Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attentio

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Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a study relead on Tuesday. The roughly 40 percent increa in attention problems among heavy TV viewers was obrved in both boys and girls. The link was established by a long-term study of the habits and behaviors of more than 1,000 children born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between April 1972 and March 1973. The children aged 5 to 11 watched an average of 2.05 hours of weekday television. From age 13 to 15, time spent in front of the tube ro to an average of 3.1 hours a day. "Tho who watched more than two hours, and particularly tho who watched more than three hours, of television per day during childhood had above-average symptoms of attention problems in adolescence," Carl Landhuis of the University of Otago in Dunedin wrote in his report, published in the journal Pediatrics. Young children who watched a lot of television were more likely to continue the habit as they got older, but even if they did not the damage was done, the report said. "This suggests that the effects of childhood viewing on attention may be long lasting," Landhuis wrote. Landhuis offered veral possible explanations for the association. One was that the rapid scene changes common to many TV programs may over stimulate（刺激）the developing brain of a young child, and could make reality em boring by comparison. "Hence, children who watch a lot of television may become less tolerant of slower-paced and more mundane tasks, such as school work," he wrote. It was also possible that TV viewing may supplant other activities that promote concentration, such as reading, games, sports and play, he said. Previous studies have linked the dentary固定不动的）habit of TV watching among children to obesity and diabetes, and another study in the same journal cited the poor nutritional content of the overwhelming majority of food products advertid on the top-rated US. children's television shows. Up to 98 percent of the TV ads promoting food products that were directed at children aged 2 through 11 "were high in either fat, sugar, or sodium," wrote Lisa Powell of the University of Illinois in Chicago.56. The recent survey shows that _________.A. watching TV can cau all kinds of dias for childrenB. TV ts have played an important part in our daily livesC. Watching TV over 2 hours a day early in life can cau attention problems later in adolescenceD. watching TV has side effects on children’s future57. People ud to think that _________.A. watching TV more than 2 hours every day did good to children’s healthB. the dentary habit of TV watching among children could easily lead to obesity and diabetesC. the children wasn’t patient with their homework becau of watching TV too muchD. it was very important for children to watching TV early in life58. The underlined word “Hence” means _________.A. In that ca    B. And yet    C. On the contrary    D. For this reason59. In Landhuis’ opinion, _________.A. attention problems caud by watching TV during childhood may be hard to get rid ofB. how to develop children’s attention problems is a lasting problemC. the key of ttling attention problems is not watching TV too muchD. there shouldn’t have many food products ads on children's television shows 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

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