邯郸市2013年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷及答案(7)

　　For the many youth who have not been directly exposed to violence in their own commu¬nities， the entertainment media （television， movies， music and video games） provides many opportunities for children to see and hear violent exchanges. Research shows that there are about 5〜6 violent acts per hour on prime time and 20〜25 violent acts on Saturday morning children’s programming. In its report， the American Psychological Association （APA） repor¬ted that viewing violence on television hurts children in many ways. In particular， the APA concludcs that children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others，be more fearful of the world around them，be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways to¬ward others， and gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems. The American Acade-my of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry also cautions that children may imitate （模仿）the vio¬lence they observe on television.

　　Another form of violence involving youth is physical punishment in the schools. This form of discipline （纪律）still remains legally supported in 23 nations in America. The Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education reported that 555，000 students were physically punished in the schools during this school year. Although such punishment has been regarded as an effective method of discipline by those who apply it， the findings are obvious that physical punishment does not work and that children who are victims of physical punishment are sub¬ject to potential long-term physical and emotional damage.

　　63. According to the passage， the American teenage boys，lives are most threatened by

　　A. gun murders B. natural diseases

　　B. TV violence D. physical punishment

　　64. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that 。

　　A..many youth have watched much violence on TV

　　B. youth violence in Washington DC is very serious

　　C. fights may be the most widely-seen youth violence

　　D. American youth have been exposed to much violence

　　65. The APA indicates that too much TV violence may change children •

　　A. to become separated from the world

　　B. to remain indifferent to others’ pain

　　C. to solve problems only by violence

　　D. to be fearful of aggressive behaviors

　　66. The author may most probably agree that physical punishment is 。

　　A. acceptable， though ineffective B. illegal，though effective

　　C. harmful， though legal D. reasonable， though illegal

　　D