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Crazy
Reading
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Television Terms
Pre-reading
Think about the following questions.
1
．
Do you like to
watch television?
2
．
What are some
popular shows on television?
3
．
What do you
think the terms
“
soap
opera
”
and
“
infomercial
”
mean?
Vocabulary Preview
Write the
letter of the word or phrase with the same meaning
as the underlined word.
A
．
comic; makes
you laugh
B
．
not
stopping
C
．
show
D
．
thoughtful; not
funny
1
．
_____
There is only one TV program that I like.
2
．
________
Television sells many kinds of products.
3
．
________
“
Showbiz
”
is
a combination of the words
“
show
”
and
“
business
”
.
4
．
________I
wonder what shows are on tonight.
5
．
_______He likes
to laugh, so he watches funny TV shows.
6
．
______The story
on that show has been continuous for the last ten
years.
7
．
______That show
will go on for five hours.
8
．
______
She
’
s very serious. She
never laughs.
Reading Comprehension
阅读文章
Do
you
ever
wonder
where
television
words
came
from?
Many
TV
terms
come
from
the
E
．
goods
F
．
mixture; two or
more things put together
G
．
ask yourself;
feel curiosity about
H
．
continue
combination of two words.
Even the word television
is
made up of two
words. These
words
are
Greek and Latin
words meaning
“
far
”
and
“
to
see
”
.
One kind of
television program is a soap opera. The first soap
operas were stories on the radio.
These
stories are serials. They are continuous and can
go on for many years. Soap companies first
advertised their products during these
shows on TV
. The soap companies knew
lots of wives and
mothers watched these
shows. And in fact, for some of the programs all
of the commercials during
the shows
were for different kinds of soap. People then
started calling these
shows
“
soap
operas
”
Serious TV programs are called dramas.
Funny ones are called comedies. Some programs are
both funny and serous. This kind of
show is called a
“
dramedy
”
, the combination of
“
drama
”
and
“
comedy
”
.
In a similar way, sitcom is the combination of
“
Situation
”
and
“
comedy
”
.
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Infomercials
are
another
kind
of
interesting
program
on
TV
.
An
infomercial
is
a
very
long
commercial.
One
can
last
three
or
four
hours.
The
word
infomercial
is
the
combination
of
“
information
”
and
“
c
ommercial
”
. Infomercials
began in the 1980s. Now you can watch hours and
hours of infomercials for all kinds of
products, especially on cable television. Just be
careful you
don
’
t
turn into a couch potato!
Choose the best answer.
1
．
What is the
main idea of this reading?
A
．
Famous
television programs
B
．
Meanings of
television words
C
．
What people
watch on television
D
．
How TV changed
the meaning of words
2
．
Why were some
programs called serials?
A
．
They tried to
sell soap
C
．
They were on
the radio
3
．
What is an
infomercials?
A
．
A
show that is funny and serious
C
．
A long
commercial
B
．
A
show with lots of commercials
D
．
A program for
the 1980s
B
．
They
continued for a long time.
D
．
They came from
operas.
4
．
Which program
would probably NOT include a funny story?
A
．
A sitcom
C
．
A dramedy
B
．
An infomercial
D
．
A
comedy
5
．
Why did soap
companies choose to advertise during soap operas?
A
．
The stories
were continuous.
C
．
Their customers
watched them.
Idiomatic Expressions.
Find these idioms in the reading.
couch potato
a person who
watches too much television
沉迷于电视的人
B
．
The company
liked the show.
D
．
Commercials
were not expensive.
If you watch television more than six
hours a day, you
’
re probably
a couch
potato.
Be made up of
to be put together from different parts
由…组成
My day is made up of working , eating ,
and sleeping.
Turn into
to
become; to change into
变成
Water will turn
into ice in the freezer.
Fill
in
the
blanks.
Use
each
of
the
above
idioms
once.
Change
the
form
of
the
words
if
needed.
1
．
This ice cream
___________ milk, sugar, and eggs.
2