Question

American boys and girls love to watch TV. Some children ______six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the TV set. Some children even watch TV for eight ______ or more on Saturdays or Sundays.

A child can learn geographical(地理学的) things from ______. Some shows help children to understand the news from other parts of the ______.Some programs show people places from other countries or other times in history. Children can watch a play，a concert，or a soccer ______at home. Some programs even ______children how to use computers or how to cook. It's ______ to watch TV.

But as the saying goes：Every coin has two sides. One problem from American kids is that they watch ______ TV. They don't have much ______ to do other activities. Playing，reading，spending time with friends and families are much better than sitting in front of a TV. Another problem is that not all programs are ______ ones. Children also learn something bad from TV.

1.A. make    B. take    C. spend

2.A. days    B. hours    C. minutes

3.A. class    B. School    C. TV

4.A. family    B. country    C. world

5.A. game    B. player    C. team

6.A. teach    B. like    C. mind

7.A. bad    B. fun    C. popular

8.A. a little    B. little    C. too much

9.A. money    B. time    C. information

10.A. bad    B. interesting    C. good

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了美国的孩子们喜欢看电视，他们一天在电视机前往往花费四到六小时。电视既开阔了孩子的视野同时也有不好的节目给孩子带来负面影响，所以还需要父母对孩子的适当的引导。

1.句意：一些孩子们一天花费6小时在学校。A. make使。制作；B. take花费；it作形式主语；C. spend花费。这里是说花费，人作主语用spend。

根据题意，故选C。

2.句意：在周六日，一些孩子们甚至看电视8个小时或更多。A. days日子；B. hours小时；C. minutes分钟。根据上文and four to six hours a day in front of the TV set.可知，这里是说看8个小时的电视。根据题意，故选B。

3.句意：孩子能行电视上学习地理东西。A. class班级；B. School学校； C. TV电视。根据下文Some shows help children to understand the news from other parts of the ___4___.Some programs show people places from other countries or other times in history.可知是从电视中学到的。根据题意，故选C。

4.句意：一些节目帮助孩子们了解来自世界其他地方的新闻。A. family家庭；B. country国家；C. world世界。根据下文Some programs show people places from other countries or other times in history可知，这里是说世界的其他地方。根据故选C。

5.句意：孩子们可以在家看戏剧、音乐会或足球比赛。A. game游戏；B. player玩具；C. team队。根据上文Children can watch a play，可知，这里是说足球比赛。a concert a soccer game表示足球比赛；根据题意，故选A。

6.句意：一些节目甚至教给孩子们怎样使用电脑和怎样做饭。 A. teach教；B. like喜欢；C. mind介意。根据下文how to use computers or how to cook可知，这里是教给某人做某事。根据题意，故选A。

7.句意：观看电视是有趣的。A. bad坏的；B. fun有趣的；C. popular受欢迎的。根据上文Some programs show people places from other countries or other times in history. Children can watch a play，a concert，or a soccer ___5___at home. Some programs even ___6___children how to use computers or how to cook.可知，这里是说看电视是有趣的。根据题意，故选B。

8.句意：美国孩子们的一个问题就是他们看电视太多。A. a little一点，一些；B. little很少；C. too much太多。根据下文They don't have much ___9___ to do other activities.可知，这里是说他们看电视太多。根据题意，

故选C。

9.句意：他们没有许多时间做其他的活动。A. money金钱；B. time时间；C. information信息。根据上文One problem from American kids is that they watch ___8___ TV可知，他们看电视太多，没有时间做其他的事情。根据题意，

故选B。

10.句意：另一个问题就是不是所有的节目都是好的。A. bad坏的；B. interesting有趣的；C. good好的。根据下文Children also learn something bad from TV.可知，这里是说不是所有的节目都是好的。根据题意，故选C。