e B.Zelda’s illness and treatment C.Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham D.Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world 2、B Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the nost influential medium around. Indeed ,fot many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thing——finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60% . That is some way behind the U.S. ,where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will ger a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, I in 5Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013——pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster foumd that when TVs reached village s, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health careTV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat,Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.
参考答案： B 答案解析：
1The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.
A.allowed B.banned C.offered D.refused
参考答案： D 答案解析：
2Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Americans used to get access to the Internet easily. B.The world’sTV sets will total 150million by 2013. C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005. D.Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.
参考答案： A 答案解析：
3The author intends to _________ .
A.stress the advantages of TV t o people’s lives B.persuade women to become more independnt C.encourage people to improve their reading skills D.introduce the readers some websites such as Google
参考答案： C 答案解析：
4What would be the best title for the passage?
A.TV Will Rule the World B.TV Will Disturb the World C.TV Will Better the World D.TV Will Remain in World 3、C Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers’ edsire to go green . However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more envitonmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies,with about one
