an election. Better informed, people are more likely to vote, and so to make their opinion count.
Unfortunately, television’s influence has been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable. All educators agree that the “television generations” are more violent than their parents and grandparents.
Also, the young are less patient. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesn’t do funny things like the people on children’s programs. And they
expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. That’s the time it takes on the screen.
11. In the past, many young people ______. A. knew the effects of war B. went in for politics
C. liked to save the wounded in wars D. were willing to be soldiers
12. Now with TV people can _____.
A. discuss politics at an information center B. show more interest in politics
C. make their own decisions on political affairs
D. express their opinions freely
13. The author thinks that TV advertisements _____.
A. are not reliable on the whole
B. are useless to people C. are a good guide to adults D. are very harmful to the young
14. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People have become used to crimes now. B. With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.
C. People now like to read books with pictures.
D. The adults are less violent than the young.
15. From the passage, we can conclude that _____.
A. children should keep away from TV B.TV programs should be improved
C. children’s books should have pictures D. TV has a deep influence on the young
Passage 2
Nonverbal (非语言的) communication has to do with gestures, movements and closeness of two people when they are talking. The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry.
For example, the body distance between two speakers can be important. North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speaking, while the South American often considers the North American to be “cold” or “distant” because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to . The “eye contact” provides another example of what we are calling nonverbal communication. Scientists have observed that there is more
eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who don’t like each other. The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about.
On the other hand, too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable. The eyes apparently play a great part in nonverbal communication. Genuine warmth or interest, shyness or confidence can often be seen in the eyes. We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendliness. Someone who is always smiling, and with little apparent reasons, often makes us uneasy.
16. According to the passage, nonverbal communication _____.
A. is a method often used by people who cannot speak
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