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【題目】 In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.

Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash talk”. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society’s moral catastrophes, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments of other people’s lives.

Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.

Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.

Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main target audiences are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time，money, and stability to deal with life’s tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18 to 21 year olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex，money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show’s exploitation.

While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.

【1】Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience ____.

A.remain indifferent to themB.are ready to face up to them

C.remain fascinated by themD.are willing to get involved in them

【2】Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?

A.A new type of robot.B.Family budget planning.

C.Racist hatred.D.Street violence.

【3】Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both ____.

A.ironicB.instructiveC.sensitiveD.cynical

【4】We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ____.

A.are targeted at different audiencesB.exploit the weakness in human nature

C.appear at different times of the dayD.have monopolized the talk show circuit

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了兩種不同風格的電視談話類節(jié)目。一個針對美國中產(chǎn)階級，他們大多有金錢，有能力解決生活中的問題；一個針對社會陰暗面中存在的問題，更適合社會上的年輕人。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society’s moral catastrophes, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments of other people’s lives.（很明顯，Jerry Springer節(jié)目是對社會道德災難的一種展示和利用，然而，人們?nèi)匀辉敢獍褎e人生活中有趣的困境一飽眼福。）可知雖然Jerry Springer談論的社會問題似乎令人反感，但觀眾仍然對它們著迷。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.（這個節(jié)目關(guān)注的是社會的進步和個人生活質(zhì)量的提高。話題從教你的孩子的責任，管理你的工作周，到了解你的鄰居。）分析選項A. A new type of robot.新型機器人；B. Family budget planning.家庭預算計劃；C. Racist hatred.種族歧視；D. Street violence.街頭暴力。可知B選項最符合Oprah Winfrey的話題。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.（這個節(jié)目關(guān)注的是社會的進步和個人生活質(zhì)量的提高。話題從教你的孩子的責任，管理你的工作周，到了解你的鄰居。）；以及倒數(shù)第三段最后一句Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.（希望大多數(shù)人都能在這部分學到一些非常有價值的東西。）中可知Oprah Winfrey和Jerry Springer的脫口秀盡管他們的方法不同，這兩個談話節(jié)目都是有啟發(fā)性的、有益的。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中The show’s main target audiences are middle-class Americans.（該劇的主要觀眾是中產(chǎn)階級美國人。）可知Oprah Winfrey的目標觀眾是中產(chǎn)階級；以及下文Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society.（另一方面，Jerry Springer與社會上的年輕人有更多的聯(lián)系。）可知Jerry Springer的觀眾是社會年輕人居多。故這兩個談話節(jié)目針對不同的觀眾。故選A。