Many children and teenagers spend．large amounts of time playing game．Most of the games have become very complicated and realistic．And while some of them have educational content and promote l earning，problem solving and help wit h the development of motor skills，others emphasize negative themes and promote killing，fighting，criminal behavior and violence in general.

     There is growing research-on the effects of video games on children．Numerous studies show that video games，especially ones with violent content，make teens more aggressive. Children exposed to violence can become addicted to the horror of violence by imitating the violence they see，and showing more aggressive behavior themselves．Some children accept violence as a way to cope with their own problems．Studies have also shown that the more realistic is the exposure to violence，the more impressed children are．Also，children with emotional，behavioral and learning problems may be more influenced by violent images．Playing video games may increase aggressive behavior，because violent considered an effective teaching method in strengthening learning patterns．

    Children and teens who become overly Involved with video games，and，therefore，spend large amounts of time playing these games，can create problems，such as poor social skills，time absent from home，lower grades at school，less reading，less exercising and becoming overweight，aggressive thoughts，behaviors and so on．   

    Parents are responsible for helping their children in choosing books to read，toys to play    with，TV programs and movies to watch，which are appropriate for each particular child．Entertainment materials should be fun，engaging，exciting and educating. Parents should have a good knowledge and understanding of each child so that they can assist them in selecting appropriate learning materials．．Parents should invest more of their time playing the  games with their children，as well as talking with them about their impressions，thoughts  and feelings related to the playing game．They can also engage in a discussion of great values that may guide the child down a safe road and lead to the development of a moral character．

1．The best title of this passage probably is           .

    A．The Violence in Video Games             B．The Responsibilities of Parents

    C．Children and Video Games                 D．The Magic of Video Games

2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

    A．Playing too much video games can make teens addicted to t he pleasure of it．

    B．Only by exposing to the most realistic violence can video games affect teens badly．

    C．Most children addicted to video games will deal with their problems by violence．

    D．Children with certain．problems are easier to be affected by violent games．

3．The main idea of the third paragraph might be           ．

    A．children spend too much time on video games   

    B．the more time teens spend on video games，the worse effect there will be

    C．the bad effects caused by video games

    D．1ow grades at school are usually due to video games

4．What should parents do to help their children according the author?

    A．They should respect and love their children．

B．They should spend more time with their children   

C．They should have constant discussions with their children

    D．They should recommend as many entertainment materials as possible

5．It can be inferred from the passage that          .

    A．the author tends to worry about the negative effects of video games on children

    B．the author thinks highly of the benefits brought by video games to children

    C．strong measures should be taken to prevent video games from spreading out

    D．the bad effects of video games will soon be got rid of thanks to the research

Many children and teenagers spend large amounts of time playing game．Most of the games have become very complicated and realistic．And while some of them have educational content and promote learning，problem solving and help with the development of motor skills，others emphasize negative themes and promote killing，fighting，criminal behavior and violence in general．

There is growing research on the effects of video games on children．Numerous studies show that video games，especially ones with violent content，make teens more aggressive．Children exposed to violence can become addicted to the horror of violence by imitating they violence they see，and showing more aggressive behavior themselves．Some children accept violence as a way to cope with their own problems．Studies have also shown that the more realistic is the exposure to violence，the more impressed children are．Also，children with emotional，behavioral and learning problems may be more influenced by violent images．Playing video games may increase aggressive behavior because violence is considered an effective teaching method in strengthening learning patterns．

Children and teens who become overly involved with video games，and，therefore，spend large amounts of time playing these games can create problems，such as poor social skills，time absent from home，lower grades at school，less reading less exercising and becoming overweight，aggressive thoughts，behaviors and so on．

Parents are responsible for helping their children in choosing books to read，toys to play with, TV programs and movies to watch，which are appropriate for each particular child．Entertainment materials should be fun，engaging，exciting and educating．Parents should have a good knowledge and understanding of each child so that they can assist them in selecting appropriate learning materials．Parents should invest more of their time playing the games with their children，as well as talking with them about their impressions, thoughts and feelings related to the playing game．They can also engage in a discussion of great values that may．guide the child down a safe road and lead to the development of a moral character．

1．The best title of this passage probably is         ．

  A．The Violence in Video Games     B．The Responsibilities of Parents

C．Children and Video Games        D．The Magic of Video Games

2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？

A．Playing too much violent games can make teens addicted to the pleasure of it．

B．Only by exposing to the most realistic violence can video games affect teens badly．

C．Most children addicted to video games will deal with their problems by violence．

D．Children with certain problems are easier to be affected by violent games．

3．The main idea of the third paragraph might be          ．

  A．children spend too much time on video games

  B．the more time teens spend on video games，the worse effect there will be

C．the bad effects caused by video games

D．low grades at school are usually due to video games

4．What should parents do to help their Children according the author

  A．They should respect and love their children．

  B．They should spend more time with their children．

  C．They should have constant discussions，with their children

  D．They should recommend as many entertainment materials as possible

5．It can be inferred from the passage that            ．

A．the author tends to worry about the negative effects of video games on children

B．the author thinks highly of the benefits brought by video games to children

C．strong measures should be taken to prevent video games from spreading out

D．the bad effects of video games will soon be got rid of thanks to the research