Question

【题目】 A national survey was carried out in Australia on how children aged eight to sixteen read news. The survey found children as young as eight were interested in news. However, the spread of wrong information makes it difficult for children to understand events. The survey also found only one-third of young people felt they could tell whether news they read was real or not.

Here are what adults can do to help children critically (批判地) think about the news.

To help decide if a source (来源) can be trusted, they can ask the following questions. Is it clear who created this news? Viewers need to be able to ask the person or organization about why and how they created the story. Does it present facts straight or does it include opinions? If opinions are presented as facts, this may lead to wrong ideas. Does it include all the important people? If a story speaks up for organizations or groups of people, they should have the chance to reply to these opinions.

Some media may make use of people’s feelings. Discussing how children feel about news helps them decide which news programs to watch. Research shows sensationalist (耸人听闻的) news titles can receive more clicks online. Adults can also talk to children why people spread wrong information, such as changing people’s mind on who to vote for or attracting more clicks.

News media talk about events in different ways. Parents and teachers can help children be careful while reading stories. In some stories people can’t present their ideas honestly. In these cases, it’s best to find other news sources to consider how they are reporting the story. Discussing what children think of the news can help build their critical thinking skills.

News that can be trusted is important to society. People depend on it to help make decisions in lives. Seeing how wrong information is different from real news is a challenge for everyone at present. Listening to children’s experiences is a valuable starting point for improving their critical thinking abilities.

Ways to Help Children Think Critically about News
Results of the survey	Children aged eight have shown an 【1】in news. Two-thirds of young people have 【2】 telling whether news is real or not.
【3】 for adults to take	Help decide if a source can be 【4】 in Find out the creators of the news. Make sure that news should avoid 【5】 opinions as facts. Check whether all the important people are 【6】 in the story.
	Explain why some media make use of people’s feelings Attract much 【7】with sensationalist news titles. Make a difference to votes by spreading wrong 【8】.
	Discuss how news media report the stories differently Compare stories they read with other stories from different news sources to consider whether they are reported honestly. Talk with children about what they 【9】 of the news.
Conclusion	Reading news critically is 【10】 but challenging to everyone at present. Adults need to start from listening to children’s experiences.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】interest

【2】difficulty/ trouble/ problems

【3】Suggestions/ Advice/Tips

【4】believed

【5】presenting

【6】included

【7】attention

【8】information

【9】think

【10】important

【解析】

本文介绍了成年人帮助孩子对新闻进行批判性阅读的方法：帮助决定是否相信某个消息来源，解释为什么一些媒体利用人们的感受，讨论新闻媒体如何以不同的方式报道新闻。

【1】

根据“The survey found children as young as eight were interested in news.”可知，八岁的孩子对新闻也很感兴趣，be interested in=show an interest in“对……感兴趣”。故填interest。

【2】

根据“The survey also found only one-third of young people felt they could tell whether news they read was real or not.”可知，三分之二的年轻人很难判断新闻是否是真实的，have difficulty/trouble/problems doing sth“在做某事方面有困难”。故填difficulty/trouble/problems。

【3】

根据“Here are what adults can do to help children critically (批判地) think about the news. ”可知，成年人能给孩子们一些关于批判地读新闻方面的建议。故填Suggestions/Advice/Tips。

【4】

根据“To help decide if a source (来源) can be trusted, they can ask the following questions.”可知，帮助决定一个消息来源是否可信，trust=believe in“相信”，故填believed。

【5】

根据“If opinions are presented as facts, this may lead to wrong ideas.”可知，确保新闻应该避免把观点当成事实。avoid doing sth“避免做某事”，故填presenting。

【6】

根据“Does it include all the important people?”可知，检查是否所有重要人物都包含在故事中。故填included。

【7】

根据“Research shows sensationalist (耸人听闻的) news titles can receive more clicks online.”可知，以耸人听闻的新闻标题吸引人们的注意。attract attention“吸引注意力”，故填attention。

【8】

根据“Adults can also talk to children why people spread wrong information, such as changing people’s mind on who to vote for or attracting more clicks.”可知，通过传播错误信息来改变投票结果。故填information。

【9】

根据“Discussing what children think of the news can help build their critical thinking skills.”可知，和孩子们谈谈他们对新闻的看法。What does sb think of sth?“某人认为某物怎么样？”故填think。

【10】

根据“News that can be trusted is important to society. People depend on it to help make decisions in lives. Seeing how wrong information is different from real news is a challenge for everyone at present.”可知，批判性地读新闻对现在的每个人来说都很重要，但也很有挑战性。故填important。