Passage 8

It has been reported that in colleges across the United States,the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become“in”.Between the hours of 11 a.m.and 4:30 p.m.,college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who can’t wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.

据报道，在美国大学里，被称为肥皂剧的日间系列剧突然“火”了起来。上午11点至下午4：30，大学电视观看室里挤满了肥皂剧迷，他们急着想看自己所崇拜的偶像的下一集生活剧。

Actually,soaps are more than a college favorite;they’re a youth favorite.When school is out,high-school students are in front of their TV sets.One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials.During the 1960’s,it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas.The mood of the sixties was very different from now.It was a time of seriousness,and talk was about social issues of great importance.

其实，肥皂剧不仅仅是大学生最喜爱的节目，也是年轻人最喜爱的。放学后，中学生都挤在电视机前观看节目。有一个年轻的职业妇女坦诚说起曾经拒绝了一份薪水不错的工作而不愿放弃观看最喜爱的系列剧。20世纪60年代年轻人很少看肥皂剧。那时的情况与现在很不相同。那是很严肃的时期，人们所谈的都是关于很重要的社会大事。

Now,seriousness has been replaced by fun.Young people want to be happy.It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera,which is known for showing trouble in people’s lives.But soap opera is enjoyment.Young people can identify with the soap opera character,who,like the college-age viewer,is looking for happy love,and probably not finding it.And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems.

现在，严肃已被娱乐取代。年轻人想寻找快乐。如果他们想看表现生活烦恼的肥皂剧就会显得很奇怪。但肥皂剧是令人快乐的。年轻人可以模仿肥皂剧里的人物，这些人物像大学生观众一样，在寻找快乐的爱情，也许还没找到。肥皂剧给年轻人一个贴近人们的机会但对于他们的问题却不必承担责任。

11.What is soap opera?什么是肥皂剧？

A.Plays based on science fiction stories.

B.Plays based on non-fiction stories.

C.The daytime serial dramas on TV.白天的电视系列剧。

D.Popular documentary films on TV.

12.What can be the best title of the passage?这篇文章的最佳题目是什么？

A.College student viewers.B.Favorite TV serials.

C.Soap opera fans.肥皂剧迷D.College-age viewers.

13.Which is NOT the reason why the soap opera has suddenly become“in”among American young people?

根据这篇文章，哪一项不是肥皂剧突然火起来的原因？

A.Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.

B.Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.

C.Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.

D.Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.

因为年轻人得承担问题的责任。

14.What can we learn from the passage?这篇文章让我们知道了什么？

A.College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.

B.Young people of sixties like soap operas more than people today.

C.Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.

年轻人已经使自己从60年代人的严肃转向了现在的快乐。

D.The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.

15.What message does the author want to convey to us?作者想向我们表达什么信息？

A.The people’s favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time.

B.The people’s favorites to drama works change along with the times.

人们对戏剧作品的喜爱随着时间而改变

C.The people’s favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera.

D.The people’s favorites have changed the drama works.