5．Dear Mom，Clear My Calendar
September is around the corner，and some of us are already complaining about summer's end．But parents have a special reason to do so．The end of summer means the start of school．And these days，planning a young child's schedule is a big challenge．The challenge is no longer finding activities to fill a child's day； it is saying no to the hundreds of options available．Our mailbox is filled with brochures urging us to sign our kids up for classes from cooking to martial arts（武術(shù)）．
Educators are themselves discouraged by the number of special classes that many children attend．In the name of"enrichment，"three-year-olds not only go to preschool in the morning but study French or gymnastics after lunch．One teacher tells of a four-year-old asking for help in the toilet before hurrying off to tennis．Another teacher says that children sometimes hold on to her at pickup time．What happened to unstructured time？
A generous explanation is that we enjoy giving children opportunities we never had．The truth however is that many parents have doubts about how much time they spend away from their families．And one way to reduce this guilt is to believe that time spent in these classes is somehow more beneficial to children than the time we know we should be giving them ourselves．
David Elkind，an expert on children，suggests that the 1960s gave birth to the belief that earlier is better．Parents hope that early music lessons，for example will build a child's confidence．The truth，however，is that any time children are asked to do too much，too soon，they are at greater risk for feelings of failure．
A child's time does not have to be planned to be meaningful．Remember the lazy days of summer？Some children sleep late and play with the kids across the street until it's time to come home for dinner．However，with the majority of mothers working，fewer children enjoy that idle （空閑的） time now．
Come September，children across the country will finish a full day of kindergarten，only to attend an after-school program until 6P．M．，when a working mom or dad comes to take them home．That's too much for a five-year old．Finances，of course，do limit some parents．But let's be honest with ourselves-our own busy schedules，whatever they involve，are no excuse for burdening a young child's．

67．The author holds that it's a challenge to plan a schedule for a child mainly becauseC．
A．a(chǎn) child's schedule is too complex
B．a(chǎn)ctivities suitable for kids are limited
C．parents are stuck in numerous choices
D．children always say no to parents'advice
68．What the two teachers say in Paragraph 2implies thatC．
A．children love to stay at school
B．they are popular with children
C．children dislike after-school classes
D．a(chǎn)fter-school classes are of poor quality
69．According to the author，what is the real reason for parents to send their children to after-school classes？D
A．Parents want to make up for their own regrets．
B．After-school classes develop children's potential．
C．Parents have doubt about their own ability to guide children．
D．After-school classes give parents an excuse for being absent．
70．Which of the following will the author probably agree with？C
A．For children's benefits，the earlier the better．
B．Children's spare time should be carefully designed．
C．Idle time for children is becoming a thing of the past．
D．Parents should be forgiven if they have a good reason．．

分析 本文敘述了家長(zhǎng)由于工作繁忙沒(méi)有時(shí)間陪孩子而把孩子送到課外班，孩子們的空閑時(shí)間已經(jīng)一去不復(fù)返了．

解答 67答案C   細(xì)節(jié)理解題．第一段And these days，planning a young child's schedule is a bigchallenge．The challenge is no longer finding activities to fill a child's day；it is saying no to the hundreds of options available．提出父母會(huì)面臨巨多的課外輔導(dǎo)班的選擇，故選C．
68答案C  推理判斷題，文中第二段中One teacher tells of a four-year-old asking for help in the toiletbefore hurrying off to tennis．Another teacher says that children sometimeshold on to her at pickup time．What happened to unstructured time？[來(lái)%源：@中網(wǎng)]兩位老師舉的事例充分說(shuō)明孩子不喜歡上輔導(dǎo)班，都向老師求助了．故選C．
69．答案D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，從第三段1，2行A generous explanation is that we enjoy giving childrenopportunities we never had．The truth however is that many parents have doubtsabout how much time they spend away from their families和最后一句But let's be honest with ourselves-our own busy schedules，whatever they involve，are no excuse for burdening a young child's．可知家長(zhǎng)們把孩子送到輔導(dǎo)班主要是因?yàn)樽约簺](méi)有時(shí)間陪孩子，故選D．
70．答案C 推理判斷題，文中提到家長(zhǎng)由于工作繁忙沒(méi)有時(shí)間陪孩子而把孩子送到課外班，孩子們的空閑時(shí)間已經(jīng)一去不復(fù)返了，故選C．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解題主要考查考生對(duì)書(shū)面語(yǔ)篇的整體領(lǐng)悟能力和接受及處理具體信息的能力．試題的取材，密切聯(lián)系當(dāng)前我國(guó)和世界經(jīng)濟(jì)、科技等方面的變化，有關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)的來(lái)源真實(shí)可信．因此科普知識(shí)類文章是每年的必考題．分析歷年的科普類文章我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)以下特點(diǎn)：
1、文章邏輯性強(qiáng)，條理清楚，語(yǔ)法結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)單，用語(yǔ)通俗．
2、文章內(nèi)容注重科技領(lǐng)域的新發(fā)現(xiàn)．內(nèi)容新穎，從而使文章顯得陌生，內(nèi)容抽象復(fù)雜．
3、命題方面注意對(duì)具體細(xì)節(jié)的準(zhǔn)確理解和以之為依據(jù)的推理判斷．
4、以人們的日常行為或飲食健康入手，探討利弊，詮釋過(guò)程，闡述概念．

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