- 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：When hearing the voices from the famous writers of a long dead past, the author_____. - A 、was very excited
- B 、was very frightened
- C 、thought that writers shouldn’t read their own books
- D 、thought the past recording was not of good quality
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细节题。根据第五段第一句到第三句 These earnest reflections came to me recently when twoCDs arrived in the mail. They are historic recordings of famous writers reading their own works. Itwas thrilling to hear the voices from a long dead past in the late 19th century. 可得知作者听到很久以前的作家朗读自己作品的声音时的激动心情。
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