Television is good.You’d like to watch it all day and all night.But too much TV is a very bad thing.Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read.They can’t focus(集中)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 ________.
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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 ________.
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A.
reading
B.
talking
C.
playing with others
D.
all of the above
(3)
While watching TV, what DON’T people do?
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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?
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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 love others.
(5)
“Couch potatoes”are people who watch too much TV and become ________.
From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying.But in the evenings and weekends, they are 1 and enjoy themselves.Some watch television or go to the cinema, others 2 sports.This is decided by their own interests.
There are many different ways to spend our free time.Almost everyone has some kind of hobby:it may be something from 3 stamps to making model planes.Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don't cost anything 4 .Some collections are worth a lot of money, others are valuable(有价值的)only to their owners.
I know a man who has a 5 collection worth several thousand dollars.A short time ago, he bought an unusual fifty-cent piece which 6 him 250!He was very happy about it and thought the price was all right.On the other hand, my youngest brother collects 7 .He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. 8 , to my brother, they are quite valuable. 9 makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.
That's what a hobby means, I think.It is something we 10 to do in our free time.The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
(1)
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A.
lucky
B.
clever
C.
funny
D.
free
(2)
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A.
think about
B.
join
C.
take part in
D.
take care of
(3)
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A.
collecting
B.
getting
C.
printing
D.
making
(4)
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A.
first of all
B.
at all
C.
of all kinds
D.
in all
(5)
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A.
book
B.
cloth
C.
stamp
D.
coin
(6)
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A.
spend
B.
took
C.
cost
D.
waste
(7)
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A.
stamps
B.
match boxes
C.
pens
D.
model planes
(8)
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A.
So
B.
However
C.
Because
D.
But
(9)
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A.
Nothing
B.
Everything
C.
Anything
D.
Something
(10)
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A.
have
B.
need
C.
enjoy
D.
like
完形填空
From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and 1 themselves.Some watch television or go to the movies, others 2 sports.This is decided by their own 3 .
There are many different ways to spend our 4 time.
Almost everyone has some kind of 5 :it may be something from collecting stamps to 6 model planes.Some hobbies are very 7 , but others don't cost anything at all.Some collections are worth(值) 8 of money, others are valuable(有价值的)only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth three 9 dollars.A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece that 10 him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right.On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes.He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder 11 they are worth any money.However, 12 my brother they are quite valuable. 13 makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.
That's what a hobby means, I think.It is something we 14 to do in our free time just for the 15 of it.The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.