I am a psychologist. I first met Timothy, a quiet, overweight eleven-year-old boy, when his mother brought him to me to discuss his declining grades. A few minutes with Timothy were enough to confirm that his self-esteem(自尊) and general happiness were falling right along with them. I asked about Timothy’s typical day. He awoke every morning at six thirty so he could reach his school by eight and arrived home around four thirty each afternoon. He then had a quick snack, followed by either a piano lesson or a lesson with his math tutor. He finished dinner at 7 pm, and then he sat down to do homework for two to three hours. Quickly doing the math in my head, I found that Timothy spent an average of thirteen hours a day at a writing desk.
What if Timothy spent thirteen hours a day at a sewing machine instead of a desk? We would immediately be shocked, because that would be called children being horribly mistreated. Timothy was far from being mistreated, but the mountain of homework he faced daily resulted in a similar consequence —he was being robbed of his childhood. In fact, Timothy had no time to do anything he truly enjoyed, such as playing video games, watching movies, or playing board games with his friends.
Play, however, is a crucial part of healthy child development. It affects children’s creativity, their social skills, and even their brain development. The absence of play, physical exercise, and free­from social interaction takes a serious toll on many children. It can also cause significant health problems like childhood obesity, sleep problems and depression.
Experts in the field recommend the minutes children spend on their homework should be no more than ten times the number of their grade level. As a fifth­grader, Timothy should have no more than fifty minutes a day of homework (instead of three times that amount). Having an extra two hours an evening to play, relax, or see a friend would soundly benefit any child’s life quality

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined word “them” in the first paragraph probably refer to?

    1. A.
      Timothy’s parents
    2. B.
      Timothy’s grades
    3. C.
      Psychologists
    4. D.
      The students
  2. 2.

    What did the writer think of Timothy after learning about his typical day?

    1. A.
      Timothy was very hard­working
    2. B.
      Timothy was being mistreated
    3. C.
      Timothy had a heavy burden
    4. D.
      Timothy was enjoying his childhood
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements best describes the writer’s opinion?

    1. A.
      Children should be allowed enough time to play
    2. B.
      Playing board games works better than playing video games
    3. C.
      The more they play, the more creative children will become
    4. D.
      The depression caused by homework makes children unwilling to play
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, how long should a third­grader spend a day doing homework?

    1. A.
      About ten minutes
    2. B.
      No more than twenty minutes
    3. C.
      No more than thirty minutes
    4. D.
      About fifty minutes
BCAC
試題分析：文章關(guān)注的是孩子沉重的作業(yè)負(fù)擔(dān)，除了大量的作業(yè)，還有各種補(bǔ)習(xí)班。學(xué)習(xí)占用了孩子大量的時(shí)間，以至于玩耍的時(shí)間太少，這不利于孩子的身心發(fā)展。
1.根據(jù)“to discuss his declining grades. A few minutes with Timothy were enough to confirm that his self-esteem(自尊) and general happiness were falling right along with them.”可知，和Timothy聊了幾分鐘，作者就了解到了Timothy的自尊和開心隨著成績一起下降。故選B。
2.根據(jù)第一段“He awoke every morning at six thirty so he could reach his school by eight and arrived home around four thirty each afternoon. He then had a quick snack, followed by either a piano lesson or a lesson with his math tutor. He finished dinner at 7 pm, and then he sat down to do homework for two to three hours. Quickly doing the math in my head, I found that Timothy spent an average of thirteen hours a day at a writing desk.”可知，Timothy4:30放學(xué)后，吃點(diǎn)快餐，就去上鋼琴課或數(shù)學(xué)課，從7:00開始做作業(yè)做三到四個(gè)小時(shí)。Timothy每天平均花13小時(shí)在學(xué)習(xí)上。學(xué)習(xí)負(fù)擔(dān)重。故選C。
3.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Play, however, is a crucial part of healthy child development. It affects children’s creativity, their social skills, and even their brain development...”可知，玩耍在童年扮演者重要的角色，缺少玩耍的時(shí)間不利于兒童的身心發(fā)展。故選A。
4.根據(jù)最后一段“the minutes children spend on their homework should be no more than ten times the number of their grade level”可知，做作業(yè)的分鐘數(shù)不應(yīng)超過所在年級(jí)數(shù)的十倍，三年級(jí)的學(xué)生，做作業(yè)的時(shí)間在30分鐘以內(nèi)。故選C。
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