Children in the United States are exposed to manyinfluences other than that of their families.Televisionis the most significant of these influences，becausethe habit of watching television usually begins beforechildren start attending school.
Parents are concerned about the lack of quality intelevision programs for children.The degree of violence in many of these shows also worriesthem.Studies indicate that，when children are exposed to violence，they many becomeaggressive or insecure. Parents are also concerned at，out the commercials that theirchildren see on television. Many parents would like to see fewer commercials during programsfor children.And some parents feel that these shows should not have any commercials at allbecause 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 parentsapprove of The most famous of these is Sesame Street，which tries to give preschool childrena head start in learning the alphabet(字母)and numbers.It also flies to teach children usefulthings about the world in which they live.
Even though most parents and educators give Sesame Street and shows like it high marks forquality，some critics argue that all television，whether educational or not，is harmful tochildren.These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television every day turns childreninto bored and passive(被动的)consumers of their world rather than encouraging them tobecome 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
发表于 2016-7-24 09:51:39