2024年12月英语六级听力真题 卷二文章1

Passage One

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Increased television time for young children has long been linked with poorer progress in some areas of development.

长时间看电视对幼儿的发展有负面影响，这一点已经得到长期的关注。

One possible way to counter those negative effects is talking while watching the screen.

一种可能的缓解这些负面影响的方法是在看电视时进行交谈。

As a new study suggests, the more parents engaged in conversation with preschoolers during TV time, the more likely those children were to have higher curiosity levels when they reached kindergarten.

正如一项新研究指出的，父母在看电视时与学龄前儿童进行对话的次数越多，这些孩子在进入幼儿园时好奇心水平越高的可能性就越大。

This was particularly true for children with socioeconomic disadvantages.

对于那些社会经济地位较低的儿童来说，这一点尤其正确。

“Our findings reinforce the importance of parent conversation to promote early childhood development and curiosity,” said lead author Prachi Shah at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.

“我们的研究结果再次强调了父母交谈对促进幼儿早期发展和好奇心的重要性，”密歇根大学健康中心C.S. Mott儿童医院的主要作者Prachi Shah说。

Researchers assessed hours of daily television exposure and frequency of parent screen-time conversation among 1,500 preschoolers, and then measured early childhood curiosity in kindergarten.

研究人员评估了1500名学龄前儿童每天看电视的时间以及父母在看电视时交谈的频率，然后在幼儿园测量了幼儿早期的好奇心。

The study specifically focused on curiosity levels, which are associated with enhanced learning and higher academic achievement in reading and math at kindergarten, and behavioral developmental benefits, especially for children from families with lower socioeconomic status.

这项研究特别关注好奇心水平，这与幼儿园时阅读和数学学习能力的提高以及学术成就的提高有关，特别是对于来自社会经济地位较低家庭的儿童，还有行为发展的好处。

While many young children are now growing up with digital media exposure through mobile devices like tablets and phones, television remains a dominant screen activity,accounting for 72% of all screen time.

尽管许多小孩子现在通过平板电脑和手机等移动设备接触数字媒体，但电视仍然是屏幕活动的主导，占所有屏幕时间的72%。

TVs are in 98% of all homes, keeping television exposure a relevant developmental context in young children.

电视存在于98%的家庭中，这使得电视接触成为幼儿发展的一个相关背景。

Excessive media exposure, including television, can displace exploratory activities such as play and parent-child interactions, which are believed to be key to cultivating curiosity in kids.

过度的媒体接触，包括电视，可能会取代探索性活动，如玩耍和亲子互动，这些活动被认为对培养孩子的好奇心至关重要。

“Our findings suggest the importance of parents finding opportunities to foster conversational exchanges in daily routines with their young children--including while watching television," Shah said.

“我们的研究结果表明，父母在日常生活中寻找机会与他们的孩子进行对话交流的重要性——包括在看电视时，”Shah说。

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题9至11是基于你刚才听到的一段话。

Question 9.What do we learn from a new study about young children?

问题9.我们从一项关于年幼儿童的新研究中学到了什么？

Question10.What did Prachi Shah's study specifically focus on?

问题10.普拉奇·沙阿的研究具体关注了什么？

Question 11.What does the passage say about excessive media exposure?

问题11.文章关于过度媒体曝光说了什么？

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