ChildrenintheUnitedStatesareexposedtomanyinfluencesotherthanthatoftheirfamilies.Televisionisthemostsignificantoftheseinfluences,becausethehabitofwatchingtelevisionusuallybeginsbeforechildrenstartattending
ChildrenintheUnitedStatesareexposedtomanyinfluencesotherthanthatoftheirfamilies.Televisionisthemostsignificantoftheseinfluences,becausethehabitofwatchingtelevisionusuallybeginsbeforechildrenstartattendingschool.
Parentsareconcernedaboutthelackofqualityintelevisionprogramsforchildren.Thedegreeofviolenceinmanyoftheseshowsalsoworriesthem.Studiesindicatethat,whenchildrenareexposedtoviolence,theymanybecomeaggressiveorinsecure.
Parentsarealsoconcernedat,outthecommercialsthattheirchildrenseeontelevision.Manyparentswouldliketoseefewercommercialsduringprogramsforchildren.Andsomeparentsfeelthattheseshowsshouldnothaveanycommercialsatallbecauseyoungmindsarenotmatureenoughtodealwiththeclaimsmadebyadvertisers.
EducationaltelevisionhasnocommercialsandhasprogramsforchildrenthatmanyparentsapproveofThemostfamousoftheseisSesameStreet,whichtriestogivepreschoolchildrenaheadstartinlearningthealphabet(字母)andnumbers.Italsofliestoteachchildrenusefulthingsabouttheworldinwhichtheylive.
EventhoughmostparentsandeducatorsgiveSesameStreetandshowslikeithighmarksforquality,somecriticsarguethatalltelevision,whethereducationalornot,isharmfultochildren.Thesecriticsfeelthatthehabitofwatchinghoursoftelevisioneverydayturnschildrenintoboredandpassive(被动的)consumersoftheirworldratherthanencouragingthemtobecomeactiveexplorersofit.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTbasedonthepassage?
A.Parentsareworriedabouttheinfluencefromtelevisionontheirchildren
B.Televisionhasmuchinfluenceonchildren
C.Bothparentsandtheirchildrenlikewatchingeducationaltelevision.
D.Somecriticsthinkthattelevisionisnogoodforchildren.
2.Inwhatwaysdochildrensufferfromtelevision?
A.Theybecomethevictimsofsocialviolence
B.Theyspendhourswatchingtelevisioninsteadofdoingschoolwork
C.Theprogramsmakethechildrenloseinterestintheworld.
D.Theprogramsmakethechildrenspendtoomuchoftheirparents’money
3.Parentswouldnotl