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请阅读Passage2,完成第小题。 Passage2 Itwasadarkandstormynight.Somewhere

请阅读Passage2,完成第小题。 Passage2 Itwasadarkandstormynight.Somewhere,GaryBettmanwasseething.Alltheseeventsbeingcancelled,andnotbyhim. OnTV,anticipationwassoanimateditwasheatedlydebatedand,inthewaythattelevisionisghastlyinitspredilections,thecoveragewasbothghoulishandfoolish.OnCNN,itwentlikethis--inthestudio,ananchorladytalkingtoaweatherguywhonoted,"itwillbeonshoreinlessthanthreehours,"atwhichpointanchorladydeclared,"andthereheis,AllVelshi!"CuttoAllVelshi,barelyuprightandankle-deepinwaterinAtlanticCity,inafierce,whippingwind. "All,atanypointintimewewillyankthis,ifyouareinanydangeratall,"anchorladyannouncedhelpfully.Then,"whatelsedoyousee,All?"Towhichheanswered,"There'ssomesidingflyingoffbuildings.Unlessyou'rekindalikeusandreporting,there'snoreasontobeouthere." Tootrue.Onchannelafterchannel,reportersstandinginhowlingwindsandpouringraintoillustratethat,yeah,thestormwasarrivinganditwaswicked,justaspredicted.Incaseanyonethoughtitwasacon"job. ThentheHurricaneSandydevastationinNewJerseyandNewYork.Footageofflooded subways,asifmassivewavesofwaterfindinganoutletinlargeholesinthegroundwasasurprise. InToronto'seastend,atreefell.Powerwentout.CP24savouredi_tall,atlastsomereal,honest-to-Goddisastereffects. Foralltherawfootageanddramaticscenesofflooding,fires,rescueworkerswaist-deepinwateranddarkenedbuildingslashedbywind,televisionstrugglestoconveytheauthenticityofdisaster-inducingstorms.Thefallbackpositionisdisaster-movieclicheandpanickedvoicesinastudiocommandingviewerstolook(justlook!)atthisfootageofflooding!Theterm"weatherporn"doesn'tdoitjustice. FewliveTVshowsweretapedinNewYorkonMonday.ButDavidLettermanwentaheadandonehastowonder,why?Thechallenge,maybe,ofdoingashowwithoutanaudienceandwithonlyonecelebrityguestavailable.Eitherthatchallenge,orastrange,terribleaddictiontodoingtheTVshow,asifsomeprofoundemptinessmightresultfromcancellingitforaday. Onoccasion,thefootageremindedmeofthegreatminiseriesStormoftheCentury,writtenbyStephenKing,whichplayedonacommunity'sdeepfearsofwhathappensafteraragingstormpasses.Intheseries,astrangeremergedfromthedevastation,thedevilhimself(superblyplayedbyColmFeore),saying,"GivemewhatIwantandIwillgoaway." ThisledmetothinkabouttheU.S.electioncoverage.OnFoxNews,therewasanairofpeevishnessthatthestormwasdistractingfromitsrelentlessanti-Obamarhetoric.Nottoworry,though,noopportunitywaswasted.AreportfromWashingtonabout"howthepresidentishandlingthestormcrisis"focused,bizarrely,notondisasterrelief,butonthepresident'shandlingof"theBenghazicrisis."See,asFoxseesit,thedevastatingweatherwasabsolutelyanoccasiontocompareBarackObama'sattitudeduringthestormtohisallegedmishandlingoftheattackontheBenghaziconsulate.Theterm"electionporn"doesn'tdoitjustice. Theheartsank.Suchdevastation,suchdeterminationtomakepettypoliticsofthewreckageofcities,towns,lives.Suchemptiness,neverempathy,throughout,andacrossthechannels. Theunderlinedterms"weatherporn"inParagraph6and"electionporn"inParagraphgimplythat__________. 查看材料

A.TV programs must be rated

B.news reports often give rise to moral questions

C.endless TV coverage of weather or election can be very repulsive

D.such TV coverage of weather or presidential election is pornographic

正确答案是C

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