Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on c 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.
One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.
A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year -olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood .But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don’t ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人）may watch lots of TV.
Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages 5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.
In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.
While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms
【小题1】According to the California study, the low-scoring group might ____________ .

A．have had computers in their bedrooms	B．not be interested in math
C．be unable to go to college	D．have watched a lot of TV

【小题2】What is the researchers’ understanding of the New Zealand study results?

A．The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain

B．Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest

C．TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.

D．Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.

【小题3】What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A．More time should be spent on computers.

B．TV sets shouldn't be allowed in children’s bedrooms.

C．Children should be forbidden from watching TV.

D．Further studies on high-achieving students should be done

【小题4】What would be the best title for this text?

A．Computers or Television	B．Studies on TV and College Education
C．Effects of Television on Children	D．Television and Children’s Learning Habits

【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C

解析试题分析：
【小题1】D 推理题。根据文章第二段Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.说明这些人的成绩不好，有可能是因为电视看多了。故D正确。
【小题2】A 推理题。根据第三段the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don’t ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人）may watch lots of TV.说明这个结果并不能证明就是电视导致了这些人的成绩不好。这些人的成绩不好的原因也许很复杂。故A正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据文章最后一行children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms说明B正确。
【小题4】C 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree,说明文章主要讨论的是看电视对孩子的影响，会导致他们在学习方面的表现很差。故C正确。
考点：考查教育类短文阅读
点评：本文属于教育类文章讲述了看电视对孩子的影响，会导致他们在学习方面的表现很差。以推理题的考查为主，要求考生准确阅读文章考点，如56题，在确定考查内容所在文章位置的时候，要根据上下文的语义串联来确定考点。

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【小题2】You can tell that a dog has done something bad when _________.

A．its hair stands up	B．it runs away from you
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【小题3】Which of the following things does the writer advise you to do towards your dog?

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D．a person who changes his behavior according to the situation

【小题2】What made Jonny Jones decide to change himself?
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【小题3】We can infer from the passage that ______

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