16.A new report has concluded that advertising managers are becoming increasingly interested in children.Studies show that children influence about 50 percent of things that families buy,so they're an attractive target for advertisers.
John Taylor,the author of the report,says:"Advertisers can reach their target in many ways.They can,for example,show an ad many times during school holidays,they can make the TV advertisements a little louder than the programmes to attract attention,or they can sponsor(贊助) programmes and show their advertisements just before the programme begins."
Most advertisements aimed at children are short,imaginative and often in the form of animated cartoons(動畫片)."Children love the ads and watch them in the same way as any entertainment programme,"Taylor says.
There're concerns about advertising aimed at young people.The concerns are shared by Sarah Durham,a writer and journalist specialising in media analysis."The most worrying thing is that children don't think carefully when they see television advertisements.They're less critical than adults and don't usually realise the advertisement has a persuasive message,to encourage them or their parents to spend as much money as possible on the product or service,"she says.
There're also concerns over the vast sums of money that junk food producers spend on advertising to persuade children to buy their food products.Many advertisements,argues Durham,sell food that is a lot higher in fat,salt and sugar than healthier alternatives.Many companies target children with offers of free toys,models of cartoon characters and gimmicky (;ㄕ械模 packaging."
Government approaches to controlling advertising to children vary.In Sweden,one of the strictest countries where advertising is concerned,TV advertising to children under the age of 12is banned.Greece bans television advertisements for children's toys between 7a.m.a(chǎn)nd 10p.m.Denmark and the Netherlands also have legal controls whereas France,Britain and Germany prefer self-regulation (自動調(diào)節(jié)).
Some countries are not as certain as the Swedes that advertising to children is harmful.The French argue that children need to see many advertisements so that they can develop their ability to think as they grow up.The belief is that advertising will help children to be more aware of its persuasive power.
32.What does John Taylor mainly talk about in Paragraph 2?A
A.Ways in which advertisers reach children.
B.The time children spend watching television.
C.Examples of successful advertising to children.
D.The serious problems of advertising to children.
33.Why is Sarah Durham concerned about advertising aimed at children?C
A.TV ads limit children's imagination.
B.TV ads affect children's brain development.
C.Children lack the good sense to make decisions.
D.Children may spend lots of time watching television.
34.What does Durham say about the food advertised?C
A.It's tasty.B.It's cheap.C.It's unhealthy.D.It's ready-made.
35.What is the French's attitude toward advertising to children?B
A.Doubtful.B.Relaxed.C.Objective.D.Unfavorable.
分析 本文講述了廣告對兒童的影響.由于兒童缺乏對事物的判斷能力,所以家長需要格外注意這些針對兒童的廣告,不能讓兒童被廣告內(nèi)容所騙.
解答 32-35.ACCB
32.A 考察段落大意.根據(jù)"Advertisers can reach their target in many ways"可知,第二段主要講述了廣告商接觸兒童的方式.故選A.
33.C 考察細節(jié)理解.根據(jù)"They're less critical than adults and don't usually realise the advertisement has a persuasive message"可知,由于孩子們?nèi)狈ψ鰶Q定的判斷力,所以Sarah Durham 更加關(guān)心針對兒童的廣告.故選C.
34.C 考察細節(jié)理解.根據(jù)"argues Durham,sell food that is a lot higher in fat,salt and sugar than healthier alternatives"可知,Durham認為廣告里的食品不健康.故選C.
35.B 考察細節(jié)理解.根據(jù)"The French argue that children need to see many advertisements so that they can develop their ability to think as they grow up"可知,法國人對兒童廣告的態(tài)度是松懈的.故選B.
點評 閱讀理解考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.