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　　托福作文满分范文题目：

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

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　　Do movies and television affect our behavior? I believe that movies and television do influence　our behavior, both for the better and for the worse.

　　Movies and television influence our behavior because they make us less active. Looking at films is　　a passive activity. If we watch too much, we become unhealthy, both mentally and physically. We　　stop using our own imagination when we see things acted out for us. Mental laziness becomes　　physical laziness; we'd rather watch sports on TV than play sports ourselves. We'd rather visit　　with the characters on "Seinfeld" or "Friends" than go chat with our own neighbors. Imaginary　people have exciting lives. Is it any wonder that some people would rather live a fantasy life than　　their own? Movies and television also can make people more violent. The more we see violent　acts on television, the less sensitive we become to them: Eventually violence doesn't seem wrong.　　We may even commit violent acts ourselves. This is especially true because we don't always　　realize that violence has consequences. Actors can be killed and come back for another movie.　　Sometimes we confuse that with reality. We forget that killing someone is permanent.

　　Of course, watching movies and television can also be good for us. 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. Recently there have been more　　handicapped people in films, and this also helps reduce prejudice.

　　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. Also, sometime 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.

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　　Hesitating I enter my house, the light outside is dimming and the shadows make everything appear　　unfamiliar. I know that my husband has not returned from work yet, simply because his car is not　in the garage. I am alone. I carefully check all the rooms, almost expecting something to happen　　suddenly. I hold my bag in my hand as if it were a weapon. After the whole house has been　　declared "clear," I start to breathe normally again and a smile appears on my face as I realize,　　once again, how a simple movie seen at the cinema a week earlier can modify my actions.

　　Sometimes I wonder if I should watch TV, with all its shows that make me wonder whether I　exercise enough, whether I am slim enough, or whether I treat my pets with the care they deserve:　　am I really concerned about their mental health? Not to mention the hundreds of commercials that　　try to make me believe I need a water purifier to remain alive since the water I am currently　　drinking is heavily polluted! And countless are the times when I have heard people talking by　　quotations learned from movies. We need to watch shows and films to know what to say, how to　　be, how to act. We are so addicted to all this that it almost seems like we cannot think on our own.　　I cannot help thinking about what happened to me some days ago, an example that clearly shows　　what kind of power TV has over people. My husband and I were in a restaurant when I heard my　　young neighbor pronouncing violent words in a low angry voice. Surprised, I turned to better　understand the situation and I saw that he was holding a fake military device and was acting as if　　he were filming a war movie. I am sure that if I had been a little be more updated about this type　　of movie, I would have recognized what he was saying as a quotation. Now, I wonder if he uses　　such a language also with his friends and with his parents, if he is aggressive, and if so, whether　　his attitude has really nothing to do with what he watches on TV.

　　That same evening on the way home I saw two cars stopped one next to the other at a traffic light　　and as soon as the light turned green they started racing, in the middle of town. In this case not　　even a major knowledge of movies and TV programs would have helped me: there are just to　　many of them on the market showing the exact same thing: people racing with cars.

　　I am sure that everybody, if asked, could easily list many other examples of how TV and movies　can modify our behavior and therefore our life but, I wonder, if we will always be able to draw the　line between a TV show and real life, between what they make us think we want and what instead　　we really need and are and believe.

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　　Television is undoubtedly one of the most powerful means of communication in the history of　　humankind, rivaled only by such other forms of communication as the Internet, the telephone,　movies, and, of course, simple, low-tech speech. Television, with its wide availability and rich　　media with image and sound, is difficult to ignore and even seductive in its appeal. Television is as　　much a part of our lives as are our meals, work, or school; studies consistently show that the　　average American child spends almost as much time watching television as she does in school.　Furthermore, because television is so rich in its media, it often requires our full attention or is　　more attraction to us than are our daily lives. Naturally, the more time one spends watching　　television, the less time she has with her family and friends. Thus, we can clearly see why some　have claimed that television has been harmful for communication among family and friends.　　However, I believe that, while television has been somewhat harmful in its effects, it has hardly　　"destroyed" communication among family and friends for most people, although for some, this　may be true.

　　Most people much prefer spending time with their families and friends to spending time watching　　television. Television is of course an important part of many people's lives, but most people would　　gladly choose family and friends over television were they given the choice. Furthermore, most　　educated people are aware of the deleterious effects of too much television and either avoid　　excessive time watching television, or actually do not enjoy it. I, for example, after a long day at　　work, would much rather spend time talking with my wife and playing with my children than I　　would watching some unrealistic portrayal of life on television. For me and my family, our time　　together is precious and beautiful, and could never be replaced or hurt by television.

　　Furthermore, the effect of television is simply not so great that it could be said to have　　"destroyed" communication among family and friends. Granting that communication among　　family and friends in industrialized countries has decreased in recent years, it might be tempting to　blame this problem on television since its rise roughly coincided with the decrease in time we　　spend with our families. However, I believe this situation is more likely due to increased pressures　　relating from work, school, and the economy. In my case, for example, I find that my pressures　from work are so great that I must often sacrifice time at home so that I can meet the challenges　　of running my own business. Many of my friends are in similar situations--my best friend, for　　example, has just finished law school, which took about sixty hours a week of his time. In a word,　people nowadays have very little time for anything, but television is not the cause--it is increased　　desire to succeed.

　　In some situations, however, television has surely contributed to a decrease in communication　among family members. In my childhood in the countryside, I often saw parents and children　　watching television for hours on end, rarely speaking with one another. It seemed for them that　　television was a way to escape from their sad, miserable existence. However, even in this case, I　　would say that television merely contributed to the bad situation, but did not cause it; were　　television not existent, surely these people would have found other escapes, alcohol or gambling,　　for example. In other words, people always find a way to do what they want to do.

　　In short, I do not believe that television has destroyed or even harmed interpersonal　　communication among most people. Most people realize that television is merely a temporary　　diversion and do not use it to replace interpersonal communication. I believe that the damage　attributed to television is greatly exaggerated and that such damage is most likely attributable to　　other more powerful social factors.