Forget Twitter and Facebook,Google and the Kindle.Television is still the most influential medi—um around Indeed,not many of the

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问题 Forget Twitter and Facebook,Google and the Kindle.Television is still the most influential medi—um around Indeed,not many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world,it remains the next bigthing——fina Jly becomes globally available.And that is a good thing,because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.Across the developing world,around 45%of families had a TV in 1995;by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%.That is some way behind the U.S.,where are more TVs than people.and where people now easily get access to the Internet.Five million more families in sub—Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years.In 2005,after the fall of the Taliban(塔利班),which had outlawed TV,lin 5 Afghans had one.The global total is another 1 50 million by 2013——pushing the numbers to wellbeyond two thirds of families.Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women.In India,researchers Robert Jens—en 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 heahhcare.TV is also a powerful medium for adult education.In the Indi—an 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 on their reading skills.Too much TV has been associated with violence。overweight and loneliness.However,TV is hav-ing a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.
The author intends to______.

选项 A、stress the advantages of TV to people’S lives
B、persuade women to become more independent
C、encourage people to improve their reading skills
D、introduce the readers some websites such as Google

答案A

解析 通过阅读全文可知,大部分都是在讲电视的好处,只有最后一段简略地提到了一点电视的坏处。
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