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response{{U}} (82) {{/U}}children like it, argues Cullingford. Programs
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{{U}}(84) {{/U}}people who frequently talk on screen. What children like
most are the advertisements. They see them as short programs{{U}} (85)
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programs. If they admire the stars, it is because the actors lead glamorous
lives and earn a lot of money, {{U}}(89) {{/U}}their fictional skills
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【答案解析】语义搭配题。demand意为“要求(出力等)”，如：This is a demanding job．根据上下文的意思：小孩讨厌那些要他们费神的节目，故选项D demand正确。其他选项都可与on连用，但意思不符：A call (on)意为“号召”，call on sb，for sth．；B comment (on)意为“评价，批评”；C work (on)意为“工作”，强调一种持续的概念，如work on sth．等。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】语义搭配题。take sth．seriously意为“对某事认真”，根据本句的意思，“孩子们对有人会拿电视当真感到意外”，此处用take与seriously连用，意为“严肃地对待某事”。选项A adjust意为“调整，调节”；选项 B restrict意为“限制”；选项D select意为“精心选择”。句意：他们仅仅把看电视当作娱乐，不喜欢那些使他们费神的节目，并对那些把电视当真的人感到意外。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】语义搭配题。be bored with...意为“对…感到厌烦”，由句中的Far from being over-excited可知，孩子们一点也不因为节目好而激动万分，反而是对所有的事情感到厌烦，故选项D bored正确。选项A acquainted (with)意为“知道”；选项B gratified(with)意为“满意”；选项C infected (with)意为“受到感染”，如：They are infected with his high spirits．均不符合题意。句意：他们一点也不因为节目好而激动万分，而是对所有的事情感到厌烦。
【答案解析】语义搭配题。involved意为“与…有密切关系的”，在此处作后置定语修饰the obvious waste of time．意为“看电视除了明显地浪费时间之外”，同时下文也出现了involved一词，故选项B involved正确。选项A revolved为不及物动词，意为“使旋转”；选项C revived意为“复苏”；选项D resolved意为“下定决心”。句意：看电视除了明显地浪费时间之外，似乎所有这些观看活动都没什么用处。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】语义搭配题。rarely—not often意为“很少，难得”，如：Rarely have I heard such a strange story．根据原文句意：儿童看完电视后很少能回想起细节内容，因此他们往往不能解释特定情节的要点，因此用选项A rarely符合题意。B fully；C abundantly和D fairly均与句意不符。句意：卡福林德说，孩子们看完电视后很少能回想起什么细节内容。他们能记得看过的是什么节目，却不能解释特定情节的要点。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】语义搭配题。reverse (inverse)与proportion连用，意为“反比关系”，根据句意：儿童看电视多(a dedicated viewer)，但却记不起细节内容(recall few details)，由此可见，记忆与看电视的时间成反比关系，故选项B reverse正确。选项A diverse意为“多种多样的”；选项C immerse动冈，意为“沉浸在”，如：immerse oneself in work：选项D direct(proportion)意为“正比(关系)”。句意：回忆与看电视的数量是成反比的。
【答案解析】语法题。demand so little... that意为“要求得如此之少，以至于…”，屑结果状语从句，选项A whether(是否)，引导宾语从句；选项C which引导定语从句；选项D why引导原因状语从句。句意：卡林福德说，正是因为电视不像老师，它对孩子们是否集中注意力和做出反应没有要求，所以孩子们才喜欢它。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】词语搭配题。put over=put across意为“解释说明”，此处需一个短语动词与messages连用，故选项A put over正确。选项B take over意为“接管”；选项C see over=examine意为“仔细检查”；选项D carry over意为“延期”，如：The committee agreed to carry over its discussion to the next meeting．句意：试图传达严肃信息的节目特别不受欢迎。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】此题属于语篇连接题。so放在句首，后面接be，have，do等助动词，再接主语，意为“同样地”，如：I enjoyed the book and so did my sister．根据上下文，上文谈到儿童特讨厌严肃的节日(Programs... are strongly disliked．)，此句仍然谈及儿童讨厌的内容，即那些在屏幕上喋喋不休的人们，故用选项B So are连接，语篇完整。其他选项均不符题意。句意：在屏幕上喋喋不休的人也同样不受欢迎。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】语义搭配题。in one's own right意为“凭自己的权力，独立地”，in their own right在此作状语，故选项A in正确。B among，C with和D through均搭配不当。句意：孩子们把广告看作独立短小的节日，尤其喜欢幽默的表演。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】语义搭配题。react... against意为“反对”，此处意为儿童们虽喜欢幽默的广告，但对于有些广告特别反感，故选项B react符合题意。选项A proceed... (against)意为“控诉”；选项C discriminate (against)意为“歧视”；选项D weigh (against)意为“对…不利”，如：The test will weigh against him．这次测试对他不利。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】语法题。此处需动词原形与attempt连用，attempt to do sth. ，因此选项A influence正确。B influencing现在分词；C influenced过去分词；D have influenced完成形式，均与题意不符。句意：但是，他们对那些公开试图影响他们的广告特别反感。
【答案解析】语法题。根据句意，谈及儿童们喜欢明星的原因，只有选项D not because of符合逻辑和语法，连接一个名词短语。A partly because，B mainly because和C not because均不符合句意及语法结构。句意：儿童们喜欢明星仅仅是因为他们引领着潮流并能挣很多的钱，而不是因为他们高超的飞车技术和为民除害。