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　　American boys and girls love to watch TV. Some children spend(花費(fèi))six hours a day in front of the TV set. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday(周六). Many parents let their children watch only during certain hours(在特定時(shí)間).

　　TV shows are like books or films. A child can learn(學(xué))bad things from some of them and good things from others. Some shows help children to understand(理解)the news from Washington and other parts of the world. Some programs(節(jié)目)show people and places from other countries or other times in history(歷史). With TV child doesn't have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the sea to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert (演奏會(huì))or basketball game at home. Some programs even teach children how to cook (烹調(diào))or how to use tools (工具).

It is fun to watch TV, but it is also fun to play games, to read a book or to visit friends.

1．American boys and girls spend ________.

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A．six hours at school on Saturday.

B．four or six hours on TV show on Saturday.

C．eight hours or more watching TV every day.

D．some more hours in front of the TV sets at the weekend.

2．The parents of the boys and girls ________.

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A．let their children learn things from TV instead of(代替)going to school

B．choose(選擇)the time for their children to watch TV

C．think that TV programs are better than their textbooks

D．a(chǎn)sk their children to watch what they like to

3．With TV boys and girls can ________.

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A．learn good things and bad things

B．only learn interesting news and places

C．learn from each other and play basketball games at home

D．read books at home and see films in the cinemas(電影院)

4．Boys and girls like to watch TV because(因?yàn)?________.

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A . they have nothing to do at home

B．their parents choose certain hours for them

C．they don't want to play games or visit friends

D．it's fun

5．The writer's opinion(意見)is that ________.

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A．boys and girls must spend some time on TV and other things

B．children shouldn't (不應(yīng)該)watch TV shows

C．parents mustn't buy TV sets

D．child should stop watching TV

Mobile Phones（手機(jī)）at School

Many children think mobile phones are cool．They come in fun colors and let you talk with your friends at any time and anywhere．

In the United States，more than 90 million people use mobile phones．Many of those people are children．But I don't think it's good for students to use them at school．

Most mobile phone users don't think about the health problem caused by mobile phones．Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation（輻射）．It might be bad for people's health．One recent study shows that mobile phone radiation might raise a person's chance of getting some kinds of cancer（癌癥）．

Scientists say that people can protect themselves from mobile phone radiation．One way is to use a headset（耳機(jī)）．

Many students use mobile phones to send messages．They spend a lot of time doing that．Some students always hope to buy the latest mobile phones and this will waste their parents' money．

1．Why do the kids like mobile phones? Because ________．

A．some mobile phones can play games

B．other kids have mobile phones

C．parents have bought mobile phones for them

D．having mobile phones is cool

2．Which of the following ideas is wrong?

A．Most people who use mobile phones are children in the US．

B．Mobile phones makes it possible for children to communicate with their friends at any time and anywhere．

C．The writer is against students' using mobile phones in school．

D．Mobile phone radiation is bad for health．

3．What is the meaning of “raise … chance” in the third line of Paragraph 3?

A．獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)給……的機(jī)會(huì)                                 B．提高……的機(jī)率

C．隨機(jī)獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)給……                                     D．贊揚(yáng)

4．In how many ways does the writer explain the bad points of using mobile phones for students?

A．Four．                 B．Three．                C．One．                    D．None．

Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn’t have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box (手提錄音機(jī)).
The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average(平均的) a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.
The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don’t stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day.
“Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before,” says Kay S. Hytnowitz. “They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.”
【小題1】At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day?

A．Aged 2 to 7.

B．Aged 2 to 18.

C．Aged 8 to 18.

D．Aged 2 to 11.

【小題2】How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?

A．46 minutes.

B．21 minutes.

C．20 minutes.

D．44 minutes.

【小題3】How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?

A．32%.

B．21%.

C．61%.

D．40%.

【小題4】Why do the children spend all of their time with these media? Because _______.

A．they have too much free time

B．they feel very lonely

C．they like these media

D．they want to find out something

【小題5】What’s the problem of the kids in America according to the passage?

A．There are too many media now.

B．Kids spend too much time on the media.

C．Kids are too fat.

D．Kids would rather be with friends than the TV.

Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn’t have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box (手提錄音機(jī)).

The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average(平均的) a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.

The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don’t stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day.

“Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before,” says Kay S. Hytnowitz. “They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.”

1.At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day?

A．Aged 2 to 7.

B．Aged 2 to 18.

C．Aged 8 to 18.

D．Aged 2 to 11.

2.How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?

A．46 minutes.

B．21 minutes.

C．20 minutes.

D．44 minutes.

3.How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?

A．32%.

B．21%.

C．61%.

D．40%.

4.Why do the children spend all of their time with these media? Because _______.

A．they have too much free time

B．they feel very lonely

C．they like these media

D．they want to find out something

5.What’s the problem of the kids in America according to the passage?

A．There are too many media now.

B．Kids spend too much time on the media.

C．Kids are too fat.

D．Kids would rather be with friends than the TV.