D. predict预测。that try to ordinary life in the UK那些戏剧都是在描述英国的普通生活。故选A。

4.C考查动词。A. read读；B. say说；C. call打电话、称作；D. think想。we these dramas ‘soap operas’ or ‘soaps’我们把这些戏剧称作肥皂剧。故选C。

5.A 考查名词。A. day白天；B. noon中午；C. evening 晚上；D. night夜晚。In the early days of TV, there were often dramas on during the 在电视出现早期，经常有很多戏剧在白天放映。故选A。

6.B考查形容词。A. interesting有趣的；B. traditional传统的；C. unusual不寻常的；D. polite有礼貌的。it was for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and the house and the children.这是传统的习俗，丈夫出去工作，妻子呆在家里照料家庭和孩子。故选B。

7.D考查介词短语。A. look for寻找；B. look over检查；C. look out注意；D. look after照顾、关心。it was for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and the house and the children.这是传统的习俗，丈夫出去工作，妻子呆在家里照料家庭和孩子。故选D。

8.

Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the .很多白天放映的戏剧旨在娱乐那些传统地呆在家里的家庭主妇，或许是在做家务活。故选C。

9.A 考查动词。A. washing洗衣服；B. cooking 做饭；C. reading读书；D. shopping购物。由后文的washing powder知此空与洗衣粉有关，推测知是洗衣服。Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the .很多白天放映的戏剧旨在娱乐那些传统地呆在家里的家庭主妇，或许是在做家务活。

10.C 考查动词。A. buy买；B. sell卖；C. advertise 做广告；D. suggest建议。Companies selling washing powder would their products at times these dramas were on,公司会在戏剧放映的时候放产品的广告。故选C。

11.B 考查时间状语。A. until直到……才；B. when 当……时候；C. before 在……之前；D. after在……之后。Companies selling washing powder would their products at times these dramas were on,公司会在戏剧放映的时候放产品的广告。故选B。

12.D 考查名词。A. some time在未来某一时间 ；B. some times好几次 ；C. sometime改天、来日；D. sometimes有时。and those companies would sponsor (赞助) the drama.甚至有时候这些公司也会赞助戏剧。故选D。

13.D考查连词。A. still仍然；B. yet至今；C. so所以、因此；D. even甚至。and those companies would sponsor (赞助) the drama.甚至有时候这些公司也会赞助戏剧。故选D。

14.A考查名词。A. life生活 ；B. dream梦想；C. place地方；D. word命令、话语。that’s because these dramas are often an exaggeration (夸大) of real .这是因为这些戏剧有时候会夸大真实的生活。故选A。

15.B 考查连词。A. and 表并列，和；B. but表转折，但是；C. so表承接，因此；D. or表选择，或者。They are supposed to represent ordinary lives to make them entertaining,他们会反映真实的生活，但是会使这些很有趣。故选B。

16.C 考查连词。A. for example例如，放在句首；B. as当……时候，接句子；C. like像、如同 接名词；D. such这样的、如此的，经常加as。lots of dramatic events murders, divorces, affairs etc很多像谋杀、离婚、绯闻这样的戏剧。故选C。

17.D 考查副词。A. carefully 仔细地；B. quickly迅速地；C. suddenly突然地；D. regularly定期地、有规律地。lots of dramatic events murders, divorces, affairs etc, happen probably much more than they would in a normal neighbourhood. 很多像谋杀、离婚、绯闻这样的戏剧其实在正常的社区生活中并不是经常发生。故选D。

18.A考查动词。A. shown展示；B. given给；C. taken取；D. made制作。Most soap operas these days are in the evening.很多肥皂剧经常在晚上放映。故选A。

19.

There are lots of different soaps on in the UK but there are three main ones.在英国有很多不同种类的肥皂剧，但流行的主要有三大类。故选B

20. in 1985，这是过去的某一动作，用一般过去时。在1985年有一部剧《伦敦东区》放映。故选C。

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