Question

【題目】 I have two daughters and one son. They are Mary, Laura and Eric. Mary is seven. Laura and Eric are five. They watch a lot of television, maybe five hours a day. I’m worried that it’s too much. What should I do?

Catherine

Television can be a way of learning and relaxing. But studies show that too much television can make kids more likely (可能的) to be fat and fight with others.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP，美國兒科學(xué)會) says that older kids shouldn’t watch more than 1-2 hours of television every day, and that kids under the age of two should not watch any television. The shows kids watch should be educational. All in all, kids shouldn’t watch too much television. You should ask them to spend more time playing with friends, exercising or reading.

【1】Catherine has ________ kids.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

【2】Catherine writes this letter because her kids __________.

A.are too fatB.don’t like exercisingC.always fight with each otherD.watch too much television

【3】Studies show that kids who watch too much television are likely to be ______.

A.fatB.lazyC.seriousD.shy

【4】According to AAP, kids older than two can watch TV for ________ a day.

A.less than 3 hoursB.4 hoursC.less than 2 hoursD.5 hours

【5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Laura and Eric are 5.B.Catherine’s kids watch TV for 3 hours a day .

C.Kids should watch educational shows.D.Kids under two shouldn’t watch TV.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

這篇短文主要介紹了凱撒琳的煩惱及專家給出的建議，兒童看電視的時間要受到限制。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I have two daughters and one son.可知凱撒琳有兩個女兒一個兒子，共三個孩子，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They watch a lot of television, maybe five hours a day. I’m worried that it’s too much. What should I do?凱撒琳是因為孩子看電視太多而寫信，故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But studies show that too much television can make kids more likely (可能的) to be fat and fight with others.可知研究表明，看太多電視會讓孩子們更容易發(fā)胖，和別人打架，故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP，美國兒科學(xué)會) says that older kids shouldn’t watch more than 1-2 hours of television every day可知較大的孩子不應(yīng)該看電視每天超過一兩個小時，即少于兩個小時，故選C。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Laura and Eric. Mary is seven. Laura and Eric are five.可知勞拉和艾瑞克都是五歲，A答案正確；根據(jù) They watch a lot of television, maybe five hours a day可知孩子們每天大約看五個小時，所以B錯誤；根據(jù)The shows kids watch should be educational可知孩子們看的節(jié)目應(yīng)該是有教育意義的，故填C正確；根據(jù)kids under the age of two should not watch any television可知不到兩歲的孩子不應(yīng)該看電視，故D正確。根據(jù)要求，故選B。