There are many kinds of entertainment for children today－books, movies, games and sports are only a few of possibilities. Television is one of the most influential kinds of __1__. Studies show that elementary school children in the United States watch television about twenty-five hours a week. Some people feel that television has had __2__ influence on children because it offers educational programs for them. One of the best and most __3__ programs is Sesame Street (芝麻街). One study __4__ that Sesame Street helps children do better in school. Many people hope that programs like this will provide a better education for children prom poor communities and schools. Other people feel that television is bad for children. They feel that there are too many programs about __5__ and violence, and that even educational programs don’t help a child’s education. Children __6__ watch too much television, and therefore they don’t do a lot of other things that are important to them. Preschool children need to __7__ their language and communicate with people. When they are watching television they are only listening to the __8__, they aren’t communicating with anyone. When elementary school children watch television, they read a lot less. __9__ this, they don’t learn to read and write as quickly at school. All children learn by doing, and they need time to __10__ in order to learn about the world. When they watch television, they play less. They also have less time to develop relationship with their parents and friends, and they have less time to exercise and develop their bodies. 小题1: A．electronic B．products C．entertainment D．teaching aid 小题2: A．no B．little C．a good D．a bad 小题3: A．popular B．obvious C．colourful D．demanding 小题4: A．assumes B．suggests C．declines D．claims 小题5: A．theft B．crime C．joke D．comedy 小题6: A．simply B．inevitably C．secretly D．independently 小题7: A．write B．listen to C．speak D．read 小题8: A．story B．people C．language D．radio 小题9: A．Except for B．In spite of C．As for D．Because of 小题10: A．play B．work C．watch D．speak