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A . would not have been sold B . won’t sell C . would not sell D . have not been sold

The man who buys a television set departs from the world of living men and enters another word of shadows. I do not blame my friend. The real world, I suppose, is just too much for him as it is for millions of others. My friend does not realize, of course, that he is in full retreat from actuality. He supposes, on the contrary, that he is boldly advancing into the fierce current of these times by bringing the world, with all its events and human figures, into his living room. That is the great current illusion. The shadows are mistaken for things. Now, television is a wonderful invention. I have no word to say against it, so long as it is confined to other people's houses where, in my weaker moments, I may see it occasionally free. But it brings no one closer to life. It merely inter- poses a gaudy curtain between lift and the spectator. It is only the latest gadget contrived by thoughtful men to make sure that nobody does any real thinking for himself. My friend will answer that he will now receive the best thoughts of the ablest minds in the world and see their faces as they deliver them. He will see events as they unfold at first hand, with a time lag of half a second or less. Of course, he will. But he won't understand anything better. He will understand less than ever. For the grim, inescap- able fact of human understanding is that it must be private, must come from within and cannot be plastered on like stucco from the outside. A man may secure knowledge from others. He will never secure understanding. Though it is presented in a million different versions, the paramount problem of modern man is to find a satisfactory participation in modern life. And it is there that he is most obviously failing. He can turn a screw on the assembly line, but as the finished automobile comes off at the end, he has no satisfaction in its creation. Or if he works in a white collar he can add up all the figures of business on an adding machine without once touching the realities a life as the country storekeeper touches them. He swarms in his multitudes to watch hockey game but he does not play hockey. In other words, for the essential purposes of life, modern man is becoming a spectator, not a participant, a customer not a creator, a consumer in the main and only incidentally a producer. Thus by a law as old as Eden he becomes sick under a hectic outward flush. His physical diet is better than ever but he sickens by a secret malnutrition of the soul. According to the author, his friend has bought a television in order to_____. A．know the current events B．entertain himself at leisure time C．escape from the reality D．kill time

A．Because he wants to make A show. B．Because he wants to attract attention. C．Because ties are costly. D．Because he wants to live in A casual way.

A．data B．source C．message D．media

A、am tired of B、am tired out C、tired out D、tired of

A．caused distress to many Americans B．achieved a great success overseas C．became a very popular book to read D．expressed the views of a fascinating man 此题为多项选择题。

The main purpose of a newspaper 【B5】 provide news. If you 【B6】 a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news. accidents, floods, fires, wars, sports, books, etc. The news 【B7】 everything that 【B8】 to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very 【B9】 The big 【B10】 bold words above the news items 【B11】 headlines. Their purpose is to 【B12】 attention so that people will buy the newspaper because they want to read 【B13】 of the news. A news report is usually very short, 【B14】 when it is about something very important, but it 【B15】 a lot of information. It is also 【B16】 in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in 【B17】 a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information: what, when, where, how, why. The other paragraphs give 【B18】 of the subject. There may also be interviews 【B19】 people. The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas. Often there are photographs to go 【B20】 the news to make it more interesting. 【B1】 A．a count B．an account C．an accident D．an incident

188. Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning？ Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school？ Yes？ Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a special bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it works: The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music or other pleasant sounds. A few minutes later, a second recording plays. The second recording can be loud music or unpleasant sounds. If you don’t get up after the second recording, you’ll be sorry. A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly, the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally, the bed is vertical. You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are awake and out of bed. Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to win a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years, Honda has a contest—the “All Honda Idea Contest”. In 1996 Hiroyuki won a prize for his bed. [共5题] (1) The purpose of the passage is ________. (A) to praise Hiroyuki (B) to tell a story (C) to introduce a special bed (D) to wake somebody up (2) What does the special bed do first in the morning？ (A) Its tape recorder plays soft music. (B) Its tape recorder plays loud music. (C) It kicks you in the head. (D) Its alarm clock rings. (3) If you don’t wake up after the clock rings, what will happen？ (A) The bed becomes vertical and you slide off the bed. (B) The tape recorder plays pleasant sounds. (C) You will be late for work. (D) The mechanical “foot” kicks you in the head. (4) Hiroyuki made such a special bed because ________. (A) he wanted to win the contest held by his company. (B) he was good at inventing new things. (C) he wanted to make money. (D) he sometimes overslept. (5) Who is Hiroyuki？ (A) A scientist. (B) A company worker. (C) An inventor. (D) A carpenter.

A.can say the television is a need in the same sense as food and clothing and shelter B.can say the television must be in the basic necessities C.cannot say the television is in the basic necessities D.can say every family must have one

Our South America correspondent Eliot Gotkin reports from La Paz: In presenting his resignation an emotional President said that he bad gone as far as he could go. He blamed his decision on the intransigence of the protesters. For weeks they have blocked roads and paralyzed La Paz. Violence has grown and fuel in Bolivia's main city has pretty much run out. Mr. Mesa described the protestors as a minority trying to impose their will on the majority. He said they had taken advantage of his promise not to use force to crush the demonstrations. It is still unclear whether Congress will accept the President's resignation. The last time he presented it in March Parliament refused. When did Bolivian president Carlos present his resignation to Parliament last time？ A．in February B．in March C．in April D．in May

A．tired of B．interested in C．fond of D．fed up

A．can music B．box musi C．canned music D．boxed music

Television pictures(A) can now be sent(B) from one side of the world to another(C) by means(D) of satellites.