【阅读理解ThefirstrealityTVshowintheworldwascalledExpeditionRobinsonanditwasshowninSwedenin1997．HalfthepopulationofthecountrywatchedthefinaleventandanewkindofTVp】

　　阅读理解

　　ThefirstrealityTVshowintheworldwascalledExpeditionRobinsonanditwasshowninSwedenin1997．HalfthepopulationofthecountrywatchedthefinaleventandanewkindofTVprogramwasborn．TwoyearslaterinHollandthefirstseriesofBigBrotherwasfilmed．Againitwasagreatsuccessandthefinalprogramwaswatchedby15millionpeople．Nowmorethan20countriesaroundtheworldhaveBigBrotherorExpeditionRobinsonontheirTVscreens．TheordinarypeoplewhotakepartintheprogramsareknownbymillionsofpeopleintheirowncountriesandrealityTVhasbecomebigbusiness．

　　FortheTVproducersrealityTVisadreamtocometruebecausemanyoftheprogramscostnothingtomake．Atsomepointthetelevisionviewers(观众)areaskedtotelephonetheprogramtovoteortoapplytotakepartintheshow．Itisthecostofthesetelephonecallsthatpaysfortheshows．OneofthemostpopularshowsisPopIdol．Intheshowagroupofattractiveyoungpeoplearemadeintopopstars．TVviewersvotefortheirfavoritepersonontheshow．Thewinnermakesarecordandmillionsofcopiesoftherecordaresold．Hisorherpicturesarepublishedonthecoversofmagazinesoronthefrontpagesofnewspapersandthentheyarequicklyforgotten．

　　ButnoteveryoneishappyaboutrealityTV．InPortugaltwoTVchannelsgotintotroublebecausetheyshowedtoomuchofthepersonallivesofthepeopleintheshows．InFrancerealityTViscalled“rubbishTV”andtheTVstudiosofBigBrotherwereattackedthreetimesinoneweek．InGreeceBigBrotherwasdescribedas“againsthumanrightsandcivilization”．

　　(1)

　　ThosewhotakepartinrealityTVshowsareusually_________．

　　[]A．

　　commonpeople

　　B．

　　popTVstars

　　C．

　　attractivepeople

　　D．

　　famousfilmstars