When you sit and watch TV hour after hour, do you ever think of what it may be doing to your health?

More and more children are becoming overweight（超重）and near-sighted ___41_ they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative（有创造性的）because watching TV doesn’t __42__ any active thought.

Last week, the TV-Turnoff Organization began its ninth TV-Turnoff __43__ in the USA. The Organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under a tree, talk to family members and friends __44___ watching TV.

American school children __45__, on average(平均), 1000 hours a year watching TV--more time than they spend in school. That’s too much, said the doctors __46__organized this year’s TV-Turnoff Week.

Doctors said that the __47_ children watch television, the more overweight they may become. The food children eat while they watch the television makes this weight __48_ more serious.

To keep mentally and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friends and family, read, and __49_ the world around them. Could you go a week without television? It might be __50__ for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?

1.A. because            B. until        C. whether          D. though

2.A. find           B. need         C. lose             D. know

3.A. Day                B. Week         C. Month            D. Year

4.A. together with  B. because of   C. lots of          D. instead of

5.A. cost           B. spend        C. use              D. do

6.A. whom           B. whose        C. which            D. who

7.A. later          B. fewer        C. longer           D. less

8.A. problem            B. question     C. thing            D. lesson

9.A. explore            B. invent       C. find             D. make

10.A. easy          B. happy        C. dangerous        D.difficult

 

Chinese are very generous (慷慨) when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is.  However what most parents fail to realize is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
Cooking demands (要求)patience and time.  A good cook always tries to improve his cooking. so he will learn to work hard and gradually(逐渐), finish his job successfully.  His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up.  These activities are not merely   teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
【小题1】Parents in China, according to this passage,_______.

A．are too strict with their children

B．are too rich to educate their children

C．have some problems in educating their children correctly

D．are too poor to educate their children

【小题2】Generally speaking, what most parents fail to realize is_____.

A．that their children need to take extra-course activities

B．that the more expensive an education is, the better it is

C．that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence

D． that their children first need to be a good cook if they want to get good marks in the exams

【小题3】The writer of the passage does not seem to be satisfied with_____.

A．the parents' ideas of educating their children

B．the education system

C．children's skills

D．children's hobbies

【小题4】Doing some cooking at home helps children_____. ,

A．learn how to serve their parents

B．learn how to become strong and fat

C．benefit (受益)from it and prepare themselves for the future

D．make their parents believe that they are clever

【小题5】According to the last paragraph we can conclude that____.

A．broken radios and television sets are useful

B．one’s curiosity may be useful for his later life.

C．an engineer must fix many broken radios.

D．a good student should spend much time repairing radios

 

Westerners think that the education ways in many Chinese families are hard to understand. Here are some examples.

Many children in China are looked after by their grandfathers and grandmothers because their parents are busy. But children need to stay and communicate with their parents.

Parents pay no attention to the rights (权利) of children. Parents should knock at the door before they go into the room of their children. (1)They shouldn’t move their children’s things before they agree. Parents should communicate with children and respect (尊重) the rights and decisions of them. Children who are not respected also do not know how to respect others.

(2) Parents often          their children          others. Most Chinese parents want their children to be successful, because it can save the parents’ face. Parents often say “You see somebody else is studying hard, what good grades they have, and what prizes they get”. This is the worst thing. It will only bring the child much harm and pain.

Many children are made to do what their parents expect, though they do not like it. For example, parents ask their children to learn to play the piano or go abroad. It should be decided by children themselves.

The more hard-working, the better. Many parents think school performance is everything. In fact, the integrated（综合）ability is so important that it will affect children all their lives.

1.将（1）句译成中文。

2.在（2）句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。

3.回答问题：Why are many children looked after by their grandparents in China?

4.在文中找出与Children themselves should make a decision about it.意思相近的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。

5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。

 

Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead代替 of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.

 There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read. Before you decide to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, "I must read more and more!"

1.This article mainly主要 tells us that     .

A. some children wish to be writers some day

B. it is good to write something for people to read

C. reading books is fun

D. reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer

2.Reading more books may     .

A. help you to be a good writer

B. help you play well

C. make you work better

D. make you watch more TV at home

3.It's good for children     .

A. to do a lot of reading       B. to watch TV in the evening

C. to be good writers right now  D. to have wishes only

4.Some children want to be writers    .

A. because they want to be good readers

B. to get more money and buy a lot of good things.

C. to write stories or books for people to read

D. to find good work some day

5.From the passage， we know that     .

A. all children like to be writers

B. people like to read for children

C. children need to read more and more books

D. all writers are children

 

Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That’s good! It’s good to write something for people t read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.

There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read.

Before you decide to be a good writer, you’d better say to yourself, “I must read more and more!”

1.This article mainly tells us that _______.

A. some children wish to be writers some day

B. it is good to write something for people to read

C. reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer

2.Some children want to be writers _______.

A. because they want to be good readers.

B. to write stories or books for people to read

C. to find good work some day

3.It’s good for children ________.

A. to do a lot of reading

B. to watch TV in the evening

C. to have wishes only

4.Reading can _______.

A. help you to be a good player

B. help you write well

C. make you work well

5.From the passage we know that _______.

A. all children like to be writers

B. people like to read for children

C. children need to read more and more books