九年级英语能力测验阅读短文选择正确答案练习

九年级英语能力测验阅读短文选择正确答案练习

学校名称：班级：学号：姓名：

1.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Johngavehismotherexpensivepresentsonhismother5sbirthdayeveryyear.

Helikedtoshowherhowrichhewas.

〃Imustfindsomethingwonderfulforher,anditmustbetheonlyoneinthe

wholeworld,,zJohnthought.

Headvertised（登广告）inthenewspapers.〃Wanted—thebestpresentformy

mother”

Formanydayshistelephonedidnotstopringing.Peoplephonedhimfromall

overtheworld.Theywantedtosellhim“thebestPreSent〃.

Thenlessthanaweekbeforehismother,sbirthday,amancametohisoffice.

Hewascarryingacage,andinthecagetherewasalargebird.

z,Thisbird,“themansaid,〃canspeaktenlanguagesandsinganypopsongs.

Thereisnootherbirdlikeitintheworld.〃

,,Iwilllistentoit,z,Johnsaid."Ifwhatyousaidistrue,Iwillbuythe

birdfromyou.〃

Themanspoketothebird.,,TalktomeinEnglish,,,hesaid.Thebirdspoke

tohiminEnglish."TellmeajokeinJapanese,zzhesaid.Thebirdtold

himajokeinJapanese."Singafamouspopsong,''hesaid.Thebirdsanga

famouspopsong.

〃I'11buyit,,,Johnsaid."Howmuchdoyouwant?”

“Onehundredthousanddollars,“themansaid.ThiswasalotofmoneybutJohn

paidhimforit.Thenhewenttothepostofficeandsentthebirdtohismother

withabirthdaycard.Thedayafterhismother,sbirthdayhephonedher."Well,

mother,〃hesaid,“Isthebirdwonderful?”

zz0h,itwasdelicious,dear,〃shesaid.

61.WhydidJohngivehermotherexpensivepresentsforherbirthdayeveryyear?

A.Becausehismotherwaspoor.

B.Becausehismotherneededthesepresents.

C.Becausehewantedtoshowhowrichhewas.

D.Becausehewastherichestmanintheworld.

62HowdidpeopleknowJohnwantedthebestpresentintheworld?

ATheycalledJohnup.B.Theyknewitfromthenewspapers.

CJohnphonedthemonebyone.D.TheyknewitonTV.

63WhendidthemancometovisitJohnwithabird?

ATwoweeksbeforeJohn,smother,sbirthday,

BOnJohn,Smother,sbirthday.

CLessthanaweekbeforeJoh∏,smother,sbirthday,

DLessthanaweekafterJohn,smother*sbirthday.

64WhydidJohnpaythemanalotofmoneyforthebird?

ABecauseitwasafatbird.

BBecausehewantedtohelpthepoormanwiththebird.

CBecausethebirdcouldlookafterhismother.

DBecauseJohnthoughtthebirdcouldmakehismotherhappy.

65Whatdoesthesentence〃Itwasdelicious,“reallymeaninthestory?

AHismothercookedthebirdandateit.

BHismotherletthebirdflyaway.

CHismotherbegantolearnlanguagesfromthebird.

DHismotherthoughtitwasthemostexpensivepresentintheworld

2.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

IfUSsoftwarecompaniesdon,tpaymoreattentiontoquality,theycould

kisstheirbusinessgood-bye.BothIndiaandBrazilaredevelopingaworld-class

softwareindustry.Theirweaponisqualityandoneoftheirjobsistoattract

thetopUSqualityspecialistswhosevoicesarenotlistenedtointheircountry.

Already,oftheworld,s12softwarehousesthathaveearnedthehighest

ratingintheworld,sevenareinIndia.That,slargelybecausetheyhaveused

newmethodologies（方法）rejectedbyAmericasoftwarespecialists.Forexample,

fordecadesqualityspecialistsW.EdwardsDemingandJ.M.JuranhadurgedUS

softwarecompaniestochangetheirattitudestoquality.Buttheirqualitycall

mainlyfellondeafearsintheUSbutnotinJapan.Bythe1970sand1980s,

Japanwasgrabbingmarketsharewithbetter,cheaperproducts.TheyusedDeming,

sandJuran,sideastobringdownthecostofgoodqualitytoaslittleas5%

oftotalproductioncosts.InUSfactories,thecostofqualitythenwas10times

ashigh:50%.Insoftware,itstillis.

WattsS.Humphreyspent27yearsatIBMheadingupsoftwareproductionand

thenqualityassurance（保证）.Buthisadvicewasseldompaidattentionto.He

retiredfromIBMin1986.In1987,heworkedoutasystemforassessing（评

价）andimprovingsoftwarequality.Ithasproveditsvaluetimeandagain.For

example,in1990thecostofqualityatRaytheonElectronicsSystemswasalmost

60%oftotalsoftwareproductioncosts.Itfellto15%in1996andhassince

furtherdroppedtobelow10%.

LikeDemingandJuran,Humphreyseemstobewinningmorepraiseoverseas

thanathome.TheIndiangovernmentandseveralcompanieshavejustfoundedthe

WattsHumphreySoftwareQualityInstituteattheSoftwareTechnologyParkin

Chennai,India.

Let,shopethatUSleadinsoftwarewillnotbeeatenupbyitsquality

problems.

56.Whatcountryhasmorehighest-ratingcompaniesintheworldthananyother

country?

A.Germany.B.TheUS.C.Brazil.D.India.

57.BywhatmeansdidJapangrabitsmarketsharebythe1970sand1980s?

A.Itsproductswerecheaperinpriceandbetterinquality.

B.Itsadvertisingwasmostsuccessful.

C.TheUSsoftwareindustrywasfallingbehind.

D.JapanhiredalotofIndiansoftwarespecialists.

58.WhatdoesthefoundingoftheWattsHumphreySoftwareQualityInstitute

symbolize（象征）?

A.USdeterminationtomoveaheadwithitssoftware.

B.India,sambitiontotaketheleadinsoftware.

C.Japaneseeffortstosolvethesoftwarequalityproblem.

D.Chinesepolicyonimportingsoftware.

59.Whatisthewriterworryingabout?

A.ManyUSsoftwarespecialistsareworkingforJapan.

B.Thequalityproblemhasbecomeaworldproblem.

C.TheUSwillnolongerbethefirstsoftwareplayerintheworld.

D.IndiaandJapanarejoininghandstocompetewiththeUS.

3.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Myfirstreactionwasannoyance.ItwasFridayafternoon,andIwaswithin

anhouroffinishingmyworkfortheweek.AsIwasleaving,anursebrought

meonemorepatientmessage.Thestatementread:"Mrs.Jonescalledtosaythat

shehashadblurredvision（视觉模糊）eversincehermedicaltestthismorning.”

Ismiled.Suddenlyourtestswerecausingeyeproblems.

Thisweekmypatientshadquestionedeverything.Mypatientwithhighblood

pressurehadstoppedcomingtohertreatmentontheadviceofanInternetchat

room.Awomanwhohadamentalproblemwassubstituting（用...彳弋替）St.John,

swordforhermedication.NowMrs.Joneswasimaginingproblems.Irolledmy

eyes.

Mysecondreactionwasworry.AsIlookedthroughherrecord,Itriedto

figureoutwhyshewouldhaveblurredvision,butnothinginherrecordexplained

thenewproblem.She,Sprobablyjustanxious,Ithought.Still,shewouldn,

thavecalledifshehadbeenallright.Ipickedupthephone.

WhatInextfeltcanonlybedescribedasdelight.BeforeImadethecall,

thenurseranin:Mrs.Jonescalled.Hervisionisfine.Itturnedoutthatshe

pickedupthewrongglasseswhenshelefttheoffice.TheX-raytechnicianhas

beenhavingthesameproblem.Iletoutalaughter.Mrs.Joneshadbeenright.

Hervisionhadbeenblurred.Nowweknowwhy.

FinallyIfeltshame.IcametorealizewhatMrs.Joneshadtaughtme.I

hadfirstknownshewaswrong,thatheranxietyhadcloudedherjudgment.Instead,

mymedicaltraininghadcloudedmine.NowIfeelthankfulthatMrs.Jonesfigured

itoutbeforeImadeamistakeaboutourrelationship.Patientscometomefor

myhelp.Theypaymetolisten,diagnose,treatandtalk.Thatsuggeststrust;

Imustrememberthat,andtrustthemtoo.

60.Thewritersmiledwhilereadingthepatientmessagebecauseheknew.

A.Mrs.JoneswouldaskformoretestsB.thepatientwasbeing

unreasonable

C.thenursewasjokingwithhimD.Mrs.Joneswouldcallhim

61.WhathascausedMrs.Jones,eyeproblem?

A.Wrongglasses.B.Medicalcheckup.

C.Herownimagination.D.ChattingontheInternet.

62.Theunderlinedwords“cloudedherjudgment“inthelastparagraphprobably

mean“____”.

A.madeherlesstrustfultowardthedoctorB.putherincontrolof

herownfeelings

C.madeherlessabletothinkclearlyD.putherinadangerous

situation

4.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Apeerisapersonwhoisaboutthesameageasyou.Peersaffectyourlife,

whetheryouknowitornot,justbyspendingtimewithyou.

Peerscanhaveagoodeffectoneachother.Maybeanotherstudentinyour

scienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinsolarsystem.

Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebook,andnoweveryone,s

readingit.

However,sometimespeersaffecteachotherinanotherway.Forexample,one

kidinschoolmighttrytogetanothertocutclasswithhim,yoursoccerfriend

mighttrytopersuadeyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpassherthe

ball,orakidintheneighborhoodmightwantyoutoShoPIiftwithhim.

Somekidsgiveintopeerpressurebecausetheywanttobeliked,tofit

in,orbecausetheyworrythatotherkidsmaymakefunofthemiftheydo∏,t

goalongwiththegroup.Othersmaygoalongbecausetheyarecurioustotry

somethingnewthatothersaredoing.Theideathat“everyone'sdoingit”may

influencesomekidstoleavetheirbetterjudgments,ortheircommonsenses

behind.

Peerpressurecanbeextremelystrongandhardtogetridof.Experiments

haveshownhowpeerpressurecaninfluencesomeonetochangehermindfromwhat

sheknowsforsureisacorrectanswertotheincorrectanswer-一justbecause

everyoneelsegivestheincorrectanswer!Thatholdstrueforpeopleofanyage

inpeerpressuresituations.

Itcanbehardtowalkawayfrompeerpressure,butitcanbedone.Pay

attentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcan

helpyouknowtherightthingtodo.Innerstrengthandself-confidencecan

helpyoustandfirm,walkaway,andresistdoingsomethingwhenyouknowbetter.

63.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Peershaveagoodeffect.B.Childrengiveintopeerpressure.

C.Peerpressureishardtostop.D.Peerpressure.

64.Theunderlinedword"shoplift"probablymeansto.

A.doshoppingB.carrygoodsforshops

C.stealintheshopD.taketheliftupstairsintheshop

65.ThewriterwillNOTagreethat.

A.onlychildrenchangetheircorrectanswerstoincorrectonesbecauseof

peerpressure

B.peershaveaneffectoneachotherC.peerpressurecanbegotridof

D.peerswillbelieveinthemselvesifthereareotherpeerswhoagreewith

them

66.Thewriterintendstobywritingthepassage.

A.warnpeerstoseparatefromeachother

B.tellpeerstofollowothers

C.showitishardtowalkawayfrompeerpressure

D.persuadepeerstodowhattheythinkistherightthing

5.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

DearFlowermouse,

ThankyouforyourcommentsonhowAmericansandChinesevieweachother.

Thisisanimportantsubject.Moderntechnologyhasgivenmanynationsthechance

ofdestroyingothernations.Thisisacruelpicturebutitisarealisticone.

Itmeansthateverynationshouldmakesurethattheseweaponsofgreat

destructionareneverused.Thisrequiresgreaterunderstandingandgreater

acceptanceofdifferencesamongpeopleandnationsinallpartsoftheplanet.

YourletterasksspecificallyaboutChineseAmericanrelationshipsbutI

wanttoletyouknowmyfeelingsonaglobalscale.BecauseChinaandAmerica

arethemostpowerfulnationsandIbelievetheyhaveaspecialresponsibility

forpromotingbetterunderstandingandforleadingthewaytowardpeaceful

solutionstotheworld,Sproblems.

YouaskhowChineseAmericanpeoplevieweachother.Thisisanimportant

question.BecauseIknowsolittleaboutChinathatIamnotabletojudgehow

ChineseviewAmericans.Iamsurethattheviewdiffersaccordingtoindividual

experiencesthatpersonsmighthave.AnditisnoteasytodescribeAmericato

foreigners.Americaisavastmassofpeopleandcultures.Thesepeoplecame

fromallpartsoftheworld,fromAsia,Africa,LatinAmerica,Europeand

Australia.Eachbroughtadifferentcultureandadifferentsetofvalueswithin

asinglenation.

IbelievethatthevastmajorityofAmericanslikethevastmajorityof

Chinesewantpeaceandfriendshipbetweenourtwonations.BothChinaandAmerica

havesufferedthroughgenerationsfromwarandviolenceinourhistory.AndI

believethatitisthespecialresponsibilityofallChineseandallAmericans

toimpressthisneedformutualunderstandingonourneighborsinother

countries.

Somyfriend,thisismyresponse.PleaseknowthatIwritetoyouasaprivate

personlivinginAmerica.Idofeelstronglythatpeopleeverywherehavemore

incommonthantheyhavedifferences.Weallsharethesamebasicneedsfor

existenceandwealldependuponthesameneedforthesurvivalofthisbeautiful

planetearth.Maybewecanbegintoencouragebettercommunicationandbetter

understandingthroughmycolumns.Ihopeso.

67.FromthepassagewecanknowthatFlowermouse.

A.lovesAmericansB.hasreadaboutthewriter,Sarticles

C.isAmericanD.knowslittleaboutAmericans

68.Itislikelythatthewriter.

A.disagreeswithFlowermouse

B.thinksitpossiblefornationstobedestroyedduetomoderntechnology

C.thinksAmericangovernmentsharethesameopinionswithitspeople

D.believestheweaponsofgreatdestructionareneverused

69.IntheletterFlowermousewrotetothewriter,hemayhavereferredto_____.

A.AmericancultureB.Americansociety

C.Chinese-AmericanrelationshipsD.howChineseandAmericanshelpeach

other

70.Thewriter,spurposetowritethepassageisto.

A.introduceAmericanstousB.makefriendswithFlowermouse

C.speakforthegovernmentofD.callinnationstounderstandeach

Americaother

6.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Thehousewasquietat5amandTim,smotherwasasleep.Onlythesound

ofbigfreezerbrokethequiet.He,ddreamtofthecavelastnight.Thepurring

ofthefreezerhadbeenthesea.

Timpulledonasweaterandputsomeapplesintohisschoolbag.Itwastoo

earlyforbreakfast,He,deatafterhe,dbeenthroughthecave,sittingon

therocksandstaringatthesea.

Hewishedhehadaproperpack.Hisschoolbagwouldhavetodo.Whatelse?

Sandwiches-buthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadfor

sandwiches,she,dwanttoknowwhyhehadtoleavesoearly.Hesettledfor

somebiscuits,andleftanotestucktothetable:GonetoMichael,s.Back

tonight.Tim

Theskywashighandsoftandlightoutside,thoughthesunstillwasn,

tup.Eventhehighwayupthehillwasquietashemadehiswaydownthestreet.

Thewindfromtheseawasfreshandsweet.

Thesandhillsstillbreathedheatfromyesterday,Ssun,thoughthetop

ofthesandwascool.Herandowntothebeachimpatiently,buttherewasno

one,justdrysanddancingintheearlywindandseabirdsmarchingupanddown

watchingthewaves.

Thelightchangedsuddenly.Thefirstraysofsunlightstretchedacrossthe

sea.Thesunwaspushingitswayovertheedgeoftheworld.

Overthefirstrocks,alongtothepoint.Timglancedback.Thebeachwas

stillempty.Thesunsailedhigherinthesky.

Hecouldseethecavenow,evendarkerinthemorninglight.Thesandturned

silverthendarkgoldasthewaterflowedawayfromit.Hehadtoforcehimself

togocloser.Whywasitsomuchmoremysteriousnow?Butitwou1dbesillyto

gobacknowaftersomuchtrouble.Heneedn,tgoinalltheway

71.WhatdidTimdoatthebeginningofthestory?

A.Heleftthehousequietly.B.Hehadbreakfastathome.

C.Heleftanoteonthefreezer.D.Heputasweaterinhisschoolbag.

72.“Hesettledforsomebiscuits”(inParagraph3)meansthatTim.

A.hadtoleavethebiscuitsonthetable

B.likedbiscuitsbetterthansandwiches

C.hadtotakebiscuitsinsteadofsandwiches

D.couldonlyfindsomebiscuitsinthekitchen

73.WhatmadeitpossibleforTimtoseetheentrytothecave?

A.Theheightofthefirstrocks.B.Theupsanddownsofthewaves.

C.Thechangeinthepositionofthesun.D.Thevaststretchofthesunlit

beach.

74.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothestory?

A.Thesealookedlikeapieceofgold.B.SeabirdsflewawaywhenTim

arrived

C.Timwastheonlypersononthebeach.D.TheskygotdarkasTim

reachedthecave.

75.Inthestory,Tim,smood（心情）changedfrom

A.lonelinesstocrazinessB.anxiousnesstoexcitement

C.helplessnesstohappinessD.eagernesstonervousness

7.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,peopleenjoyentertainingathome.They

ofteninvitefriendsoverforameal,aparty,orjustforconversation.

Herearethekindsofthingspeoplesaywhentheyinvitesomeonetotheir

home.

“WouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnerthisSaturdaynight?”

“Hey,we,rehavingadinneronFriday.Canyoucome?,,

Toreplytoaninvitation,eithersaythankyouandaccept,orsayyou,

resorryandgiveanexcuse:"Thanks,I,dloveto.Whattimewouldyoulike

ustoColne?”or“Oh,sorry,I,veticketsforafilm,,,

Sometimes,however,peopleuseexpressionsthatsoundlikeinvitationsbut

theyarenotrealinvitations,suchas,“Pleasecomeoverforadrinksometime.''

Or“Whydon,tyoucomeoverandseeussometimes?,,

Theyarereallypolitewaysofendingaconversation.Theyarenotreal

invitationsbecausetheydon,tmentionanicetimeordate.Theyjustshowthat

thepersonistryingtobefriendly.Toreplytoexpressionslikethis,people

justsay:"Sure,thatwouldbegreat!,,,"OK."Or“Yes,thanks.,,

51.enjoyentertainingathome.

A.CanadianandAmericanpeopleB.Somefriendlypeople

C.PeopleinEnglish-speakingcountriesD.peopleabroad

52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTarealinvitation?

A.Pleasegototheconcertwithmesomeday.

B.Wouldyouliketohaveacupofteawithusthisevening?

C.I,vetwoticketshere.Canyougotothecinemawithme?

D.Ifyouarefreenow,let,sgotoWang,sforadrink.

53.Ifpeoplesay,“Whynotgettogetherforapartysometime?,,,youjust

say“”

A.I,mgladtohearthat.B.Howaboutthisevening?

C.Oh,sorry.I,mverybusy.D.That,sgreat.Thanks.

54.Peopleuse“anunrealinvitation,,inordertoshow.

A.they,retryingtobefriendly

B.theyhavealreadygotreadyforapartyorameal

C.they,retryingtomakefriendswithothersD.theirspiritof

generosity

8.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Intoday,Sworld,almosteveryoneknowsthatairpollutionandwater

pollutionareharmfultopeople.However,notallthepersonsknowthatnoise

isalsoakindofpollution,andthatisharmfultohumanbeings,too.

Peoplewhoworkandliveundernoisyconditionsusuallybecomedeaf.Today,

however,scientistsbelievethat10percentofworkersinBritainarebeing

deafenedbythenoisewheretheywork.Manyoftheworkerswhoprintnewspapers

andbooks,andwhoweave（织）clothbecomedeaf.Quiteafewpeoplelivingnear

airportsalsobecomedeaf.Recentlyitwasdiscoveredthatmanyteenagersin

Americacouldhearnobetterthan65-year-oldpeople,fortheseyoungliketo

listento“pop"musicandmostof"pop"musicisakindofnoise.Besides,

noiseproducedbyjetplanesormachineswillmakepeople,slifedifficultand

unpleasant,orevenmakepeopleillorevendrivethemmad.

Nowadaysthegovernmentinmanycountrieshavemadelawstoreduceorcontrol

noiseandmakeitlessthan85decibels（分贝）.InChina,thepeople,sgovernment

istryingtosolvenotonlyairandwaterpollutionproblemsbutalsonoise

pollutionproblem.

55.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingabout.

A.airpollutionB.waterpollutionC.noisepollutionD.soil

pollution

56.Todayscientistsbelievethat..

A.90percentofalltheworkersarefreefromanynoise.

B.90percentofalltheworkersinBritainarenotsufferingfromnoise

C.10percentofalltheworkersinBritainareworkinginnoiseplaces

D.thehearingof10percentofalltheworkersinBritainisbeingdeafened

bythenoise

wheretheywork.

57.Peoplewhobecomedeafeasily.

A.don,tprintnewspapersorbooksB.makeclothes

C.livefarawayfromairportsD.noneoftheabove

58.Recentlymanyteenagerscouldhearnobetterthan65-year-Oldpeoplein

America,because

A.theyalllivenearairportsB.theirhearingisharmedbyloudmusic

C.theyareyoungerthantheoldpeopleD.theirearsarestillsmall

59.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A."pop"musicispopularwitholdpeople

B.lessthan85decibelscancausedeafness

C.acontinuousnoiseofover85decibelscancausedeafness

D.noisepollutionidmoreseriousthanwaterpollutionnowadays

9.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

(Fourstudentsaretalkingaboutthefutureafterclass.)

DengYu:In2050,Chinawillbericherthanitisnow.Beijingwillbegetting

readyforthe40lhOlympicGamesin2052.Wewillseetheblueandclearskyand

smellthefreshair.TherewillbemorepandaslivinghappilyinChina.Ibelieve

that2050willbetheyearofChina.

LiuYuan:Aholidaytothemoonwillnolongerbeadream.Wecabalsotravel

fartootherplanetsandtalkwiththespaceman.Wemightalsoeatsomething

likepillsinsteadoftoday,smeals.Everyonewillenjoyalongerlife.

SunWei:Robotswillbeverypopular.Theywilldowhatpeopledon,twantto

do.We,11buildnewhomesonotherplanets.Bythen,1,11besixtyyearsold.

Maybewewillhaveanexcitingtalkinmynewhomeonanotherplanet!

ZhangLan:Bytheyearof2050,cloning(克隆)willbeusedinmanyways.It

willbringbackanimalswhichdisappearedmanyyearsago.Therewillbeno

pollution.Thewholeworldwillbeonebigfamily.Therewillbenowars.As

timepasses,we,111iveamucheasierandbetterlife.

60.thinksthatpeoplecanspendtheirholidaysonthemooninthe

future.

A.DangYuB.ZhangLanC.SunWeiD.LiuYuan

61.WhatdoesZhangLanthinkwillhappeninthefuture?

A.Peoplewillliveinaworldwithoutwars.

B.Robotswilldothethingsthatpeopledon,twanttodo.

C.Peoplecantalkwiththespacemen.

D.TherewillbemorepandaslivinghappilyinChina.

62.Fromthetalk,wecanknowthat.

A.peoplearestillpollutiontheearthtoday.

B.the50l'OlympicGameswilltakeplacein2052

C.wewillhavethesamefoodin2050aswedonow

D.allthepeoplewillmovetoanotherplanetinthefuture

10.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Now,let,sthinkabouttelevisionandourlifeathome.Todayalmostall

thehomeshavetelevisionsets.TherearemanyinterestingTVprogramsthatwe

canenjoywithourfamily.

Well,howmanyhoursdoyouwatchtelevisionaday?Youspendalotoftime

inwatchingTV,don,tyou?

TVgivesusalotofusefulinformationthatwecannotlearnatschool.On

theotherhand,ittakesawaymuchvaluabletimeforthinkingdeeply,fortalking

withourfamily,andforreadingbooks.Wesometimesfindthatwesitinfront

ofaTVsetwithoutthinkinganything.

ItisveryimportantforustochoosegoodTVprograms.Wemusttrytomake

gooduseofittoplanourlifebetter.

61.Thepassageistalkingabout.

A.televisionB.movieC.artD.music

62.WhatcanTVgiveus?

A.Time.B.ʌlotofusefulinformation.

C.Aheadache.D.Energy.

63.TochoosegoodTVprogramsis.

A.unnecessaryB.veryimportantC.boringD.easy

64.WhomcanweenjoyinterestingTVprogramswith?

A.Ourfamily.B.Policemen.C.Docto