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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. Watching 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    由第一段的第四句“Scientists find that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read.”可知。

2.D    由第二段的第一句“Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others.”可知。

3.D    由第二段的第五句“What’s more, they may eat a lot of food while watching.”可排除A项；由第二段的第一、二两句“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.”可排除B项；由第二段的第四句“People don’t move much while watching TV.”可排除C项；且由第一段的最后一句也可知选D项。

4.D    由第三段的第三句“Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.”可知。

5.C    由第二段的倒数第一、二两句“This can make them fat. We call these people ‘couch potatoes’.”可知。