英语六级外刊阅读练习：美国小孩受电视的间接影响很大
<p> 悉四六级阅读理解题型的同学应该都了解，英语四六级考试阅读理解材料大多选自《时代》《卫报》《科学美国人》等外刊。要想阅读理解这部分拿到高分，必须在平常多阅读，掌握新词汇，锻炼阅读速度。</p><p> 本篇阅读材料美国小孩受电视的间接影响很大选自《时代》（原文标题：<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Kids">Kids</span> <span word="Exposed">Exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="Background">Background</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>: <span word="Study">Study</span> 2012.4.20），如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步。</p><p> <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="detrimental">detrimental</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="plopped">plopped</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="finds">finds</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> 232.2 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span><span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="Younger">Younger</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="America">America</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="Lapierre">Lapierre</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctoral">doctoral</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pennsylvanias">Pennsylvanias</span> <span word="Annenberg">Annenberg</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>.</p>
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