Question

【題目】 I am so worried about my son’s health that I can’t help writing to you. Last night, a school night, my 11-year-old son’s baseball team played a game that lasted until 9:30. By the time we got home and he had a quick dinner and shower, it was 10:30 — an hour and a half later than a child who gets up at 6:30 should be going to bed. We love baseball. My son is having fun, getting exercise, and learning patience, teamwork and sports spirit. But the truth is that the game also influences his sleep.

As parents, we want good things for our children. We want them to be healthy both in body and in mind. To this end, we look for ways to help our kids grow and develop. We help them with their homework. We send them to all kinds of classes — dance, soccer and baseball. We encourage our kids to take honors courses (培優(yōu)課程) or to have after-school jobs. And we praise them for hard-earned success and achievements.

However, the ironic thing is that all of these activities and responsibilities that we are giving our children to make their lives colorful could be badly influencing their health and taking happiness away. Activities, responsibilities, and goals are good. But if we want our kids to realize their full physical, learning and social ability, sleep is important. We have to start taking sleep seriously.

Parents make bedtime routines and carry out strict rules about nighttime. But in fact, these measures (措施) aren’t enough because getting our kids enough sleep isn’t just about carrying out (實行) stricter bedtime. It actually requires more than that. In order to ensure our kids get the sleep they need, both parents and schools should make an effort.

【1】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A.The writer’s son spent too much time taking a shower.

B.The kid who gets up at 6:30 am should go to bed at 8:30 pm.

C.The writer’s son learns a lot and has a good time in the baseball team.

【2】From Paragraph 2, we know that parents ________.

A.want the best for their children

B.are able to teach their children to dance at home

C.pay more attention to children’s mind than body

【3】What’s the best meaning of the underlined word “ironic” in the third paragraph?

A.諷刺的B.公平的C.奇特的

【4】From the passage, we can infer that ________.

A.activities and responsibilities are sure to make children unhealthy and unhappy

B.not only parents but also schools have made efforts to help kids get enough sleep

C.some children may not have enough sleep because of too many after-school activities

【5】What might happen if the headmaster read this letter?

A.More after-school classes might be given to students.

B.The school might make some rules to make sure students go to bed early.

C.Parents might be advised to make their children’s lives more colorful.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

這是一封父母的來信，講述父母給孩子的這些讓他們生活更多彩的活動和責(zé)任，影響了他們的健康，把他們的快樂帶走了，讓孩子睡眠不足。父母和學(xué)校都應(yīng)采取措施努力讓孩子有足夠的睡眠。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“he had a quick dinner and shower”可知A選項表述錯誤；“it was 10:30 — an hour and a half later than a child who gets up at 6:30 should be going to bed” 可知應(yīng)該9點睡覺，B選項表述錯誤； “My son is having fun, getting exercise, and learning patience, teamwork and sports spirit”可知C選項表述正確。故選C。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“As parents, we want good things for our children. We want them to be healthy both in body and in mind…we look for ways to help our kids grow and develop” 可知父母為孩子的好處著想，想要孩子身心都健康，想幫助孩子成長和發(fā)展；根據(jù)“ We send them to all kinds of classes — dance”可知父母把孩子送去上舞蹈課。故選A。

【3】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“all of these activities and responsibilities that we are giving our children to make their lives colorful could be badly influencing their health and taking happiness away”父母給孩子的這些讓他們生活更多彩的活動和責(zé)任影響了他們的健康把他們的快樂帶走了。ironic表示“諷刺的”。故選A。

【4】

推理判斷題。A選項“are sure to”表達(dá)太絕對。根據(jù)最后一段“In order to ensure our kids get the sleep they need, both parents and schools should make an effort”可知父母和學(xué)校都應(yīng)該努力保證孩子的足夠睡眠，B選項的“have made efforts已經(jīng)努力”表述錯誤。C選項“some children may not have enough sleep because of too many after-school activities”文中提到一些孩子可能睡眠不足是因為太多課后活動，表述正確。故選C。

【5】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)“ensure our kids get the sleep they need, both parents and schools should make an effort”可推斷校長看到信之后，會制定制度確保孩子更早的上床睡覺。故選B。