Question

Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.

One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.

A second study, looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year-olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年輕人）may watch lots of TV.

Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school

In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest

While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms

1.According to the California study, the low-scoring group might_____

A. have watched a lot of TV

B. not be interested in math

C. be unable to go to college

D. have had computers in their bedrooms

2.What is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results?

A. Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.

B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest

C. TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.

D. The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain

3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. More time should be spent on computers.

B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV.

C. 'IV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms,

D. Further studies on high-achieving students should be done

4.What would be the best title for this text?

A. Computers or Television

B Effects of Television on Children

C. Studies on TV and College Education

D. Television and Children's Learning Habits

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述一項(xiàng)關(guān)于電視對于孩子影響的新的研究，。研究有以下幾個(gè)不同的結(jié)果。第一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，臥室里有電視的孩子比房間沒有電視的孩子在數(shù)學(xué)和語言藝術(shù)分?jǐn)?shù)會低八分。第二項(xiàng)研究結(jié)果是，在26歲的教育程度稍低的年輕人中，他們在童年看的電視更多。而在5歲至15歲的年齡間，上過大學(xué)的26歲人比沒有上過大學(xué)的人，平均少看電視。而在加利福尼亞研究中，房間里有電視沒有電腦的孩子得分最低，房間里有電腦沒有電視的孩子得分最高。

1. with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest。意思是：房間里有電視沒有電腦的孩子得分最低，房間里有電腦沒有電視的孩子得分最高�？芍�，房間里有電視的孩子，看電視更多。故選A。

2. the results don’t prove that TV is the cause。意思是：但是這個(gè)結(jié)果并不證明電視是（導(dǎo)致孩子教育程度低的）原因。可知教育程度和看電視之間的聯(lián)系很難解釋。故選D。

3. adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms。這里it代指前面的this study，意思是：這項(xiàng)研究增加了這項(xiàng)不斷積累的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，孩子不應(yīng)該在房間里有電視。故選C。

4. studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.由此文章主要討論最近一項(xiàng)新的關(guān)于電視對學(xué)生影響的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)的成果�？芍�文章主要講電視對學(xué)生的影響。故選B。

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