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(2020·凉山高二检测)
American society has grown to love reality TV shows. The style of these shows suggests that the plots we watch are the realities of the world. However, do the shows even have a bit of reality in them?
In a study done by Psychology Today, a survey of 239 people was conducted to determine the reasons for watching reality TV shows. Though it was assumed (假设) at the beginning of the study that the main reason for watching the shows was to stay in the social circle and be able to chat in the office the next day, the reasons for watching turned out to be much different.
A common reason given by the audience of the shows was the idea of fame(出名). The idea of the lifestyle of a higher class was appealing to most of those who were surveyed. Seeing people with fame on television plants the idea that they too are able to gain a higher status in society.
The problem at hand is that television is showing us what reality is supposed to be, while at the same time making the reality of the TV shows unreal.
So many girls in today’s society are dressing like the girls on these shows. They watch these shows and want to look like the people on the shows. This leads to monotony in society, and the idea of the unique (独特的) individual disappears.
The way young Americans act today is also changing. Children and teens are watching reality TV shows and wanting to act more like adults. They are using what used to be considered adult words and doing things associated with adulthood, like drinking, at a very early age.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “To be yourself in a world that is often trying to make you something else is the greatest achievement. ” Be who you want to be, and don’t let what happens on the screen make you someone you are not.
【文章大意】本文是一篇社会类短文。美国社会对电视真人秀节目越来越热衷, 然而这种真实的电视节目真的能够反映现实吗?
21. According to the study, people like reality TV shows mainly because they ______.
A. admire the lifestyle of famous people
B. want to stay in their own social circle
C. like to chat about them with their families
D. enjoy the realities of the world on the screen
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的The idea of the lifestyle of a higher class was appealing to most of those who were surveyed. 可知根据研究, 人们喜欢电视真人秀节目主要是因为羡慕名人的生活方式。故选A。
22. According to the author, reality TV shows’ influence on teens is ______.
A. misleading B. positive C. slight D. avoidable
【解析】选 A。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段Children and teens are watching reality TV shows and wanting to act more like adults. They are using what used to be considered adult words and doing things associated with adulthood, like drinking, at a very early age. 可以推断出作者认为电视真人秀节目对孩子和青少年是一种误导。故选A。
23. What does the underlined word “monotony” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Lack of similarity. B. Lack of changes.
C. Social anxiety. D. Social equality.
【解析】选 B。词义猜测题。根据文章第五段So many girls in today’s society are dressing like the girls on these shows. They watch these shows and want to look like the people on the shows. This leads to monotony in society, and the idea of the unique individual disappears. 可知当今社会有如此多的女孩穿得像这些节目中的女孩, 她们看这些节目, 想看起来像节目中的人, 这导致了社会的单调, 独特个体的观念消失了。故选B。
24. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Why not Watch Reality TV Shows?
B. Why Are the Ways We Dress Changing?
C. Do You Love Reality TV Shows?
D. Do Reality TV Shows Reflect Reality?
【解析】选 D。标题归纳题。根据文章可知美国社会对电视真人秀节目越来越热衷, 然而这种真实的电视节目真的能够反映现实吗? 所以用标题Do Reality TV Shows Reflect Reality?
