1 . Using dozens of cameras set up throughout Sweden’s big forests, weeks-long live broadcasts (电视节目) of deer and other wild animals have caught Swedish audiences’ hearts. As three deer nervously come to a lake on screen, comments on the live TV program flood in. “Go on!”; “Jump in!”; “They’re beautiful!” The program Den stora älgvandringen has attracted a large community that watches and comments on the animals’ every move.

Den stora älgvandringen is another example of the so-called “slow TV”, where things are just left to happen at their own pace (节奏). Broadcast for a few weeks each spring on TV and online, the video is recorded in real time from a control room lined with screens. Teams work day and night to offer different viewpoints from 30 cameras, some of which can be controlled from a distance. “We can’t decide what happens. We don’t want everything to be perfect. I mean that this is nature and anything can happen. And we really want to show what it is like,” producer Johan Erhag said. “On all the social media, most things are very stressful. There’s a lot of music in programs. There’s a lot of speaking. But this program is the totally opposite way.”

A hunter in his spare time, Persson said he enjoys the slow and natural pace of the show. “It’s kind of calming and also interesting. It’s basically wind blowing and you are waiting for something hopefully to show up. You might think that a day spent waiting would be a day lost but it’s not. Instead, it could be an activity that is quite healthy for more people,” Persson said.

“After watching the program, I find there are many things to look at and feel about nature,” Anders Lindberg, a columnist said. “The whole idea of sitting and watching nothing happening for hours in nature is wonderful. We can practice meditation (冥想), which ] think for many people is something they lack in big cities. Nature could be a powerful tool used to bridge the gap between the mind and the body, making us feel close to the world around us.”

1. What is special about Den stora älgvandringen?

A．It features animals’ fun activities.

B．It follows wild animals’ life in a natural way.

C．It records animal experiments in natural settings.

D．It uses digital sound effects to impress the viewers.

2. What does Persson say about the program?

A．It teaches him to protect animals.

B．It gives him a sense of achievement.

C．It brings him pleasure and relaxation.

D．It causes him to pay attention to health.

3. How can the program benefit people according to Anders Lindberg?

A．By showing humans’ role in wildlife care.

B．By raising their interest in outdoor activities.

C．By speeding up local tourism development.

D．By encouraging a deeper connection with nature.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Sweden calls for wildlife protection.

B．A realistic nature TV show attracts attention.

C．The beauty of Swedish forests comes into sight.

D．Directors show their creativity in a slow TV program.

2 . People have been predicting (预测) the death of cable TV (有线电视) for a long time, but this really might be it. Just a decade (十年) ago, nearly all Americans — more than 85 percent of U.S. households — paid for packages of TV channels from cable or satellite ( 卫 星) companies. That started to drop slowly at first and then far more quickly in the past few years. Now, the share of American homes that pay for traditional TV service is approaching 50 percent, according to expert Craig Moffett and S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Kagan research group.

For comparison, cellphones were around for decades before the percentage of Americans who didn’t have a landline ( 座 机) at home reached 50 percent, around 2017. Maybe it seems predictable that cable TV would go the way of the landline. I promise you that it was not necessarily obvious, even once Netflix started to take off. Old habits die hard. Old industries that make a lot of people rich die even harder. And don’t forget that some new technology habits catch on fast but don’t stick.

What may be a final drop in America’s cable TV industry is a big deal. It shows that technology can change deep-rooted ways of doing things slowly, and then suddenly.

Ian Olgeirson, a research director at Kagan who has been following America’s TV market for about 20 years, told me that he was surprised by how quickly the monthly cable bill went from being standard to outdated for many Americans. Olgeirson and other TV experts I’ve been speaking to didn’t single out a turning point in cable TV’s big drop. They said the downward trend ( 趋 势) was more like a series of progressive changes building up.

It’s clear that the cable TV system that for decades brought joy and headaches to tens of millions of Americans is wearing thin. The wild card is whether Americans keep turning away from cable and satellite TV relatively slowly, or whether it will fail suddenly.

I have always loved TV. I felt like a real grown-up when I first started to pay a huge bill for television, partly to watch my favorite football team. I had reduced my cable TV package, but then a few months ago I was told that my bill was going to increase by about $10 a month. That was it. I’m a no-cable household now, too.

1. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us about cable TV?

A．Its falling popularity.	B．Its increasing payments.
C．Its various TV channels.	D．Its high service standard.

2. Why does the author mention cellphones and landlines in paragraph 2?

A．To prove technology can change the world.	B．To show it is not easy for cable TV to go away.
C．To illustrate there is no market left for cable TV.	D．To explain technology can bring fortune to people.

3. Which of the following is beyond Olgeirson’s expectations?

A．America’s TV market was down suddenly.

B．The death of cable TV will come in about 20 years.

C．Americans turned away from cable TV so quickly.

D．There are still many Americans showing interest in cable TV.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Cable TV won’t be replaced by satellite TV	B．Cable TV brought joy to Americans
C．Cable TV has existed for decades	D．Cable TV is the new landline

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A Lifelong Journey, a TV series     1    (adapt) from writer Liang Xiaosheng’s novel has been a huge hit on TV and online. Some famous actors, such as Lei Jiayin, Song Jia, and Yin Tao, join in the show, which     2    (focus) on the ups and downs of Zhou’s family over five decades. It is set in the 1970s so it’s not     3    (surprise) that the family has to deal with lots of social changes. The show explores themes of family, friendship and romance. Many viewers describe the show     4     a time machine reflecting how we get here.

Painting a picture of ordinary Chinese people living in the changing times, the novel won the writer Liang, the 10th Mao Dun Literary Award, one of China’s top literary     5    (award). Millions of people have been touched by the family’s story,     6     makes readers find out what lies deep in their hearts.

Translating such a series of stories to the small screen had been     7     challenge for scriptwriter Wang Hailing. “    8    (frank) speaking, it is very difficult,” Wang said. “The lives of the three siblings (兄弟姊妹) are telling the story of a small family. But when we consider the bigger picture, the country     9    (it) is made up of millions of such small families.” According to Cheng Wu, producer of A Lifelong Journey, a deep sense of responsibility inspired him     10    (produce) the best adaptation of the work.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A Lifelong Journey, a historical drama which records China’s great transformation over 50 years,    1     (earn) widespread applause, shattering records and becoming the most-watched TV series on State broadcaster China Media Group within the past five years. The TV series consisting of 58 episodes is     2     huge hit on TV and online,     3    (adapt) from Liang Xiaosheng’s novel In the World. The novel     4    (win) the writer Liang the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2019, one of China’s top literary awards. Millions of people have been touched by the family’s story, revealing and reacquainting readers with     5     lies deep in their hearts.

The TV series paints a picture of ordinary Chinese people living in the changing times.     6    (start) in the late 1960s, the story follows the ups and downs of three siblings from a worker’s family and explores the themes of family, friendship, and romance in a bittersweet story. What strikes a chord with viewers are its vivid details bringing them back to old times. Many viewers describe the show     7     a time machine to drift into the past, reflecting     8     we got here, the TV series also     9    (successful) gives viewers an insight into the lives of ordinary Chinese     10     (citizen) who have turned a country in poverty into the world’s second-largest economy.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Beijing had 204 museums, including 18 first-class ones, by the end of 2021,     1     (rank) the top in China and being one of the cities with the richest museum     2     (resource) in the world.

Recently, Beijing Radio & Television Station launched a cultural programme named “The City of Museums’’,     3     deeply explores the unique value of Chinese civilization,     4     (interpret) the national spirit and showcases the capital’s profound cultural connotation and the charm of the times.

Until now six episodes of the programme     5     (broadcast) while the number of discussions of the topic online has exceeded 1 billion, providing a cultural feast for the audience. The show explores the beauty of culture from a     6     (total) new perspective. The hosts visited eight museums with different characteristics in Beijing,     7     presented a yet-to-be explored area in each museum for the first time.

Many “treasures” of those museums appeared for the first time, such     8     the painting by the Emperor Qianlong (1711—1799) in Wanshou Temple, the original paintings in Xu Beihong Memorial Hall, and     9     (return) cultural relics in the Museum of the Prince Gong’s Mansion.

Through the exploration and exhibition, the audience would enter the “hidden world” of those museums by following the hosts’ steps, learning the broadness and     10     (deep) of Chinese civilization deeply.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. At the Radio Station on ________.
2. ________.
3. ________.
4. ________.