语言朋友(52)inutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law.Let us take a __1__ , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a(an)__2__ were accepted.
Families might use the time for a real family hour.Without the distraction(分散注意力) of TV, __3__together after dinner and actually talk to one another.It is well known that many of our __4__ everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of __5__ illness are caused at least in part by __6__ to communicate.By using the quiet family hour to __7__ our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better.On evenings when such talk is __8__， families could discover more active pastimes(娱乐)．Freed from TV and forced to find their own __9____10__ together along the river bank.
With free time and no TV, children and __11__ might discover reading.There is more entertainment in__12__than in a TV program.__13__ report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English __14__，even at the college level.__15__is often learned from reading.A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour.A different form of reading might also be done as it was in the __16__ reading aloud.The quiet hour could become the story hour.When the__17__ ends, the TV networks might be forced to __18__ with better shows in order to get us back from our newly－ discovered activities.(激进的)．How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty five years since __19____20__childhoods without television.It wasn't that difficult.
解题导语：作者建议美国每天晚上在法律上禁止60至90分钟的电视转播而这些时间应当用于家人之间的交流及阅读活动。take a serious look at“严肃认真地看待”。C
2．A.suggestion
B．advice
C．opinion
D．offer
解析：根据文章第一句的“I would like to suggest that”可知选A。A
3．A.get around
B．sit around
C．meet with
D．stand stiff
解析：sit around“围坐”。这里指吃过饭全家人坐在餐桌旁交流。B
4．A.misfortunes
B．troubles
C．affairs
D．problems
解析：根据下文提到的“the generation gap”“the high divorce rate”可知选D。D
5．A.physical
B．mental
C．common
D．familiar
解析：此处指家人缺少交流、理解而引起的精神疾病。mental illness“精神疾病”。B
6．A.failure
B．attempt
C．ability
D．permission
解析：根据上下文可知此处指家人缺乏交流。A
7．A.comment
B．talk
C．discuss
D．remark
解析：此处指家人坐在一起讨论问题增进了解。C
8．A.impossible
B．unpleasant
C．funny
D．unnecessary
解析：作者建议家人们一起讨D
9．A.homework
B．housework根据上文的“pastimes”及下文提到的看日落等可知选C。C
10．A.rest
B．holiday
C．walk
D．look
解析：根据上文的“ride”可选出相近的walk。C
11．A.parents
B．adults
C．teachers
D．old man
解析：此处选adults与children相对。B
12．A.a good book
B．a fine poem
C．a quiet hour
D．a composition
解析：根据上文的reading可知选A。A
13．A.Professors
B．Scientists根据下文讨论的教育方向的问题可知选educator“教育者”。C
14．A.novel
B．book
C．fiction
D．sentence
解析：句意：教育者的研究显示：看电视长大的这一代人几乎不会写一个英语句子甚至上了大学的人也不D
15．A.Skill
B．Writing
C．Speaking
D．Listening
解析：根据上文的write可知选B。句意：写作往往是从阅读中学习而来。B
16．A.classroom
B．past
C．nowadays
D．library
解析：此处指就像过去一样： 大声朗读。其他选项不符合语境。B
17．A.talk
B．programmethe表示特指指上文出现的“quiet hour”。D
18．A.come across
B．come about
C．come out
D．come up
解析：come up with “提出提供”； come across“偶遇”； come about “发生产生”；come out“出版发芽”。句意：当安静的阅读时间过去之后电视网络就需要提供更有吸引力的节目以便把人们从自己新发现的活动中吸引回来。D
19．A.television
B．telephone
C．mobilephone
D．earphone
解析：句意：电视控制我们的业余时间是最近25年的事情。A
20．A.remind
B．recognize
C．remember
D．know
解析：句意：我们当中35岁及以上的人还应该能记得没有电视的童年。C
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The Amber Room, the greatest gift from Frederick WilliamⅠ， the King of Prussia to Russian people has an 21.________ (amaze) history.At first, it was not made to be a gift.It 22.________ (design) for the palace of Frederick William Ⅰ.23.________， the next king of Prussia, didn't want to keep it and gave it to Peter the Great.24.________ then on the room served as a small reception hall for important 25.________ (visit)．Later, ned the Amber Room and added more details to 26.________.In 1770, the room was completed the way she wanted.In September 1941, the time 27.________ Germany and Russia were 28.________ war, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg.The Russians removed some valuable things from the Amber Room.But some Nazis 29.________ (secret) stole the room itself.After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains 30.________ mystery.Recently, the Russians and Germans have rebuilt a new Amber Room.
解题导语：本文主要介绍了琥珀屋的相关情况。解析：amazing意为“令人惊讶的”形容词作定语。答案：amazing解析：根据句意可知此处应用被动语态。答案：was designed解析：前后是转折关系且用逗号隔开故用however。答案：However解析：from then on“从那时起”。答案：From解析：指去参观的“游客”。答案：visitors解析：用it指代前文提到的the Amber Room避免重复。答案：it解析：先行词the time在定语从句中作时间状语故用when引导。答案：when解析：be at war“处于交战状态”。答案：at解析：副词修饰动词stole。答案：secretly解析：mystery是单数可数名词前面加不定冠词a。答案：a