英译汉 Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. The most common form of entertainment in the U.S. is television. Nearly everyone watches television at some regular time in his or her daily life, whether in the morning, at night or on weekends. Most families have color televisions and many have more than one set. Since its beginning, the television industry in the U.S. has been controlled by three companies. Those companies have formed networks of television stations in cities across the country. Each station televises its company's television programs. The three national networks are ABC, American Broadcasting Company, CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System and NBC, National Broadcasting Company. Each network has news features, dramatic presentations, comedies and sports events. Each network competes for a large percentage of the television audience by trying to present programs with wide popular appeal. The programs are financed by advertising. Companies pay the television network to display their products on television. The more popular a program, the higher the network can charge a company for commercials during the program. There is a public television network. It has no commercials. Instead it receives financial support from the government, some private corporations and individual donations. Recently, a new type of television network has been gaining popularity. These networks are called cable television. Cable television companies sell television programs directly to the public. The viewer pays a monthly fee to the company. The company installs a special line to his television set to receive the programs which he has paid the company to watch. 1.Since their beginning, the three major television stations in the U.S. have competed （ ）. A、to receive more financial support from the government, private corporations and individual donations B、for a large television audience C、to have more television programs D、for more television advertisements 2.If a TV program is liked or enjoyed by more viewers, （ ）. A、the TV station will receive more rewards from the government B、the television audience will spend more time on other TV programs C、the TV station can charge a business company more money for its advertisements D、the business company can show TV viewers more new products 3.A public television station is one （ ）. A、that has more general public B、that receives money not from business companies or TV viewers but from the government or other sources C、that has more TV programs than commercial advertisements D、that is financially supported by the government and individuals who watch the programs 4.By "commercials" (Line 10, Para. 2), the author means （ ）. A、of or for commerce B、making profits C、from the point of view of commercial products D、advertisements on TV 5.The cable television is popular with the viewers in that （ ）. A、it receives financial support from the government B、it presents viewers with special TV programs C、it displays more popular industrial products D、its viewers are free to watch its programs