One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldn't or couldn't sleep, I tried everything I could think
of: a warm bottle, songs, gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead
of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, thinking that watching the late movie was as good a way as
any to kill off the hours until dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down,
his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tip-toed out of
the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi's forty-fifth birthday.
     My wife and I heard no more of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room,
I found him still watching TV himself.
     I found in my baby's behaviour a metaphor（隱喻，暗喻）for the new generation. My wife and I
had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit（吐液）upon them. When we read to him,
he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don't read, that they
look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this
experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: "Let them watch it!" If television is that
much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let them watch it all they want!
1. From the passage we know that the author is a(n) _____.
A. doctor      
B. editor      
C. writer      
D. teacher
2. Why did the writer bring the portable TV into his baby’s room.
A. To amuse his baby
B. To entertain himself
C. To enjoy a celebration
D. To help fall asleep
3. What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage?
A. To show that babies now are hard to please.  
B. To show a new function of TV
C. To advise people to let children watch TV.  
D. To show the bad influence of TV on children.
4. What do you think the author wants to express through the last two sentences?
A. People have no way to prevent children from watching too much TV.
B. It is not necessary for people to force children to read.
C. People have to take action to protect children from the bad influence of TV.
D. People should try to develop children's interest in reading from an early age.
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(     )4. A. from behind 
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C. decision  
C. entering  
C. report  
C. supply  
C. us      
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all  the  time : early  mornings, noons,and evenings. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young
couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. "Come on !" My friend Alex encouraged me
to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. " You'll feel great. "
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jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience,
jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who
left our neighbourhood jogging army,l'm not alone in my opinion.
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nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging,
and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any
physical weaknesses,jogging will surely bring them out , as they did with me.
     Secondly,  I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes
isn' t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, " I love being out there with just
my thoughts. " Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and
most of them were on how much my legs hurt.
      And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week : it was
practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel  way 
 to  do  it !  So  many  other exercises , including  walking , lead
to almost the same results painlessly , so why jog?
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fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm
enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging,and I've found a lot of better ways to
stay in shape.
1. From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer's neighbourhood ___________. 
A. jogging became very popular
B. people jogged only during the daytime
C. Alex organized an army of joggers
D. jogging provided a chance to get together
2. The underlined word "them" ( Paragraph 3) most probably refers to _________.
A. heart attacks                
B. back problems
C. famous joggers                
D. physical weaknesses
3. What was the writer's attitude towards jogging in the beginning? 
A. He felt it was worth a try.
B. He was very fond of it.
C. He was strongly against it.
D. He thought it must be painful.
4. Why did the writer give up jogging two months later? 
A. He disliked doing exercise outside.
B. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.
C. He was afraid of having a heart attack.
D. He was worried about being left alone.
5. F'rom the writer's experience,we can conclude that________. 
A. not everyone enjoys jogging
B. he is the only person who hates jogging
C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit
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