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     The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in

1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born.

Two years later in Holland, the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the

final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big

Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs

are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.

     For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream which come true because many of the programs cost nothing

to make. At some point, the television viewers (观众) are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply

to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most

popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show, a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV

viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the

record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of

newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.

     But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they

showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called "rubbish

TV" and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked three times in one week. In Greece, Big Brother was

described as "against human rights and civilization".

1. Those who take part in reality TV shows are usually _____.

A. common people

B. pop TV Stars

C. attractive people

D. famous film stars

2. Who would pay for the cost of reality TV shows according to the passage?

A. TV producers who make reality TV shows.

B. TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.

C. TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows.

D. TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Pop Idol is one of the popular reality TV shows in the world.

B. Big Brother was one of the first reality TV shows in the world.

C. Rubbish TV is one of the personal reality TV shows in the world.

D. Expedition Robinson was the first reality TV show in the world.

4. It can be concluded from the passage that _____.

A. everyone is happy about reality TV

B. reality TV will do well in many countries

C. all the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV

D. reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries

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1-4: A C C B

单项选择题

能被15和12整除的最小正整数是( )。

A．60

B．120

C．180

D．30
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     We all remember seeing hitchhikers, standing by the side of the road, thumb sticking out, waiting for a

lift. But it is getting rare nowadays. What killed hitchhiking? Safety is often mentioned as a reason. Movies

about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers. That no

single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt reflects the safety fear: a large, strangely

dressed man is seen as dangerous.

     But the reason may be more complex: hitchhiking happens where people don't have cars and transport

services are poor. Plenty of people still hitchhike in Poland and Romania. Perhaps the rising level of car

ownership in the UK means the few people left hitchhiking are usually considered strange. Why can't they

afford cars? Why can't they take the coach or the train?

     Three-quarters of the UK population have access to a car; many of the remainder will be quite old. The

potential hitchhiking population is therefore small. Yet my trip proves it's still possible to hitchhike. The

people who picked me up were very interesting-lawyer, retired surgeon, tank commander, carpenter, man

who lived in an isolated farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains. My conclusion is that only really

interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes in red, spotted scarves. Most just wanted to do

someone a good turn; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn't help stopping.

     The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organised over the Internet, via sites such as

hitchhikers, org. But for now, you can still stick your thumb out (actually, I didn't do much of that, preferring

just to hold up my destination sign) and people-wonderful, caring, sharing, unafraid people-will stop.

     In the UK, with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service, I don't think I'll make a habit of it. But having

enjoyed it so much, I'm ready now to do a big trip across Europe and beyond. In the 1970s a female friend of

my wife's hitchhiked to India. How wonderful it would be to have another go, though Afghanistan might be a

challenge. I wish I'd got that tank commander's mobile number.

1. The author tried to hitchhike but was rejected by single women drivers because _____.

A. they were not heading towards Manchester

B. they thought most hitchhikers were dangerous

C. hitchhiking had been banned and they didn't want to break the law

D. he was a strong man in strange clothes who seemed dangerous

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Movies have discouraged people from hitchhiking.

B. Car ownership levels are lower in Romania than in the UK.

C. 25% of UK people don't have access to cars.

D. Increased car ownership has reduced the need for hitchhiking.

3. The "fat blokes in red, spotted scarves" in Paragraph 3 most likely means _____.

A. murderous hitchhikers

B. friendly and talkative hitchhikers

C. typical hitchhikers

D. strange hitchhikers like the author

4. According to the author, future hitchhikers are more likely to _____.

A. visit websites and find people to share cars with

B. stand by roads with their thumbs sticking out

C. stick out signs with their destinations written on

D. wait for some kind people to pick them up

5. From the last paragraph, we know that the author _____.

A. frequently hitchhikes in Britain

B. plans m hitchhike across Europe

C. thinks public transport is safer for travel

D. is going to contact the tank commander

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