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1、高二英语自助餐选修六三单元AHealthyLife编者:姚伟自助餐ReadingComprehensionAPeoplethesedaysareoftenannoyedbytheTVprogramsonbusesandtheTVadvertisementsattrainstations.So,agroupofanti-TVactivistsinNorthAmericaandBritainplantoliberateTVsufferers.Theirweapon?AnewinventioncalledTV-B-Gone.Thedeviceisakey-ring-
2、sizedremotecontrolunitthatcanturnoffmostTVsetswithinaradius(半径)ofaround14meters.ThisannualprotestisagainstTV’sinfluence(especiallyinTurning-OffTVWeek).It’scalledWhiteDotandbeganintheUS12yearsago.Ithasnowspreadtoothercountries,includingCanadaandtheUK.“Formostpeople,TVhasbecomeanactiv
3、itytheydon’tthinkabout.Ifyou’renotdoinganythingelse,youtendtowatchTV,”saidDavidBurke,thefounderoftheUKarmofWhiteDotwhichisorganizingtheprotestinEurope.Theprotestersplantoidentifyrestaurants,pubsandotherpublicplaceswhichtheybelieveareruinedbytelevisions.Theywillthenpayeachoneavisitan
4、dforciblyturnofftheTVsets.TheywillleavebehindpostersexplaininghowthebackgroundnoiseoftheTVhasreplacedtheartofconversation.MitchAltman,whospenttwoyearsinventingtheTV-B-GoneinSanFrancisco,California,saidhecameupwiththeideaonanightoutwithfriends.Typically,thegroupbecameabsorbedinasilen
5、ttelevisioninthecorneroftherestaurantandhebecamedeterminedtodosomethingaboutit.IntheUS,themovementhasgainedconsiderablemomentum(动力)overthepast10years.Groupsvisitschoolsandcollegestoencouragestudentstotakepart.1.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_________.A.TVadvertisementsinpublicplacesa
6、nnoysomepeoplealotB.protesterswillpersuaderestaurants’ownerstoturnoffTVsetsC.WhiteDotinvitedMitchAltmantoinventtheTV-B-GoneD.anti-TVactivistsareagainstallTVprograms2.WhatisWhiteDot?第8页共8页高二英语自助餐选修六三单元AHealthyLife编者:姚伟A.It’sawebsiteoperatedbyanti-TVactivists.B.It’sanewspapercallingon
7、peopletostayawayfrombadTVprograms.C.It’sanorganizationfightingagainstTV’sbadinfluence.D.It’sagovernmentdepartmentinchargeofTVprograms.3.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto____.A.callonpeoplenottowatchTVadvertisementsB.introducethenewhandsetTV-B-GoneC.showhowpeoplebecameslaves
8、toTVD.introduceanti
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