英语六级考试辅导之快速阅读精读选文二.doc
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英语六级考试辅导之快速阅读精读选文二ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesspendmostoftheirfreetimewatchingtelevision.Certainly,therearemanyworthwhileprogramsontelevision,includingnews,educationalprogramsforchildren,programsoncurrentsocialproblems,plays,movies,concerts,andsoon.Nevertheless,perhapspeopleshouldnotbespendingsomuchoftheirtimeinfrontoftheTV.Mr.Mayerimagineswhatwemightdoifwewereforcedtofindotheractivities.TurningoffTV:aQuietHourIwouldliketoproposethatforsixtytoninetyminuteseachevening,rightaftertheearlyeveningnews,alltelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStatesbeprohibitedbylaw.Letustakeaserious,reasonablelookatwhattheresultsbeifsuchaproposalwereaccepted.Familiesmightusethetimeforarealfamilyhour.WithoutthedistractionofTV,theymightsitaroundtogetherafterdinnerandactuallytalktooneanother.Itiswellknownthatmanyofourproblems——everything,infact,fromthegenerationgaptothehighdivorceratetosomeformsofmentalillness——arecausedatleastinpartbyfailuretocommunicate.Wedonottelleachotherwhatisdisturbingus.Theresultisemotionaldifficultyofonekindoranother.Byusingthequietfamilyhourtodiscussourproblems,wemightgettoknoweachotherbetter,andtolikeeachotherbetter.Oneveningswhensuchtalkisunnecessary,familiescouldrediscovermoreactivepastimes.FreedfromTV,forcedtofindtheirownactivities,theymighttakearidetogethertowatchthesunset.Ortheymighttakeawalktogether(rememberfeet?)andseetheneighborhoodwithfresh,neweyes.WithfreetimeandnoTV,childrenandadultsmightrediscoverreading.ThereismoreentertainmentinagoodbookthaninamonthoftypicalTVprogramming.EducatorsreportthatthegenerationgrowingupwithtelevisioncanbarelywriteanEnglishsentence,evenatthecollegelevel.Writingisoftenlearnedfromreading.Amoreliteratenewgenerationcouldbeaproductofthequiethour.Adifferentformofreadingmightalsobedone,asitwasinthepast:readingaloud.Fewpastimesbringafamilyclosertogetherthangatheringaroundandlisteningtomotherorfatherreadagoodstory.Thequiethourcouldbecomethestoryhour.Whenthequiethourends,theTVnetworksmightevenbeforcedtocomeupwithbettershowsinorder