题文
They say that soon, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite. Some people think that it’s useless to have that many channels. Their usual criticism(批评) goes something like this: "I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch. No one needs to see that much TV. There’s not enough time in the day to watch all that!"They also say that most of what’s on television now isn’t worth watching in the first place.I think they’re missing the point. If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That’s silly, we’ll never have time to read all those books"? The point is that we would have more choices.
I don’t believe that most people should watch more television. And if we had 500 or even 1,000 channels to choose from, we wouldn’t have to spend more time watching TV. We would, however, have more programs to choose from. That means that the quality of our viewing time would be improved.
I think the more channels we have, the better. Give me more choices! If they’re not worth my time, I’ll just hit the "off" button.
小题1:The purpose of writing this passage is to ______.A．make a suggestion B．express an opinion C．give important information D．complain about cable television小题2:From the passage we know that the author wants to ______.A．read more booksB．rent more TV setsC．have more choices D．watch more sports小题3:The number of television channels is ______.A．increasing fastB．decreasing fastC．never going to be more than 1,000D．the same as that of books in the library小题4:To make his point, the author compares the development of TV networks to that of ______.A．schoolyardsB．computersC．libraries D．satellites小题5:What does the phrase "hit the 'off’ button" refer to?A．Go to the library. B．Switch over the TV channels.C．Turn off the TV.D．Have more TV networks. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C
解析
这篇文章讲述了如今电视频道的数量增长的很快，有的人就认为这是无用的，没有什么价值，而作者认为越多越好，这就意味着我们会有更多的选择性。
小题1:主旨题。这篇文章讲述了如今通过卫星我们很快能够接受到500多个电视频道，有的人认为那是没有价值的，而作者认为这样我们就会有更多的选择。故选B
小题2:细节题。根据文章I think the more channels we have, the better. Give me more choices!可知，作者想要拥有更多的选择。故选C
小题3:细节题。根据文章They say that soon, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite.可知，电视频道的数量增加的非常快，我们很快就能接受到500多个电视频道。故选A
小题4:细节题。根据文章If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That’s silly, we’ll never have time to read all those books"? The point is that we would have more choices.可知作者为了表达自己的观点，列举了图书馆的书的的例子和电视频道做比较。故选C
小题5:细节题。根据文章If they’re not worth my time, I’ll just hit the "off" button.作者认为如果有些节目不值得观看，只需要关掉电视就行了。可知，"hit the 'off’ button"指的是关掉电视。故选C
点评：文章重在理解作者的感情基调，从全文来看，作者通过对电视频道增多发表自己的看法，由此可见对于议论文的文章重在把握作者的感情色彩，答题时不断提醒自己作者在讲什么，作者的是在褒义还是在贬斥，这一点非常重要。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“They say that soon, .....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
