Question

Many people say that books made of paper are out of fashion. Is that true?

What would you choose if you were sitting in front of a TV and there was a book right next to you? The answer will most _______ be the TV! Young people would certainly choose the TV, but you will be _______ to find out that the older ones will at least hesitate(犹豫)about choosing it. Why is this? Is it because the world has changed so much in recent years that our _______ are not the same any more?

Nowadays many people have no interest in _______. This may be a possible explanation.

Another reason might be the change of lifestyle. We are most likely to visit a club or a bar to relax after a long day’s work _______ reading a book in our own homes. All the stress of work make us want a _______ relaxing way. Perhaps, most of us do not have the patience to read any more. It is much _______ to turn on the TV and watch the latest news around the world than to read the 19th century works!

With all the TV programmes, _______ can find an interesting show or a moive to watch.

What’s better than getting into bed with the remote control and _______ whenever you wish? You are the master of all the TV programmes. The only disadvantage is that TV will never ________ you with all the facts as a book does, even though it does get you relaxed in just a moment.

1.A. probably    B. properly    C. perfectly    D. particularly

2.A. happy    B. impatient    C. surprised    D. brave

3.A. diets    B. duties    C. courses    D. habits

4.A. scholarship    B. 1iterature    C. value    D. truth

5.A. instead of    B. because of    C. prefer to    D. would rather

6.A. slow    B. traditional    C. quick    D. single

7.A. harder    B. safer    C. simpler    D. funnier

8.A. someone    B. no one    C. everyone    D. none

9.A. falling asleep    B. waking up    C. getting up    D. going out

10.A. provide    B. prevent    C. promise    D. prepare

Answer

1. A

2. C

3. D

4. B

5. A

6. C

7. C

8. C

9. A

10. A

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述现在的人更喜欢选择看电视放松而不是看书，原因可能是人们希望快速放松，没有耐心读书。

1.句意“大部分答案可能会是电视”。本题考察副词辨析。A.可能地；B.合适地；C.完美地；D.特殊地。根据上下文可知，答案最有可能是电视，故选A。

2.句意“年轻人当然会选择电视，但是你将会吃惊地发现年老的人在选择时至少会犹豫”。本题考察形容词辨析。A.高兴的；B.重要的；C.惊奇的；D.勇敢的。根据Young people would certainly choose the TV可知，年轻人会选择电视，但是年老的人有时会犹豫，所以我们应该很吃惊，故选C。

3.句意“是因为近年来世界变化太大，我们的习惯已经不一样了吗？”。本题考察名词辨析。A.饮食；B.任务；C.课程；D.习惯。根据句意可知，指的是“习惯改变”，故选D。

4.句意“如今，许多人对文学没有兴趣”。本题考察名词辨析。A.奖学金；B.文学；C.价值；D.事实。根据文意可知，人们喜欢看电视而不喜欢看书，所以对文学不感兴趣。故选B。

5.句意“一天长时间的工作后，我们更喜欢去酒吧或俱乐部放松，而不是待在家里看书”。A.取而代之；B.由于；C.更喜欢；D.宁愿。根据句意可知，表示“而不是待在家里看书”，故选A。

6.句意“所有的压力让我们想要一个快速的放松的方法”。本题考察形容词辨析。A.慢的；B.传统的；C.快的；D.单一的。根据Perhaps, most of us do not have the patience to read any more可知，他们不再有耐心读书了，所以他们需要一个快速放松的方法，故选C。

7.句意“打开电视看世界上最新的新闻比读19世纪的作品更加简单”。本题考察形容词辨析。A.困难的；B.安全的；C.简单的；D.有趣的。根据Perhaps, most of us do not have the patience to read any more可知，人们没有耐心读书，所以打开电视看新闻比读书简单，故选C。

8.句意“在所有的电视节目中，每个人都能找到一个有趣的节目和电影来看”。本题考察代词辨析。A.一些人；B.没有人（不与of连用）；C.每一个人；D.没有人或物（可与of连用）。根据句意可知，表示“每个人都能找到有趣的节目或电影来看”，故选C。

9.句意“比起拿着遥控器，躺在床上，什么时候想睡就睡，哪个更好？”。A.入睡；B.醒来；C.起床；D.出去。根据句意可知，躺在床上，想睡就睡，故选A。

10.句意“尽管在一段时间，电视会让你放松，但是电视将不会提供给你和书一样的事实”。本题考察动词辨析。A.提供；B.阻止；C.承诺；D.准备。根据句意可知，表示“提供像书一样的事实”，故选A。