Passage Two
When the TV viewer turns on his set, what sort of programs does he have to choose from You might think there would be more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else, but that’s not the case. In most countries, fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment. U. S. figures are high-34.8%, and the funlovig Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canada and Italy, all countries give more broadcasting time to education than to either information (news, documentaries and so on) or entertainment programs. Of course, few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. In Japan though, more than 60% of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind of another-just another example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy. In the U. K. , the figure is 56.4%. The Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else. They don’t go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time i
A. Japan
B. Italy
C. Canada
D. the United States
When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label "Legless Man". Histories of the time will go something like this: In the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. But ’the surprising thing is that they didn’t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain.
The future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our eyes. In
ourhurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird’s eye view of the world. When you travel by car or train a blurred image of the country- side constantly smears the windows. Car drivers, in particular, are forever obsessed with the urge to go on and on: they never want to stop.
A. people forget how to use his legs
B. people prefer cars, buses and trains
C. lifts and escalators prevent people from walking
D. there are a lot of transportation devices
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