2014 届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解极限突破测试卷(20)<br />Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most <br />influential medium around. Indeed ,for many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, <br />it remains the next big thing&mdash;&mdash;finally becomes globally available. And that is <br />a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.<br />Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 <br />the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more <br />TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million <br />more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 <br />, after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had <br />one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013&mdash;&mdash;pushing the numbers to well <br />beyond two thirds of families.<br />Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, <br />researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women <br />were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely <br />to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child <br />health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state <br />of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in <br />Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有<br />意义的) improvement in their reading skills.<br />Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. <br />However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide. <br />( ) 1. The underlined word &ldquo;outlawed&rdquo; in paragraph 2 probably means &ldquo; &rdquo;.<br />A. allowed B. banned C. offered D. refused<br />( ) 2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?<br />A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.<br />B. The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2013.<br />C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.<br /> <br />D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.<br />( ) 3. The author intends to .<br />A. stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives <br />B. persuade women to become more independent <br />C. encourage people to improve their reading skills <br />D. introduce the readers some websites such as Google <br />( ) 4. What would be the best title for the passage? <br />A.TV Will Rule the World B.TV Will Disturb the World <br />C.TV Will Better the World D.TV Will Remain in World<br />【语篇解读】本篇文章为议论文。本文围绕着电视仍然是世界上最有影响力的媒体说起，<br />并用事实进一步证明了电视的存在会让我们的生活越来越好<br />60.答案 B。<br />【解析】词义猜测题。由本句中 the Taliban及 1 in 5 Afgha...