阅读理解。
Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in
America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a sofa watching TV. As there are many
channels (频道) to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上瘾的). One
may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day
except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.
In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also
because these people are addictive to TV, they don't take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many
ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they
are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see
someone watching TV too long, just say, "What a couch-potato!"
1. The word "couch-potato" is often used in ______.
A. China
B. America
C. France
D. Germany
2. If a person is called a couch-potato, he or she ______.
A. does nothing all day
B. must be very fat
C. often watches TV in his free time
D. often listens to music
3. Why does a couch-potato look like a real potato? Because he or she ______.
A. is fat and can't take exercise
B. likes eating potatoes
C. is fat and round
D. almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat
4. The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______ .
A. how to watch TV
B. what couch-potato means
C. why couch-potatoes are very fat
D. where you can find couch-potatoes
5. Which of the followings do you think may be the writer's suggestion?
A. Never watch TV.
B. Don't sit on a couch.
C. Don't watch TV too much.
D. Don't eat too much
