Question

Friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches．It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that When we haven’t got a television．People think that we are very strange．“But what do you do in the evening?”，they are always asking．The answer is very simple．Both my wife and I have hobbies．We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls．My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages．This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays．I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection．Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together．

Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house．This does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before．Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do．On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us．They all have a good time．Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games．

1.The couple have not got a television, because          ．

A． they are not rich enough

B． they are strange people

C． they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways

D． they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts

2.Both of the couple are interested in              ．

A． learning languages

B． traveling

C． staying home alone

D． watching people play games

3.At night when there is no electricity, the couple      ．

A． have to stare at the walls

B． can do nothing but sit in silence

C． will have many visitors

D． have to go out for candles

4.The writer tries to tell us that ____．

A． the television is useful

B． electricity is important

C． life is enjoyable without television

D． life is impossible without a television

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

1.1】根据文章第一段中的Both my wife and I have hobbies可知，这对夫妻即使家里没有电视，也可以很享受的过他们的生活。故选C。

2.2】根据文章第一段中的This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays，可知作者两夫妇都有一个共同的爱好—去旅游。故B正确。

3.3】由文章第二段的On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us. They all have a good time，可知在没有电的晚上，作者夫妻两人在家里和朋友们一起共度，故C为正确选项。

4.4】由文章的一开始说他们家里没有电视，再到后面作者讲述他们没有电视是如何度过每个晚上的，可知作者的写作目的，故选C