- 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：Which of the following is NOT the reason for the decline in amateur singing? - A 、It is easier for people to please themselves with songs through TV and radio.
- B 、Amateurs feel embarrassed for they cannot sing as well as the professionals.
- C 、People don’t want to take the trouble to sing songs themselves.
- D 、Famous and talented musicians can easily be met.
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。根据第四段第一句到第三句可推知A、C选项都是业余歌手水平下降的原因。而第四句和第五句的言外之意就是他们觉得自己没有专业演员表演得好，故B选项也是原因之-。只有D选项不是恰当的原因，原文是说容易听到专业音乐人的演唱或演奏, 而不是容易见到他们本人。
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