Television is now playing a very important part in our life. But television, like other things, has both advantages and disadvantages. Do the former overweigh the latter In the first (62) , television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a (n) (63) cheap one. For a family of four, for example, it is more (64) as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home, with almost unlimited entertainment (65) , than to go out in (66) of other sorts of entertainment (67) . They do not have to pay for expensive seats at the theater, the cinema, or the opera, only to discover, perhaps, that the show is (68) . All they have to do is (69) a button, and they can see plays, films, operas, and shows of every kind, not to (70) political discussions and the (71) exciting football match. Some people, (72) , maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies. The television viewer (73) no initiative. He makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely (74) and has everything presented to him without any effort (75) his part. Television, it is often said, keeps one (76) about current events, allows one to (77) the latest developments in science and politics, and offers an endless (78) of programs which are both instructive and (79) . The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. (80) here again there is a danger. We get so used to looking at it, so dependent on its sparkling pictures, that it begins to (81) our lives.
A. assessable
B. adaptable
C. approachable
D. available
Passage Two Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. Panic attack victims show the following symptoms: they often become easily frightened or feel uneasy in situations where people normally would not be afraid; they suffer from shortness of breath, dizziness or lightheadedness; they experience chest pains, a quick heartbeat and a tingling (刺痛) in the hands; they have a choking feeling, faintness, sudden fits of trembling, a feeling that persons and things are not real; and most of all, a fear of dying or going crazy. A person seized by a panic attack may show all or as few as four of these symptoms. There has been a lot of inference as to the causes of panic attack. Both laymen and experts alike claim that psychological strain could be a logical cause, and it seems that there is some grain of truth in this because the fast pace of life and people’s confused schedules subject them to a lot of pressure, sufficient to provoke panic attacks. However, this assumption has yet to be substantiated by scientific findings. Studies show that more women than men experience panic attacks, most likely because women have greater responsibility to the family in matters of discharging household duties as well as supervising the children; let alone the pressure of work on working mothers. Studies also show that people who take large quantities of alcohol, and those who take marijuana (大麻) or other related drugs, and those who drink beverages containing large amounts of caffeine have more inclinations to panic attacks. It is generally accepted that a panic attack does not directly endanger a person’s life. All the same, it can unnecessarily disrupt a person’s life by making him or her so afraid that he or she will have a panic attack in a public place that he or she may refuse to leave home and may eventually become isolated from the rest of society. Dr. Crocker’s advice to a person who thinks he is suffering from panic attacks is to consult a doctor for a medical check-up to rule out the possibility of physical illness first. Once it has been confirmed that he or she is, in fact, suffering from panic attacks, the victim should seek psychological and medical help. Dr. Crocker suggests that ______.
A. one should Visit a psychologist and get medical help when a diagnosis of panic I attack is made
B. one should have a physical check-up to get medical help if he thinks he has caught a panic attack
C. immediate medical help should be got if one suffers from some symptoms of panic attack
D. victims of panic attack should stay indoors to avoid accidents
Television is now playing a very important part in our life. But television, like other things, has both advantages and disadvantages. Do the former overweigh the latter In the first (62) , television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a (n) (63) cheap one. For a family of four, for example, it is more (64) as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home, with almost unlimited entertainment (65) , than to go out in (66) of other sorts of entertainment (67) . They do not have to pay for expensive seats at the theater, the cinema, or the opera, only to discover, perhaps, that the show is (68) . All they have to do is (69) a button, and they can see plays, films, operas, and shows of every kind, not to (70) political discussions and the (71) exciting football match. Some people, (72) , maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies. The television viewer (73) no initiative. He makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely (74) and has everything presented to him without any effort (75) his part. Television, it is often said, keeps one (76) about current events, allows one to (77) the latest developments in science and politics, and offers an endless (78) of programs which are both instructive and (79) . The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. (80) here again there is a danger. We get so used to looking at it, so dependent on its sparkling pictures, that it begins to (81) our lives.
A. takes
B. makes
C. does
D. performs
Television is now playing a very important part in our life. But television, like other things, has both advantages and disadvantages. Do the former overweigh the latter In the first (62) , television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a (n) (63) cheap one. For a family of four, for example, it is more (64) as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home, with almost unlimited entertainment (65) , than to go out in (66) of other sorts of entertainment (67) . They do not have to pay for expensive seats at the theater, the cinema, or the opera, only to discover, perhaps, that the show is (68) . All they have to do is (69) a button, and they can see plays, films, operas, and shows of every kind, not to (70) political discussions and the (71) exciting football match. Some people, (72) , maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies. The television viewer (73) no initiative. He makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely (74) and has everything presented to him without any effort (75) his part. Television, it is often said, keeps one (76) about current events, allows one to (77) the latest developments in science and politics, and offers an endless (78) of programs which are both instructive and (79) . The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. (80) here again there is a danger. We get so used to looking at it, so dependent on its sparkling pictures, that it begins to (81) our lives.
A. somewhere
B. elsewhere
C. anywhere
D. nowhere