Question

Television is good. You’d like to watch it all day and all night. But watching too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists find that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can’t focus on their work.

Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV, they’ll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for people’s health. People don’t move much while watching TV. What’s more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people “couch potatoes”.

Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. Young people are good at following. Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.

1. Scientists say if kids watch too much TV, they will       .

A. learn language skills more easily

B. be healthier

C. find it hard to learn to read

D. eat less food

2.Kids learn language skills best by       .

A. reading                   B. talking

C. playing with others        D. all of the above

3. While watching TV, what DON’T people do?

A. Eat a lot of food.    B. Have less time for reading.

C. Hardly move.          D. Focus on their work.

4.Which of the following is true?

A. An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts on TV a year.

B. It’s good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV.

C. Too much TV is good for people’s health.

D. It’s easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight.

5. “Couch potatoes” are people who watch too much TV and become       .

A. thin          B. fit

C. fat           D. strong

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：电视是很好的但看太多的电视是很坏的事。科学家发现，孩子看太多电视可能学习阅读有更多的麻烦。他们不能专注于自己的工作。孩子最好通过阅读，聊天和别人玩学习语言技能。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段文字“too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can’t focus （集中）on their work. ”可知看太多的电视是很坏的事。科学家发现，孩子看太多电视可能学习阅读有更多的麻烦。他们不能专注于自己的工作。所以选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others可知孩子最好通过阅读，聊天，和别人玩学习语言技能。因此选择D。

3.细节理解题。根据生活常识内容可知该选D。

4.细节理解题。根据可知该选纵观全文，可知该选D

5.细节理解题。根据文中“ Watching too much TV is bad for people’s health. People don’t move much while watching TV. What’s more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people couch potatoes.” 可知看太多电视对人的健康有害。人们看电视时不动。更重要的是，他们一边看一边吃很多的食物。这可以使他们发胖。我们把这些人叫做“沙发土豆”。所以选C。

考点：日常生活类阅读。