Researchers study television to understand its effects on viewers and to measure its effectiveness in selling products. Much of the research on TV audiences is market research, paid for by companies with something to sell. Let me repeat; research on television is supported largely by advertisers.

    The television industry depends on advertising money to run, and this relationship influences what television offers viewers. Advertisers aim to reach mass audiences and particular social groups. In turn, the television tries to meet the needs of advertisers, because pleasing the advertisers is nearly as important as pleasing the pubic. This means advertisers have a lot of control over what programs are made and when they are shown.

Television is the most effective marketing tool ever created. Many advertisement apply basic psychology by sort of turning to our insecurities and desires. Ads convince us that the things we once thought were luxuries are now necessities. Television is highly programs as well. Using expert market research, programmers and advertisers sort of paint a picture of life centered on material possessions. This kind of life may look attractive and desirable, but it’s all at the expense of personal relationships.

As you probably can tell, I prefer to agree with critics of the media. Advertising does create false needs, and products we really need don’t require advertising. Television advances consumerism. It shows us things, things, and more things. It encourages treed and envy. Television helps create a wasteful society, where things are thrown out long before they are worn out.

1．What is the main idea of the passage?

    A．Television research is an interesting field.

    B．Advertising is effective in selling products

    C．Television helps develop a culture of consumerism

    D．The television industry should be better managed

2．According to the passage, researchers study television to          .

    A．learn about the types of programs

    B．understand the culture of the society

    C．decide which programs to export

    D．measure how much it helps to sell products

3．The writer uses the underlined sentences in Paragraph 3 to             .

    A．a(chǎn)rgue that television images of life lack depth and meaning

    B．warn readers not to spend more money than they can afford

    C．show that television programs can advance personal growth

    D．suggest that readers watch only high-quality programs

4．What is the writer’s opinion of television?

    A．Television is the best way to advertise products and services.

    B．Television mostly has had a side effect on television

    C．People have a wrong opinion of television

D．It is the duty of television to help create a rich society

單詞拼寫

1．The troubled past of the South included the many      (犧牲) of the Civil Rights Movement.

2．When the Native Americans        (抵抗), they were killed.

3．In the year 2000, Ye Zijie was invited to study in London and became the first     (視覺) impaired Chinese to study abroad.

4．The Special Olympics are surrounded by grand       (儀式) and the competition is fierce.

5．Visit other public buildings and find out whether they are       (可進(jìn)入的) or not.

6．They also try to make       (聯(lián)系) that may seem strange at first.

7．His life shall be at the      (憐憫) of the duke.

8．Antonio said that he wasn’t        (指控) of anything by Shylock.

9．Although you haven’t shown yourself       (值得) of our kindness, you will see the difference of our spirit.

10．The killing of the bison changed the whole      (野生動(dòng)物) of the plains.

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤.對(duì)標(biāo)題號(hào)的每一行做出判斷：如無錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊的橫線上劃（√）；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（^），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯(cuò)的不要改。

Mary was a university student. She didn’t have more money        1．       

and her parents were not rich, but she had an uncle was                      2．       

fortunate enough to be a millionaire. He always gave her valuable          3．       

Christmas and birthday present. When her uncle’s birthday came          4．       

round, Mary want to buy him something really special, but because      5．       

he was so rich, she did not know how to get him. She went into          6．       

the shop in her town and explained her problem to one of helpful          7．       

shop assistants. Finally she asked, “What do you have to                     8．       

someone who has already got everything he wants to or needs?            9．       

The assistant sighted deep and answered, “Envy, only envy.”            10．       

高三階段學(xué)習(xí)比較緊張，正確的學(xué)習(xí)方法尤為重要。下表顯示了兩位同學(xué)不同的學(xué)習(xí)方法，請(qǐng)簡述并發(fā)表你的觀點(diǎn)，字?jǐn)?shù)在120詞左右。文章開頭已給出。

學(xué)習(xí)方法：

參考詞匯：①attentively 專心  ②energetic  精力旺盛

Li Hua and Wand Hai are two students of Senior Three. Both of them work hard but they have different learning methods.

The patient needs           immediately,          , he would be in danger of losing his life.

A．to operate; otherwise                                   B．operating on; however

C．to operate; however                                    D．operating on; otherwise

He          his tie before entering the hall          there was a celebration.

A．loosened; where                                         B．a(chǎn)djusted; where

C．twisted; because                                         D．tore; because

When he came to London, he was          his English was rather            .

A．dissatisfied with; narrow.                             B．dissatisfied that; shallow

C．a(chǎn)ware of; narrow                                        D．a(chǎn)ware that; shallow

When I went out it happened           .

A．to rain      B．rain   C．to be raining     D．raining

--- Shall he come today or tomorrow?

--- Up to him. It makes no        to me.

A．meaning    B．trouble      C．relation     D．difference

--- Didn’t you find the film exciting?

---         , I nearly fell asleep half way through it.

A．On the way                                                B．In general

C．On the contrary                                                 D．In that case