We should limit the children’s time in watching TV.
We should improve educational programs for children.
No commercials should be shown in children’s programs.
TV programs may prevent children from developing their minds.
第1题：
From the text, we can infer that the author
[ A] favors the idea of putting children on a waiting list.
[ B] agrees to test preschooler's cognitive potentials.
[ C] thinks children should be better prepared academically
[ D] disapproves of the undue pressure on preschoolers.
第2题：
A、most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children B、efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful
C、most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off
D、extracurricular activities promote children's intelligence
第3题：
25． Which of the following is the writer's opinion?
A． Parents should choose friends for their children．
B． Children should choose everything they like．
C． Parents should understand their children better．
D． Children should only go to their friends for help．
第4题：
We may draw a conclusion that______.
A. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone
B. latchkey children try to hide their feeling
C. latchkey children often watch TV with their parents
D. it's difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are
44．答案为D 文章最后一段倒数第2句It's hard to get statistics on latchkey children，the Browns learned可推知由于父母不愿意透露孩子在家的情况，因此很难统计出钥匙儿童的实际数量。
第5题：
Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?
A. It is important to have the right food for children。
B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner。
C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently。
D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner
第6题：
Children in the United States are exposed to many influences other than that of their families. Television is the most significant of these influences, because the habit of watching television usually begins before children start attending school.
Parents are concerned about the lack of quality in television programs for children. The degree of violence in many of these shows also worries them. Studies indicate that, when children are exposed to violence, they may become aggressive or insecure.
Parents are also concerned about the commercials (商业广告) that their children see on television. Many parents would like to see fewer commercials during programs for children. And some parents feel that these shows should not have any commercials at all because young minds are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by advertisers.
Educational television has no commercials and has programs for children that many parents approve of. The most famous of these is Sesame Street, which tries to give preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet (字母) and numbers. It also tries to teach children useful things about the world in which they live.
Even though most parents and educators give Sesame Street and shows like it high marks for quality, some critics argue that all television, whether educational or not, is harmful to children. These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television every day turns children into bored and passive (被动的) consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it
1). Which of the following statements is not based on the passage?
A. Parents are worried about the influence from television on their children.
B. Television has much influence on children.
C. Both parents and their children like watching educational television.
D. Some critics think that television is no good for children.
2). In what ways do children suffer from television?
A. They become the victims of social violence.
B. They spend hours watching television instead of doing school work.
C. The programs make the children lose interest in the world.
D. The programs make the children spend too much of their parents’ money.
3). Parents would not like their children to see commercials because ______
A. they think that their children are not old enough to handle advertising
B. commercials teach children alphabet and numbers
C. commercials help to sell products
D. they don’t like commercials
4). Educational television is widely appreciated because _____
A. it does have the same commercials as others
B. it offers programs for both children and their parents
C. many parents like the programs it offers for their children
D. children can learn some school subjects before they go to school
5). Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Watching Too Much Television Is Harmful to Young Minds.
B. Television Is More Harmful than Educational.
C. Television’s Influence on Children.
D. More Education Television.
第7题：
In has been shown that children who smoke have certain characteristics.Compared with non-smokers they are more rebellious, their work deteriorates as they move up school, they are more likely to leave school early, and are more often delinquent and sexually precocious.Many of these features can be summarized as anticipation of adulthood.
There are a number of factors which determine the onset of smoking, and these are largely psychological and social.They include availability of cigarettes, curiosity, rebelliousness, appearing tough, anticipation of adulthood, social confidence, the example of parents and teachers, and smoking by friends and older brothers and sisters.
It should be much easier to prevent children from starting to smoke than to persuade adults to give up the habit once established, but in fact this has proved very difficult.The example set by people in authority, especially parents, health care workers, and teachers, is of prime importance.School rules should forbid smoking by children on the premises.This rule has been introduced at Summerhill School where I spent my schooldays.
There is, however, a risk of children smoking just to rebel against the rules, and even in those schools which have tried to enforce no smoking by corporal punishment there is as much smoking as in other schools.Nevertheless, banning smoking is probably on balance beneficial.Teachers too should not smoke on school premises, at least not in front of children
1、Which of the following is a common characteristic of young smokers?
A、Disobedience
B、Laziness
C、Lack of intelligence
D、Vanity
2、Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A、Some children start to smoke out of curiosity
B、Many children start to smoke because they want to appear mature.
C、In order to have fewer children smokers, parents, teachers and health care workers should not smoke.
D、It is not as difficult to prevent children from starting to smoke as to dissuade adults from smoking.
3、The writer concludes that school rules to forbid smoking().
A、should be introduced, for it really works at the school where he once studied.
B、should not be introduced, for it may cause disturbance.
C、should be introduced though it may not work effectively.
D、needn't be introduced as long as teachers don't smoke in front of children.
4、The author's attitude towards his writing is().
A、objective
B、emotional
C、critical
D、indifferent
第8题：
We can learn from the fourth paragraph that
[A] a substantial cut in annual revenue is called for.
[ B] defense and social welfare programs should undergo cuts.
[ C] we should leave intact programs for bettering people's living.
[D] we should exercise less control over monetary policy.
第9题：
What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. More time should be spent on computers.
B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV.
C. TV sets shouldn’t be allowed in children’s bedrooms.
D. Further studies on high-achieving students should be done.
第10题：
What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A．More time should be spent on computers.
B．Children should be forbidden from watching TV.
C．'IV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms,
D． Further studies on high-achieving students should be done