閱讀試題
Children in the United States are exposed to many influences other than that of their families.Television is the most significant of these influences,because the habit of watching television usually begins before children start attending school.
Parents are concerned about the lack of quality in television programs for children.The degree of violence in many of these shows also worries them.Studies indicate that,when children are exposed to violence,they many become aggressive or insecure. Parents are also concerned at,out the commercials that their children see on television. Many parents would like to see fewer commercials during programs for children.And some parents feel that these shows should not have any commercials at all because young minds are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by advertisers.
Educational television has no commercials and has programs for children that many parents approve of The most famous of these is Sesame Street,which tries to give preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet(字母)and numbers.It also flies to teach children useful things about the world in which they live.
Even though most parents and educators give Sesame Street and shows like it high marks for quality,some critics argue that all television,whether educational or not,is harmful to children.These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television every day turns children into bored and passive(被動的)consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT based on the passage?
A.Parents are worried about the influence from television on their children
B Television has much influence on children
C Both parents and their children like watching educational television.
D.Some critics think that television is no good for children.
2.In what ways do children suffer from television?
A.They become the victims of social violence
B They spend hours watching television instead of doing school work
C The programs make the children lose interest in the world.
D The programs make the children spend too much of their parents' money
3.Parents would not like their children to see commercials because ___
A.they think that their children ore not old enough to handle advertising
B.commercials teach children alphabet and numbers
C.commercials help to sell products
D.they don't like commercials
4.Educational television is widely appreciated because________
A.it does have the same commercials as others
B.it offers programs for both children and their parents
C many parents like the programs it offers for their children
D.children can learn some school subjects before they go to school
5.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A.Watching Too Much Television May Be Harmful to Young Minds
B.Television Is More Harmful than Educational
C.Television's Influence on Children
D More Education Television
閱讀答案
1.C
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.C
閱讀譯文
現(xiàn)在的美國兒童與他們的父母不同,受到各個方面的影響。這些影響中最重要的是電視節(jié)目,因為常常在孩子們還沒上學(xué)之間就養(yǎng)成了看電視的習慣了。
家長們對于兒童節(jié)目質(zhì)量的低下很擔憂。這些節(jié)目中出現(xiàn)的暴力的程度也煩惱著他們。研究顯示,當兒童接觸到暴力相關(guān)的節(jié)目,很多人會變得具有攻擊性或者沒有安全感。家長們對于孩子們在電視上看到的廣告同樣也很擔憂。在兒童節(jié)目的時間,家長建議減少廣告的播出。一些家長甚至認為這種時間段的節(jié)目中根本不應(yīng)該有廣告,鑒于兒童的思想還不夠成熟,不能對廣告中的一些話語做出判斷。
教育臺沒有廣告,而且播出的兒童節(jié)目家長們都很贊賞。其中有個最有名的節(jié)目叫芝麻街,主要是給學(xué)齡前兒童關(guān)于數(shù)字和字母的啟蒙教育,以及對他們所在的世界的一些有幫助的認識。
即便大多數(shù)的家長和教育者給與芝麻街,以及這類的節(jié)目很高的評價,一些評論家還是認為所有的電視節(jié)目,無論教育性與否,對于兒童都是有害的。他們認為每天看幾個小時電視這種習慣讓兒童變成世界消極無聊且被動的取食者,而不是鼓勵兒童變成世界積極的探索者
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