首页
登录
职称英语
How addicted has America become to television? The numbers are disturbing bu
How addicted has America become to television? The numbers are disturbing bu
游客
2023-08-27
54
管理
问题
How addicted has America become to television? The numbers are disturbing but hardly surprising. In the typical American household, the television is on for more than 7 hours a day. The average American child spends more time watching TV than attending school. By age 70, the average person will have spent 7 to 10 years of his life watching television.
Just think of all the other things we could be doing to improve ourselves and the country—bike riding, volunteering at a soup kitchen, reading, gardening, playing—instead of sitting frozen in front of TV shows that are often violent, often cruel, and often meaningless.
How troublesome has it become? Increasingly, the television has been moved from the family room into the kitchen and into children’s bedrooms, often acting as a baby-sitter or substitute friend. Americans now average 2. 4 TVs per household, according to the last census. And the effects are destructive: Studies show that television can contribute to poor grades, obesity, and sleep and behavior problems in children. But that’s not all: TV violence is epidemic. Before finishing grade school, the average child will witness about 8,000 murders depicted on TV. Experts and scientists can debate whether such viewing changes how children act, but let common sense prevail here. Do we really want our children to see this much violence and hatred, especially in the name of entertainment?
Taking TV out of their bedrooms is a first step toward limiting the amount of television your children watch. Plus, in one-set home where the TV is in a central location, it’s easier for parents to monitor what their kids are watching and how long they’re watching. Also, keeping television out of the bedroom means that kids’ rooms are sanctuaries(圣堂)where they can study or read without distraction. In that vein, if you have young children, read to them. Children who are read to be more likely to do better in school and to read themselves.
Besides, the time you spend reading together is the kind of quality time that watching television can never replace. Watching television is still a good way to view movies as family, keep up with breaking news, learn about nature’s wonders, or laugh together at silly cartoons and sit-coms(情景喜剧). But keep your household’s viewing in check. TV should be just one among many entertainment outlets for your family. [br] If we watch TV in a sensible way, it can still be adopted as______.
选项
答案
an entertainment outlet for our family
解析
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2961720.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]InAmerica,driver’seducationispartoftheregularhighsc
[originaltext]FewpeoplecanstandforthespiritofearlierAmericaasmuc
[originaltext]FewpeoplecanstandforthespiritofearlierAmericaasmuc
[originaltext]Inrecentyears,manyAmericansofbothsexesandvariousage
[originaltext]Inrecentyears,manyAmericansofbothsexesandvariousage
EmergencyRoomsMillionsofAmericansvisitane
EmergencyRoomsMillionsofAmericansvisitane
EmergencyRoomsMillionsofAmericansvisitane
EmergencyRoomsMillionsofAmericansvisitane
EmergencyRoomsMillionsofAmericansvisitane
随机试题
WhoShouldTakeCareoftheOld?(1)有的人认为政府应该负责照顾老年人。(2)也有人认为家庭应该担负起更多的
Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandn
Fromchildhoodtooldage,wealluselanguageasa【C1】________(mean)o
设有二叉排序树如下图所示,根据关键码序列()构造出该二叉排序树。 A.30
从材料二的故事,我们可以悟出的哲学道理是()。 A.物质决定意识 B.实践指
男性,46岁。X线胸片检查发现左上肺外带有一直径约1cm结节。痰液检查未发现癌细
下列不属于承包单位分包管理职责的是()。A.审查分包单位资质 B.对分
使纤维蛋白(原)降解的物质是A.PKB.纤溶酶原激活物C.凝血活酶D.凝血酶E.
某皮带运输通廊为钢平台结构,采用钢支架支承平台,固定支架未示出,钢材采用Q235
A.吸收不良综合征 B.胃泌素瘤 C.甲状腺功能亢进 D.霍乱 E.急性
最新回复
(
0
)