2018年上半年成人学位英语考前模拟试题及答案（11）_第5页

　　40、 Television ,the modern wonder of electronics, brings the world into your own home in sight and sound,1. And the word "television" means "seeing far".

　　Television works in much the same way as radio. In radio, sound is changed into electromagnetic (invisible light) waves which are sent through the air. Experiments leading to modern television took place more than a hundred years ago. By the 1920s inventors and researchers had turned the early theories into working models.Yet it took another thirty years for TV to become an industry.

　　The influence of TV on the life of people is incalculable: it can influence their thoughts and their way of life. It can also add to their store of knowledge. Educational TV stations offer teaching in various subjects. Some hospitals use TV for medical students to get close-up views of operations. At first television programs were broadcast in black-and -white. With the development of science and technology, the problem of how to telecast them in full color was solved and by the middle 1960s the national networks were broadcasting most of their programs in color.

　　The programs that people watch are not only local and national ones. Since the launching of the first communications satellite, more and more programs are telecast "live" from all over the world. People in San Francisco were able to watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. And live telecasts now come from outer space. In 1969, the first astronauts to land on the moon televised their historic "moon walk" to viewers on the earth. Since then, astronauts have regularly sent telecast to the earth.

　　1. Television is said to be the modern wonder of electronics, because _______.

　　2. Television became an industry in _______.

　　3. The word "incalculable" means______.

　　4. The development of science and technology made it possible for television programs to _______.

　　5. The launching of communications satellites made it possible for people to _______.

　　第 1 空选项

　　A. it is an industry

　　B. it broadcasts most of the programs in color

　　C. it brings the world into people's own home in sight and sound

　　D. it influences people's thoughts

　　第 2 空选项

　　A. 1920

　　B. 1969

　　C. the l920s

　　D. the 1950s

　　第 3 空选项

　　A. very great

　　B. uncertain

　　C. hard to tell

　　D. very small

　　第 4 空选项

　　A. be telecast again

　　B. be kept for later use

　　C. be put on video tape

　　D. be telecast in full color

　　第 5 空选项

　　A. get close up views of operations

　　B. learn various subjects

　　C. watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo

　　D. watch local programs

　　第1空答案 C. it brings the world into people's own home in sight and sound

　　第2空答案 D. the 1950s

　　第3空答案 A. very great

　　第4空答案 D. be telecast in full color

　　第5空答案 C. watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo

　　41、 Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic Smoking Is Dangerous to Health. Your composition should be based on the following outline. Your composition should be no less than 120 words.

　　Outline: 1. smoking is dangerous to the smoker's health

　　2. smoking is dangerous to other people's health

　　3. smoking is a bad habit