Question

Television is good. You’d like to watch it all day and all night. But watching too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists find that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can’t focus on their work.

Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV, they’ll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for people’s health. People don’t move much while watching TV. What’s more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people “couch potatoes”.

Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. Young people are good at following. Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.

1.Scientists say if kids watch too much TV, they will .

A. learn language skills more easily

B. be healthier

C. find it hard to learn to read

D. eat less food

2. Kids learn language skills best by .

A. reading B. talking

C. playing with others D. all of the above

3.While watching TV, what DON’T people do?

A. Eat a lot of food.

B. Have less time for reading.

C. Hardly move.

D. Focus on their work.

4. Which of the following is true?

A. An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts on TV a year.

B. It’s good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV.

C. Too much TV is good for people’s health.

D. It’s easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight.

5.“Couch potatoes” are people who watch too much TV and become .

A. thin B. fit C. fat D. strong

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：电视虽好，但是如果看太多的电视不是一件好事。看电视太多会使孩子学会阅读变得困难，不能专心功课。还会使人们发胖。一些打斗的电视节目对孩子也有坏的影响。

1. found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read可知，如果看太多的电视，小孩子就很难学会阅读。所以本题选C。

2. more,they may eat a lot of food while watching可知，A是错误的；根据they’ll have less time for those things可知，B是错误的；根据People don’t move much while watching TV.可知，C是错误的；而根据They can’t focus o their work.可知，答案应该选D。

3. don’t move much while watching TV.故选D。

4. have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.故选D。

5. more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people couch potatoes.”可知，是指那些看电视时吃东西，并变胖的人，故选C

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。