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Among various programs， TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content， while at the same time standing out above the rest， than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows.

Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The topics on his show are as surprising as they can be. For example， the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love， sex， cheating， and hate， to a different level. Clearly， the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society， yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other peoples lives.

Like Jerry Springer， Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching children lessons， managing work week， to getting to know neighbors.

Compared to Oprah， the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully， this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.

Clean as it is， the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main audiences are middle-class Americans. Most of the people have the time， money and ability to deal with lifes hard problems. Jerry Springer， on the other hand， has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love， relationship， sex， money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the shows exploitation.

1. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant， people who watch the shows ___ .

A. remain cold to them

B. show disbelief in them

C. are ready to accept to them

D. are willing to solve them

2. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show？

A. The National War. B. Street accidents.

C. A new type of robot. D. Social medical system.

3. What is the special point of the Jerry Springer show？

A. It talks about the improvement of society.

B. It points out the dark sides of society.

C. It pours poisonous waste into society.

D. It has an instructive end.

4. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ___ .

A. exploit the weaknesses in human nature

B. have become the only ones of its kind

C. appear at different times of the day

D. attract different kind of people

B

“Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter—even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise，” US researchers said last week.

A study of 192 third and fourth graders， generally aged eight and nine， found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds （0.9kg） less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.

“The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity，” said Thomas Robinson， a pediatrician（兒科專家）at Stanford University.

“American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games， and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years，” Robinson said.

In the study presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in San Francisco， the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their hours of viewing television by one quarter to one third.

Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing， even though neither group ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.

“One explanation for the weight loss could be the children who didnt stick to the television. They might simply have been moving around more and burning off fat，” Robinson said.

“Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more，” Robinson said.

5. The study shows that children can lose weight ___ .

A. by doing more exercise

B. by keeping a balanced diet

C. by staying in front of TV less

D. by changing their habits of eating meals

6. Why does Robinson think the findings are important？

A. It needs only about one year.

B. It is relatively easy to practice.

C. It has done good to the 100 students.

D. It spares children time for other activities.

7. In the study the students were asked to reduce their TV viewing time by about ___ .

A. 20%. B. 30%.

C. 40%. D. 50%.

8. We learn from the last 2 paragraphs that the reasons for the weight loss are ___ .

A. not known for sure B. not explained clearly

C. not easily understood D. not accepted by many

1. You shall dance to the ____（節(jié)奏）of the music.

2. Mark is a smart and ____（老練的）young man.

3. There was a sudden ____（動靜）in the river that frightened the birds away.

4. The artist uses different t in the same painting.

5. The United Kingdom c of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Learning English is great importance. English is widely used all over the world. It was often used in the international meetings. Most business letters are written in English. With a help of English we can learn modern science and technology from developed countries. We can also introduce our achieve-ment and experiences to other countries. Because of their importance， English is a requiring subject in high schools and colleges. Now many people are working hardly at English. Its very important to learning English well. If we learn English well， we can serve for our country better. But I suggest most Chinese should learn it well.

1. 人們正掀起一場反對吸煙的運(yùn)動。

2. 直到一項(xiàng)新的技術(shù)被引進(jìn)我們才完成了這項(xiàng)工程。

3. 實(shí)驗(yàn)中，老師讓學(xué)生把兩個瓶子并排放在桌上。

4. 起初的時候，他不得不把時間花在反復(fù)練習(xí)鋼琴上。

1. The students are so busy that they have zero time for outdoor sports activities， ___ they have the interest.

A. whenever B. whatever

C. as if D. even if

2. As is reported， it is 114 years ___ Peking University was founded.

A. when B. before

C. since D. after

3. The travelling group of hers ___ children from Beijing and Shanghai.

A. made up of B. consisted of

C. were made up of D. was consisted of

4. It seems that people prefer ___ their demand. They would rather spend their incomes right away.

A. to not putting off B. putting off

C. not to put off D. to put off

5. Correct your mistake ___ you realize it and dont try to cover your mistake.

A. at the moment B. the moment

C. while D. the time

All her life， my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain at all times clean and tidy.

You could turn your back for a moment in my mothers house， leave a half-written letter on the dining room table， a magazine open on the chair， and turn around to find that my mother had put it back where it belonged， as she explained.

My wife， on one of her first visits to my mothers house， placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned， she found the packet had been removed. Confused， she put down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits， only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks， so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better. These disappearances had a confusing effect on our family. We were all inclined to（有……的傾向）forgetfulness. And it was common for one of us， upon returning from the bathroom， to find that every sign of her work in progress had disappeared suddenly. “Do you remember what I was doing？” was a question frequently asked， but rarely answered.

Now my sister has developed a second-hand love of clean windows， and my brother does the cleaning in his house， perhaps to avoid having to be the one to hit his feet. I try not to think about it too much， but I have at this later time started to dust the furniture once a week.

We have all become busy persons.

1. Why did the author say his mother wanted busy children？ （within 8 words）

2. Why did the wifes biscuits and drink disappear？ （within 7 words）

3. What question was most freguently asked in the authors family？ （within 7 words）

4. What is the hobby of the authors sister now？ （within 2 words）

5. What could be the best title of this passage？ （within 2 words）