【问题】 Interactivetelevisionadvertising,whichallowsviewerstousetheirremotecontrolstoclickonadvertisements,hasbeenpushedforyears.Nearlyadecadeagoitwaspredictedthatviewersof"Friends",apopularsituationcomedy,wouldsoonbeabletopurchaseasweaterlikeJenniferAniston'swit

Interactivetelevisionadvertising,whichallowsviewerstousetheirremotecontrolstoclickonadvertisements,hasbeenpushedforyears.Nearlyadecadeagoitwaspredictedthatviewersof"Friends",apopularsituationcomedy,wouldsoonbeabletopurchaseasweaterlikeJenniferAniston'swithafewtapsontheirremotecontrol."It's been the year of interactive television advertising for the last ten or twelve years,"saysColinDixonofadigital-mediaconsultancy. SothenewsthatCablevision,anAmericancablecompany,wasrollingoutinteractiveadvertisementstoallitscustomersonOctober6thwasgreetedwithsomeskepticism.Duringcommercials,anoverlaywillappearatthebottomofthescreen,urgingviewerstopressabuttontorequestafreesample.Cablevisionhopestoallowcustomerstobuythingswiththeirremotecontrolsearlynextyear. Televisionadvertisingcoulddowithaboost.Spendingfellby10%inthefirsthalfoftheyear.Thepopularizationofdigitalvideorecordershascausedadvertiserstoworrythattheircommercialswillbeskipped.SomeareturningtotheInternet,whichischeaperandoffersconcretemeasurementslikeclick-throughrates(广告点阅率)-especiallyimportantatatimewhenmarketingbudgetsaretight.Withthelaunchofinteractiveadvertising,"manyofthedollarsthatwenttotheInternetwillcomebacktotheTV,"saysDavidKlineofCablevision.Orsotheindustryhopes. Intheory,interactiveadvertisingcanengageviewersinawaythat30-secondspotsdonot.UnileverrecentlyrananinteractivecampaignforitsAxedeodorant(除臭剂),whichkeptviewersengagedformorethanthreeminutesonaverage. Theamountspentoninteractiveadvertisingontelevisionisstillsmall.Magna,anadvertisingagency,calculatesitwillbeworthabout$138millionthisyear.Thatfallsfarshortofthebillionsofdollarspeopleonceexpectedittogenerate.ButDirecTV,ComcastandTimeWarnerCablehaveallinvestedinit.AneweffortledbyCanoeVenturesaimstomakeinteractiveadvertisingavailableacrossAmericalaterthisyear.BrightLineiTV,whichdesignsandsellsinteractiveads,saysinteresthasshotup:itexpectsitsprofitsalmosttotriplethisyear.BSkyB,Britain'sbiggestsatellite-televisionservice,alreadyprovides9millioncustomerswithinteractiveads. Yettherearedoubtswhetherpeoplewatchingtelevision,a"leanback"medium,welcomeinteraction.Click-throughrateshavebeenhighsofar(around3-4%,comparedwithlessthan0.3%online),butthatmaybearesultofthenovelty.Interactiveadsandviewersmightnotgowelltogether.(1)WhatdoesColinDixonmeanbysaying"It'sbeentheyearofinteractivetelevisionadvertisingforthelasttenortwelveyears"(Para.1)?______A.Interactivetelevisionadvertisingwillbecomepopularin10-12years.B.Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasbeenunderdebateforthelastdecadeorso.C.Interactivetelevisionadvertisingissuccessfulwhenincorporatedintosituationcomedies.D.Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasnotachievedtheanticipatedresults.(2)Whatisthepublic'sresponsetoCablevision'splannedinteractiveTVadvertisingprogram?______A.Prettypositive.B.Totallyindifferent.C.Somewhatdoubtful.D.Rathercritical.(3)WhatistheimpactofthewideuseofdigitalvideorecordersonTVadvertising?______A.IthasmadeTVadvertisingeasilyaccessibletoviewers.B.Ithelpsadvertiserstomeasuretheclick-throughrates.C.IthasplacedTVadvertisingatagreatdisadvantage.D.Itenablesviewerstocheckthesalesitemswithease.(4)WhatdowelearnaboutUnilever'sinteractivecampaign?______A.ItprovestheadvantageofTVadvertising.B.Ithasdonewellinengagingtheviewers.C.Ithelpsattractinvestmentsinthecompany.D.IthasboostedtheTVadvertisingindustry.(5)Howdoestheauthorviewthecurrenthighclick-throughrates?______A.Theymaybeduetothenovelwayofadvertising.B.Theyindicatethepopularityofinteractiveadvertising.C.TheypointtothegrowingcuriosityofTVviewers.D.Theyindicatethefuturedirectionofmediareform.

正确答案:(1)D.词句猜测题。第一段开头"Interactive television advertising, which allows viewers to use their remote controls to click on advertisements, has been pushed for years."就指出互动电视广告已推出多年。大概10多年前就有人预测它的前景广阔。划线句"It's been the year of interactive television advertising fo

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这是一篇说明文。文章介绍的是交互式电视广告的发展近况以及人们对它的看法。

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