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五、阅读理解。〔人与社会——科技与发明〕
TV was one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century. Nowadays, nearly every household has at least one TV set.
Televisions came into being(出现) based on what scientists had invented and discovered. The first public television programme was broadcast in a foreign country. The signals(信号) were received on a very small screen. It was only about the size of a business card. The pictures were not clear.
In the 1930s, bigger screens appeared with black-and-white pictures. However, a snowy picture was the best many TV viewers(观众) could hope for. Often, they could only get one station, only when the weather conditions were good.
When World War Ⅱ began, the development of TV stopped. There were a very small number of TV sets in the hands of the public. By 1945, there were fewer than 10,000 working TV sets in the USA. A TV set cost about half the price of a car at that time.
The time after World War Ⅱ is considered one of the golden periods of TV. Families saved money during the war years, and wanted to buy a lot of things after the war. TV sets were soon put onto the “must-have” list. 1950—1959 was an exciting period for televisions. Colour televisions and remote controls came out during this time. By 1955, the cost of TV sets came down a lot. Instead of being equal to half the price of a car, they were now just equal to the cost of a new set of tyres(轮胎). This marked the beginning of the booming age of TV.
( D ) 1. Which of the following is true about the early development of TV?
A. In the 1930s, TV signals became very easy to receive.
B. During World War Ⅱ, TV sets went into lots of families.
C. After World War Ⅱ, TV was invented.
D. TV developed fast in the 1950s.
( C ) 2. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “______”.
A. People liked TVs less than before B. Nobody wanted a TV
C. Every family wanted to buy a TV D. People didn't know how to use a TV
( D ) 3. The underlined word “booming” means “______” in the last paragraph.
A. soon B. slow C. busy D. fast
( B ) 4. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. The birth of the television.
B. The development of the television.
C. How to invent the television.
D. The price of the television.

答案： 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B