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
2024-04-30
29
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] What role does TV act as for children since it has been moved into their bedrooms?
选项
答案
A baby-sitter or substitute friend
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3577981.html
相关试题推荐
HowaddictedhasAmericabecometotelevision?Thenumbersaredisturbingbu
HowaddictedhasAmericabecometotelevision?Thenumbersaredisturbingbu
HowaddictedhasAmericabecometotelevision?Thenumbersaredisturbingbu
Iwishthatearlyon______(我选择当一名导游就好了),althoughIamnotsorrytobecomeatea
[originaltext]ManyoftheDutchexpressionsheardinAmericanEnglishwere
[originaltext]ManyoftheDutchexpressionsheardinAmericanEnglishwere
[originaltext]FormorethansixmillionAmericanchildren,cominghomeafte
[originaltext]Manypeoplewonderaboutwhattelevisionhasdonetothegene
[originaltext]Manypeoplewonderaboutwhattelevisionhasdonetothegene
[originaltext]Alcoholismisaseriousdisease.NearlyninemillionAmerican
随机试题
PrisonStudiesA)Manywhotodayhearmesomewhere
[originaltext]TheJapaneseMinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfarereleasedthe
杜氏利什曼原虫的重要保虫宿主是A.牛 B.羊 C.猪 D.猫 E.犬
引起肝硬化腹水的原因,下列哪一项是错误的()A.小叶下静脉受压 B.肝
A."火山口征" B."鱼刺征" C."腊肠征" D.短轴图像上可见多环"
在我国实施辅助生殖技术,符合卫生部制定的伦理原则的是A、实施非医学需要的性别选择
三阴三阳经中,下列哪条经脉行于头两侧部A.厥阴经 B.太阴经 C.阳明经
根据《公司法》的规定,以下说法正确的有()。 Ⅰ.不管是有限公司还是股份公司
下列关于数据分组的说法,不正确的是()。A.数据分组的组数一般与数据本身的特点及
黄连治痢疾属于七情配伍中的A.相反 B.相须 C.相使 D.单行 E.相
最新回复
(
0
)