The hottest show this summer---"the Voice" just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium. But the show that had a good start didn’t end to everyone’s satisfaction. The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents living nearby could hardly bear.
This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China. The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.16 million yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only,
But the organizers’ bliss was audiences’ melancholy.
In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment.
Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some live audience members complained that the show wasn’t worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 yuan.
The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertising. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves of residents living near the site.
Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.
1. Why didn’t “the Voice” make audience satisfied?
A．Because it had a good start but it failed to attract audience’ attention in the end.
B．Because it had a good start but it failed to make audience satisfied.
C．Because it increased by one and a half hour and audience couldbear it.
D．Because it was full of so many advisements that audience can’t tolerate it.
2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The show lasted for over four hours.
B．The show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now totally.
C．The show wasn’t worth its ticket prices because of many advertisements.
D．Someone called the police because he can’t bear the noises late at night.
3. What does the underlined word “melancholy” in the third paragraph mean?
A．enthusiasm B．craziness C．sorrow D．romance
4. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A．The Voice of China---the most popular TV show of last summer.
B．The Voice of China---hard to say I love you.
C．The Voice of China---I want you.
D．The Voice of China---the noises of China.
1.D
2.B
3.C
4.B
【解析】
试题分析：本文主要讲述的是在中国好声音这个节目上，广告过多，让观众产生了厌倦的情绪。
1.D 细节题。根据第一段最后3行The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and resid。ents living nearby could hardly bear.可知在最后的表演中有太多的广告，引起了观众的不满，故D正确。
2.B 细节题。根据第二段最后一句And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only,说明仅仅在广告上久赚了100 million。而不是全部收入。故B项错误。
3.C 推理题。根据第四段In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment.
说明在此处的表演里有太多的广告，这让观众很难受。故该词是指难受，C正确。
4.B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是在中国好声音这个节目上，广告过多，让观众产生了厌倦的情绪，故B正确。
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点评：本文主要讲述的是在中国好声音这个节目上，广告过多，让观众产生了厌倦的情绪，本文以细节题的考查为主，细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，正确答案的根据一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改写往往成为正确选项。通常细节题的正确选项有以下特征：对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词，成为正确选项。词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性，或者改变原文句子的语态，给考生制造障碍。语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化，成为正确答案。正话反说。把原文中的意思反过来表达而成为正确选项(适用于寻找错误选项的题目)。
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