安徽省渦陽縣高三英語第六次月考試題新人教版

PAGEPAGE4渦陽四中課改部2023屆高三第6次考試英語試題（時間：120分鐘總分值：150分）第一卷（選擇題，共115分）第一局部聽力（共兩節(jié)，總分值30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每題1.5分，總分值7.5分）1．Wheredoesthewomanprobablywork? A．Inaphotostudio． B．Inafilmcompany． C．Inaradiostation．2．WhywasTonygivenamedal? A．Hebehavedbravelyinafire． B．Herescuedababyfromafire． C．Heranthefastestinarace．3．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemovie? A．Itisexcellent． B．Itisterrifying． C．Itisattractive．4．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman? A．Sheisanewcomer． B．Shehasherownoffice． C．Shesharesacomputerwithothers．5．Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace? A．Atahotel． B．Atarestaurant． C．Ataschool．第二節(jié)（共15小題；每題1．5分，總分值22．5分） 聽第6段材料，答復第6、7題。6．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout? A．Knivesandguns． B．Anarticle． C．Safety．7．Howdoesthewomanthinktheproblemcanbesolved? A．Peopleshouldavoidworkingaloneatnight． B．Morepoliceshouldbesentout． C．Peopleshouldlearntoprotectthemselves． 聽第7段材料，答復第8至10題。8．Whydoesthemanspeaktothewoman? A．Toaskifhecantakethenexttrain． B．Tobookaticketforthenexttrain． C．Toupgradehisticket．9．Whenwillthenexttrainleave? A．At9:30． B．At10:30． C．At10:40．10．Whatwillthemandonext? A．Gobacktohiscompany． B．Checkifhecantakethefirstclass． C．CancelhistickettoLondon． 聽第8段材料，答復第11至13題。11．Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing? A．Howtouseavacuumcleaner． B．Wheretobuyavacuumcleaner． C．Whichvacuumcleanertopurchase．12．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers? A．Workmates． B．Husbandandwife．C．Customerandsaleswoman．13．WhatdoweknowabouttheAerosaurus?A．It’sfiftyyearsold． B．It’scheaperthanGilo． C．Thedeliverycostsless． 聽第9段材料，答復第14至16題。14．Whendoestheconversationtakeplace? A．Beforeaspeech． B．Duringaspeech． C．Afteraspeech．15．Howdoesthemanfeelnow? A．Satisfied． B．Nervous． C．Anxious．16．Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman? A．Practiseoutloud． B．Dobreathingexercises． C．Makenotesonsmallcards． 聽第10段材料，答復第17至20題。17．Whatwasthespeaker’smajor? A．Cooking． B．Computer． C．Science．18．Whatwasoneofthereasonsforthefailure? A．Thedecoration． B．Thelocation． C．Thecompetition．19．Whyweremealsinthespeaker’srestaurantexpensive? A．Theywereorganic． B．Theywererare． C．Theywerenutritious．20．Howdoesthespeakerfeel? A．Upset． B．Regretful． C．Anxious．第二局部英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，總分值45分）單項填空（共15小題；每題1分，總分值15分） 從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。21．Theyhadtobringtheprojectunder______constructionto______endbecauseoflackofmoney． A．the;an B．/;/ C．/;an D．the;the22．——Shallweattendthelectureonhowtopreventdiseases?——Why?Ican’tseeany____doingso．I’dratherhaveagoodrest． A．a(chǎn)dvantage B．purpose C．chance D．point23．——Haveyourworkingconditionsbeenimproved?——No,______thanbefore,I’mafraid． A．nobetter B．a(chǎn)littlebetter C．notworse D．noworse24．______inaheavyrain,theteacherfellillandcouldn’tbut___________foraleave． A．Caught;toask B．Beingcaught;ask C．Catching;toask D．Caught;ask25．I’vetalkedalotaboutwalking．Iwanttosayitisacheap,safeandenjoyableformofexercise,and______it’senvironmentallyfriendly． A．a(chǎn)llinall B．inconclusion C．inotherwords D．inaddition26．——Itisalongtime_____Isawyoulast．——Yes．Anditwillbealongtime_____weseeeachotheragain． A．when;before B．a(chǎn)fter;whenC．since;beforeD．since;until27．Thissweaterfitsme,butIcan’taffordtobuy____．Ihavetochoose_____thatischeapenoughforme．A．one;that B．that;it C．it;one D．that;theone28．——Oh,youarehere．Wherehaveyoubeenallthistime?Theplaneisabouttotakeoff．——I’msorry,butI_______foryouhereatthereceptiondesk． A．waited B．hadbeenwaiting C．waswaiting D．havebeenwaiting29．AfterwatchingamovieAvatar,Marylayinbedwithhereyes_______openwhileallherfamilywere_______asleep． A．wide;soundlyB．wide;sound C．widely;soundD．widely;soundly30．Afterstudyinglawinacollegeforfouryears,Tom_____hisjobasalawyerinhishometown． A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup31．_________difficultandchallengingthetaskmaybe,wemustfinishitontime,becausethereisapossibility_________we’llbefiredifwecan’tfulfillthetaskontime． A．Whatever;that B．However;that C．Whatever;which D．However;as32．——Myneighborhadapartyandthenoisekeptmeawakeallnight．Ifinallyhadtocallthepolice．——I_____thesamething．Theyshouldn’tbeallowedtodisturbpeoplelikethat． A．willdo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone33．Itwasinthesmallhouse______wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather______hespenthischildhood．A．which;that B．that;which C．where;that D．that;where34．I’msureyou’drathershewenttoschoolbybus,_____? A．hadn’tyou B．wouldn’tyou C．a(chǎn)ren’tI D．didn’tshe35．——IhappenedtonoticeBob’sfatherquarrellingwiththeteacherindefenseofhisson．——NowonderBobalwaysperformspoorlyinclass．It’sreally“________”． A．Loveme,lovemydog B．Likefather,likeson C．BirdsofafeatherflocktogetherD．Abusymothermakesalazydaughter完形填空（共20小題；每題1．5分，總分值30分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Longlongago,therewasasmallvillage．Thisvillagehada36tradition．Atthebeginningofeveryyear,anyboywhohadreachedtheageofmajority（thestateoflegallybeinganadult）wasgivenlandandmoneytobuildahome．Theboyhadto37hishomebeforewinter．Ifhishomefailedtoendurethecoldweatherinwinter,thevillagerscouldnot38himinanyway．One39,PaulandMarcreachedtheirmajority．They40theirlandandmoneyanddecidedtosearchnearbyvillagesforideasonbuildingtheirhomes．Ineachvillage,theyfoundthenicest41andtalkedtotheowners．Eachownergladlyoffered42．AfterMarcsawseveralhomes,he43thebestideasandwentbacktohisownland．Paul,44,continuedcollectingmoreideas．Soonhehadsomanygreatideasthathebeganto45someofthem．Buthealwaysbelievedhecouldfindevenbetterideasinthenextvillage．Marcbeganbuildinghishome．Hehadseveralfalsestarts,46hishomegraduallyrosefromhisland．Byfall,Marchadfinishedhishome．Itwasn'tperfect,butitwasstrongandhecould47itlater．Paulenjoyedallthebeautifulhomesand48withhomeowners．ThefirstsnowcameandPaul,realizinghewasrunningoutoftime,49backtohisland．Hebuiltthebesthomehecouldinthetimehehad,butitwas50．Thefirstwinterstormdestroyedhishomeandhefrozeto51．Thevillagersmournedforhim．Marc52thewinter．Eachyear,Marcsearchedforothergoodideashecouldusetomakehisownhomelookbetter．Hebecamealeaderinthevillage,53aWeallbuildandimproveourownmentalhomes．It’s54andfunforustosearchforideasfromothermentalhomeowners,butweonlyimproveourownmentalhomeifweactually55thebestideas．36．A．strange B．hopeful C．literaryD．cultural37．A．find B．makeC．complete D．buy38．A．helpB．encourage C．scoldD．persuade39．A．winter B．summerC．a(chǎn)utumn`D．spring40．A．exchanged B．received C．recognized D．a(chǎn)dvice41．A．girls B．jobs C．houses D．presents42．A．rooms B．drinks C．a(chǎn)ttention D．a(chǎn)dvice43．A．expected B．gathered C．created D．understood44．A．similarly B．finally C．however D．furthermore45．A．forget B．believe C．replace D．doubt46．A．because B．a(chǎn)lthough C．but D．so47．A．repair B．rebuild C．sell D．improve48．A．conversations B．a(chǎn)chievements C．struggles D．a(chǎn)rguments49．A．drove B．rushed C．flew D．moved50．A．weak B．funny C．small D．a(chǎn)mazing51．A．blindness B．death C．sadness D．illness52．A．experienced B．loved C．survived D．spent53．A．brought B．earned C．contacted D．raised54．A．slow B．easy C．dangerous D．special55．A．realize B．bring C．collect D．a(chǎn)pply第三局部閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，總分值40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每題2分，總分值30分）ADearMr.Watson,CLAIMAL54323432–-STORMDAMAGETOROOFIreceivedachequefor$623dated26Januaryinpaymentofmyrecentclaim.However,IwishtotellyouhowupsetIhavebeenbythewayyourClaimsAssessor,Mr.MichaelTan,handledthisclaim.WhenMr.Tanfirstcalledme,hespecificallytoldmethathebelievedIhadbeenovercharged,andhewouldexpecttopaythatpriceforworkonadoublegarage,ratherthanasinglegaragelikemine.Mr.TansuggestedthatIneitherusenorrecommendthiscontractoragain.Hecontinuedtotellmeitwasunlikelyformetoreceivefullpayment.Neverduringthisconversationdidhementionthatthereasonfornotreceivingfullpaymentwasbecauseofthenatureofmyinsurancepolicy.Consequently,IwrotetoMr.LanceAshetocomplainabouthispricing,statingthatIwasveryupsetthinkingthathecouldhavetakenadvantagebyovercharginga73-year-oldwoman.Mr.Ashetelephonedmeimmediatelyandexplainedhischargesindetail.HelaterreportedbacktomethatMr.TanexplainedthatIwouldnotreceivefullpaymentbecauseofthetypeofpolicyIhold,whichdoesnotcoverwearandtear.Thiswasthefirsttimethisissuehadbeenbroughttomyattention,soyoucanimaginemysurprise.WhenIreceivedMr.Tan’sletterof2February,thissituationwasexplained.IfthishadbeenexplainedinthefirstplaceIwouldhaveaccepteditandwouldnothavequestionedMr.Ashe’scharges.Instead,bytellingmeinitiallythatIhadbeenoverchargedforthiswork,hecausedagreatdealofupset,notonlyformebutalsoforMr.Ashe.IbelievedthisclaimwashandledbadlybyMr.Tanfromthebeginning.Therefore,agreatdealofembarrassmenthasbeencausedoverthisissue.IfeltyoushouldknowhowdisappointedandupsetIam.Itrustyouwilllookintothisandensurethatsuchclaimsarehandledmoreappropriatelyinthefuture.Yourssincerely,Mrs.Richard56.Theauthorwritesthisletterto______.A.complainaboutamishandledcaseB.informthemanagerofapaymentC.demandanapologyfromMr.WatsonD.requirethemanagertofireMr.Tan57.Theunderlinedwords“thecontractor”inPara.2referto______.A.Mr.TanB.Mrs.RichardC.Mr.WatsonD.Mr.Ashe58.Theauthorcouldnotreceivefullpaymentbecause_______.A.herpolicydoesn’tcoversomeoftheitemsB.thecontractoroverchargedherfortheworkC.Mr.Watsondoesn’ttakethematterseriouslyD.shespenttoomuchmoneyfixinghergarage59.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatMr.Tanworksina/an_______.A.welfareorganizationB.nursinghouseC.insurancecompanyD.localaffairsofficeBThelong,lonelyvoyageoftheJapaneseghostshipisover．AUSCoastGuardcutterpouredcannonfireintoanabandonedJapaneseghostshipthathadbeendriftingsincelastyear’stsunami,sinkingthevesselintowatersmorethan305metersdeepintheGulfofAlaskaandremovingthedangeritposedtoshippingandthecoastlineonThursday．Thecutter’sgunstoreholesinthe164-footRyou-UnMaru,andthenitbegantotakeonwaterandleantooneside．Inaboutfourhours,theshipdisappearedintothesea,saidChiefPettyOfficerKipWadlow．Theshiphadnolightsorcommunicationssystem,anditstankwasabletocarrymorethan7,570litersofdieselfuel．Officials,however,didn’tknowexactlyhowmuchfuelwasaboard．“It’slessriskythanitwouldberunningintoshoreorrunningintootherships,”coastguardspokesmanPaulWebbsaid．TheUSNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationandtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencystudiedtheproblemanddecideditissafertosinktheshipthanletthefuelevaporateandpollutetheseaenvironment．Ryou-UnMaruwasprobablyamongthefirstwaveofthe1．5milliontonsofgarbageofrefrigerators,washingmachines,televisions,roofsandfishingnetsheadingtowardNorthAmericasincelastMarchwhenamagnitude-9．0earthquakestruckJapan．Asthecoastguardwasreadytofireonthevessel,aCanadianfishingvessel,the19-meterBerniceC,claimedtherightstosavetheghostshipininternationalwaters．PlanstosinkitwerepausedsotheCanadiancrewcouldhaveachancetotakethestrickenship．ACanadianofficialwithknowledgeofthesituationtoldtheAssociatedPressthattheBerniceCwasunabletodragit．ThentheCanadianboatleft,andonceitwasabout10kilometersfromtheJapanesevessel,theCoastGuardbegantofire,firstwith25mmshells,thenafewhourslaterwithammunitiontwicethatsize．Stateofficialshavebeenworkingtotestthedangerofgarbageincludingmaterialsaffectedbyadamagednuclearpowerplant,toseeifAlaskaresidents,seafoodorwildanimalscouldbeaffected．60．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforsinkingtheJapaneseship? A．Ithadnolightsorcommunicationssystem． B．Itmightbewashedupontotheshore． C．Itwasadangertootherpassingships． D．Theoilitcarriedcouldpollutethesea．61．TheplantofireontheJapaneseghostshipwaspausedbecause____________． A．theghostshipwasbeyondthereachoftheCoastGuard’sguns B．theshellswerenotpowerfulenoughtosinktheghostship C．stateofficialsworriedtheghostshipmightgiveoutradiation D．a(chǎn)Canadianfishingboatwantedtosavetheghostship62．Whatgoodsarethereonboardwhentheghostshipwassunken?A.dieselfuelB.refrigeratorsC.nuclearmaterialsD.unknown63.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A．JapaneseghostshiparrivingatUS B．TsunamigarbageheadingtoUS C．CannonfiresinkingJapaneseghostship D．JapaneseghostshippollutingthePacificCIt’sgoodtomakemistakes,andhereiswhy．Firstofall,mistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings．It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing．Ifyounevertryanythingnew,howcanyouimprove?Howcanyouexpand?Thesimpleansweris“Youcan’t”．Lookaroundyou．Withveryfewexceptions,eithereverythingyouseeinyourphysicalworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew．Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakes,youarelearning．Considerthis:Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb．Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimes,hesaidthathehadn’tfailed10,000times,butratherhadlearned10,000thingsthatdidn’twork．Finally,whenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess．Why?Becausewhenallissaidanddone,youwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceeded．Everytimeyoumakeamistakeyoueliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser．Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistake．Quitethecontrary,whenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantitto,youwillbeinapositiontotryagain．Weallhavelimitedresourcesintheformoftimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem．Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate（分配）theseresourcesappropriatelysoyoucanlearn,makecorrections,andtryitagain．Onlybyacceptingandusingyourmistakesinthiswaycanyoumakesignificantadvancesinyourbusinessandyourcareer．Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,“Ifyou’renotmakingmistakes,you’renottryinghardenough．”Sogoforthandmakemistakes．Andlearn．Andgrow．Andprosper（成功）．64．Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanconcludethat_______．A．mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopment B．weareafraidoftryingnewthings C．it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakes D．mistakesarebetterthannottrying

65．Theunderlinedword“eliminate”means_______．A．a(chǎn)void B．remove C．a(chǎn)ccept D．solve66．Accordingtothearticle,onethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis．A．a(chǎn)voidingmakingthesamemistakes B．a(chǎn)cceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC．takingconsequencesintoaccount D．tryingthingsoutonebyone67．Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A．Nevermind,Icanalwaystryagain． B．I’dbetterstayoutoftrouble．C．Ok!NowIcanlearnsomething．D．Lookatthismess．Anyonewouldbeupset．DBabygirlsmaketheirwaydirectlyfordollsassoonastheycancrawl（爬）,whileboyswillheadforthetoycars,astudyhasshown．Thefindings,thefirsttoshowdifferencesinveryyoungbabies,suggestthereisabiologicalbasistotheirpreferences．PsychologistsDr．BrendaToddfromCityUniversityLondoncarriedoutanexperimentinvolving90infantsagedninemonthsto36months．Thebabieswereallowedtochoosefromseventoys．Someweretypicallyboys'toys:acar,adigger,aballandablueteddy．Therestweregirls’toys:apinkteddy,adollandacookingset．Theywereplacedameterawayfromthetoys,andcouldpickwhichevertoytheyliked．Theirchoiceandtheamountoftimetheyspentplayingwitheachtoywererecorded．Oftheyoungestchildren（nineto14months）,girlsspentsignificantlylongerplayingwiththedollthanboys,andboysspentmuchmoretimewiththecarandballthanthegirlsdid．Amongthetwo-andthree-year-olds,girlsspent50percentofthetimeplayingwiththedollwhileonlytwoboysbrieflytouchedit．Theboysspentalmost90percentoftheirtimeplayingwithcars,whichthegirlsbarelytouched．Therewasnolinkbetweentheparents’viewonwhichtoysweremoresuitableforboysorgirls,andthechildren’schoice．Dr．BrendaToddsaid:“Childrenofthisagearealreadyexposedtomuchsocialization．Boysmaybegiven‘toysthatgo’whilegirlsgettoystheycancarefor,whichmayhelpshapetheirpreference．Butthesefindingsagreewiththeformerideathatchildrenshownaturalinterestsinparticularkindsoftoys．Therecouldbeabiologicalbasisfortheirchoices．Malesthroughevolutionhavebeenadaptedtoprefermovingobjects,probablythroughhuntinginstincts（本能）,whilegirlspreferwarmercolorssuchaspink,thecolorofanewbornbaby．”68．Babyboysandgirlshavedifferenttoypreferencesprobablybecause． A．babyboysaremuchmoreactive B．babygirlslikebrightcolorsmore C．thereisanaturaldifferencebetweenthem D．theirparentstreatthemdifferently69．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3? A．Nine-month-oldbabyboysdon’tplaywithdollsatall． B．Two-year-oldbabygirlssometimesplaywithcarsandballs． C．Parentsshouldteachtheirbabiestoshareeachother’stoys． D．Theolderthebabiesare,themoreobvioustheirpreferenceis．70．Bothbabyboysandbabygirlsliketoplaywith_________accordingtothestudy． A．a(chǎn)teddy B．a(chǎn)car C．a(chǎn)doll D．a(chǎn)ball71．Wemayreadthisarticleinasectionofanewspaper． A．health B．science C．cultureD．entertainmentETextmessagingisasurprisinglygoodwaytoreceivecandidresponsestosensitivequestions,accordingtoanewstudytobepresentedthisweekattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationforPublicOpinionResearch.“Thepreliminary（初步的）resultsofourstudysuggestthatpeoplearemorelikelytodisclosesensitiveinformationviatextmessagesthaninvoiceinterviews,”saysFredConrad,apsychologistattheUniversityofMichiganInstituteforSocialResearch. “Thisissortofsurprising,”saysConrad,“sincemanypeoplethoughtthattextingwoulddecreasethelikelihoodofdisclosingsensitiveinformationbecauseitcreatesapersistent,visualrecordofquestionsandanswersthatothersmightseeonyourphoneandinthecloud.” Withtext,theresearchersalsofoundthatpeoplewerelesslikelytoengagein“satisficing”asurveyindustrytermreferringtothecommonpracticeofgivinggoodenough,easyanswers.“Webelievepeoplegivemorepreciseanswersviatextingbecausethere'sjustnotthetimepressureinalargelyasynchronous（非同步的）modeliketextthatthereisinphoneinterviews,”saysConrad.“Asaresult,respondentsareabletotakelongertoarriveatmoreaccurateanswers.” ConradconductedthestudywithMichaelSchober,aprofessorofpsychologyattheNewSchoolforSocialResearch.“We'reintheearlystagesofanalyzingourfindings,”saysSchober.“Butsofaritseemsthattextingmayreducesomerespondents'tendencytoshadethetruthortopresentthemselvesinthebestpossiblelightinaninterview,evenwhentheyknowit'sahumaninterviewertheyarecommunicatingwithviatext.Whatwecannotyetbesureofiswhoismostlikelytobedisclosiveintext.Isitdifferentforfrequenttexters,orgenerational,forexample?” Forthestudy,theresearchersrecruitedapproximately600iPhone-usersthroughGoogleAds,offeringthemiTunesStorerewardstoparticipateinthestudy.Theirgoalsweretoseewhetherresponsestothesamequestionsdiffereddependingonseveralvariables:whetherthequestionswereaskedviatextorvoice,whetherahumanoracomputeraskedthequestions,andwhethertheenvironment,includingthepresenceofotherpeopleandthelikelihoodofmultitasking,affectedtheanswers.72.Theunderlinedword“candid”inPara.1probablymeans.A.straightforwardB.appropriate C.ambiguous D.objective73.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.peoplefondoftextmessagingaremorehonestB.textingwillgiveawaylesssensitiveinformationC.differentvariablesmightaffecttheresponsesofmessagingD.about600iPhoneusershavebeenawardediTunesbyresearchers74.Comparedwithphoneinterviews,textinghasthestrengththatpeoplecould.A.presenttheirbesttotheinterviewersB.havemoretimetomakeareplyC.paylessforsendingamessageD.enjoymorefreedomofspeech75.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TextingDownsResponsesB.TextingExposesIdentityC.TextingBenefitsIntervieweesD.TextingUpsTruthfulness第二卷(總分值35分)第一節(jié)任務型讀寫（共10小題；每題1分，總分值10分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在表格中的空白處填入恰當?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。Thefamilysphere(范圍)usedtobedefinedbyitsisolationfromthepublicrealm.Therewasthepublicmalerealm（領域）of"rationalaccomplishment"andcruelcompetition,andtheprivatefemaleandchild-rearingsphereofhome,intuition（直覺）andemotion.Theprivaterealmwassupposedtobeisolatedfromtherealitiesofadultlife.Forbothbetterandworse,televisionandotherelectronicmediatendtobreakdownthedifferencebetweenthosetwoworlds.Themembranearoundthefamilysphereismuchmorepermeable(可滲透的).TVtakespubliceventsandtransformsthemintodramasthatareplayedoutintheprivacyofourlivingrooms,kitchensandbedrooms.Parentsusedtobethechannelthroughwhichchildrenlearnedabouttheoutsideworld.Theycoulddecidewhattotelltheirchildrenandwhentotellittothem.Sincechildrenlearntoreadinstages,booksprovideakindofnaturalscreeningprocess,whereadultscandecidewha