ToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren’sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgettingacollegedegreenewstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.Oneofthestudieslooke
ToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren’sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgettingacollegedegreenewstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.
Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomTVs.
Asecondstudylookingatnearly1000grown-upsinNewZealandfoundlowereducationlevelsamong26-year–oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhood.Buttheresultsdon’tprovethatTVisthecauseand don'trideoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters(年轻人）maywatchlotsofTV.
TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.ThesewithcollegedegreeshadwatchanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduringchildhoodcomparedwithanaverageofmorethan21/2hoursforthosewhohadnoeducationbeyondhighschool.
IntheCaliforniastudychildrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthelowestwhilethosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.
WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscoresitaddstoaccumulatingfindingsthatchildrenshouldn'thaveTVsintheirbedrooms
1.AccordingtotheCaliforniastudythelow-scoringgroupmight_________.
A.havewatchedalotofTV
B.notbeinterestedtedinmath
C.beunabletogotocollege
D.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms
2.Whatistheresearchers'understandingoftheNewZealandstudyresults?
A.Poorlymotivated26-year-oldswatchmoreTV.
B.HabitsofTVwatchingreducelearninginterest.
C.TVwatchingleadstolowereducationlevelsofthe15-year-olds.
D.TheconnectionbetweenTVandeducationlevelsisdifficulttoexplain
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.
B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.
C.'IVsetsshouldn'tbeallowedinchildren'sbedrooms
D.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedone
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