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（5）寫作（20PassageTheOperationofInternational（5）寫作（20PassageTheOperationofInternationalInternationalairlineshaverediscoveredthebusinessmanorwomanwhoregularlyjetsfromcountrytocountryaspartofjob.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatairlineseverabandonedbusinesstravelers.Instead,companieslikeLufthansaandSwissairrightarguethattheyhavealwayscatered(滿足需要bestfortheclasspassengers.Butmanyairlinescouldbeaccusedofconcentratingheavilyintherecentpastonattractingpassengersbyvolume,oftenatexpenseoftheregulartraveler.Toooften,theyhaveseemedgearedquantityratherthanOperatingamajorairlineisessentiallyamatteroffindingthemixofpassengers.Theairlinesneedtofillupthebackendoftheirbodiedjetswithlowfarepassenger,withoutforgettingthatthefrontbodiedjetswithlowfarepassenger,withoutforgettingthatthefrontshouldbefilledwithpeoplewhopaysubstantially(充分的moreforItisnocoincidencethatthetwomajorairlinebankruptciesamongthecompaniesspecializingincheapflights.Butlowfaresconsistentlyfullaircrafttomakeflightseconomicallyviable(可行的intherecentrecessionthevolumeoftraffichasnotgrown.EquallylargenumberofairlinesjostlingfortheavailablepassengershascreatedhugeexcessofcapacityThenetresultofexcesscapacityandcut-throat(酷的competitiondrivingdownfareshadbeentopushsomeairlinescollapseandleavemanyothershoveringontheAgainstthegrim(冷酷的backgrounditisnosurprisethatareturningincreasinglytowardsthebusinesstravelerstoimproveratesofreturn.TheyhaveinvestedmuchtimeandefforttoexactlywhattheexecutivedemandsforsettingapartfromtheHighonthelistofprioritiesispunctuality;anexecutive’stimemoneyIn-flight(飛行中的serviceisanotherareawheretheairlinesjostling(爭搶fortheexecutive’sattentionThefreedrinksandandbetterfoodareallpartoftheAnotherdevelopmenthas theaccent(強(qiáng)調(diào))ofarrangementsRegulartravelershavebecomewellversed(熟練，精通thedebateaboutseatpitch—theamountofroombetweeneachAndfirst-classthedebateaboutseatpitch—theamountofroombetweeneachAndfirst-classpassengersarenowofferedsleepertte(可臥座位)whichforlongjourneysmakeitpossibletosnatch(奪得apropersleep.SleeperetteshaveprovedsopopularthattheywillsoonuniversalinthefrontendofmostTheairlinesarealsotryingtoimprovethingsontheExecutiveloungesarecommonplaceandintendedtomakethewaitingbetweenflightsalittlemorebearable.Luggagehandlingisimproved.Regrettably,thereislittletheairlinescandotospeedupboringimmigrationandCustomsprocess,whichmanagestoupsetfrustratepassengersofallclassesineveryAlthoughitistheairlines’attentiontoattractexecutivefromtheirrivals,theairlinesthemselveswouldnonethelessliketoonebadhabitofthiskindoftraveler—theexpensivehabitofbookingflightandthenfailingtoturnup.ThepracticeisparticularlywidespreadEurope,wherebusinessmenfrequentlybookreturnjourneyshomeoneseveral1.Accordingtothepassage,inoperatingairlinesitisessentialto_ A.keepinmindtheneedoftheexecutivesB.satisfytheneedofthelowfarepassengersattheexpenseofC.trytoattractasmanypassengersaspossiblebyreducingD.C.trytoattractasmanypassengersaspossiblebyreducingD.catertotheneedofpassengerssittingatbothendsoftheThefollowingareallmentionedasreasonswhytheairlinesareahardtimeEXCEPT A.thetouristindustryisexperiencinganall-timeB.thereisnoincreaseinthenumberofC.therearemoreseatsontheplanesthanD.thecompetitionbetweenairlinesisTheimprovementstheairlinesattemptatincludethe A.makingtheirseatsmoreB.providingbetterfoodduringC.showingmoremoviesduringthelongD.offeringsleeperettestofirst-classThereisnotmuchtheairlinescandowhenitcomesto___A.makingsurethedeparturesarenotB.theefficienthandlingofC.speedingupcustomsD.theimprovementoftheconditionofwaiting5.WhichofD.theimprovementoftheconditionofwaiting5.WhichofthefollowingisabadhabitoftheexecutivepassengersfrustratetheA.TheydonotbooktheirseatsinB.TheydonotsitontheseattheyaresupposedtoC.TheydonottravelontheflighttheyhaveD.TheydonotpayinadvancefortheseatstheyPassageCanBuildingsBeDesignedtoResistTerroristIntheaftermath(后果)oftheterroristattackontheWorldCenter,structuralengineersaretryinghardtosolveaquestionthataagowouldhavebeencompletelyunthinkable:Canbuildingbedesignedtowithstandcatastrophicblastsinflicted(遭受byTendaysaftertheterroristattacksonthetwintowers,engineersfromtheUniversityatBuffaloandtheMultidisciplinaryforEarthquakeEngineeringResearch(MCEER)headquarteredattraveledtogroundzeroaspartofaprojectfundedbytheNationalFoundationVisitingthesiteaspartofanMCEERreconnaissance(偵察勘測visittheyspenttwodaysbeginningthetaskofformulating(公式的ideasabouthowdesignsuchstructuresandsearchingforcluesontodosoinbuildingsthatweredamaged,butstillare“Ourtodosoinbuildingsthatweredamaged,butstillare“OurobjectiveinvisitinggroundzerowastogoandlookatbuildingssurroundingtheworldTradeCenter,thosebuildingsthatarestanding,butthatsustaineddamage,”saidM.Bruneau,Ph,D.immediatehopeisthatwecandevelopabetterunderstandingastothosebuildingsremainstanding,whileourlong-termgoalistoseeearthquake technologiestoachieveenhancedperformanceofbuildingsintheeventterroristhePhotographstakenbytheinvestigatorsdemonstrateinstartlingthenmonumentaldamageinflictedontheWorldTradeCentertowersbuildingsinthevicinity(附近Onebuildingablockawayfromtheremainsstanding,butwasbadly “ThisbuildingismanyawayfromtheWorldTradeCenterandyetweseeacolumntherethattobepartofthatbuilding,”explainedA.Whittaker,Ph.D.“Thebecameamissilethatshotacrosstheroad,throughthewindowandtheThevisittotheareaalsorevealedsomesurprises,accordingtoengineers.Forexample,thefloorframingsystemsinoneofthebuildingswasquiterugged,allowingfloorsthatwerepiercedbytonsfallingdebristoremainintact(完整無缺的).“Highlyredundant(多余的ductile(可伸展的framingsystemsmayprovideasimple,butrobust(強(qiáng)的)strategyductile(可伸展的framingsystemsmayprovideasimple,butrobust(強(qiáng)的)strategyforblastresistanceheaddedOtherstrategiesmayprovidingalternatepathsforgravityloadsintheeventthatabearing(承載columnfails.“Wealsoneedabetterunderstandingofmechanism(機(jī)制，原理ofcollapsesaidAWhittakerWeneedtooutwhatcausesabuildingtocollapseandhowyoucanpredictReinhorn,Ph.D.notedthat“earthquakeshakinghasledtocollapseofmanybuildingsinthepast.Itinducesdynamicresponse highstressesanddeformationsinstructuralSolutionsdevelopedforearthquake-resistantdesignmaybeapplicabletoblastandtodevelopnewoneswherenoneexistatThequestionraisedinthefirstparagraphisone____.A.thatwasaskedbystructuralengineersamonthB.thatistoodifficultforstructuralengineerstoanswerevenC.thatwasneverthoughtofbeforetheterroristD.thatterroristsareeagertofindasolutiontoTheprojectfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation___A.wasfirstproposedbysomeengineersatB.tookabouttwodaystoC.wastoinvestigatethedamagecausedbytheterroristD.wastofindoutwhysomebuildingscouldsurvivetheD.wastofindoutwhysomebuildingscouldsurvivetheThecolumnmentionedbyDr. A.waspartofthebuildingclosetotheWorldTradeB.waspartoftheWorldTradeC.wasshotthroughthewindowandtheflooroftheWorldD.damagedmanybuildingsinthevicinityoftheWorldTradeAsurprisingdiscoverymadebytheinvestigatorsduringtheirvisittogroundzerois A.floorsintheadjacentbuildingsremainB.somefloorframingsystemsdemonstrateresistancetoC.simplefloorframingsystemsaremoreblastD.floorsinoneoftheadjacentbuildingswerepiercedbytonsofWhatDr.ReinhornsaidinthelastparagraphmayimplyallfollowingEXCEPT A.blastengineersshoulddevelopnewsolutionsforterror-B.blastengineerscanborrowtechnologiesdevelopedforresistantC.solutionsdevelopedforearthquake-resistantdesignmayapplytoterrorist-resistantD.blastengineeringemergesC.solutionsdevelopedforearthquake-resistantdesignmayapplytoterrorist-resistantD.blastengineeringemergesasanewbranchofPassageMarieCuriewasoneofthemostaccomplishedscientistsinTogetherwithherhusband,Pierre,shediscoveredradium,anwidelyusedfortreatingcancer,andstudieduraniumandothersubstances.PierreandMarie’samicable(friendly)collaborationhelpedtounlockthesecretsoftheMariewasbornin1867inWarsaw,Poland,whereherfatherwasprofessorofphysics.Attheearlyage,shedemonstrated/displayedbrilliantmindandablithe(快樂無憂的)personality. exuberance(感情洋溢forlearningprompted(激起hertocontinueherstudiesafterhighschoolShebecamedisgruntled(不滿的whenshelearnedthattheuniversityinWarsawwasclosedtoDeterminedtoreceiveahighereducation,shedefiantly挑戰(zhàn)地)Polandandin1891enteredtheSorbonne(巴黎大學(xué)aFrenchwheresheearnedhermaster’sdegreeanddoctorateinMariewasfortunatetohavestudiedattheSorbonnewithsomethegreatestscientistsofherday,oneofwhomwasPierreCurie.MariePierreweremarriedin1895andspentmanyproductiveyearstogetherinthephysicslaboratory.Ashorttimeaftertheyradium,Pierrewastogetherinthephysicslaboratory.Ashorttimeaftertheyradium,Pierrewaskilledbyahorse-drawnwagonin1906.Mariestunnedbythishorriblemisfortuneandenduredheartbreakinganguish(體，精神上的劇痛Despondently(意志消沉地sherecalledtheirrelationshipandthejoythattheyhadsharedinscientificresearch.ThethatshehadtwoyoungdaughterstoraisebyherselfgreatlyincreasedCurie’sfeelingofdesolation(孤寂finallybegantofadewhenwasaskedtosucceedherhusbandasaphysicsprofessorattheShewasthefirstwomantobegivenaprofessorshipattheworld-university.In1911shereceivedtheNobelPrizeinchemistryforradium.AlthoughMarieCurieeventuallysufferedafatalillnessfromlongexposuretoradium,sheneverbecamedisillusioned幻想破滅的aboutherwork.Regardlessoftheconsequences,shehaddedicatedtoscienceandtorevealingthemysteriesofthephysical1.TheCuries’ collaborationhelpedtounlockthesecretsofA.C.B.D.2.Whenshelearnedthatshecouldnotattendtheuniversityofshe A.C.B.D.Marie______byleavingPolandandtravelingtoFrancetoenterA.C.B.D.Marie______byleavingPolandandtravelingtoFrancetoenterA.challengedC.B.D.Her___ begantofadewhenshereturnedtotheSorbonnetoherA.C.B.wretchedness不幸Eventhoughshebecamefatallyfromworkingwithradium,Curiewas____A.B.D.passageAtomicEverymotoristdreamsofacarofthefuturethatAtomicEverymotoristdreamsofacarofthefuturethatdoesnothavetorefueledeveryfewhundredmiles,acarthatwillcostlittletorunthereisnooutlayon“Ofcourse,”youhearitsaidbyanoptimisticmotorist,“theistheatom.Harnessatomicpowerinacar,andyou’llhavenomoreaboutpetrol.ThethingwillrunforyearswithoutaAnd,theoretically,heisright.Theansweristheatom.Ifpowercouldbeusedinacar,onesmallpieceofuraniumwouldkeepenginerunningfortwentyormoreyears.Ofcourse,thiswouldcuttheofrunningacarbyquiteafewhundredpounds,dependinguponhowyouspendonButisthisscience-fiction-likepictureoftheatompeacefullybeneaththebonnetofacarpossible?Intheoryitis,alreadytheatomhasbeenharnessedtodrivesubmarines,andanengineisalreadyinexistence.But,saytheexperts,thereareproblemsstilltobeconqueredbeforesuchanenginecaninfactbeintoaNowwhatexactlyaretheseproblemsthatstandbetweenyouandcarthatyouwillneverhavetorefuel?Franklyspeaking,mostofthembesummedupinoneword—radiation.Anatomicreactor,thekindenginethatwouldproduceenergybyatom-splitting,throwsoffextremelydangerousradiation.enginethatwouldproduceenergybyatom-splitting,throwsoffextremelydangerousradiation.Theseraysarejustasdangerousastheyarereleasedfromanatomicbomb.Thisradiationpenetratesexceptthethickestconcreteandlead,withfatalresultsforanybodyinpath.Thus,atthemoment,anycarcarryinganatomicenginewouldhavetocarrymanytonsofleadinordertopreventtheradiationSinceacarmadeupoftonsofleadisratherimpracticable,theansweratthemomentseemstobethediscoveryorinventionofathatwillbestrongenoughtoholdintherays,butatthesametimeenoughforavehicletocarry,witheaseandeconomy.Mostlikelymetalwouldhavetobesynthetic,sincenonaturalmetalexceptleadyetprovedfitforthejob.Whenthislightmetalisinvented,theworldwillbewellonthewaytoanatomiccar.However,evenafterinventionofaprotectivebutlightmetal,twootherproblemsstillthoseofeconomicsandItisextremelydoubtfulwhetheratthebeginningareallyenginecouldbemade,thatis,onecheapenoughtomakeitworthinacar.Butitseemssafetosaythateventually,astechnologyandproductioncomeinatomicengines,thepricewillgodown.Thisiseconomics,andmanufacturersshouldeventuallybeabletosomethingthatwillatleastbecheaperthanhavingtopayforpetrolthelifetimeoftheButthenthisthirdproblemstillremains,thatthelifetimeoftheButthenthisthirdproblemstillremains,thatofsafety.Supposethereisaroadaccidentinvolvingone,orperhapstwo,atomiccars,andtheatomicreactororitsprotectivecoveringweredamaged.Anywouldbeequaltothatofaverysmallatomicbomb.Theeffectsofsuchexplosionwouldbefeltforseveralmilesaround.Aswillberealized,isperhapsthebiggestproblemofalltoovercome.IsitpossibletomakeatomicenginethatwillreallysafeineveryAccordingtothepassage,anatomiccaris___A.theoreticallyB.onlyscience-C.onlyamatterofD.nothingbutaOneofthebiggestproblemsinmanufacturinganatomiccaris___A.itshighB.protectionagainstC.thesizeoftheatomicD.theweightoftheatomicThemotoringworldwillbewellonthewaytoanatomiccaronce A.acheapsyntheticB.alightstrongC.aprotectivebut A.acheapsyntheticB.alightstrongC.aprotectivebutlightD.astrongsyntheticAnotherimportantissueforatomiccarsis___A.thedangerofanatomicexplosionaB.thequalityofmanufacturingC.thepracticabilityofmassD.thelifetimeofsuchTheauthor’sattitudetowardsatomiccarsA.B.C.D.PassageAdaptingtotheNewOriginally,IwasborninSouthKoreaandlivedthereallmylifeOriginally,IwasborninSouthKoreaandlivedthereallmylifeImarriedandmovedtoAmerica.WhilelivinginAmericaforfivenow,Ihavetriedtoadapttotherapidpaceofchangeinmylife.Ifeltworriedatfirst,IdoubtedthatIwouldfindmanydifferencesourtwocountries.Afterall,wearemuchalikeeventhoughwedifferentlanguages,andhavedifferenttraditionsandcultures.Peoplebothcountrieswearbluejeans,lovechildren,andseekfreedom.thesesimilarities,Ifounditdifficulttoadjust,forsomuchwasalientoMostdifficultformewaslearninganewlanguage,IdiscoveredAmericanEnglishcombinestheinfluenceofmanyothersmostlyEuropeanbutmanyofthemglobal.ThelanguageisEnglish,ofcourse,fortheEnglish,whocameoveronthesettledhereearly,andinthelargestnumbers.Ontheotherhand,thelanguagewasheavilyinfluencedbyChineseuntilabout400yearsago.KoreanlearnersofEnglish,thedifferentusesofnounandverbarehardtograsp,atfirst.Forexample,anEnglishspeakerwouldaskaquestionreversingthenounandverb,andoftenseparatingtheverb,asinareyougoing?”However,inKorean,onewouldask,“YougoLearninganewlanguagewashardforme,butanessentialpartbeginninglifeinthiswondrousNext,IneededtoadjusttoAmericanfood,whichisrelativelywiththeexceptionofCajundishes.Generally,KoreanfoodisverylikeKimchi,whichcoversmanytypesofpickledcabbageandvegetables;likeKimchi,whichcoversmanytypesofpickledcabbageandvegetables;Koreanscannotlivewithoutit,andoftenmaketheirownoldfamilyrecipes.Inaddition,Koreansenjoylowfat,mostlydiets.TheAmericandiet,ontheotherhand,consistsofhigh-fat,veryitems,likethefastfoodandinstantTVdinnerswhicharesopopular.foodsmayaccountforthehighratesofheartattacksandcholesterol-cloggedveins,andfatnessamongFinally,KoreansandAmericanstreatmarriageverydifferently.thoughwehaveenteredthetwenty-firstcentury,manyKoreanarearrangedbymatchmakershiredbyparents.Or,parentsofchildrenwillgettogetherandarrangetheirmarriages.Ofcourse,marriagescomeaboutthroughdatingjustasinAmerica—youngmeet,fallinlove,anddecidetomarry.Yet,despiteorbecauseofmarriages,theKoreandivorcerateverylowcomparedwithdivorces.ThismaybeduelargelytothestrongfamilybondsinOntheotherhand,youngpeopleinAmericaareallowedthefreedominchoosingtheirpartners;theybasemarriagealmostentirelylove,neverthroughmatchmakers.Andaverystrongtrend,nowadays,fortwopersonstolivetogetherforawhilebeforegettingmarried,manyneverformallyDespitethesedifferencesbetweenourcultures,I’verealizedKoreansandAmericanshavemuchincommon.WetendtoseekshareKoreansandAmericanshavemuchincommon.Wetendtoseeksharethesameexcitementatanewbirth,andwanttomakegoodAlso,weplaceahighvalueonhardwork,oftenspendinglonghoursatownbusinessesinordertosendourchildrentogoodcolleges;wewanttogivethemopportunitiesearliergenerationscouldonlydreamof.Ifwelearntoacceptculturaldifferencesasuniquevalues,theworldmaymorepeaceful.WeneedtoputasideouroftenunfoundedattitudesuperiorityandprejudiceagainstotherAccordingtothefirstparagraph,theauthorbelievedthat___A.itwouldnotbedifficulttoadjusttolifeintheUnitedB.peopleinthetwocountrieslikedtodosimilarC.itwouldberelativelyeasytoadapttotherapidchangeinherD.thesimilaritiesbetweenthetwocountriesweregreaterthanWhydidtheauthorfindlearningEnglishtobeA.BecauseEnglishcombinestheinfluenceofEuropeanandB.BecausetheKoreanlanguageisclosertoChinesethantoC.BecausethedifferentusesofEnglishverbsarehardtoD.BecauselearninganewlanguageisdifficultforAmericanfooddiffersfromKoreanfoodinthatit___A.AmericanfooddiffersfromKoreanfoodinthatit___A.causesheartattacksandB.ismadefromoldfamilyC.isgenerallyquiteD..consistsoffastfoodandinstantTVInwhatwaydomostKoreanmarriagesdifferfromAmericanA.KoreanscanlivetogetherfirstbeforeformallyB.KoreanmarriagesarenotbasedonC.KoreanmarryonlywithpermissionfromtheirD.KoreanmarriagesarearrangedbymatchmakersorKoreansandAmericansaresimilarinthat___A.theyvaluethequalityofworkingB.theyacceptculturaldifferencesasuniqueC.theybotharenotprejudicedagainstotherD.theylikeeatingspicyandsaltyPassageIfyouintendusinghumorinyoutalktomakepeoplesmile,youmustknowtoindentifysharedexperiencesandproblems.Yourhumormustberelevanttoaudienceandshouldhelptoshowthemaudienceandshouldhelptoshowthemthatyouareoneofthemorthatyouunderstandtheirsituationandareinsympathywiththeirpointofview.Dependingonwhomyouareaddressing,theproblemswillbedifferent.Ifyouaretalkingtoagroupofmanagers,youmayrefertothedisorganizedmethodsoftheirsecretaries;alternativelyifyouareaddressingsecretaries,youmaywanttocommentontheirdisorganizedHereisanexample,whichIheardatanurses’convention,ofastorywhichworkswellbecausetheaudienceallsharedthesameviewofdoctors.AmanarrivesinheavenandisbeingshownaroundbySt.Peter.Heseeswonderfulaccommodations,beautifulgardens,sunnyweather,andsoon.Everyoneisverypeaceful,politeandfriendlyuntil,waitinginalineforlunch,thenewarrivalissuddenlypushedasidebyamaninawhitecoat,whorushestotheheadoftheline,grabshisfoodandstampsovertoatablebyhimself.”Whoisthat?”ThenewarrivalaskedSt.Peter.”O(jiān)h,that’sGod,”camethereply,“butsometimeshethinkshe’saIfyouarepareofthegroupwhichyouareaddressing,youwillbeinapositiontoknowtheexperiencesandproblemswhicharecommontoallofyouandit’llbeappropriateforyoutomakeapassingremarkabouttheinediblecanteenfoodorthechairman’snotoriousbadtasteinties.Withotheraudiencesyoumustn’tattempttocutinwithhumorastheywillresentanoutsidermakingdisparagingremarksabouttheircanteenortheirchairman.YouwillbeonsafergroundifyousticktoscapegoatslikethePostOfficeorthetelephoneIfyoufeelawkwardbeinghumorous,youmustpracticesothatitbecomesmorenatural.Includeafewcasualandapparentlyoff-the-cuffremarkswhichyoucandeliverinarelaxedandunforcedmanner.Oftenit’sthedeliverywhichcausestheaudiencetosmile,sospeakslowlyandrememberthataraisedeyebroworanunbelievinglookmayhelptoshowthatyouaremakingalight-heartedLookforthehumor.Itoftencomesfromtheunexpected--atwistonafamiliarquote“Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,giveup”orplayonwordsoronasituation.Searchforexaggerationandunderstatements.Lookatyoutalkandpickoutafewwordssentenceswhichyoucanturnaboutandinjectwith1.Tomakeyourhumorwork,you A.takeadvantageofdifferentkindsofB.makefunofthedisorganizedC.addressdifferentproblemstodifferentD.showsympathyforyour2.Thejokeaboutdoctorsimpliesthat,intheeyesofnurses,they 2.Thejokeaboutdoctorsimpliesthat,intheeyesofnurses,they A.impolitetonewB.veryconsciousoftheirgodlikeC.entitledtosomeD.verybusyevenduringlunch3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatpublic A.havebenefitedmanyB.arethefocusofpublicC.areaninappropriatesubjectforD.haveoftenbeenthelaughing4.Toachievethedesiredresult,humorousstoriesshouldbe A.inwell-wordedB.asawkwardlyasC.inexaggeratedD.ascasuallyas5.Thebesttitleforthetextmay A.UseHumorB.VariousKindsofC.AddHumortoD.DifferentHumorPassageJustasnewspaperownersmustneverunderestimatethenatureoftheirpowersonewspaperreadersshouldneverunderestimatethelure誘惑)ofitsbeauty.NinetyyearsafterHearsttookovertheExaminer,IwassittingintheDailyExpressbuildingwaitingforthenewproprietor,VictorMatthewstocompletehispurchaseandtellhisexpectantexecutiveswhatwasgoingtohappentothem.Hewasaveteranofmanyindustrialtakeovers.Butonhisoccasionhewasclearlydelightedtobewelcomedbyagroupofreportersandatelevisioncrew.Theydelayedhisarrivalwhiletheyinterviewedhimonhisviews,onpoliticsandhisambitionsasaproprietor,andevenrequestedhimtodriveroundtheblocktoarriveagainforbettertelevisioneffectMr.Matthewswasabuildingcontractorbytradeandhadbeenofferedfewchancestogivehisviewsontheworldbefore.Attemptingtoadoptwhathefeltwastheargot(行話)suchoccasionshemurmuredsomethingaboutbelievingBritainandhelpingmakegreatagain.Thephraseseemedtogodownwell.Heuseditmanytimesthatdayandafterwards.Overnightthenewspapershadmagicallytransformedhimintoawell-knownperson.WithinweeksMatthewswaslettingitbeknownthathewouldappreciateaninvitationtomeetthePrimeMinisteratDowningStreet.Theflatteryofnewspaperproprietorsgreatagain.Thephraseseemedtogodownwell.Heuseditmanytimesthatdayandafterwards.Overnightthenewspapershadmagicallytransformedhimintoawell-knownperson.WithinweeksMatthewswaslettingitbeknownthathewouldappreciateaninvitationtomeetthePrimeMinisteratDowningStreet.TheflatteryofnewspaperproprietorshaslongbeenafavoritesportofpremiersandaninvitationTheincidentwasmerelyamodernimitationofanatmosphere,whichhasmotivatedproprietorsthroughoutnewspaperhistory.Ithasoftenbeenremarkedthatmenacquirenewspapersformanyreasons,butrarelyforthebusinessofrunningthemandmakingthemselvesrich.Fromtheearliesttimes,theaccesspapershaveaffordedtopubliclifehasbeenamajorfactor.Thataccesshas,onafewoccasions,beenconvertedintorealpoliticalpower.Butforthemostpartithasbeenanillusion.Ownershiphasbeenatickertotheseatofpublicaffairs,butnottothestageOwnerswhohavedisobeyedthisrulehavehadtoretreattotheirseats,1.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkA).NewspaperownersneverunderstandthenatureoftheirB).NewspaperownersmustunderstandthenatureoftheirpowerC).NewspaperreadersneverunderstandthelureofitsD).Newspaperreadersshouldunderstandthatthenewspaperis2.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueaboutVictorA).HeboughttheDailyB).HehadgainedcontrolofmanyC).HewasanD).HewasveryhappytobeinterviewedbyTV3.ThewritersuggeststhatMatthewsrepeatedhiscommentmanytimes A).itseemedtopleasehisB).hewasastronglypatrioticC).itmadehimfeelD).hewantedtoconvincethe4.Accordingtothewriter,MatthewswasinvitedbythePrimeMinisterbecauseprime A).consideredMatthewstobeB).enjoyedprime A).consideredMatthewstobeB).enjoyedbeingpraisedbynewspaperC).founditgreatfuntomeetD).wantedMatthewstodohima5.Inthelastparagraph,thewriterwarnsnewspapernotto A).expecttomakealargeB).playatrickontheC).lookforthesupportofD).imaginethattheyhaveanypoliticalPassageEachoftheearlyarticlesabouttelevisionisinvariablyaccompaniedbyaphotographorillustrationshowingafamilycozilysittingtogetherbeforethetelevisionset.JennysatonMom’slap,BuddyperchedonthearmofDad’schair,DadwithhisarmaroundMom’sshoulder.WhocouldhaveguessedthattwentyorsoyearsorsoyearslaterMomwouldbewatchingadramainthekitchen,thekidswouldbelookingatcartoonsintheirroom,whileDadwouldbetalkingintheballgameinthelivingOfcoursetelevisionsetswereenormouslyexpensiveinthoseearlydays.Theideathatby1975morethan60percentofAmericanfamilieswouldowntwoormoresetswaspreposterous.Thesplinteringofthemultiple-setfamilywassomethingtheearlywriterscouldnotforesee.Nordidanyoneimaginethenumberofhourschildrenwouldeventuallydevotetotelevision,thecommonuseoftelevisionbyparentsasachildpacifier,thechangestelevisionwouldeffectuponchild–rearingmethods,theincreasingdominationoffamilyschedulesbychildren’sviewingrequirements-inthepowerofthenewmediumtodominatefamilyAfterthefirstyears,aschildren’sconsumptionofthenewmediumincreased,togetherwithparentalconcernaboutthepossibleeffectsofsomuchtelevisionviewing,asteadyrefrainhelpedtosootheandreassureanxiousparents.”Televisionalwaysentersapatternofinfluencesthatalreadyexist;thehome,thepeergroup,thethechurch,andculturegenerally.”Writetheauthorsofanearlyandinfluentialstudytelevision’seffectsonchildren.Inotherwords,ifthetelevision’seffectsonchildren.Inotherwords,ifthechild’shomelifeisallparentsneednotworryabouteffectsofallthattelevisionButtelevisiondoesnotmerelyinfluencethechild;itdeeplyinfluencesthat“patternofinfluences”thatismeanttoameliorateitseffects.Homeandfamilylifehaschangedinimportantwayssincetheadventoftelevision.Thepeergrouphasbecometelevision-oriented,andmuchofthetimechildrenspendtogetherisoccupiedbytelevisionviewing.Culturegenerallyhasbeentransformedbytelevision.Thereitisimpropertoassigntotelevisionthesubsidiaryroleitsmanyapologists(toooftenmemberofthetelevisionindustry)insistitplays.Televisionisnotmerelyoneofanumberofimportantinfluencesupontoday’schild.Throughthechangesithasinfamilylife,televisionemergesastheimportantinfluence