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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 (手提录音机).
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.”
小题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.
小题2:How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?
A.46 minutes.B.21 minutes.C.20 minutes.D.44 minutes.
小题3:How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?
A.32%.B.21%.C.61%.D.40%.
小题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
小题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.

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:B

小题1:细节理解题,根据文中语句“he 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,”理解可知。
小题2:细节理解题,根据文中语句“The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.
”理解可知。
小题3:细节理解题,根据文中语句“shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms.”理解可知。
小题4:细节理解题,根据文中语句““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.””理解可知。
小题5:细节理解题,根据文中语句““They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.””理解可知。
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