单选题
Children loam almost nothing from television, and the more they watch, the less they remember. They regard television purely (71) entertainment, resent programs that put (72) on them and are surprised that anybody should (73) the medium seriously. Far from being over-excited by programs, they are mildly (74) with the whole thing. These are the main conclusions from a new study of children and television. The author, Cardiac Cullingford, (75) that the modem child is a (76) viewer. The study suggests that there is little (77) in the later hours. All 11-year-olds have watched programs after midnight. Apart from the obvious waste of time (78) , it seems that all this viewing has little effect. Cullingford says that children can recall few details. They can remember exactly which programs they have seen but they can (79) explain the elements of a particular plot. Recall was in " (80) proportion to the amount they had watched. "It is precisely because television, (81) a teacher, demands so little attention and response (82) children like it, argues Cullingford. Programs seeking to (83) serious messages are strongly disliked. (84) people who frequently talk on screen. What children like most are the advertisements. They see them as short programs (85) their own right and particularly enjoy humorous presentation. But again, they (86) strongly against high-pressure advertisements that attempt openly to (87) them. In addition, children are not (88) involved in the programs. If they admire the stars, it is because the actors lead glamorous lives and earn a lot of money, (89) their fictional skills with fast cars and shooting villains, children are perfectly (90) the functions of advertisements. And says Cullingford, educational television is probably least successful of an in imparting attitudes or information.
【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。