Question

     Teenagers always spend hours in texting (发短信) ， communicating on Facebook (脸谱网) and playing video games. Some parents worry about their kids very much. But many of kids spend time sitting in front of TV too.      This comes an interesting question： Is Facebook really worse for teenagers than a TV series (电视连续剧) ？

   Douglas Gentile,a child psychologist (心理学家) and professor at Iowa State University,says texting,Facebook and video games are not bad. They are not better or worse than watching TV,although they do have different problems,such as cyberbullying (网络暴 力) .

  But research shows that the more time kids spend in front of screens一TV or the Internet一the worse they did at school.

    Patti Rowlson,a mother of two,says this is still a topic of discussion in her house. She and her husband really don't know how to limit their kids when to watch TV or search the Internet.

     Professor Gentile said, “If sitting in front of the screen takes the place of doing their homework for too long,that will be bad. ”

1. What does Douglas Gentile do?

   A. A teacher teaching kids.

   B. A psychologist studying kids.

   C. A researcher working for teachers.

   D. A reporter working in a TV station.

2. Who thinks spending too much time in front of the screen is bad?

   A. Patti Rowlson's husband. B. Patti Rowlson.

   C. Professor Gentile. D. All of them.

3. What does the underlined word “limit” mean in Chinese?

   A. 限制   B. 表扬

   C. 评价   D. 辨别

4. Which is TRUE about Patti Rowlson?

   A. She has two mothers.

   B. Her kids often watch TV or search the Internet.

   C. She is a professor in a university.

   D. She and her husband often argue about their kids.

5. The passage is talking about .

   A. family life

   B. parents’ wish

   C. teenagers’ health

   D. teenagers’ time in front of the screen

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D

导读电视与电脑两者对孩子的影响孰轻孰重是大家一直热 议的话题，但是把过多的时间花费在两者上面势必对孩子的 学习造成影响。

详析

1. B细节理解题。由第三段“Douglas Gentile,a child psychologist”可知，他是一位儿童心理学家。故B项A psychologist studying kids 与原文信息一致。

2. C细节理解题。由最后一段“If sitting in front of the screen takes the place of doing their homework for too long,that will be bad. ”可知，Gentile 教授明确表态不 支持青少年在屏幕前花掉太多的时间。

3. A词义猜测题。理解上下句可知，Patti Rowlson不知道如何限制他们。

4. B推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知，他们的孩子经常上网和看电视。因此B项是正确的。

5. D主旨大意题。文章开头句提到“Teenagers always spend hours,in."，本文也多次提到 sitting in front of the screen。综合理解全文可知，本文主要谈论的是青少年 的上网和看电视问题。

spend hours in 花费时间在 communicate 交流

worry about 担心 take the place of 代替

障碍句分析

But research shows that the more time kids spend in front of screens一TV or the Internet一 the worse they did at school. 但研究表明，孩子们花在电视或电脑屏幕前的时间越多，他 们在学校做得越糟。

这是一个含有宾语从句的复合句。宾语从句为“the + 比较级，the +比较级”结构，意为“越•…•，就越……”。