TV-Turnoff Week

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Are you a TV lover? Can you imagine living without TV? Well, you could give it a try.

A group of Americans, who are members of  the  TV-Turnoff  net  work, have  an  idea. From April 19 to 25, they are asking children all over the world to turn off their TVs for one week. They hope children will find more interesting things to do. Maybe they can read books, or learn to swim, or paint a picture. Since 1995, about 24 million people in America have taken part in TV-Turnoff Week.

TV-Turnoff wants kids to watch less TV. They say watching TV too much can bring children big problems with school, health and family.

Bad for your studies

American scientists did a study of 1,300 children. They watched the children for four years. They say that if children watch lots of TV, they don t do well in school.

Bad for your health

Studies show that when children watch lots of TV, they eat more unhealthy food. More children are getting overweight. Overweight children fall ill more easily. Watching too much TV is also bad for their eyes.

Bad for family life

About 40% of American families watch TV at dinner time. That means that they don t talk very much when they eat together.

Also, too many violent (暴力的) things

An American study says that before a child turns 18 years old, that child will see 200,000 violent things on TV. Some kids become violent in real life.

If you want to learn more about this unusual week, you can go to this website: www.tvturnoff.org

根據短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. When is TV-Turnoff Week?

A. From April 19 to 25. B. Any week in 2005.

C. Any week in April. D. The first week in May.

2. What can children do during that week?

A. They watch TV as much as possible.

B. They watch TV all the time.

C. They can read some books, or learn to swim, or paint a picture.

D. Both A and C.

3. The passage tells people if children watch TV too much, they may ________.

① become overweight ② know more about the world

③ be weak in their studies ④ become violent in real life

A. ①②③ B. ①③④ C. ②③④ D. ①②③④

4. A group of Americans had the idea about TV-Turnoff Week because they think ________.

A. the children should watch TV too much

B. watching TV is good for their children s studies

C. watching TV too much is bad

D. watching TV is good for their children s health

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. It s good for children in America to see many violent things on TV.

B. Millions of people have taken part in TV-Turnoff Week since 1985.

C. About three quarters of American families watch TV when they have dinner.

D. The website www. tvturnoff.org can tell us more about TV-Turnoff Week.