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Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every industrialize 62. ______.
country in the world. In the United States, where sociologists have stud-
ied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.
Television, although not essential, has become an important part of
most people’s lives. In many ways, it supports and sustains modem life.
Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed,
which becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer; 63. ______.
the poor quality of programming does not elevate (提高) people into
greater understanding, but rather maintains and encourages the life as it
exists.
The primary reason for t

Task II
Directions:Some people say television has altered family life dramatically.Write an article for your school magazine,putting forward your views.You should write about 160 words on the Answer Sheet。

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 pictures 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 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. But perhaps the most
A. read story books
B. understand pictures in books
C. have ideas of new things
D. think in a clear way