abilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgeToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren’sttingacollegedegree,newstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.
Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomTVs.
Asecondstudy,lookingatnearly1000grown-upsinNewZealand,foundlowereducationlevelsamong26-year–oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhood.Buttheresultsdon’tprovethatTVisthecauseanddon'trideoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters(年轻人)maywatchlotsofTV.
TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.ThesewithcollegedegreeshadwatchanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduringchildhood,comparedwithanaverageofmorethan21/2hoursforthosewhohadnoeducationbeyondhighschool.
IntheCaliforniastudy,childrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthelowestwhilethosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.
WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscores,itaddstoaccumulatingfindingsthatchildrenshouldn'thaveTVsintheirbedrooms
60.AccordingtotheCaliforniastudy,thelow-scoringgroupmight_________.
A.havewatchedalotofTV
B.notbeinterestedtedinmath
C.beunabletogotocollege
D.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms
61.Whatistheresearchers'understandingoftheNewZealandstudyresults?
A.Poorlymotivated26-year-oldswatchmoreTV.
B.HabitsofTVwatchingreducelearninginterest.
C.TVwatchingleadstolowereducationlevelsofthe15-year-olds.
D.TheconnectionbetweenTVandeducationlevelsisdifficulttoexplain
62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?
A.ComputersorTelevision
B.EffectsofTelevisiononChildren
C.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducation
D.TelevisionandChildren'sLearningHabits
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