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Questioned Educational Function of TV

Children learn almost nothing from television,and the more they watch the less they remember. They regard television purelyas entertainment, resent programs that demand on them and are surprised thatanybody should take the medium seriously. Far from being over-excited byprograms, they are mildly bored with the whole thing. These are the mainconclusions from a new study of children and television. The author- CardiacCullingford confirms that the modern child is a dedicated viewer. The studysuggests that there is little point in the later hours. More than a third ofthe children regularly watch their favorite programs after 9 p.m. all11-year-olds have watched programs after midnight.

Apart from the obvious waste of time involved,it seems that all this viewing has little effect. Children don't pay closeattention, says Cullingford, and they can recall few details. They can rememberexactly which programs they have seen but they can rarely explain the elementsof a particular plot. Recall was in "reverse proportion to the amount theyhad watched". It is precisely because television, unlike a teacher,demands so little attention and response that children like it, arguesCullingford. Programs seeking to put over serious messages are stronglydisliked. So are people who frequently talk on screen. What children like most,and remember best, are the advertisements. They see them as short programs intheir own right and particularly enjoy humorous presentation. But again, theyreact strongly against high-pressure advertisements that attempt openly toinfluence them.

On the other hand, they are not emotionallyinvolved in the programs. If they admire the stars, it is because the actorslead glamorous lives and earn a lot of money, not because of their fictionalskills with fast cars and shooting villains. They are perfectly clear about thefunctions of advertisements; by the age of 12, only one in 10 children believeswhat even favorite ads say about the product. And says Cullingford, educationaltelevision is probably least successful of all in imparting attitudes orinformation.

练习：

1. The study of children and television showsthat

A) it is useless for television companies todelay adult viewing to the later hours.

B) It is a waste of time for children to watchadult programs on TV.

C) Children should not watch televisionprograms late into the night.

D) Children are supposed to learn a lot fromtelevision programs.

2. "Recall was in reverse proportion tothe amount they had watched" (in Paragraph 2) has almost the same meaningas

A) "the more they watch the less theyremember".(in Paragraph 1)

B) "Programs seeking to put over seriousmessages are strongly disliked". (in Paragraph 2)

C) "They see them as short programs intheir own right".(in Paragraph 2)

D) "educational television is probablyleast successful of all in imparting attitudes or information".(inParagraph 3)

3. Which of the following is NOT true accordingto the new study of children and television?

A) Some children stay up late to watch theprograms they like

B) Children enjoy watching challengingprograms.

C) Children don't like serious messages andhigh-pressured ads.

D) Though children like watching ads, most ofthem don't believe what ads say about the product.

4. Cullingford concludes that

A) children are excited when they watch TV.

B) Watching TV has little real effect onchildren.

C) Parents should spend less time watching TV.

D) Parents should be worried about the effectof TV on children.

5. Whom would the result of the new studyupset?

A) the advertisers.

B) The children viewers.

C) The movie stars.

D) The educators.

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