Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.
In today's competitive world, what responsible parent would not want to give their children the best possible start in life? For this reason, many parents want their children, often as young as ten months old, to become familiar with computers. They seem to think that if their children grow up with computers, they will be better equipped to face the challenges of the future.
No one has proved that computers make children more creative or more intelligent. The truth may even be the opposite. Educational psychologists claim that too much exposure to computers, especially for the very young, may negatively affect normal brain development. Children gain valuable experience of the world from their interaction with physical objects. Ten-month-old babies may benefit more from bumping their heads or putting various objects in their mouths than they will from staring at eye-catching cartoons. A four-year-old child can improve hand-eye coordination and understand cause and effect better by experimenting with a crayon than by moving a cursor around a computer screen. So, as educational psychologists suggest, instead of government funding going to more and more computer classes, it might be better to devote resources to music and art programs.
It is ludicrous to think that children will fall behind if they are not exposed to computers from an early age. Time is too precious to spend with a "mouse". Now is the time when they should be out there learning to ride a bike. There will be time later on for them to start banging away at keyboards
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Parents should not put off buying a computer for their children
B. It is better for children to take computer lessons than art lessons
C. There is no evidence that children who use computers are cleverer than those who do not
D. Computers seriously harm children's eyesight
Chọn C
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Phát biểu nào sau đây là ĐÚNG theo bài đọc?
A. Cha mẹ không nên ngừng mua máy tính cho con.
B. Trẻ em tham gia học về máy tính tốt hơn là học nghệ thuật.
C. Không có bằng chứng cho thấy trẻ em sử dụng máy tính thông minh hơn những trẻ không sử dụng.
D. Máy tính gây hại nghiêm trọng cho thị lực của trẻ.
Thông tin: No one has proved that computers make children more creative or more intelligent.
Tạm dịch: Không ai chứng minh rằng máy tính làm cho trẻ em sáng tạo hơn hoặc thông minh hơn.