A　[推理判断题。根据第二段第三、四句可知，我们如果去世界各地的话需要很长时间。再根据此段最后一句可知如果我们看电视，只需一秒钟，通过换电视频道就能把我们带到世界各地。所以A项正确。]

　　3．According to the writer，what is the most important reason for watching TV?

　　A．We can learn something useful.

　　B．Watching TV is a good rest.

　　C．We can see whatever we like.

　　D．We can enjoy ourselves.

　　A　[细节理解题。根据第三段第一句"Most importantly, watching TV is educational."可知答案。]

　　4．The writer writes the text to ．

　　A．persuade us to buy a TV

　　B．tell her ideas about TV

　　C．introduce some TV programmes

　　D．tell us how to learn from TV

　　B　[写作意图题。本文主要介绍了看电视的好处，作者通过本文来表达自己对看电视的看法。]

　　IV.完形填空

　　It was in 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days 1 from duty after working overtime for some time. 2 , the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already 3 . I thought I'd thumb (翘起拇指请求搭乘) a lift.

　　I waited by the side of the 4 for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and 5 himself as Gordon. He said that 6 he couldn't give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He'd been watching me and thought I must be 7 after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was 8 ， and he also offered to help me find a 9 home afterwards.

When we arrived at Gordon's 10 ， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he