阅读理解。ForgetTwitterandFacebookGoogleandtheKindle.Televisionisstillthemostinfluentialmediumaround.Indeedformanyofthepoorestregions(地区)oftheworlditremainsthenextbigthing-finallybecomesglob

　　阅读理解。

　　ForgetTwitterandFacebookGoogleandtheKindle.Televisionisstillthemostinfluentialmediumaround.

　　Indeedformanyofthepoorestregions(地区)oftheworlditremainsthenextbigthing-finallybecomes

　　globallyavailable.AndthatisagoodthingbecausetheTVrevolutionischanginglivesforthebetter.

　　Acrossthedevelopingworldaround45%offamilieshadaTVin1995;by2005thenumberhadclimbed

　　above60%.ThatissomewaybehindtheU.S.wherearemoreTVsthanpeopleandwherepeoplenoweasily

　　getaccesstotheInternet.Fivemillionmorefamiliesinsub-SaharanAfricawillgetaTVoverthenextfive

　　years.In2005afterthefalloftheTaliban(塔利班)whichhadoutlawedTV1in5Afghanshadone.The

　　globaltotalisanother150millionby2013-pushingthenumberstowellbeyondtwothirdsoffamilies.

　　Television'smostpowerfuleffectwillbeonthelivesofwomen.InIndiaresearchersRobertJensenand

　　EmilyOsterfoundthatwhenTVsreachedvillageswomenweremorelikelytogotothemarketwithouttheir

　　husbands'approvalandlesslikelytowantaboyratherthanagirl.Theyweremorelikelytomakedecisions

　　overchildhealthcare.TVisalsoapowerfulmediumforadulteducation.IntheIndianstateofGujarat

　　ChitrageetisapopularshowthatplaysBollywoodsongswithwordsinGujarationthescreen.Withinsix

　　monthsviewershadmadeasmallbutsignificant(有意义的)improvementintheirreadingskills.

　　ToomuchTVhasbeenassociatedwithviolenceoverweightandloneliness.HoweverTVishavinga

　　positiveinfluenceonthelivesofbillionsworldwide.

　　1.Theunderlinedword"outlawed"inparagraph2probablymeans"_____".

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　　A.allowed

　　B.banned

　　C.offered

　　D.refused

　　2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.AmericansusedtogetaccesstotheInterneteasily.

　　B.Theworld'sTVsetswilltotal150millionby2013.

　　C.45%offamiliesinthedevelopingcountrieshadaTVin2005.

　　D.OvertwothirdsoffamiliesintheworldwillhaveaTVby2013.

　　3.Theauthorintendsto_____.

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