Question

【題目】 Television is one of the greatest technological inventions of the twentieth century. A Scottish man called John Logie Baird invented it. Inventors in the USA and Europe were working on electronic television systems (系統(tǒng)) but Baird used a mechanical (機械的) system. In 1925, he was able to send the first black and white picture — of the head of a doll — from one end of his flat (公寓) to the other. He then used a local office boy, not the doll, and this teenager was the first person ever to appear on TV. Baird made the first television programmes for the BBC in 1929. These programmes had sound, not just pictures.

However, Baird’s system was very limited and basic. A totally electronic system was more popular and practical (實用的). The inventor of this electronic system was an American, Philo Farnsworth. In 1936, the BBC started using Farnsworth’s system because the picture was better than Baird’s.

Colour TV began in the USA in the 1940s but only a small number of people had colour televisions in their houses. They were very expensive. In Britain and the USA, the first regular (有規(guī)律的) colour TV programmes only began in 1967.

Now in the 21st century, we have digital (數(shù)字的) television. TV has changed a lot since the face of a boy appeared on TV in John Logie Baird’s flat!

【1】Is television a great technological invention of the 20th century?（根據(jù)短文內容回答問題）

【2】When did Baird make the first television programmes with sounds?（根據(jù)短文內容回答問題）

【3】Who invented the totally electronic system? （根據(jù)短文內容回答問題）

【4】從短文中找出與下列句子劃線部分意思相近的短語或單詞。

In 1936, the BBC started using Farnsworth’s system. _____________________

【5】In this passage, the underlined（劃線） word “they” refers to（指的是）____________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, it is.

【2】In 1929

【3】Philo Farnsworth.

【4】Began

【5】color televisions/ color TVs

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述電視是二十世紀最偉大的技術發(fā)明之一。文章介紹了電視的發(fā)展史。

【1】題干“電視是20世紀偉大的技術發(fā)明嗎？” 根據(jù)文中“Television is one of the greatest technological inventions of the twentieth century.” 電視是二十世紀最偉大的技術發(fā)明之一�？芍�，這里是做肯定回答。Yes, it is是的，它是。故答案為Yes, it is.

【2】題干“貝爾德什么時候制作了第一個有聲音的電視節(jié)目？”根據(jù)文中“Baird made the first television programmes for the BBC in 1929. These programmes had sound, not just pictures.” 貝爾德在1929年為英國廣播公司制作了第一個電視節(jié)目。這些節(jié)目不僅有畫面，而且有聲音可知，在1929年發(fā)明了第一個有聲電視節(jié)目。故答案為In 1929.

【3】題干“全電子系統(tǒng)是誰發(fā)明的？” 根據(jù)文中“The inventor of this electronic system was an American, Philo Farnsworth.”可知，這個電子系統(tǒng)的發(fā)明者是美國人菲羅·法恩斯沃思。故答案為Philo Farnsworth.

【4】In 1936, the BBC started using Farnsworth’s system.意思是“1936年，英國廣播公司開始使用法恩斯沃思的系統(tǒng)�！� start動詞，開始，相當于begin。這里用過去式。Begin的過去式是began，根據(jù)題意，故答案為Began。

【5】根據(jù)上文“Colour TV began in the USA in the 1940s but only a small number of people had colour televisions in their houses.” 彩電始于20世紀40年代的美國，但只有少數(shù)人家里有彩電�？芍�下文中“他們是很貴的”這里的“they”指的是彩色電視。color televisions/ color TVs彩色電視。故答案為color televisions/ color TVs.