Most people have a TV and watch it every day. But 100 years ago, people would not be able to watch TV. They would not even know what TV is.
In the 19th century (世纪), scientists started to think about how to
One TV inventor (发明家) was a Scottish engineer named John Logie Baird. He
In 1927, American Philo Farnsworth built the first modern television. His television only showed a simple black line. It didn’t have any sound but the picture could move. Farnsworth was only 20 when he built the first television. But he was not the only inventor of TV. Russian Vladimir Zworkin also invented a few things that made TV
Over the next few years, televisions started to improve. In the 1930s, people began to make TV programs. In 1938, families could
Early televisions were black and white, and there were only
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American children love to watch TV a lot and they usually watch it for long hours every day.
Most of them enjoy watching cartoons.
Quite a few children love watching game shows.
However, to keep healthy, some experts say children shouldn’t spend too much time on TV shows.
A.The game shows are always interesting. |
B.What are their favorite TV shows? |
C.Although soap operas are boring, some children still enjoy watching them. |
D.Cartoons are usually easy and fun. |
E.Some children think talk shows are wonderful. |
F.Cartoons are not popular in the world now. |
A: Hello! This is CCTV. We’re making a survey of TV watching habits.
B: Sure.
A: OK. What’s your job, please?
B:
A: Well, and how many hours do you watch TV each day?
B: Um, about one hour each day.
A: What’s your favorite TV program?
B:
A: Do you watch TV at any other time?
B: Not really.
A: All right!
B: No, I really don’t watch talk shows very often.
A: May I ask why?
B: Well, I don’t think they are interesting for me.
A:
B: You’re welcome.
A.Do you like watching talk shows? |
B.I don’t like watching TV. |
C.I’m sorry to hear that. |
D.I like to watch sports and films in the evening. |
E.May I ask you some questions? |
F.How often do you watch TV? |
G.I’m a worker. |
do; beautiful; Chinese; win; true; if; everyone; enjoyable; like; decide |
Now, there are more and more different kinds of TV shows for people to choose on TV. I think
One is talent shows. You can come
The other one is cartoons. Mulan is one of them. It comes from an old
In a word, all the performers are wonderful and they are the
TV PK shows(选秀节目) have been popular for more than ten years. Even now, they can attract many people with talents to take part in. Many young people are very excited about them. Some of them even give up their jobs to take part in these shows in the hope of becoming famous overnight.
A company online did a survey among 800 teenagers. Here are parts of the survey results.
Which country’s TV PK shows do you like best? | |
America | 30%(240) |
UK | 4%(32) |
China | ▲ |
Japan | 18%(144) |
Republic of Korea | 16%(128) |
However, different people have different opinions about these TV PK shows.
Life is not all about grades. We have to prepare for the show for a long time to practice our act. Anyway, TV PK shows give us a way to make our dreams come true. —Anna, a student | It is true that some young people like to stand out in PK shows, but that doesn’t mean taking part in TV PK shows is a good way to become successful for all the young people. —Mr. Brown, a teacher |
Taking part in these shows may make young people think it’s easier to become successful, so they may look down upon the way of getting successful by working hard. —Cindy White, a parent | If we don’t take these shows too seriously, taking part in these shows is just a great way for kids to relax and show their talents. —Dennis Smith, a parent |
Do you like watching TV PK shows? What do you think of these shows? You can also take part in the survey and email your answer to the survey company at https://www. surcom. com.
1. How long have TV PK shows been popular?2. Why do some young people give up their jobs to take part in TV PK shows?
3. What can be put in the“ ▲ ”?
4. What is the advantage of taking part in TV PK shows?
5. What do both Mr. Brown and Cindy White think of TV PK shows?
6. What are you talented in? How do you show others your talent?
Hi, Nick! What are you going to do this evening? What kind of TV shows do you like best? CCTV news. I love it, too. Yes, the Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship will be launched tonight. I agree with you. Let’s wait for the meaningful moment together. |
A.I can’t stand it. |
B.Hello, Amy. |
C.Thanks for telling me. |
D.That sounds exciting! |
E.I’m going to watch TV. |
F.What do you think of it? |
G.We can learn something new from it. |
7 . 由于疫情影响,国庆长假期间,你可能待在家里学习,并看了一些有意义的电影或电视节目作为学习之余的放松。下表是对100名学生的调查结果,请你用英语写两段话,来描述调查情况,并谈谈你最喜欢的电影或电视节目及原因。
要求:
1. 需包含以上所有提示内容;
2. 语言表达要准确,语意要通顺、连贯;
3. 不少于70词,可适当发挥。短文的开头已给出,但不计入总词数。
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A: Welcome to our talk show, Mr. Green.
B: Thank you. I’m glad to be here.
A:
B: I work at a TV station. I’m a reporter.
A:
B: Yes. I’m busy but I enjoy my work. And I like watching TV in the evening. It is helpful for my job.
A: Really?
B: I like sports shows best, and I often write some articles about sports.
A: Oh, you must be a sports fan.
B: Yes, I often watch your show.
A:
B: Wonderful! It’s educational! I can learn a lot from your talk show. That’s why I am here today.
A: Oh, thank you, Mr. Green.
A.Do you often watch our show? |
B.What kind of TV shows do you like best? |
C.What do you think of our talk show? |
D.Where do you work? |
E.Could I ask you some questions? |
F.You must be very busy working as a reporter. |
G.I became a reporter ten years ago |
A talk show is a TV program. People talk about different topics (话题) on it. The program is very popular because most topics are about people’s life. The TV talk show became popular in 1948. At that time, not each family had a television. From 1949 to 1973, about half of the TV shows were talk shows. And many of the talk show hosts became big stars
A Chinese talk show — Rock & Roast Rock & Roast is the most popular talk show in China now. It first started on August 11, 2017 in Shanghai. It invites many people to tell their funny stories. Many young people like to watch it on their phones. | Famous talk show host Oprah Oprah Winfrey had the longest running(历时最久的)TV talk show in America. The Oprah Winfrey Show was on TV for 25 years. In her show, Winfrey talked with people about their trouble. She helped them and told them what to do. |
Why are there so many talk shows?
Because talk is cheap. A talk show costs less than $100,000 an episode (一集), but a soap opera takes more than $1 million an episode. Still, it takes a lot of work.
These years, there are some successful talk shows in China. People have fun while watching — this is the most important for a TV show.
▲ There are different kinds of talk shows during different times and the topics are also different. ▲ In early morning shows, they usually talk about news and traffic. ▲ In late morning shows, two or more hosts talk about daily life. ▲ In health shows, the hosts usually know about medicine very well and they can help people with their health problems. ▲ Evening shows usually talk about news or popular culture. |
2. When did the talk show Rock & Roast first start in China?
3. What did Winfrey do in her talk show?
4. Please complete the blank with a proper title (在空格处填入适当的小标题)。
5. If you care more about news, which talk shows would you watch most probably?
6. After reading this passage, what do you think of talk shows? Why?
A: Hey, Eric. Let’s watch TV tonight, OK?
B: Good idea.
A: Let me see. Well, there is a talk show at 8:30 p. m. on CCTV-2.
B: No, I don’t like talk shows.
A: OK. How about watching the news? We can learn what’s going on around the world.
B:
A: How about this? On CCTV-5 at 10:00 p. m., there is a basketball game.
B: Uh, it’s too late. I think I’m going to bed.
A: That’s too bad. Oh, there is a comedy right now, but I don’t think you’re interested in it.
B: Wait! Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
A: OK. Wait a minute. I’ll get some drinks for us.
A.I don’t mind it. |
B.They’re too boring. |
C.What’s on TV tonight? |
D.I enjoy watching comedies. |
E.I have to get up early tomorrow. |
F.It’s not interesting. |
G.What are you going to do tonight? |