One of the most fascinating things about television is the size of the audience. A novel can be on the “bestseller” lists with a sale of up to 100,000 copies, but a popular TV show might have 70 million TV viewers. TV can make anything or anyone well-known overnight.
This is the principle behind “quiz” or “game” shows, which put ordinary people on TV to play a game for prizes and money. A quiz show can make anyone a star, and it can give away thousands of dollars. Charles Van Doren, an English instructor, became rich and famous after winning money on several shows. He even had a career as a television personality. But one of the losers proved that Charles Van Doren was cheating. It turned out that the show’s producers, who were pulling the strings, gave the answers to the most popular competitors in advance. Why? Because if the audience didn’t like the person who won the game, they turned the show off. The result of this cheating was a huge scandal(丑闻). Based on the show off, a movie titled “Quiz Show” is on 40 years later.
Charles Van Doren is no longer involved with TV. But game shows are still here, though they aren’t taken seriously. In fact, some of them try to be as ridiculous as possible. There are shows that send strangers on vacation trips together, or that try to cause newly-married couples to fight on TV, or that punish losers by humiliating(羞辱) them. The entertainment now is to see what people will do just to be on TV. People still win money, but the real prize is to be in front of an audience of millions.
1.What is the most important thing as to television?
A. How many viewers they can attract B. Becoming the bestseller on the list
C. How much money can be given away D. The number of people attending shows
2. What does the underlined part “pulling the strings” probably mean?
A. Planning the shows with effort B. Drawing the curtain on the stage
C. Controlling the result secretly D. Playing “quiz” or “game” openly
3. Charles Van Doren stopped his career as a television personality because ________.
A. he had earned enough wealth and fame. B. one of the competitors had told the truth
C. the film “Quiz Show” was being shown
D. his frequent appearance had bored the audience
4. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. TV Game Shows are more popular than before.
B. the scandal was not made known until 40 years later
C. getting money is the only purpose of people taking part in shows
D. people can make themselves famous by taking part in shows
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单词短语翻译：（共15题）
按所给中文意思或首字母，填进适当的单词，使句子完整。每空一词（共5题，每小题1分）
(1) Muslim women are _________________(禁止) to go out without a veil.(面纱)
(2) He was one of the 200 _________________(申请者) for the teaching post.
(3) It is ______________(合情合理的) to suppose that house prices will come down soon.
(4) Tracing by underground is fast, _____________________(方便的) and cheap.
(5) He recognized Mr. Hunter as an old business ______________(熟人)from his years in banking.
翻译句子，每空一词。（共10个空格，每个空格1分）
(6) 我们应该意识到学习外语的重要性。
We should ________ __________ of the importance of learning a foreign language.
(7) 她要是早有预见、计划就好了！
If only she _________ ___________ and planned better.
(8) 他没有能让老师相信他是诚实的。
He failed to _____ the teacher _______ his honesty.
(9) 玛利上课记了很多笔记，以免会忘记。
Mary put down many notes in class _____ __________ she would forget them.
(10)明天的天气肯定会更好。
The weather ______ ________ to get better tomorrow.
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Xinhua Sept．25,2008
JIUQUAN, Gansu---China launched successfully its third manned spacecraft on Thursday with three astronauts on board to attempt the country’s first-ever space walk．
The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off（发射） on a Long March II-F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province at 9：10pm．after a breathtaking countdown to another milestone on China’s space journey．
On board pilots Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng are expected to orbit the earth for three days, when one of them will float out of the cabin about 343 kilometers above the earth．
When they make it, China will become the third country in the world who is able to conduct extravehicular activity （EVA） in space following the former Soviet Union and the United States．
President Hu Jintao watched the historic moment at the launch center, joined by Chinese experts and other work staff．
Hu briefly met the trio astronauts before they entered the spacecraft Thursday afternoon, wishing them “a complete success in this glorious and sacred mission”．
“During the mission, you will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit, which is a great leap for China’s space technology．” said Hu．
Other tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the release of a small monitoring satellite and a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I．
If successful, the mission would be of great significance to the country’s future plans to build a space lab and a space station, said ZhangJianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project．
In which section would the passage be seen in a newspaper?
A．Science and Technology． B．Entertainment．
C．Sports report． D．Advertisement
Which one is NOT true according to the report?
A．China launched its third manned spacecraft．
B．The pilots on board are expected to orbit the earth for three days
C．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off three astronauts on board．
D．One of the three astronauts will float out of the cabin above the earth．
What is the great leap for China’s space technology during the space journey?
A．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off successfully．
B．The astronauts will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit．
C．Three astronauts are expected to orbit the earth for 3 days．
D．The spaceship Shenzhou VII will release a small monitoring satellite．
The tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the following EXCEPT ________．
A．the release of a small monitoring satellite
B．a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I
C．carrying out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit
D．building a space lab and a space station
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单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
After the earthquake, everything in the city was d ____ . Nothing was left.
Your n___________ country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up.
I like modern art while she is f__________ of folk music.
The mudslide in Zhou Qu has been one of the greatest d___________ that hit China these years.
In order to understand the English novel well, you need to have a large v_________ .
The film Titanic is b ____ on a true story that happened in 1912.
After g ___ from a junior middle school, she entered Wenzhou Middle School.
He shook his head, which meant that he d_____________ with me.
I am heartily g_____________ to you for your help and thank you again.
Rescuers tried their best to save the visitors who were t ___ in Taiwan by tphoon Megi.
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Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames（绰号）. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence（影响）on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together. ”
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet（短号）at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.
His cornet playing had a deep humanity（仁爱）and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over. ”He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.
Armstrong was called Pops because he ______.
A. looked like a musician B. was a musician of much influence
C. showed an interest in music D. travelled to play modern music
The third paragraph is developed ______.
A. by space B. by examples C. by time D. by comparison
Which statement about Armstrong is true?
A. His tale begins in New Orleans. B. He was born before jazz was invented.
C. His music was popular with his listeners. D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.
Which would be the best title for the text?
A. The Invention of the Jazz Music. B. The Father of the Jazz Style.
C. The Making of a Musician. D. The Spread of Popular Music.
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One of the requirements for being admitted to the University is that you _____ the English test orgainzed by it.
A. will pass B. would pass C. pass D. must pass
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