21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?

A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.

B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.

C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.

D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.

22.Whichofthefollowinganbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inparagraph1?

A.endedalltheirprograms

B.providedfewerchannels

C.changedtocommercials

D.showedall-nightmovies

23.HowdidtheauthorfinallygetthisTVsetworkingagain?

A.Byshakingandhittingit

B.Byturningitonandoff

C.Byswitchingchannels

D.Byhavingitrepaired

24.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Curious

B.Anxious

C.Cautious

D.Humorous

【答案】

21.C

22.A

23.D

24.D

22.A词义推测题。根据后一句，幸运的是，我不用整晚上看电影了，否则我不能睡觉了，故选A。

23.D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段，可知作者修电视机花了62美元，故选D。

24.D推理判断题。根据开头说：没有电视节目就可以睡觉，中间还说晃动电视来锻炼肌肉，可知作者语调幽默。故选D。

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