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【题目】At the time friends visit us in the evening, they often tell us they are in a hurry and look at their watches. It isn't that our friends are all very busy; it is just that we haven't got a television. People think that we are very strange. “But what do you do in the evening?”，they are always asking. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. We certainly don't spend our evenings looking at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is quite useful as we often go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps and I'm always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together.

Sometimes there are power（电源） cuts and we have no electricity in the house. This does not worry us and we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends, however, are lost－no television!—So they don't know what to do. On such evenings our house is very full for they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games.

【1】 The couple have not got a television, because ________.

A. they are not rich enough

B. they are strange people

C. they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways

D. they don't know what to do when there are power cuts

【2】 Both of them are interested in __________.

A. earning languages

B. travelling

C. staying home alone

D. watching people play games

【3】 At night when there is no electricity, the couple ________.

A. have to look at the walls

B. can do nothing but sit in silence

C. will have many visitors

D. have to go out for candles

【4】 The writer tries to tell us that ________.

A. life is possible without a television

B. life is enjoyable with many friends

C. electricity is important

D. television is useful

【5】 The best title for this passage is ________.

A. Why Do We Need a Television?

B. Candle! But No Electricity!

C. Different Friends, Different Hobbies.

D. We Go Without Televisions ！

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】有电的时候，朋友在“我”这儿待不住，因为我们这里没有电视机;没电的时候，朋友很多，因为他们在“我”这里享受了休闲的快乐。

【1】这对夫妻不看电视，因为他们有自己的生活。妻子忙着烹饪、画画、上外语课；丈夫收集邮票。他们都喜欢听音乐。

【2】由… we often go abroad for our holidays. 可知“我们都对旅游感兴趣”。

【3】没有电的时候，朋友们不能看电视了，这对夫妻这里有很多娱乐方式，所以朋友们都到这里来了。

【4】此文所讲的主题是娱乐方式。没有电视生活同样丰富多彩。

【5】综上所述，题目选D。