Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "rubbish talk". The topics on his show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives.

Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.

Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small speech about the entire idea 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 audience are middle-class Americans. Most of the people have the time, money and ability to deal with life's tough problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to 21year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation.

Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are____.

A. more interesting              B. unusually poplar       C. more detailed           D. more formal

Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows ______.

  A. show disbelief in them                                     B. are ready to face up to them

  C. remain cold to them                                             D. are willing to get away from them

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

  A. A new type of robot.                                            B. National hatred.

  C. Family income planning.                                      D. Street accident.

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

  A. have become the only ones of its kind                B. exploit the weaknesses in human nature

C. appear at different times of the day                    D. attract different people

What is the advantage of the Jerry Springer show?

  A. The show exposes the dark sides of society.     B. The show pours poisonous waste into society.

  C. Jerry sums up the whole idea of the show.       D. Jerry talks abou the improvement of society.

【小題1】B

【小題2】B

【小題3】C

【小題4】D

【小題5】C


解析:

【小題1】推理判斷題  根據(jù)文章的描述得知,這兩種電視節(jié)目分別吸引著不同的人群。

【小題2】細節(jié)理解題  從第二段的最后一句話可以看出。

【小題3】細節(jié)理解題  根據(jù)第三段的最后一句話可推知。

【小題4】推理判斷題  從文章對這兩種節(jié)目的描述可知,A、B項太片面,C項文中沒有提及。

【小題5】細節(jié)理解題  根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的倒數(shù)第二句得知。

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