Television, or TV, the modern wonder of electronics, brings the world into your own home in sight and sound. The name television comes from the Greek word tele, meaning “far”,and the Latin word videre, meaning “to see”. Thus, television means “seeing far”. Sometimes television is referred to as video, from a Latin word meaning “I see”. In Great Britain , the popular word for television is “telly”.

　　Television works in much the same way as radio. In radio, sound is changed in to electromagnetic waves which are sent through the air. In TV, both sound and light are changed into electromagnetic waves. Experiments leading to modern television took place more than a hundred years ago. By the 1920s, inventors and researchers had turned the early theories into working models. Yet it took another thirty years for TV to become an industry.

　　As an industry, TV provides jobs for hundreds of thousands who make TV sets and broadcasting equipment. It also provides work for actors, technicians, and others who put on programs.

　　Many large schools and universities have “closed—circuit” television equipment that will telecast lectures and demonstrations to hundreds of students in different classrooms; and the lecture can be video taped to be kept for later use. Some hospitals use TV to allow medical students to get close-up view of operations. 

　　In 1946, after World War II, TV began to burst upon the American scene with a speed unforeseen even by the most optimistic leaders of the industry. The novelty of seeing TV pictures in t he home caught the publics fancy and began a revolution in the world of entertainment. By 1950, television had grown into a major part of show business. Many film and stage stars began to perform on TV as television audiences increased. Stations that once telecast for only a few hours a day sometimes telecast around the clock in the 1960s.

　　譯文：現(xiàn)代電子科學(xué)的奇跡 —— 電視使我們呆在家就可以知道外面的世界。 “ television ” 一詞 來源于希臘詞 “ tele ” 和拉丁詞 “ videre ” ，意思是 “ 看見遠處 ” 。電視將聲音和圖像以電磁波的形式發(fā)射到空氣中，跟收音機的原理一樣。一百多年前就開始做實驗，直到 20 年代研究者們才將早期理論變成模型，又花了 30 年才成為工業(yè)產(chǎn)品。電視給人們提供了很多就業(yè)機會，許多大學(xué)教室里裝有閉路電視，醫(yī)院也用電視讓學(xué)生們看清手術(shù)過程。二戰(zhàn)后，電視在美國流行起來，到 1950 年電視成為娛樂圈的主要部分。

　　36. “… others who put on programs. ”means that ____.

　　A) people get on their clothes with programs printed on

　　B) people prepare and present the programs on TV

　　C) people like the programs

　　D) people acted in the TV programs

　　答案 B

　　【分析】 此題考查句意理解。

　　【解答】 這里表示的是準(zhǔn)備和上映的意思，而不是穿上印有節(jié)目的衣服或在電視節(jié)目中表演等。

　　37. “… to allow medical students to get close  up view of operations ” suggests ____.

　　A) the students can have view of operations with enlarged details

　　B) the students can operate through TV

　　C) the students were allowed to learn operations

　　D) TV is being used by students

　　答案 A

　　【分析】 此題考查句意理解。

　　【解答】 這里表示讓學(xué)生們能更清晰地觀看手術(shù)過程。

　　38. “… TV began to burst upon the American, …” indicates that ____.

　　A) in 1946 TV sets exploded in American families

　　B) TV may injure people

　　C) TV suddenly became available to many American families

　　D) TV was very popular in 1946

　　答案 C

　　【分析】 此題考查句意理解。

　　【解答】 表示對很多美國家庭而言電視機突然變得很容易擁有了。

　　39. “ TV pictures in the home caught the public s fancy, …” tells us ____.

　　A) TV pictures are better than movies

　　B) TV pictures can be seen at home

　　C) TV pictures can hurt people s eyes

　　D) TV pictures had aroused people s interests

　　答案 D

　　【分析】 此題考查句意理解。

　　【解答】 指電視節(jié)目讓人們很感興趣而愿意收看。詞組 “ catch/take one s fancy ” 意為 “ 被某人喜歡 ” 。

　　40. “… sometimes telecast around the clock in the 1960s. ” means ____.

　　A) TV telecast used to have a round clock

　　B) people watch TV with around clock nearby

　　C) TV telecast 24 hours a day in the 1960s

　　D) TV was on show everyday 

　　答案 C

　　【分析】 此題考查對關(guān)鍵詞組的理解。

　　【解答】 指每天 24 小時不間斷地播放電視節(jié)目。 …“ around/round the clock ” 意思是 “ all day and all night without stopping ” 。