Question

The average American child spends three to five hours a day watching TV. In 1961, the average child began to watch television at age three; however, today it is nine months. Yet, most parents think that television has bad influence on their children. For example, in the early 1970s, my parents believed that my bad eyesight was the result of sitting too close to the screen, and they therefore made my stay at least six feet from it. Today, most people have no such worry, but many new ridiculous (荒谬的) sayings have appeared:

*TV makes kids stupid. Many children watch more educational programs when they are pre-schoolers. When they grow up, they can read more books and have much better ideas to solve difficult problems than other children.

*TV makes kids violent. The real story is not so simple. Hundreds of studies show that watching violence on TV makes children more aggressive (好斗的). But a study of over 5,000 children also finds that some positive programs make children kinder. The problem is that kids are increasingly watching shows with violence（暴力）instead of those suitable for their age.

*Sitting around watching TV makes kids overweight. An experiment finds that when children watch less television, they do lose extra weight; however, reducing their television time does not make them more active. The real problem lies in snacking (吃零食). A widespread habit for kids, and junk-food advertisements.

*TV helps kids get to sleep. The opposite is true. The more television children watch, the more likely they are to have bad sleep habits. Allowing kids to watch television is part of the problem, not the solution.

1.Which one is the advantage（好处） of educational TV programs?

A. They will make children solve difficult problems better than others.

B. they will improve children’s ability to get along with others.

C. They are likely to make children more aggressive.

D. They will make sure of children’s success in the future.

2.Why are children spending much time watching TV likely(可能) to be fat?

A. Watching TV makes children lazy and inactive.

B. Children are attracted by the food advertisement on TV.

C. Watching TV doesn’t burn up as much fat as doing sports.

D. Children like to snack while watching TV.

3.What influence does watching TV have on a child’s sleep?

A. Children are likely to sleep deeper after watching TV.

B. Children’s sleep time will be greatly reduced.

C. It will make children form a bad habit of sleeping.

D. It will make children sleep easier.

4.According to the passage, teenagers often fight because they __________.

A. might snack too much.

B. don’t watch enough educational programs.

C. have bad sleep habits.

D. often watch shows with violence.

5.What is the purpose of this text?

A. To increase people’s knowledge of watching TV.

B. To warn parents of the disadvantages of watching TV.

C. To explain the bad influences that watching TV has on children.

D. To correct parents’ wrong ideas of television’s effect on children.

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

1.小题1】细节理解题。题干意为：下列哪一项为收看教育类节目的好处？根据文章的描述“Many children watch more educational programs when they are pre-schoolers. When they grow up, they can read more books and have much better ideas to solve difficult problems than other children.”可知选A。

2.小题2】细节理解题。题干意为：为什么说孩子们花大量时间看电视可能会变胖？根据文章的描述“The real problem lies in snacking (吃零食).”可知选D。

3.小题3】细节理解题。题干意为：看电视对孩子的睡眠会有怎样的影响？根据文章的描述“The more television children watch, the more likely they are to have bad sleep habits.”可知选C。

4.小题4】推理判断题。题干意为：通过这篇文章，青少年经常打架是因为什么？根据文章的描述“The real story is not so simple. Hundreds of studies show that watching violence on TV makes children more aggressive (好斗的).”可知选D。

5.小题5】推理判断题。题干意为：这篇文章的主要目的是什么？A. To increase people’s knowledge of watching TV. 增加人们对于看电视的知识。 B. To warn parents of the disadvantages of watching TV. 提醒家长看电视有很多缺点。C. To explain the bad influences that watching TV has on children. 解释看电视对孩子们的负面影响。D. To correct parents’ wrong ideas of television’s effect on children.纠正家长们对于孩子看电视的错误观点。根据文章的描述，可知是纠正家长的错误的观点，故选D。