Part IV 完形填空

Cloze (10 points) choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. When asked about the impact of disturbing news on children, one mother said, "My 11year-old daughter doesn't like watching the news. She has 46 about what she has seen. One time, she watchedareport aboutaperson who killedafamily member withaknife. That night she dreamed that she too was being killed." Another interviewee said: "My six-year-old niece saw reports of tornadoes (龙卷风) from elsewhere in the country. For weeks 47 , she was terrified. She 48 call me on the phone, convinced thatatornado was coming her way and that she was going to die." Do you think disturbing news report can frighten children? In one survey, nearly 40 percent of parents said that their children had been 49 by something they saw in the news and that, 50 , the children had feared thatasimilar event would happen to them or their loved ones. Why? One factor is that children often 51 the news differently from adults. For example, small children may believe that a 52 that is broadcast repeatedly is really happening repeatedly. A second factor is that daily reports of disturbing events can distortachild's 53 of the world. True, we live in "critical times hard to 54 ." But repeated exposure to disturbing news report can cause children to develop lasting fears. "Children who watchalot of TV news 55 to overestimate the occurrence of crime and may perceive the world to beamore dangerous place than it actually is." observes the Kaiser Family Foundation.

46. A thoughtsB nightmaresC ideasD pictures
47. A afterwardB agoC beforeD later
48. A shouldB mightC couldD would
49. A boredB angeredC upsetD disappointed
50. A in no timeB by all meansC all the moreD asaresult
51. A tellB interpretC narrateD treat
52. A tragedyB comedyC playD drama
53. A imaginationB viewC sightD look
54. A give upB stick toC deal withD set forth
55. A preferB turnC comeD tend