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【題目】"Be careful!" shouts mum to her son, as he climbs up to the highest point of the climbing frame. "I'm the king of the castle", he shouts back without a care in the world! There's no real danger—there are soft floor tiles in the playground and equipment has been designed to the highest safety standards.

"How will he learn to deal with danger if you wrap him in cotton wool all the time?" asks granny.

It's a modern problem—in the past, children had to grow up much earlier, and often faced danger at home and at work. In England, children were made to climb chimneys to clean them, work in coal mines, textile mills and many other dangerous places. They walked to school alone, played outside for hours by themselves, and nobody ever worried.

But modern parents see danger in everything, and are often accused of turning their children into "cotton wool kids", they are so overprotected that children never get the chance to explore or learn through play and adventure.

Child psychologists say that modern children are becoming too soft, and that parents must give young people freedom to play. They must learn to solve their own disputes, and see danger for themselves. So, if you think you're in danger of becoming a “cotton wool kid,” ask your parents for a little more independence. When you’ve proved you can be responsible, maybe they'll "unwrap" you for the real world!

【1】What does the underlined phrase “without a care in the world” mean?

A. Not care about the world.

B. Not scared or worried.

C. There is nothing to care about in the world.

D. Be careless.

【2】Which of the following is NOT true about the family in the past according to the passage?

A. Children grew up earlier.

B. Children often faced danger at home and at work.

C. Children walked to school alone.

D. Children played outside for hours by themselves which made their parents worried.

【3】Why are modern parents accused of turning their children into "cotton wool kids"?

A. Because they wrap their children in cotton wool.

B. Because they see danger in everything.

C. Because they overprotect their children.

D. Because they do nothing for their children.

【4】In the child psychologists’ view, which of the following is NOT expected to be done by modern children?

A. Become soft. B. Solve their own disputes.

C. See danger for themselves. D. Be responsible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】文章介紹了現(xiàn)代社會(huì)父母過(guò)度保護(hù)孩子，使孩子們沒有機(jī)會(huì)去探索或?qū)W習(xí)玩耍和冒險(xiǎn)。文章呼吁父母應(yīng)該給孩子自由玩耍的機(jī)會(huì)，孩子也要請(qǐng)父母多給一點(diǎn)獨(dú)立性。

【1】B詞義推測(cè)題。根據(jù)前邊"I'm the king of the castle"（我是城堡之王），可推知孩子沒有任何的擔(dān)心和畏懼，B項(xiàng)符合文意，故選B。

【2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段They walked to school alone, played outside for hours by themselves, and nobody ever worried.（他們獨(dú)自一人去學(xué)校，獨(dú)自在外面玩幾個(gè)小時(shí)，沒人擔(dān)心）可知，D項(xiàng)在過(guò)去孩子們?cè)谕膺呁鎺讉�(gè)小時(shí)，他們的父母會(huì)擔(dān)心，是不正確的。故選D。

【3】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段But modern parents see danger in everything, and are often accused of turning their children into "cotton wool kids", they are so overprotected that children never get the chance to explore or learn through play and adventure.可知，因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)代的父母看到了所有的危險(xiǎn)，所以他們過(guò)度保護(hù)孩子們，并經(jīng)常被指責(zé)把孩子變成了“棉毛孩子”，以至于孩子們沒有機(jī)會(huì)去探索或?qū)W習(xí)玩耍和冒險(xiǎn)。C項(xiàng)符合文意，故選C。

【4】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Child psychologists say that modern children are becoming too soft, and that parents must give young people freedom to play.可知，兒童心理學(xué)家說(shuō)，現(xiàn)代的孩子變得過(guò)于軟弱，父母必須給年輕人自由玩耍的自由。A項(xiàng)符合，故選A。