阅读理解Televisionhaschangedourlivesinmanyways．ManypeoplenowspendmoretimewatchingTVthandoinganythingelse．ResearchersintheUSAhasestimated(估计)thatwhenmoststudentsle

　　阅读理解

　　Televisionhaschangedourlivesinmanyways．ManypeoplenowspendmoretimewatchingTVthandoinganythingelse．ResearchersintheUSAhasestimated(估计)thatwhenmoststudentsleaveschooltheyhavespent11000hoursintheclassroomand22000hourswatchingtelevision．Butwhateffectdoesthishave?

　　Benefits(好处)oftelevision：

　　1．Televisionhelpsustolearnmoreabouttheworldandtoknowandseemanymewthings．Televisioncanofferpresentinformationtousinamoreeffectivewaythanbooks．Itcanalsomakethingsmorememorable．

　　2．Itentertains(使欢乐)us．Itisanenjoyablewaytorelax．Formillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldtelevisionisasourceofcompanionshipandhelpsthemtocopewitheverydaylife．

　　3．Ithasincreasedthepopularityofsportsandarts．

　　4．Ithasmadeusawareofourglobalresponsibilities．In2000forexample1．5billionpeoplein147countrieswatchedaTVpopconcertandhelpedtocollectmorethan＄100millionforpeopleinAfrica．

　　Dangers：

　　1．Televisioncanmakeuspassive(消极的)．Wedon'thavetothinkandourbrainsbecomelazy．

　　2．Itencouragesustobuythingsthatwedon’tneedandcanmakeusunhappywithourownlife．

　　3．Ittakestimeawayfromactivitiessuchasreadingconversationandgames．

　　4．Itgivesafalsepictureofsociety．Astudyin2003showedthatpeoplewhowatchalotofTVaremoreafraidofcrime．Theyalsothinkthatthereisalotmorecrimethantherereallyis．

　　5．Somecritics(批评家)saythattelevisionmakepeopleviolent．Aten-yearstudyintheUnitedStatesshowedthatchildrenwhowatchviolenttelevisionprogrammesaremorelikelytobeviolentthemselves．

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　　What’stheproperdescriptionofthetimeAmericanstudentsspendonTVandstudy?

　　[]A．

　　TheyspendtwiceasmuchtimeonTVasintheclassroom．

　　B．

　　TheyspendtwiceasmuchtimeintheclassroomasonT