2010年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(19)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Nineteen">Nineteen</span></p><p> <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="television">television</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>! <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="hasnt">hasnt</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occupy">occupy</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="civilized">civilized</span> <span word="pleasures">pleasures</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="hobbies">hobbies</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="entertain">entertain</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="entertained">entertained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="amusements">amusements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="theatres">theatres</span>, <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span>, <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regulated">regulated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goggle">goggle</span> <span word="box">box</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gulp">gulp</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="programme">programme</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>, <span word="exchanging">exchanging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span><span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="programme">programme</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obtains">obtains</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="dares">dares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="programme">programme</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="silenced">silenced</span>.</p><p> <span word="Whole">Whole</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="addicted">addicted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telly">telly</span>. <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="uneaten">uneaten</span>, <span word="homework">homework</span> <span word="undone">undone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="telly">telly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="pacifier">pacifier</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="rubbishy">rubbishy</span> <span word="commercials">commercials</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spectacles">spectacles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sadism">sadism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span><span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>.</p>
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