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  3. More and more of us are (1)_____ the TV networks. That’s not news, of course; there have been countless stories on their (2)____

More and more of us are (1)_____ the TV networks. That’s not news, of course; there have been countless stories on their (2)____

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问题     More and more of us are (1)_____ the TV networks. That’s not news, of course; there have been countless stories on their (2)_____ audience. But I didn’t realize how far out! had dropped (3)_____ I glanced at the Nielsen ratings of the top 71 shows. Of those 71 programs, I had not watched (4)_____ one. (5)_____, I could count only five that I had ever seen in my entire life. And of those five, there isn’t one I watch (6)_____.
    Despite its popularity, I don’t like happy family shows. They’re (7)_____. If I watch a family show, I prefer something lifelike, such as "Death’ of a Salesman."
    (8)_____ the second-rated program, "A Different World," I’ve never heard of it. If I want to see a different (9)_____, I’ll drive to the west side of Chicago.
    I (10)_____ watch" Cheers," which is still (11)_____ the top ten, but gave it up after Diana left and Sam began lusting after a career-crazed yuppie. Am I the only person in America who has never watched a segment of "Dallas"? A while ago, I recall somebody important was killed on the "last (12)_____ of the season and almost everybody in America was caught up in the hype. I watched wrestling that night; I’ll bet the acting was (13)_____.
    It’s not (14)_____ I’m snobbish—I enjoy TV (15)_____ as much as the next slob. But the (16)_____ of truly trashy trash has declined. I was one of the first writers in America to recognize the greatness of Robin Leach’s "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." So, what do I watch? I still turn to the networks, (17)_____ I have learned to exploit and cheat them. For example, I like football, but seldom watch it (18)_____. In stead, I (19)_____ it and later play it back an my VCR, fast-forwarding through all the commercials, the announcers’ babble, the half-time drivel and even the huddles. I also watched movies, but only on some cable channels, (20)_____ the networks.

选项 A、up-showing
B、growing
C、impatient
D、shrinking
答案D
解析 本题为词义辨析题。四个选项都是形容词：up-showing指上涨的，增加的；growing也是指增长的，上升的；impatient指不耐烦的；shrinking．指缩减的，减少的。上文提到越来越多的人不再收看电视节目，由此可知观众数目在减少。
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