Today no one has ever doubted about television’s charm. Since 1920s Britain invented the first television, people have begun to live in a world crowded with soap operas, news magazines and TV advertisements. 41.______However, have we ever tried to find out the magic here Why did the television win the competition with paper media and radio in such a short period By what kind of contention did TV finally control most of the audiences And why does TV become the means the industrial circles scramble for
It is argued that television may not be a form of art, but fifteen thousand years before the primitive people had left urus drawings on Altamira Cave in Spain, which proved that pictures are human ever-lasting pursuit much earlier than letters. 42.______The coming of the 19th century foretold a mass media times and also the break-through in arts because of the rapid development in technology. First by the invention of photography photos showed up before people in a way
Many people are worried about what television has done to the generation of American children who have grown up watching it. For one thing, recent studies show that TV weakens the ability to imagine. Some teachers feel that television has taken away the child’s ability to form mental picture in his own mind, resulting in children who cannot understand a simple story without pictures.
Secondly, too much TV too early usually causes children to be removed from real-life experiences. Thus, they grow up to be passive(被动的) watchers who can only respond to action, but not start doing something actively.
The third area for such a worrying situation is the serious dissatisfaction frequently expressed by school teachers that children show a low patience for the pains in learning. Because they have been used to seeing results of all problems in 30 or 60 minutes on TV, they are quickly discouraged by any activity that promises less than immediate satisfaction.
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A. how to prevent children from watching TV
B. how children like frightening TV programs
C. what bad effects TV program have on children
D. what teachers think of today’s children
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