2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练题（20）.doc

2014 高考英语阅读理解系列训练题( 20) 【广东省肇庆二高 2013 三模】 C Many parents try hard to protect their kids from TV and advertising. But how can you protect a child from a giant fast-food ad painted on her school locker? Ora toy on the side of his school bus? As school budgets get smaller, a growing number of schools around the country are selling, or selling, advertising space on lockers, buses, gyms or cafeterias. It is an easy way for schools to make money. And ads may provide a relief for parents exhausted by running fundraiser after fundraiser or making cash donations to prop up schools. While parents can always turn off the tube or the laptop, however, they can ’t block out advertising allowed into a school. This isn ’t the first time the issue e up. For example, a news program for teens has been criticized for including ads in its 12-minute classroom broadcasts. And parents ’ groups essfully fought a plan pany called Bus Radio to put music and ads into school buses. But now things are different . Just last month, Los Angeles approved a plan to panies to advertise in the district ’s schools. O fficials say the plan could provide as much as $18 million for the schools . In St. Francis, Minn ., schools recently agreed to cover 10% to 15% of their lockers with ads . Time says . Edward Saxton, a teacher in the school, says, “ So far, parents are accepting this asa way to bring in needed money. The money pays for programs like arts, sports and music. Parents don ’t like to see programs getting cut. Neither do I. Besides, schools are thinking about the effects on kids all the time. ” However, Susan Linn, an educational expert, says, “ Kids have already seen enough ads on TV, in magazines and the products they use daily. School is no place for advertisements at all. ” Readers, what about you? Would you rather help run yet another school fundraiser, or expose your child to ads on lockers and buses? Is keeping ads out of schools worth raising taxes, or increasing your own cash support th