- 阅读理解A
题干：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.
题目：The author’s attitude towards karaoke is_____. - A 、negative
- B 、positive
- C 、neutral
- D 、indifferent
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
态度题。根据最后一段 For the same reason, people find karaoke liberating. It is almost the onlyelectronic thing that gives them back their own voice. 可见作者认为卡拉 OK 是一种很好的自我娱乐方式，对人是一种解放。故答案应为positive“积极的，肯定的”。negative“消极的，否定的” ；neutral“中立的” ；indifferent“漠然的”。
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