17．Television will turn 86 years old on September 7，2013，and it has never looked better．In its youth，television was a piece of furniture with a tiny，round screen showing unclear pictures of  lowbudget programs．In spite of its shortcomings，it became well-received．Between 1950 and 1963，the number of American families with a television jumped from 9% to 92% of the population．
As the audience got larger，the technology got better．Television sets became more reliable through the 1960s．Both of the reception and the picture improved．The major networks started broadcasting programs in color．
Even greater improvements were coming according to Sanford Brown，who wrote an article for the Post in 1967．Surprisingly，just about every prediction he made in the article became a reality．For example：All sets in the notdistant future will be color instruments．He also predicted that TV sets would become smaller，simpler，more reliable and less expensive and may forever put the TV repairman out of work．Smaller sets do not，of course，mean smaller screens．TV engineers expect screens to get much bigger．However，today's 3D TV is even farther away，if it's coming at all．There is some doubt whether the public would be eager to pay for it，in view of people's cold reception given to 3D movies．
But the technology with the greatest potential，according to Brown，was cable television （有線電視），which was still in its early stages then．As he predicted，the future of cable television was highly interactive．It wasn't cable television that gave Americans their electronic connection to the world，however．It was the Internet．He even foresaw the future office：using picture phones，bigscreen televisions for conferences，and computers providing information，at the touch of a button．
Brown ever said，"The future of television is no longer a question of what we can invent．It's a question of what we want．"
55．What can we infer about television sets in the 1960s？A
A．They were very popular with Americans
B．Their appearance remained unchangeable．
C．They showed blackandwhite pictures
D．Their pictures were of poor quality．
56．Which of the followings did Sanford Brown fail to predict？B
A．Television's good quality
B．The invention of 3D TV．
C．The more functions of TV
D．The potential of cable TV．
57．From the passage we knowD．
A．TV will certainly take the place of computers
B．There won't be further improvement on TV
C．TV repairmen will be out of work in the future
D.3D movies don't appeal to people very much
58．What is the text mainly about？C
A．The shortcomings of television
B．The advantages of television．
C．The development of television
D．The invention of television．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了電視的發(fā)展歷史，從開始的黑白到現(xiàn)在3D技術(shù)在電視上的運(yùn)用，越來越科技化．

解答 55．A．推理題．根據(jù)文章第一段In its youth，television was a piece of furniture with a tiny，round screen showing unclear pictures of  lowbudget programs．In spite of its shortcomings，it became well-received．Between 1950 and 1963可知電視機(jī)在1960年很受歡迎；說明A正確．
56．B．推理題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第7行However，today's 3D TV is even farther away，if it's coming at all．說明他沒有預(yù)測到3D技術(shù)在電視上的運(yùn)用．故B項符合要求．
57．D．推理題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后兩行There is some doubt whether the public would be eager to pay for it，in view of people's cold reception given to 3D movies．說明人們對3D技術(shù)反應(yīng)冷淡，故D正確．
58．C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容就可以知道文章主要講述的就是電視的發(fā)展歷史，故C正確．

點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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