Question

American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday. Televisions are like books or films. A child can leam bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home. Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children，so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

1.Children usually spend ______ a day in school.

A. six hours          B. more than eight hours  

C. only a few hours   D. four hours

2. Some children spend eight hours or more ______ on Sunday.

A. studying         B. playing      

C. watching TV     D. helping their parents

3.On television children can see ______.

A. Games     B. big animals    

C. oceans     D. almost everything

4.“Television brings many places and events into our homes. " means ______

A. television makes things happen on homes

B. we can know places and events without going to see them

C. we can see houses and buildings on TV

D. we can find them easily

5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ______ for children.

A. a bad program    B. an animal 

C. a game   D. an uninteresting film

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：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.Some children spend six hours a day in school可知孩子们在学校度过六个小时。故选A

2.一段Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday.可知一些孩子在电视上花费8个小时或更多的时间，故选C。

3.归纳理解题。根据短文描述可知通过电视几乎孩子们能看到所有的东西，故选D。

4.短文描述可知我们不出家门就能看到许多的东西和地方，故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据短文Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children，so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.描述可知当节目不适合孩子时父母会给孩子找点有趣的事情做，故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。