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 bedrooms TVs.

A second study, looking at nearly 1,000 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 rule 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. Those with college degrees had watched an average of  less than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2½ 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.

1. According to the California study, the low-scoring group might____________.

A. have watched a lot of TV          B. not be interested in math

C. be unable to go to college          D. have had computers in their bedrooms

2.What is the researchers’ understanding of the New Zealand study results?

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

B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.

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

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

3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. More time should be spent on computers.

B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV.

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

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

4. What would be the best title for this text?

A. Computers or Television

B. Effects of Television on Children

C. Studies on TV and College Education

D. Television and Children’s Learning Habits

阅读短文，根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

I had never been much interested in sports. I had tried playing tennis, swimming and running but found nothing I liked. But 10 years ago, I found the right kind of exercise---  41 .

Why did I start walking? At the age of twenty, my doctor told me I had a serious illness and   42  not live longer. I was so   43  then. I spent all of my life worrying. The doctor suggested that I should   44 . I didn’t listen at first.  45 , after several months, I began to get the meaning of the doctor’s words. While I was walking, I began to  46  flowers. I would stop and enjoy their beauty. I  47  found that I had missed the most beautiful part of life--- flowers, falling leaves, snow-covered houses. I had been wasting time worrying about  48 .

Now I’m 35, and I don’t worry any more about  49  may happen, Worry only makes me miss the good things in  50  . I want to say hello to everything because I’m living a new life.

1.                A．skating         B．fishing          C．riding    D．walking

2.                A．must           B．need           C．may D．should

3.                A．happy          B．worried         C．excited   D．bored

4.                                  A．take more exercise   B．watch more TV

C．play computer games less            D．have enough sleep

5.                A．If             B．So             C．Unless    D．However

6.                A．notice          B．water          C．pick D．plant

7.                A．usually         B．early           C．quickly   D．normally

8.                A．pressure        B．death          C．study D．work

9.                A．what           B．when          C．why D．where

10.               A．season         B．life            C．book D．family

This weekly four-day physical activity schedule will get your kids excited about being active.

Tuesday

When the kids get home from school, don’t let them go straight to the TV and get settled in. Encourage them to get moving and get off the couch(长椅) by giving them a pedometer(计步器). Pedometers are the most fun when parents also use one because that turns stepping, walking and running into a game to see who can get the most steps.

Thursday

The kids have done a great job so far this week, but now they are aching for （渴望） a little more TV time. Instead of turning on cartoons, let them watch fitness movies made just for kids. These movies encourage watchers to get up and dance along to kid-friendly music.

Saturday

Get the whole family out of the house together and over to a park. Bring lots of sports equipment, pack a healthy picnic and have a family competitive sports day. Kids and adults get into groups and play against each other in tennis, basketball or soccer. After everyone has played hard for a couple of hours, stop for a picnic and then if your family isn’t too tired, go back and play some more.

Sunday

Every child loves to play video games and there is no better time to allow kids to play them than on Sunday when no homework is due（应交的）.But don’t let them play a game that forces them to sit down for hours. Dance games with a floor mat(垫子) to help kids follow the dance moves are popular to kids.

56.What can be the best title for this text?

A.How to make children like activities.

B.A weekly four-day physical activity plan for kids.

C.Physical activities are important to kids.        

D.A plan that will do much good to kids.

57.Parents are advised to use a pedometer together with their kids because _______.

A.they can give their kids some advice about walking

B.it can prevent them from watching TV too much

C.this will allow them and their kids to have a fun competition

D.their kids will not use it if they don’t

58.On Thursday when a kid wants to watch TV, his parents should ______.

A.let him watch it for a short time

B.watch cartoons with him

C.take him out for a walk instead

D.show fitness movies to him

59.The author advises a family to have a meal on Saturday ______.

A. in a park  B. in a mountain C. in a restaurant  D. at home

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 400northern 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 wash lots of TV.
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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 Califomia study, the low-scoring group might           。

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During My school years I was always struggling to learn English because my parents at the time did not approve of us    31    (speak) English while we were at home. I found out that was causing me problems at school. When writing a paper or essay    32    ideas were not clear. I would confuse words. I was reading poorly. I then started to read a lot of comics, books and   33   (watch) more TV. Talking to my friends in English more often helped. Participating in school events as much as possible was a big plus.

Several years later and now, knowing the English language I felt I could do something to help my parents. I was able to help my parents become US    34     (city). When my parents came to    35    country like other immigrants    36   were afraid that sooner or later they     _  37    (force) to leave for Mexico. I took it upon myself to inform my parents that    38  _   was important for us to take care of this problem. I learned everything I could     39   what we had to do to become permanent Residents. Once we became Residents we decided that we would become US Citizens as well. My taking the time to read and learn about becoming a US Citizen proved there was   40   I could not do.