How much television do you watch? Did you really give an honest answer? A recent study shows that people aren't totally truthful about their television－watching habits.
The study in question was conducted at Ball State University in the US.Researchers there wanted to find out how much television people view according to their age.The study was paid for by a council associated with the Nielsen Company, which determines television ratings.The conclusions were that people spend more than 8 hours a day looking at a screen.This included cell phones and computers，but the majority were television screens.
There are three interesting things about this study.The first is that people are exposed to more than one hour of advertisements per day.The second is that even with access to DVDs and internet videos, television is still the most popular media source.The third is that the amount of screen－watching people do is relatively the same from the ages of 18－65.
So, if everyone is watching television, why lie about it? Well, if someone admits they watch television for five or six hours, they could be considered a couch potato.Michael Phillips, one of the study's main researchers, says, “There's a social stigma(污名) for people who watch too much television.Sometimes, however, watching the latest reality show or the funniest sitcom(即situation comedy) gives co－workers and friends fun things to talk about.”
Even if you do watch a lot of television, perhaps we can use this study as a reason to be honest with ourselves about how much time we spend in front of the television.I mean, after all, everyone else is doing it…
( )1.Why do people lie about how much TV they watch?
A．Because the show they watched is not the latest.
B．Because they may be laughed at by co－workers or friends.
C．Because they don't want others to know what they watched.
D．Because there's something negative attached to watching too much TV.
( )2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the study?
A．The most popular media source is the internet.
B．18－year－olds watch more TV than someone in their 60s.
C．People are exposed to over than an hour of advertisements a day.
D．Researchers say that people watch over 8 eight hours of television a week.
( )3.How could people feel to be considered as a couch potato?
A．Comfortable. B．Ashamed.
C．Excited. D．Satisfied.
( )4.What idea does the author mainly want to express with the article?
A．What the effects of watching TV are.
B．How much television we should watch every day.
C．There are some interesting facts of watching TV.
D．People lie about how much television they watch.
