Television Television-the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies , marked by rapid change and growth-is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility , which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the marriage of television and computer technologies.The word "television", derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance.Very simply put, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics , television provides the capability of converting an image (focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera ) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable.These impulses , when fed into a receiver (television set) , can then be electronically reconstituted into that same image.Television is more than just an electronic system, however. It is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication , and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other human beings.The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission.First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission of television signals. Second, there is non-broadcast television, which provides for the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques.Traditionally, television has been a medium of the masses.We are most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exists today.During those years, it has been controlled , for the most part , by the broadcast networks , ABC, NBC, and CBS, who have been the major purveyors of news, information, and entertainment.These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well.We have come to look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer.【第14题】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a function of electronics in television transmissions?

Television Television-the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies , marked by rapid change and growth-is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility , which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the marriage of television and computer technologies.The word "television", derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance.Very simply put, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics , television provides the capability of converting an image (focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera ) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable.These impulses , when fed into a receiver (television set) , can then be electronically reconstituted into that same image.Television is more than just an electronic system, however. It is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication , and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other human beings.The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission.First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission of television signals. Second, there is non-broadcast television, which provides for the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques.Traditionally, television has been a medium of the masses.We are most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exists today.During those years, it has been controlled , for the most part , by the broadcast networks , ABC, NBC, and CBS, who have been the major purveyors of news, information, and entertainment.These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well.We have come to look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer.【第15题】Which of the following statements about the relationship between television and its viewers can best be inferred from the passage?

The First Settlement in North AmericaIt is very difficult to say just when colonization（殖民）began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts in South America，a great interest in gold. and adventure，and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot，originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice，was established as a trader in Bristol，England，when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship，the Matthew，with its crew of eighteen，did no more than see an island （probably off the New England coast）and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a“legal”title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans’ interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south. The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America was nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England，calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island，but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people. 【第1题】We know for sure that colonization began at the end of the 15th century.

The First Settlement in North AmericaIt is very difficult to say just when colonization（殖民）began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts in South America，a great interest in gold. and adventure，and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot，originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice，was established as a trader in Bristol，England，when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship，the Matthew，with its crew of eighteen，did no more than see an island （probably off the New England coast）and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a“legal”title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans’ interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south. The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America was nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England，calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island，but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people. 【第2题】Among the early settlers in South America in the 16th century were Spanish traders.

The First Settlement in North AmericaIt is very difficult to say just when colonization（殖民）began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts in South America，a great interest in gold. and adventure，and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot，originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice，was established as a trader in Bristol，England，when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship，the Matthew，with its crew of eighteen，did no more than see an island （probably off the New England coast）and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a“legal”title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans’ interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south. The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America was nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England，calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island，but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people. 【第3题】With John Cabot' s arrival at an island off the New England coast in 1497 , the British Crown claimed to be the legal owner of North America.

The First Settlement in North AmericaIt is very difficult to say just when colonization（殖民）began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts in South America，a great interest in gold. and adventure，and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot，originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice，was established as a trader in Bristol，England，when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship，the Matthew，with its crew of eighteen，did no more than see an island （probably off the New England coast）and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a“legal”title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans’ interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south. The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America was nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England，calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island，but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people. 【第4题】There were eighteen people on board the Matthew during its voyage to North America in 1497.

The First Settlement in North AmericaIt is very difficult to say just when colonization（殖民）began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts in South America，a great interest in gold. and adventure，and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot，originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice，was established as a trader in Bristol，England，when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship，the Matthew，with its crew of eighteen，did no more than see an island （probably off the New England coast）and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a“legal”title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans’ interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south. The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America was nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England，calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island，but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people. 【第5题】The first attempt made by European people to settle down permanently in North America occurred in the 1580s.

The First Settlement in North AmericaIt is very difficult to say just when colonization（殖民）began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts in South America，a great interest in gold. and adventure，and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot，originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice，was established as a trader in Bristol，England，when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship，the Matthew，with its crew of eighteen，did no more than see an island （probably off the New England coast）and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a“legal”title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans’ interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south. The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America was nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England，calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island，but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people. 【第6题】The name Virginia was given to North America by Sir W alter Raleigh.

The First Settlement in North AmericaIt is very difficult to say just when colonization（殖民）began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts in South America，a great interest in gold. and adventure，and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot，originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice，was established as a trader in Bristol，England，when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship，the Matthew，with its crew of eighteen，did no more than see an island （probably off the New England coast）and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a“legal”title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans’ interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south. The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America was nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England，calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island，but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people. 【第7题】The name New England was given to the southern area of North America by the boss of one of the two Virginia companies.

The First Settlement in North AmericaIt is very difficult to say just when colonization（殖民）began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts in South America，a great interest in gold. and adventure，and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot，originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice，was established as a trader in Bristol，England，when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship，the Matthew，with its crew of eighteen，did no more than see an island （probably off the New England coast）and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a“legal”title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans’ interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south. The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America was nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England，calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island，but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590. The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people. 【第8题】Sir Walter Raleigh is a capitalist.