Parents are concerned about these figures. They are also concerned about the lack of quality in television progmp3s for children. The degree of violence in many of these shows also worries them.

　　Even if it is unreal — a cartoon cat beating up a cartoon mouse with a baseball bat — this violence may have a negative effect on the young minds exposed to it. Studies indicate that, when children are exposed to violence, they may become aggressive or insecure.

　　Parents are also concerned about the commercials that their children see on television. Many parents would like to see fewer commercials during progmp3s for children. And some parents feel that these shows should not have commercials at all because young minds are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by advertisers.

　　Educational television has no commercials and has progmp3s for children that many parents approve of. The most famous of these is “Sesame Street”, which tries to give preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet and numbers. It also tries to teach children useful things about the world in which they live.

　　Even though most parents and educators give “Sesame Street” and shows like it high marks for quality, some critics argue that all television, whether educational or not, is hamp3ful to children. These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television a day turns children into bored and passive consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it.

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　【解析】選[C]。在聽錄音之前，預覽四個選項可知本文與電視帶來的負面影響有關。至于是對哪一方面的負面影響，既要根據主題句區分，還需要根據文章內容進行辨別。

　　27. According to the passage, what do you think “Sesame Street” is?

　　【解析】選[B]。預讀選項可知此題詢問的是電視節目的類型。The most famous of these is “Sesame Street”...為答案的依據，其中的these指的就是educational progmp3s.

　　28. What will be the consequence if a child fomp3s a habit of watching hours of television every day?

　　【解析】選[A]。預讀選項可知此題詢問的是They將會發生什么行為或變成怎樣的狀態，需要留意對動作和狀態的描述。答案依據為：These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television day turns children into bored and passive consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it. 選項[A]中bored ≈ 原文中的dull，passive ≈ inactive。