[单项选择]Television ______ a strong ______ children.
A. is...influence on
B. has...influence on
C. is...influence to
D. has...influence to

[单项选择]How is television different from radio
A. Sound is changed into electromagnetic waves.
B. Light is changed into electromagnetic waves.
C. Both sound and light are changed into electromagnetic waves.
D. Either sound or light is changed into electromagnetic waves.

[单项选择]Why is the man watching television

[单项选择]Although television was developed for broadcasting, many important uses have been found that have nothing to do with it.
A. 电视不仅促进了节目的播送，而且也有很多其他重要的作用。
B. 尽管开发电视的初衷是为了播送节目，后来却发现电视还有很多与此毫无关系的重要用途。
C. 为了播送节目电视被开发出来，相应地，很多与此有关的重要用途也被发现。
D. 尽管开发电视的初衷是为了播送节目，后来却发现其实电视的重要用途都与此无关。

[单项选择]Skyscrapers also interfere with television reception, ______ bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic.
A. block
B. disturb
C. destroy
D. ruin

[单项选择]While watching television,（）
A. the doorbell rang
B. the door bell rings
C. we heard the doorbell ring
D. we heard the doorbell rings

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Passage Four
Television carries more national advertising than any others in the United States. The same is true in some smaller countries such as Spain and Portugal, where it is the only medium reaching a general national audience. In many countries, Sweden and Denmark, for example--the stateowned television accepts no advertising. In many other countries the amount of commercial time is extremely limited, as in France, Germany, and Italy. Soviet state-owned television began accepting a limited amount of advertising in 1988.
The chief reason for the population of television among United States advertisers is that it it reaches a vast number of people at the same time. While it can cost well over 100,000 dollars, a 30- second commercial on network television can be seen and heard by as many as 25 million viewers. For manufacturers who must make prospects aware of their products and convince them of its benefits immediately, there is nothing as efficient as
A. Portugal
B. Sweden
C. France
D. Italy

[单项选择]Television is another major instrument of communication, permitting us to see as well as to hear the performer.
A. 电视是另一个主要的交流设备，与听相比，我们能更好地看到表演者。
B. 电视是另一个主要的通讯设备，它使我们不仅能听到表演者的声音，而且能看到他。
C. 电视是另一个主要的通讯设备，它使我们既能看到又能听到表演者。
D. 电视是另一个主要的交流设备，它使我们在看到表演者的同时也能听到表演者说话。

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Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.
In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don’t have to pay expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera. All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if he has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises, no judgment. He is completely passive and he has everything presented to him without any effort on his part.
Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. It could be argued t
A. it keeps us informed
B. it is very cheap
C. it enables us to have a rest
D. it controls our lives