2009年12月英语四级考试模拟训练及答案(一)

　　This is an opportunity for some of us to suggest to Hollywood where that boundary of consumer tolerance is, especially those of us who have not yet convinced Hollywood to cease its descent into ever lower of the dumbness of our young.

　　The nonprofit Parents Television Council, which monitors the quality of TV programming, says in its latest report that today’s TV shows are more laced than ever with vulgarities, sexual immorality, crudities, violence, and foul language. The traditional family hour between 8p.m.and 9p.m., when the networks used to offer programs for the entire family, has disappeared. The problem looks like it will get worse.

　　That certainly looked to be the case before the Sept.11th assault. One pre attack New York Times story reported that TV producers were crusading (讨伐) for scripts that include every crude word imaginable. The struggles between net-work censors and producers, according to the report, were “growing more intense”. Producers like Aaron Sorkin of “The West Wing” planned to keep pushing hard. He was quoted as saying,“There’s absolutely no reason why we can’t use the language of adulthood in programs that are about adults”.

　　My guess is that a lot of adults don’t use the language Mr. Sorkin wants to use, and don’t enjoy having their children hear it. At this moment of crisis in our nation’s history, thought has become more thoughtful, prayerful, and spiritual. It may be the time to tell the entertainment industry that we want not a temporary pause in the flow of tastelessness, but a long term clean-up.

　　57. Some filmmakers hesitate to release new films with violent content because .

　　A) they want to show themselves to be patriots

　　B) they are afraid such films may anger audiences

　　C) films with violence in them are no longer popu1ar

　　D) films with terrorist themes are reflections on violence.

　　58. The “self-scrutiny” in the second paragraph refers to filmmakers attempt to .

　　A) produce appropriate films with no violent content for the audiences

　　B) prevent themselves from slipping into their old bad ways

　　C) understand to what extent their films have contributed to the national crisis

　　D) find out where the boundaries of taste and consumer tolerance lie

　　59. The author thinks that it is time for the general audience to .

　　A) tell filmmakers where the boundaries of their taste lie

　　B) point out to Hollywood how bad their films are

　　C) accuse the filmmakers of desensitizing their children

　　D) ask filmmakers to make films that reflect traditional family life