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1、高二英语自助餐选修六三单元AHealthyLife编者：姚伟自助餐ReadingComprehensionAPeoplethesedaysareoftenannoyedbytheTVprogramsonbusesandtheTVadvertisementsattrainstations.So,agroupofanti-TVactivistsinNorthAmericaandBritainplantoliberateTVsufferers.Theirweapon?AnewinventioncalledTV-B-Gone.Th

2、edeviceisakey-ring-sizedremotecontrolunitthatcanturnoffmostTVsetswithinaradius(半径)ofaround14meters.ThisannualprotestisagainstTV’sinfluence(especiallyinTurning-OffTVWeek).It’scalledWhiteDotandbeganintheUS12yearsago.Ithasnowspreadtoothercountries,includingCanadaandt

3、heUK.“Formostpeople,TVhasbecomeanactivitytheydon’tthinkabout.Ifyou’renotdoinganythingelse,youtendtowatchTV,”saidDavidBurke,thefounderoftheUKarmofWhiteDotwhichisorganizingtheprotestinEurope.Theprotestersplantoidentifyrestaurants,pubsandotherpublicplaceswhichtheybel

4、ieveareruinedbytelevisions.TheywillthenpayeachoneavisitandforciblyturnofftheTVsets.TheywillleavebehindpostersexplaininghowthebackgroundnoiseoftheTVhasreplacedtheartofconversation.MitchAltman,whospenttwoyearsinventingtheTV-B-GoneinSanFrancisco,California,saidhecame

5、upwiththeideaonanightoutwithfriends.Typically,thegroupbecameabsorbedinasilenttelevisioninthecorneroftherestaurantandhebecamedeterminedtodosomethingaboutit.IntheUS,themovementhasgainedconsiderablemomentum（动力）overthepast10years.Groupsvisitschoolsandcollegestoencoura

6、gestudentstotakepart.1.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_________.A.TVadvertisementsinpublicplacesannoysomepeoplealotB.protesterswillpersuaderestaurants’ownerstoturnoffTVsetsC.WhiteDotinvitedMitchAltmantoinventtheTV-B-GoneD.anti-TVactivistsareagainstallTVprograms2.Wha

7、tisWhiteDot?第8页共8页高二英语自助餐选修六三单元AHealthyLife编者：姚伟A.It’sawebsiteoperatedbyanti-TVactivists.B.It’sanewspapercallingonpeopletostayawayfrombadTVprograms.C.It’sanorganizationfightingagainstTV’sbadinfluence.D.It’sagovernmentdepartmentinchargeofTVprograms.3.Thewriter’spur

8、poseofwritingthispassageisto____.A.callonpeoplenottowatchTVadvertisementsB.introducethenewhandsetTV-B-GoneC.showhowpeoplebecameslavestoTVD.introduceanti