Question

【題目】Children’s lives have changed a lot in the past few years. But do they have a happier childhood than we did?

【1】 I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all about being with them. We used to play board games in the living room, spend days in the street with other children, race up and down on our bikes, or explore the nearby woods.【2】 They only appeared during meals.

These days, at least in the UK, the nature of childhood has changed. Firstly, families are smaller. It is common for both parents to work outside. 【3】 Another change is that children spend most of their free time at home, inside. Parents worry too much about some possible dangers, so they don’t want their children to play outside by themselves.

Finally, the kinds of toys children have and the ways they play are completely different. 【4】 The funny thing is that so many ways of playing games are called “ interactive (互動(dòng)的)”. The fact that you can play electronic games by yourself can increase the feeling of loneliness.

【5】 I can’t give an answer for sure, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same.

閱讀短文，從短文后的五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。每個(gè)選項(xiàng)只能用一次。

A. As a result, children spend much of their time alone.

B. I usually look back on my own childhood.

C. Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I did?

D. My parents seldom appeared in these memories.

E. Computer and video games have taken the place of the interesting activities of my childhood.

A. As a result, children spend much of their time alone.

B. I usually look back on my own childhood.

C. Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I did?

D. My parents seldom appeared in these memories.

E. Computer and video games have taken the place of the interesting activities of my childhood.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 A

【4】 E

【5】 C

【解析】

本文介紹了孩子們的生活發(fā)生了很多變化。作者把自己和孩子們的童年進(jìn)行了比較，想知道他們是否比自己有一個(gè)更快樂的童年。

【1】B

根據(jù)But do they have a happier childhood than we did?可知此處指回顧我自己的童年，故選B。

【2】D

根據(jù)I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all about being with them.可知我的記憶里都是關(guān)于和我的兄弟姐妹在一起的事，因此父母很少出現(xiàn)在我的記憶里，故選D。

【3】A

根據(jù)It is common for both parents to work outside.可知父母都在外面工作，因此孩子們很多時(shí)間獨(dú)自一人，故選A。

【4】E

根據(jù)The funny thing is that so many ways of playing games are called “ interactive (互動(dòng)的)”. The fact that you can play electronic games by yourself can increase the feeling of loneliness.可知此處指的是電腦和電子游戲代替了我童年的很多游戲活動(dòng)，故選E。

【5】C

根據(jù)Finally, the kinds of toys children have and the ways they play are completely different.可知今天的孩子和我童年時(shí)不同，發(fā)生了變化，故選C。