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PassageOne

Media

摘要：

本文作者在给出对大众传媒持否定态度的人的意见后，立刻表明了自己的观点，传媒的益处比缺点要多得多。

Everydayweareallinfluencedbythemassmedia（television,movies,radio,magazines,newspapersandthelike）.Althoughsomecriticsofthemediaclaimthatthesemeansofcommunicationareusedprimarilytocontrolourthinkingandgetustobuyproductsthatwedon’tneed,themediaalsocontributetokeepingpeopleinformed.Inotherwords,whiledangerstoexist,thebenefitsofthemediafaroutweighthedisadvantages.Mostofthemessagesbroughttoviewers,listeners,andreadersaredesignedeithertoinformortoentertain---andneitherofthesegoalscanbeconsidereddangerousorharmful.

Ifconsumersofthemediacouldbetaughtatanearlyagetoexaminemessagescritically---i.e.,tothinkcarefullyaboutwhatisbeingcommunicated---theywouldbeabletotakeadvantageoftheinformationandenjoytheentertainmentwithoutbeinghurtbyit.Thekeytocriticalthinkingisrecognizingthepurposesofthenewsorscriptwriters,theadvisors,andsoon.Arebothsidesofanissuebeingpresented?

Istheamountoftheviolenceandkillingshownnecessarytothepointofastory?

Haveenoughfactsaboutaproductbeingadvertisedbeenpresented?

Furthermore,inacountrywithademocraticformofgovernment,thepeoplecanbekeptinformedbythemassmedia.Tobeabletoexpresstheirviewsandvoteintelligently,citizensneedtheopportunitytohearnews,opinions,andpublicaffairsprogramming.InformationaboutcurrenteventsispresentedindepthonpubliclyfundedTVchannelsandradiostationsaswellasinnewspapers.Inaddition,thepublicbroadcastingmediacanhelpviewersandlistenerstocompleteorfurthertheireducation.Recentimmigrants,forexample,canimprovetheircommandofEnglishthroughTV.andradio,and,inaddition,somecollegecoursesaretaughtoneducationaltelevision.

Anotherrecognizedadvantageofthemediaisthatitgivesthepeopletheinformationtheyneedintheirdailylives:

weatherandtrafficreportsaregoodexamples.Whilecommercialsandadvertisingdonotnecessarilypresentaccurateinformation,theydomakepeopleawareoftheavailabilityofproductsthatcouldimprovetheirlives.Inaddition,theycreatealargerdemandforsomeitems,whichmayleadtoareductionintheirprice.

Whilethemediacanbeavaluablemeansofeducatingthepublic,whenmostpeopleturnontheTVsetortheradio,theywanttobeentertained.Asaresult,mostprogrammingconsistsofmovies,plays,music,comedies,gameshows,andsportsevents.Someoftheseofferingsareoflowquality,but,ontheotherhand,manyarefuntowatchandinteresting,writtenandpresentedwell.

Eventhoughthemassmediacanbemisused,mostofeffectsarepositive.Weareallinfluencedbytelevision,movies,radio,magazines,andnewspapers,and---ifwearecarefultoexaminetheirmassagescritically---thesecanallbeofbenefittoourlives.

Notes:

1.1. scriptn.手稿，剧本

2.2. availabilityn.可用性，有效性

1.1.  Themainpointtheauthortriestomakeinthispassageismostprobablythat_______.

A）A）  advertisingisharmfulwhenitpresentsinaccurateinformation

B）B）   thepositiveeffectsofthemassmediaoutweighthenegativeones

C）C）  peopleshouldlearntotakeadvantageofthemedia’sbenefits

D）D）  Televisionismoreusefulasameansofentertainmentthanasameansofprovidinginformation

2.2.  Accordingtotheauthor,thetwomainpurposesofthemassmediaareto______.

A）A）  controlourthinkingandgetustobuyuselessproducts

B）B）   providepeoplewithinformationandentertainment

C）C）  makingpeopleawareoftheavailabilityofproductsandcreatealargedemandforsomeitems

D）D）  expresstheviewsofthepublicandhelpimproverecentimmigrants’English

3.3.  Theauthorfeelsthatconsumersofthemassmediashouldbetaughtatanearlyageto____.

A）A）  bringtheirimaginationintofullplaywhenwatchingprogrammesoflowquality

B）B）   buyproductsadvertisedincommercialssothatthedemandincrease

C）C）  turnofftheTVsetwhenridiculousprogramcomeson

D）D）  thinkcriticallyaboutthemessagesbroughttothem

4.4.  Itcanbelearnedfromparagraph3thatcitizenswillbeinabetterpositiontoexpresstheirviewsandmaketheirchoicesiftheyare_____.

A）A）  highlyeducatedthroughTVandradio

B）B）   wellprotectedbythegovernment

C）C）  highlypaidbytheemployers

D）D）  wellinformedbythemassmedia

5.5.  Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A）A）  themassmediaoffersinformationneededinourdailylives.

B）B）   Publiclyfundedbroadcastingdoesnotpresentinformationaboutcurrentwentsindepth.

C）C）  Informationprovidedbycommercialsandadvertisingisalwaysaccurate.

D）D）  ManyTVandradioprogrammesarenotinteresting.

答案：

PassageOne:

1．1．   B.参照短文第一段，作者在给出对大众传媒持否定态度的人的意见后，立刻表明了自己的观点，传媒的益处比缺点要多得多。

故B为正确答案。

2．2．   B.参照第一段最后一句话，B选项与此句相符，故为正确答案。

3．3．   D.参照第二段第一句话，D选项与此意相符，故D为正确选项。

4．4．   D.参照第三段第二句话，D选项与此意相符，故D为正确选项。

5.A.参照第四段第一句话，A选项与此意相符，故A为正确选项。

PassageTwo

Chimps

摘要：

本文描述了黑猩猩的群集生活以及它们的饮食状况，饮食主要包括水果和含有较多蛋白质的食物。

同时描述了黑猩猩在获取食物和使用工具方面的能力。

Chimpsapparentlyliveintroopsofbetween20and50animals.Withinthesetroopstheyformsmallgroupsofvaryingcomposition;themostbasicgroupconsistsoffemalesorfemalesplusoffspring.Adultfemalesspendingmuchtimetogetheroftenturnouttobemotheranddaughter,orsisters.Motherandoffspringlivetogetherconsistently,atleastforthefirstfourorfiveyearsoflife,longerthaninanyotherprimateexceptman.Duringthistimetheyounglearnfromtheirmotherandfromotherchimpsallthecomplicatedacquiredbehaviorsofchimpanzeeadultlife.Lifefortheyoungchimpanzeeisrelaxedandtolerant,andaninfantwillspendmuchofitstimeplayingwithotherinfants,withitsmotherandwithitsbrothersandsisters.Afterthisfive-yearinitialperiod,contactswiththemotherarestillmaintained,particularlybydaughters.Evensonsreturnedfromtimetotimefromtheirwanderingstogreettheirmothersaffectionately.

Intheforestchimpsarepredominantlyfruiteaters（uponoccasiontheyarecannibalistic!

）,butinopenwoodlandtheymayaddmoreproteintotheirdiet.Malessometimeskillcolobusmonkeysorbush-pig;oftenmaleswillgangupinagrouptoachievetheirends.Meatisaverychoiceiteminchimpanzeedietandiseatenslowlyanddeliberatelywithamouthfulofleavesbetweeneachbite.Itissometimessharedoutwithotherchimpswhowillbegforpieces.Thisfoodsharingisveryunusualamongnonhumanprimates;mostlyitiseveryprimateforhimself.Whentheseasonisrightchimpsinwoodlandsalsoeattermites,andtheydothisby“fishing”forthem.Whenbeginningaboutoftermiting,ananimalwillcarefullyselectstemsorpiecesofgrass,trimthemtotheappropriatelength,collectenoughofthem,andsetoutonthehuntforinsects.ItmaypassoverseveraltermitehillsiftheyarenotreadyandgoonuntilitfindsamoundripeforfishingUsingafinger,aholeisscrapedandthepreparedtwiginserted.Withdrawncoveredwithtermites,itispassedcarefullyoverthelowerlipuntileverydeliciousmorselisremoved,andtheoperationrepeated.Clearly,indoingso,chimpsaretakingnaturalobjects,modifyingthemtoastandardpatternandusingthemforanobjective,whichinvolvesplanningandforethought.Theyare,infact,makingtools.Thishassurprisedmanypeople,forpreviouslymanwasconsideredtobetheonlytoolmaker.Inthechimpanzee,however,theintellectualabilitiesnecessaryforpurposefultoolmakingarealreadydevelopedataninfrahumanlevel.Otherexamplesofchimptool-useinnaturalsurroundingshavealsobeenseen.Forinstance,chewedleavesareusedasspongestosoakupwaterfromholesintrees.Theyarealsousedtowipedungormudfromthebody.Stonesandbranchesareusedtooinagonisticdisplaysorwhenananimalisexcited.Theymaybethrownunder-orover-arm,oftenwithconsiderableforceandaccuracy.

Notes:

1.1. chimp=chimpanzeen.非洲的小人猿，黑猩猩

2.2. primaten.首领，灵长类的动物

3.3. colobusn.疣猴

4.4. termiten.白蚁

1.1. whatsortofgroupsdochimpslivein?

A）A） Groupsofbetween20and50chimps

B）B）  Groupsconsistingofmother,fatherandchildren

C）C） Groupsbasicallymadeupoffemalesorfemaleswiththeiryoung

D）D） Groupsconsistingofchimpsofthesamesex

2.2. Whatdoesababychimpdowhileitstayswithitsmother?

A）A） itspendsmostofitstimewondering.

B）B）  Itspendsitstimelearningandplaying.

C）C） Ithelpsadultchimpshuntforfood.

D）D） Itlearnstobetolerant.

3.3. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFalse?

A）A） meatisrareinachimpanzeediet.

B）B）  Thekindoffoodchimpanzeeeatdependspartlyontheirenvironment.

C）C） Fruitistheimportantfoodofchimpanzees.

D）D） Foodsharingisunusualamongchimpanzees.

4.4. Inordertocatchtermites,achimp________.

A）A） cleansthegrassoffatermitehill

B）B）  fishedthemoutwitha“twig”madeofstemsorbitsofgrass

C）C） getsthemoutwithitsfingers

D）D） usesitslowerlip

5.5. Whatdoesthewriterregardasevidenceofintellectualabilitysimilartomaninchimpanzees?

A）A） Gettingtogethertocatchpreys

B）B）  Eatingmeatslowlytogetherwithleaves

C）C） Tool-makingandtool-useinnaturalsurroundings

D）D） Chewingleaves

答案：

PassageTwo

1.1.C.第1题因文中的“plusoffspring”与选项中的“withtheiryoung”同义，故答案应选C）。

2.2.B.第2题从第一段的第5。

6句的叙述可知年幼猩猩的生活主要是学习和玩耍，故答案应选B）。

3.3.A.第3题根据文中第二段第三句“Meatisaverychoiceiteminc