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【題目】Daniel Anderson, a famous psychologist, believes it's important to distinguish (區(qū)分) television's influences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesn't really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping children's minds.

One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child's ability to think and to understand the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images (影像). Instead, they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas. Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.

Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability. TV doesn't take the place of reading for most children; it takes the place of similar sorts of recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parents' educational background have a stronger influence on a child's reading. "A child's reading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads." Anderson says.

Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ (智商) scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that it's the other way around. "If you're smart young, you'll watch less TV when you're older," Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.

For years researchers have attempted to show that television is dangerous to children. However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally (傳統(tǒng)上) believed, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.

【1】An educational program is best watched by a child ________.

A. on his own

B. with other kids

C. with his parents

D. with his teachers

【2】Which of the following is most related to children's reading ability?

A. Radio-listening.

B. Television-watching.

C. Parents' reading list.

D. Parents' educational background.

【3】Anderson believed that ________.

A. the more a child watches TV, the smarter he is

B. the younger a child is, the more he watches TV

C. the smatter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TV

D. the less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school

【4】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To advise on the educational use of TV.

B. To describe TV's harmful effects on children.

C. To explain traditional views on TV influences.

D. To present Anderson's unconventional ideas.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 D

【3】 C

【4】 D

【解析】

本文敘述著名心理學(xué)家Daniel Anderson對(duì)孩子們看電視的看法，打破了以往人們認(rèn)為看電視對(duì)孩子不好的想法．他認(rèn)為孩子們看電視不知學(xué)到顯現(xiàn)出來(lái)的東西；父母陪孩子看電視，孩子可以學(xué)到更多知識(shí)；孩子看電視并沒(méi)有代替孩子閱讀，并沒(méi)有影響孩子的智商．

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的 Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them.“孩子們有父母陪著看電視理解的更多”，故推斷教育節(jié)目最好是父母陪著孩子看。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的 Things like parents' educational background have a stronger influence on a child's reading. 可知父母的教育背景對(duì)孩子的閱讀有很強(qiáng)的影響。

故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的“If you're smart young, you'll watch less TV when you're older.”可知如果你小時(shí)越聰明，長(zhǎng)大看電視看得越來(lái)越少。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的 Anderson suggests that television cannot condemned without considering other influences.“Anderson 認(rèn)為不應(yīng)該按照常規(guī)，不考慮電視的其他影響而去譴責(zé)電視”故推斷這篇文章的目的是呈現(xiàn) Anderson 打破常規(guī)的想法。故選D。