Section B
Passage One
Television now plays such an important part in so many people's lives that it is essential for us to try to decide whether it is a blessing or a curse. Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages. But do the former outweigh the latter? In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. They just sit comfortably at home and enjoy endless series of programs rather than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere. Some people, however, maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies. The television viewer needs to do nothing. [26]He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part. Secondly, television keeps one informed about current events, allows one to follow the latest developments in science and politics. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical fascination for us. [26]We get so used to looking at its movements, so dependent on its pictures that it begins to dominate our lives. There are many other arguments for and against television. [26]The poor quality of its program is often criticized. But it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many lonely elderly people. And does it corrupt or instruct our children? [27]I think we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. [28]It is the uses to which it is put that determine its value to society.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the disadvantages of TV?
正確答案：A
解析：本文分析電視的利弊，它帶來益處的同時也有潛在的弊端。文章分別提到，觀看電視是被動接受的行為（即B），它使人產生依賴性（即C），有些電視節目質量太差（即D）。未提到的弊端是A，故選A。此外，A“看電視會導致生理疾病”的說法聞所未聞。這是對原文中almost physical fascination“幾乎有生理上的迷戀”的曲解。換言之，有些選項可據常識加以判斷。
27. What is the speaker's opinion of television?
正確答案：D
解析：短文結尾處，作者在給出了正反觀點后，給出了中允的觀點：“我想我們必須認識到，電視本身無所謂好壞。”即D正確。C太絕對，可以排除；A、B針鋒相對，D則不偏不倚。根據短文中作者的口吻，他是持中立態度的，應選D。本題可以“聽到什么選什么”。
28. What determines the value of television to society?
正確答案：C
解析：文章最后說：電視本身無所謂好壞，人們使用它的方式決定了它對社會的價值。C與此同義。A（電視機的價格）、D（觀看電視的人數）與全文中心無關，可以排除；B在文中有所提及，是某個細節，屬于答非所問。