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題干：Theworstthingabouttelevisionandradioisthattheyentertainus,savingusthetroubleofentertainingourselves.Ahundredyearsago,beforeallthesedeviceswereinvented,ifapersonwantedtoentertainhimselfwithasongorapieceofmusic，hewouldhavetodothesinginghimselforpickupaviolinandplayit.Now,allhehastodoisturnontheradioorTV.Asaresult,singingandmusichavedeclined.Italiansusedtosingallthetime.Now,theyonlydoitinHollywoodmovies.Indianmoviesaremostlyaseriesofsongsanddancestrappedaroundsillystories.Asaresult，theydon’tdomuchsinginginIndianvillagesanymore.Indeed,eversinceradiofirstcametolife,therehasbeenaterribledeclineinamateursingingthroughouttheworld.Therearetworeasonsforthissaddecline：one，humanbeingsareastonishinglylazy.Putaliftinabuilding,andpeoplewouldrathertakeitthanclimbeventwoflightsofsteps.Similarly,inventamachinethatsingsandpeoplewouldratherletthemachinesingthansingthemselves.Theotherreasonisthatpeopleareeasilyembarrassed.Whenthereisafamous,talentedmusicianreadilyavailablebypushingabutton，whichamateurviolinistorpianistwouldwanttotrytoentertainfamilyorfriendsbyhimself?TheseearnestreflectionscametomerecentlywhentwoCDsarrivedinthemail.Theyarehistoricrecordingsoffamouswritersreadingtheirownworks.Itwasthrillingtohearthevoicesfromalongdeadpastinthelate19thcentury.Buttoday,readingoutaloudanythingisnolongercommon.Today,wesingsongstoourchildrenuntiltheyareabouttwo,wereadsimplebookstothemtilltheyareaboutfive,andoncetheyhavelearnttoreadthemselves,webecomedeaf.We’realiveonlytothesoundoftheTVandthestereo.IcountmyselfextremelyluckytohavebeenbornbeforeTVbecamesocommon.IwasaboutsixbeforeTVappeared.Tokeepusentertained，mymotherhadtodoagooddealofsingingandtellusendlesstales.Itwasthesameinmanyotherhomes.Peoplespokealanguage；theysangit，theyrecitedit；itwassomethingtheycouldfeel.Professionalactors’performanceisextraordinarilyrevealing.ButIstillprefermyownreading,becauseit'smine.Forthesamereason,peoplefindkaraokeliberating.Itisalmosttheonlyelectronicthingthatgivesthembacktheirownvoice.Eveniftheirvoicesarehopelesslyoutoftune,atleastitismeaningfulself-entertainment.
題目：The main idea of this passage is that_____. - A 、TV and radio can amuse us with beautiful songs and music
- B 、TV and radio prevent us from self-entertainment
- C 、people should sing songs and read books aloud themselves
- D 、parents should sing songs and read books aloud to their children
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主旨題。從第一句 The worst thing about television and radio is that they entertain us, saving usthe trouble of entertaining ourselves. 我們可知, 作者認(rèn)為電視、廣播阻礙了我們實(shí)現(xiàn)自我娛樂。接下來的段落主要討論了人們過去是如何自我娛樂的。而自從有了電視以后，人們的娛樂發(fā)生了什么樣的變化, 從中也可以得出文章的主題。
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