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The variety and {{U}}(50) {{/U}} of programming has increased greatly. There are hundreds of {{U}}(51) {{/U}} and more shows than one person could ever watch. There's also a lot of {{U}}(52) {{/U}}, stuff that most parents don't want their kids {{U}}(53) {{/U}} to. Overall, we have more choices, and that is good.

单选题 [A] yet [B] though [C] man [D] then
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 [A] remember [B] turn [C] relate [D] compare
【正确答案】 D
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单选题 [A] for [B] on [C] to [D] with
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 [A] place [B] area [C] district [D] side
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 [A] mistakes [B] advance [C] improvements [D] weakness
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 [A] side [B] hand [C] aspect [D] end
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 [A] As [B] Since [C] After [D] When
【正确答案】 D
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单选题 [A] wide [B] used [C] popular [D] done
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 [A] in [B] out [C] through [D] for
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 [A] set [B] screen [C] radio [D] stand
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 [A] looking [B] sighting [C] reading [D] watching
【正确答案】 D
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单选题 [A] good [B] old [C] bad [D] young
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 [A] machine [B] giant [C] bucket [D] gun
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 [A] more [B] larger [C] cleaner [D] broader
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 [A] truer [B] real [C] clearer [D] detailed
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 [A] colorful [B] real [C] modern [D] realistic
【正确答案】 D
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单选题 [A] quantity [B] kinds [C] sorts [D] number
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 [A] ways [B] channels [C] passages [D] items
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 [A] nonsense [B] cabbage [C] garbage [D] dirt
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 [A] turned [B] shown [C] faced [D] exposed
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[名师精解] 这篇文章谈论的是电视的过去和现在。按照完形填空的命题原则，文章的第一、二句话一般不会出题，考生可根据完整的句子了解文章大概。谈话人说：人只要没意识到自己老，就不会有老的感觉。接着他说：尽管已年过半百，但依然没有觉得老 (don't feel old yet)，这里的yet表示“依然没有”的意思。不过，当他回首自己的童年，与今天孩子的生活方式相比(compare to)，有些东西的确发生了变化。这里的“比”，应用 compare to，今天孩子的生活方式用“for today's kids”。第39题，谈到变化，其中的一个领域(area)是电视。有些变化是进步(improvements)，而另一方面(on the other hand)，有些则是倒退。紧接着，作者回忆自己上学时的情况。第42题用When，第43题用的是词组get popular(普及)，这句话的意思是说“当我开始上学时，电视才刚刚开始普及。”作者的父亲决定竭尽全力(go all out)买下一台16英寸的摩托罗拉黑白机(set)，电视机用 set。作者记得观看(watching)一个叫“孤胆护林员”从坏蛋(bad guys)手里救人的故事。这里，看电视的“看”应用“watching”而不能用“looking”，“sighting”。第48题应填machine，这里是指那台黑白电视机。接下来，作者说如今的电视画面更大了(larger)，图像更清楚(clearer)，声音更真实(realistic)了。电视节目的种类和数量(quantity)也大增，有上百的频道(channels)。当然，也有许多垃圾节目(garbage)，父母们是不想让自己的孩子暴露(exposed to)在这些垃圾节目下(或受其影响)的。
[解题秘籍] 作完形填空题，最好的策略就是读懂第一句话，然后顺着文章的思路往下读，遇到空格时把下面四个选项逐一带进句子，读得通顺、意思连贯的选项即可作为答案。否则，抛开不管。