2016年6月大学英语六级考试阅读模拟题及答案10

　　Unreality Of TV

　　Dr. Heinrich Applebaum recently completed a studyon the effects of television on children. In his case,though, he wasn't concerned1 with violence , buthow television gives children a false sense of reality.

　　Dr. Applebaum told me,"The greatest danger oftelevision is that it presents a world to children thatdoesn't exist, and raises expectations that can neverbe fulfilled. " " I don't understand, Doctor, "I said. "Well, let me cite one example. Have youever seen a television show where a person in an automobile doesn't immediately find aparking2 place on the very first try?" "Come to think of it, "I said,"I haven't."

　　"Not only is there always a parking spot available3 but the driver doesn't even have to backinto it. There are two parking spaces available whenever someone in a TV show needs one .Children are being led to believe that when they grow up they will always be able to find aparking place when and where they want it. Can you imagine the trauma when they discoverthat in real life you can drive around a block for three hours and still not find a place to putyour car?"

　　" I never thought of it but it's true . What else do they show on television which gives adistorted4 picture of the real world?" "Have you noticed that whenever a character walks out ofa restaurant or office building or apartment and says to the doorman,‘Get me a taxi, 'the taxiimmediately arrives? Millions of children are under the impression5 that all a doorman has to dois blow his whistle and a taxi will be there. I have never seen a show where the doorman hassaid, ‘ I'm sorry. I can't get you a taxi. You better take the bus. '" "Of course , "I said."I neverknew before what bothered me about those TV action programs, but now I do. There is alwaysa yellow taxi waiting off screen. " "Now, "said Applebaum," have you ever said to a taxi driver,‘Follow that car and don't lose him'?"

　　"Not really. " "Well, if you had, the driver would have told you to blow it out your ear. No taxidriver is in a mood to follow another car because that means he 's going to get involved.

　　But on TV every cabdriver looks as if he 'd like nothing better to do than to drive 90 miles anhour through a rain-swept street trying to keep up with a carful of hoods. And the worst thingis that the kids believe it. "

　　阅读自测

　　Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks with the following phrases : ( be concerned with, as far as . . . concerned,parking lot, on the first try, under the impression)

　　1. Driving around for almost an hour, I finally found a_________ .

　　2. The study _________the effect of financial crisis on international trade .

　　3._________ , jazz is a kind of classic music.

　　4. I find the place_________ .

　　5. Many of us are _________that a man with an ugly face is a bad guy.

　　Ⅱ. Question : List two examples to illustrate the unreality of TV.

　　Ⅰ. 1. parking lot

　　2. is concerned with

　　3 . As far as Iam concerned

　　4. on the first try

　　5. under theimpression

　　Ⅱ. 1. Whenever and wherever you want a parkingplace , you can find it.

　　2. Whenever you walk out of arestaurant, the doorman could find you a taxi.

　　参考译文

　　电视误区

　　海因里希·阿普尔鲍姆博士最近完成了一项有关电视对儿童造成的影响的研究。在他的研究中，他对暴力问题并不感兴趣，他所关心的是电视怎样给孩子造成一种现实错觉。

　　阿普尔鲍姆博士告诉我："电视带来的最大危害是它向孩子们展现了一个并不存在的世界，并且挑起他们难以实现的期望。"

　　"我不明白，博士，"我说。"那么，举个例子来说吧。你有没有在电视上看到过一个人开着车，找不到停车的地方?""仔细想想，"我说，"我没见过那种情况。""不仅总有空着的车位，而且司机都用不着把车倒进去。无论什么时候，当电视中的人需要一个停车位的时候，总会有两个可用。电视正引导着孩子们去相信这样的事情——— 他们长大后，无论什么时候，也无论在哪里，只要需要，他们总能找到停车的地方。而现实生活中，孩子们为找个停车位驾车绕着街区转悠了三个小时，最后仍没有找着一个可以停车的地方，你能想象此刻他们所受到的伤害吗?""我从没有想过，但确有其事。电视上还展现了什么歪曲现实的画面?"

　　"你有没有发现，无论什么时候，一个人走出饭店、办公楼或公寓，对门卫说‘给我叫辆车'，立刻就有辆出租车过来?成千上万的孩子就有了这样一种印象：门卫只要吹声口哨，马上就会有辆出租车开过来。我从没听过电视上的门卫说，‘对不起，没有出租车，您请坐公交车吧。'"

　　"当然，"我说，"我以前从没发现那些电视动作片有什么令人紧张的，现在我明白了。那是因为总有辆黄色出租车等在荧屏之外。"

　　"那么，"阿普尔鲍姆博士说，"你有没有对出租车司机说过‘跟着刚才那辆车，别跟丢了'? ""没有。"

　　"如果你那样说，司机可能会让你打消那个念头。没有谁愿意跟踪另一辆车，因为那意味着他将卷入某种麻烦。但是在电视上似乎每个司机都乐于以90 英里的时速，行驶在雨水冲刷过的街道上，跟踪满满一车的打手。最糟糕的是孩子们却相信这样的事。"