Passage Three
When the TV viewer turns on his set,what sort of programs does he have to choose from? Youmight think there would be more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else, but that'snot the case. In most countries, fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment.U. S. figures are high--34.8%, and the funlgving Canadians are even higher with 44%. ExceptCanada and Italy, all countries give more broadcasting time to education than to either information(news, documentaries and so on)or entertainment programs. Of course, few educational broadcaststake place during peak viewing times. In Japan though, more than 60% of broadcasting time is takenup with education of one kind of another--just another example of the businesslike Japanese philoso-phy. In the U. K., the figure is 56.4%. The Italians have fewer educational programs than anyoneelse. They don't go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time is devoted todramas and serials, quiz shows, music, sports, etc. You will find more news information programs onItalian TV than anything else. That's understandable in a country experiencing social and politicalchanges. Italians rely on TV to tell them what's going on--and events are happening almost too fast tofollow. The percentage of time the U. S. devoted to news and documentary programs is much smaller.After education,most TV time is given to entertainment. Many of these programs are shown aroundthe world.
( ) 44. More news information programs are broadcast on Italian TV than anywhere else becausethe Italians
A. are interested in what is happening in the world
B. like to undergo social and political changes
C. prefer to learn news information on TV rather than in newspapers
D. expect TV to tell them the latest news about what is going on in their country
答案：A
( ) 45. So far as the broadcasting hours devoted to entertainment are concerned,
A. the Japanese figure is the highest in the world
B. the U. S. figure is smaller than the U. K. Figure
C. the U. K. figure is second to the Japanese figure
D. the Canadian figure is higher than that of any other country
答案：D
( ) 46. From this passage, we learn that most TV stations in the world devoted more broadcasting hours to
A. educational programs
B. entertainment programs
C. news information programs
D. dramas, serials, music, sports and so on
答案：B
( )47. Based on this passage, the percentage of TV broadcasting hours devoted to education is greatest in ___________
A. Japan
B. Italy
C. Canada
D. the United States
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