28. Many children don't eat breakfast because________A. their parents don－t give a good

Many children， parents are away working in big cities，are taken good care of in the village．

A．theirB．whose

C．ofthemD．withwhom

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.

22． Which is similar to the sentence "It's true that most Americans take fast food as their breakfast and lunch"?

A. Most Americans don’t eat fast food for their breakfast or lunch．

B． Most Americans have fast food for their breakfast and lunch．

C． Most Americans like to eat fast food for dinner．

29． Which of the following is WRONG?

A． People can- t live without food．

B． There is no need for children to have a good breakfast． ．

C． Children without breakfast may not study as well as children with breakfast in the morning．

D． Breakfast is as important as the．other two meals of the day．

We can infer from the passage that in England （ ）

A． many plays are not for young people

B． many young people don’t like theatre

C． people know little about the plan

D． children used to receive good arts education

B

I usually wake up(醒来) early in the morning． Then I get up and get dressed． I eat breakfast at seven． I have bread and milk for breakfast． I leave home at about seven thirty． I don-t like to be late for school．

I have many classes in the morning ． At about twelve， I come home for lunch． In the afternoon， I am 'not so busy． After school， I do my homework and play with other children．

At five thirty， my father and mother come back from work． We have supper．After that， we read newspapers(报纸) or listen to the radio for a little while(一会儿)．Sometimes we watch TV． I go to bed at nine． But my father often works late at night．He goes to bed at midnight(半夜)．

26． What do you have for breakfast?

30． What is the passage mainly about? 、

A． We must make more friends．

B． Don-t quarrel with our parents．

C． What should we do when our parents quarrel．

D． Sometimes we must stay away from our parents．

A

Many children feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They be- lieve that their family members don-t know them as well as their friends． In large families， it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．

It is very important for children to have one or more good friends．Even when they are not with their friends， they usually spend a lot of time talking on the phone with their friends．This communication is very important to children’s growth， because friends can discuss some-thing， but it's difficult to discuss it with family members． However， most parents like to choose friends for their children Some parents even don-t allow their children to meet their good friends．

Who chooses your friends? What do your parents think of your friends?

Your answers are welcome．

( )21． Many children think ________ can understand them better．

A． friends

B． brothers

C． teachers

D． parents

B

Breakfast is very important． It- s one of the most important meals of the day． To build strong bodies and keep healthy, everyone should always eat a good breakfast． Eating the right food is needed for good health． We may have eggs, bread, milk, etc．for our breakfast．

Many fathers and mothers don-t get their children to eat breakfast because they don't have breakfast themselves． It-s bad for their health．

Without breakfast children may not grow as fast as they should and may not study and play as well in school in the morning as they could． They can be often ill, and when they're ill, it may take them longer to be in good health again than it takes children with good health habits．

Without food the body will stop working． Nobody will live without food．

( )26．If we eat a good breakfast,________

A． we’ll be happy in the morning

B． we’ll make our bodies strong and keep healthy

C． we’ll eat less for lunch

D． we’ll pass the exam

30．in this passage the writer wants to tell us

A． how to eat breakfast

B． people can-t work without breakfast

C． breakfast is important

D． parents may not have breakfast