单选题 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text about some parents’ attitudes to ward commercials?
Children should never watch commercials on TV.
Advertisers are not always telling truth in commercials.
Children can benefit from some commercials.
There shouldn’t be too many commercials in children’s programs.
单选题 The author suggests that language in ads should be understood ______.
according to its dictionary definition
according to its contexts
imaginatively
impartially
单选题 Which of the following might be the best title of the text?
Ancient Art
The Navaho Indian
Sand paintings
Functions of Art
单选题 We can infer from the text that ______.
parents are strongly opposed to children watching TV
a cartoon program is not harmful if it is not real
children may imitate what they have seen on television
the quality of children’s programs is not the parents’ main concern
单选题 The people who were watching from the beach ______.
offered to help without knowing what to do
did not want to put themselves in any danger
realized the trouble but could do nothing about it
did not know there was something wrong with the ship
单选题 In speed reading, looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes ______.
avoids the need for reading faster
is not the same as pacing
may seem unworkable at first
helps you to remember your page number
单选题 What is common among high performers is that they tend to give priority to ______.
glory
work
pleasure
wealth
单选题 The purpose of the “lightning speed” exercise is to ______.
increase your speed by scanning the text first
test your maximum reading speed
help you understand more of the content of the book
enable you to win reading races against your friends
单选题 “This overuse of wrapping is not confined to luxuries.” (line 4, Paragraph 1) means ______.
more wrapping is needed for ordinary products
more wrapping is used for luxuries than for ordinary products
too much wrapping is used for both luxury and ordinary products
the wrapping used for luxury products is unnecessary
单选题 If Birmingham City Council plans to move an employee to a new job, it will definitely make sure that ______.
there is continuity between the two jobs
no complaints from the employee occur
the amount of work is reduced for the new job
the employee is prepared for any mental problems