托福写作185题库之第150题范文

150. Is watching television bad for children?

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Watching television is bad for children. Use

specific details and examples to support your answer.

『分析』 不能同意，但是watching too much TV is bad for children, and some programs are really detrimental to

children.

• 使儿童对文字失去耐心

• 使儿童变得孤僻

• 使儿童变得不喜欢活动

• 影响孩子的视力

『范文』

There is much conjecture over whether television is a positive or negative influence on a young child's

development. There is a good case to be made for either of these opinions; I believe that both could be true

depending on the programming the children are absorbing.

Nature programs, documentaries and educational programming can expose children to a wide variety of useful

information. When children watch these types of programs, they are more likely to become concerned about the

world around them, whether in terms of environmental issues, political issues, or cultural issues. Watching

educational television is an excellent method of helping young people discover where their interests lie. For

example, if a child sees a documentary on space exploration, they might develop a passion for it and continue

studying it later in life. A show that a person watched when they were a child could possibly have been a catalyst for

choosing a career.

On the other hand, most cartoons, soap operas, or violent crime television shows are detrimental to a child's

development. Cartoons offer no useful information to a young person, and usually do not succeed in getting the

child interested in anything except fantasy. Adult television, such as soap operas, can introduce children to subject

matter that is not appropriate for their innocent minds, and can often cause children to grow up too fast. Violent

television is perhaps most damaging for a young child to watch. It has been proven that if children watch violence

on television when they are young, they become desensitized to it, and sometimes end up becoming violent adults.

In conclusion, I believe that the argument over whether watching TV is bad for children should definitely be

swayed by what the children are viewing. Educational television can be very beneficial to a young person. When this

medium is used in such a way, new thoughts and ideas can be opened up to the young person. However, watching

the wrong television shows can be very dangerous. Children can desensitize themselves to the world around them,

and become antisocial, violent adults. I think the best situation is to ensure that parents monitor their children's

television shows very carefully. By using this method, children will receive all of the benefits of good television,

while avoiding all of its negative aspects.