My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn't fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy­-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn't got any channels showing all-­night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.

Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.

When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.

1.Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?

A He got an older model than he had expected.

B He couldn't return it when it was broken.

C He could have bought it at a lower price.

D He failed to find any movie shows on it.

解析：选C。C　细节理解题。根据“...newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid.”可知，作者是在一天后看到自己所购买的电视机降了75美元才感觉自己上当受骗了。由此可知他本可以以更低的价格购买这台电视机的。因此C项正确。

2.Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1?

A ended all their programs

B provided fewer channels

C changed to commercials

D showed all­-night movies

解析：选A。A　词义猜测题。由下一句Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels…，我没有彻夜播放电影的频道，不然就无法睡觉了。可以推断作者一直看到一天的节目结束为止。故A项为正确答案。

3.How did the author finally get his TV set working again?

A By shaking and hitting it.

B By turning it on and off.

C By switching channels.

D By having it repaired.

解析：选D。D　细节理解题。由短文最后一段“My trip to the repair shop cost me $62.”一句可知，作者把电视机送到维修店请人修理。

4.How does the author sound when telling the story?

A Curious.

B Anxious.

C Cautious.

D Humorous.

解析：选D。D　推理判断题。纵览全文，最后一句， “But I keep expecting more trouble.”说明作者乐观的态度，还有第二段末句“I actually began to build up my arm muscles，shaking my set.”(通过摇晃电视机，我手臂的肌肉增强了不少)，字里行间流露出作者幽默调侃的语气。因此答案为D。