考前预测：08年专四大作文题目及范文_4

题目3范文.
How do movies or television influence people's behavior? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

Do movies and television affect our behavior? A special concern is whether movies and television make children and society more violent. While people believe that movies and television do influence our behavior, both for the better and for the worse, I am convinced that its advantages outweigh its disadvantages.

Of course, movies do make people more violent. Actors can be killed and come back for another movie. Sometimes we confuse that with reality. Movies and television also influence our behavior because they make us less active. Looking at films is a passive activity. Is it any wonder that some people would rather live a fantasy life than their own?

Nevertheless, watching movies and television can also be good for us. To begin with, it can give us a broader window on the world. For example, seeing movies can expose us to people of different races and cultures. We can then overcome some prejudices more easily. Secondly, the best influence on our behavior is that movies and television reduce stress. Watching films, we can escape our own problems for a little while. Finally, sometimes movies show positive ways to resolve problems we all face. While TV and movies shouldn't be a way to hide from life, sometimes they can help us cope.

It is true that movies and television can influence our behavior negatively. However, I also believe that they influence our behavior in positive ways. How they affect you depends on how much you watch, what you watch, and how you respond to what you watch. They, I believe, can do more good than bad, for short.