Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.

　　Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.

　　(

　　) 1. The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “

　　”.

　　A. allowed

　　B. banned

　　C. offered

　　D. refused

　　(

　　) 2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.

　　B. The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2016.

　　C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.

　　D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2016.

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