单选题
In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "trash talk (废话)". The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society"s moral catastrophes, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments (困境) of other people"s lives.
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual"s quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show"s main target audience is middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money and stability to deal with life"s tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18-to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show"s exploitation.
While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.
单选题
Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文章第二段指出：yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments of other people"s lives. 尽管Jerry Springer谈论的社会问题触及社会的道德层面，但观众仍对此津津乐道。所以A项符合题意。
单选题
Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。文章第三段指出：The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual"s quality of life. Oprah Winfrey的节目主要是关于如何促进社会发展和提高个人生活质量，所以C项家庭预算计划可能是节目关注的问题。
单选题
Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。文章第四段指出：Hopefully，this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable. 人们可以从这两个节目中学到有价值的东西，因此这两个娱乐节目都具有教育意义。C项正确。
单选题
We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文章最后一句指出：Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. 每一个节目都迎合不同的观众而且都拥有大量的粉丝。文中caters to与are targeted at表达意思接近。所以D项符合题意。
单选题
Which one will most possibly watch Jerry Springer"s talk show?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文章第五段指出：Jerry Springer，on the other hand，has more of an association with the young adults of society... They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show"s exploitation. 另一方面，Jerry Springer的节目更多地关注青少年，节目能使人学到一些有价值的东西，因此这个娱乐节目更适合高中生观看，D项符合题意。