阅读理解。
There are few families in the United States that do not have either a radio or television set. Both of
them have become a necessary part of our daily life, keeping us filled with the news of the day, teaching
us in many fields of interest and making us happy with singing,dancing and acting?
Marconi, the Italian inventor, who gave us the radio, probably didn't know how much his
great invention would have done for the world in the years to come. Radio had, perhaps done as much
as any other communication tool. Things of the world can be reported to people everywhere a few
seconds after they happen. Travelers in out-of-the-way places, ships at sea even astronauts round the
earth are able to keep in touch with each other by radio.
Television is another important invention. It lets us see as well as hear the actor. Since its appearance,
TV has done a great deal in the daily life of people everywhere. Many programs are now televised in
color.
Perhaps the most modem invention is"Telstar"，a"star"moving round the earth. It makes it possible
for the people all over the world to be closer than ever before. Now a family in Chicago can watch on
TV a motor-car race in Italy , a table tennis competition in Beijing or a volleyball match in Japan as these
events are actually happening!
1.The passage tells us that______in the USA have no radio or television set.
A. a large number of homes
B. all the families
C. few families
D. quite a few homes
2.Why does the passage say the radio and TV have become a necessary part of our daily life?
A. Because they have touched nearly everything in our life.
B. Because men would not live happily without them.
C. Because they are the only ways to spread information.
D. Because no communication means no life.
3. What is the use of a "Telstar"according to the passage?
A. To receive and store information only?
B. To move around the earth just like the moon.
C. To give light onto the earth at night.
D. To help broadcast radio or TV information to the world.
4.Who do you think the writer of the passage is?
A. An Italian.
B. A Japanese.
C. An American.
D. A Chinese reporter.
5. When the writer introduces Marconi in the second paragraph, he means ______.
A. he was just an Italian inventor
B. his invention has done much for the world
C. he had reported much to people all over the world
D. he helped people travel a lot around the world