Question

【題目】 A national survey was carried out in Australia on how children aged eight to sixteen read news. The survey found children as young as eight were interested in news. However, the spread of wrong information makes it difficult for children to understand events. The survey also found only one-third of young people felt they could tell whether news they read was real or not.

Here are what adults can do to help children critically (批判地) think about the news.

To help decide if a source (來源) can be trusted, they can ask the following questions. Is it clear who created this news? Viewers need to be able to ask the person or organization about why and how they created the story. Does it present facts straight or does it include opinions? If opinions are presented as facts, this may lead to wrong ideas. Does it include all the important people? If a story speaks up for organizations or groups of people, they should have the chance to reply to these opinions.

Some media may make use of people’s feelings. Discussing how children feel about news helps them decide which news programs to watch. Research shows sensationalist (聳人聽聞的) news titles can receive more clicks online. Adults can also talk to children why people spread wrong information, such as changing people’s mind on who to vote for or attracting more clicks.

News media talk about events in different ways. Parents and teachers can help children be careful while reading stories. In some stories people can’t present their ideas honestly. In these cases, it’s best to find other news sources to consider how they are reporting the story. Discussing what children think of the news can help build their critical thinking skills.

News that can be trusted is important to society. People depend on it to help make decisions in lives. Seeing how wrong information is different from real news is a challenge for everyone at present. Listening to children’s experiences is a valuable starting point for improving their critical thinking abilities.

Ways to Help Children Think Critically about News
Results of the survey	Children aged eight have shown an 【1】in news. Two-thirds of young people have 【2】 telling whether news is real or not.
【3】 for adults to take	Help decide if a source can be 【4】 in Find out the creators of the news. Make sure that news should avoid 【5】 opinions as facts. Check whether all the important people are 【6】 in the story.
	Explain why some media make use of people’s feelings Attract much 【7】with sensationalist news titles. Make a difference to votes by spreading wrong 【8】.
	Discuss how news media report the stories differently Compare stories they read with other stories from different news sources to consider whether they are reported honestly. Talk with children about what they 【9】 of the news.
Conclusion	Reading news critically is 【10】 but challenging to everyone at present. Adults need to start from listening to children’s experiences.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】interest

【2】difficulty/ trouble/ problems

【3】Suggestions/ Advice/Tips

【4】believed

【5】presenting

【6】included

【7】attention

【8】information

【9】think

【10】important

【解析】

本文介紹了成年人幫助孩子對新聞進行批判性閱讀的方法：幫助決定是否相信某個消息來源，解釋為什么一些媒體利用人們的感受，討論新聞媒體如何以不同的方式報道新聞。

【1】

根據(jù)“The survey found children as young as eight were interested in news.”可知，八歲的孩子對新聞也很感興趣，be interested in=show an interest in“對……感興趣”。故填interest。

【2】

根據(jù)“The survey also found only one-third of young people felt they could tell whether news they read was real or not.”可知，三分之二的年輕人很難判斷新聞是否是真實的，have difficulty/trouble/problems doing sth“在做某事方面有困難”。故填difficulty/trouble/problems。

【3】

根據(jù)“Here are what adults can do to help children critically (批判地) think about the news. ”可知，成年人能給孩子們一些關(guān)于批判地讀新聞方面的建議。故填Suggestions/Advice/Tips。

【4】

根據(jù)“To help decide if a source (來源) can be trusted, they can ask the following questions.”可知，幫助決定一個消息來源是否可信，trust=believe in“相信”，故填believed。

【5】

根據(jù)“If opinions are presented as facts, this may lead to wrong ideas.”可知，確保新聞應(yīng)該避免把觀點當成事實。avoid doing sth“避免做某事”，故填presenting。

【6】

根據(jù)“Does it include all the important people?”可知，檢查是否所有重要人物都包含在故事中。故填included。

【7】

根據(jù)“Research shows sensationalist (聳人聽聞的) news titles can receive more clicks online.”可知，以聳人聽聞的新聞標題吸引人們的注意。attract attention“吸引注意力”，故填attention。

【8】

根據(jù)“Adults can also talk to children why people spread wrong information, such as changing people’s mind on who to vote for or attracting more clicks.”可知，通過傳播錯誤信息來改變投票結(jié)果。故填information。

【9】

根據(jù)“Discussing what children think of the news can help build their critical thinking skills.”可知，和孩子們談?wù)勊麄儗π侣劦目捶ā?/span>What does sb think of sth?“某人認為某物怎么樣？”故填think。

【10】

根據(jù)“News that can be trusted is important to society. People depend on it to help make decisions in lives. Seeing how wrong information is different from real news is a challenge for everyone at present.”可知，批判性地讀新聞對現(xiàn)在的每個人來說都很重要，但也很有挑戰(zhàn)性。故填important。