Question

    Through history,children have played with toys and they help to prepare children for adult life. But the toys are changing all the time. As science and technology have changed the way adults live,the toys children play with have changed as well. Development in science and technology has had a big effect on the toys that children play with. Today trains and mobile phones are popular toys for young children,but there were no toys of this kind before real trains and mobile phones were invented. The materials that toys are made of have also changed. Today lots of toys are made of plastic. Plastic is a modem,man-made material that did not exist (存在) in the past.

    On the other hand,some other toys that you have might not be all that different from the ones children played with 1 ,000 years ago.

    Scientists have found some bone dice (骰子) in Aberdeen. In medieval (中世纪的) times dice were used for playing games as much as they are today.

    A recent survey found that half of all the children aged from 4 to 6 have played video games,a quarter of them regularly. The increasing use of electronic toys troubles Dr Singer,a professor at Yale. <4One thing we know is that kids in early years need to be in touch with the real world,” he said. “No matter how brilliant they are,they’re not going to learn to walk,to move or to talk to others unless their hands or feet have a direct role in such activities. ”

   Some toy experts argue that the best toys are the ones that increase a child's creativity and imagination. Traditional toys can be used for different kinds of purposes and Ge used in group settings,individually (单 方虫地) ，and one-to-one. They are also used differently depending on the child's age and skill level. And these toys made of natural materials are valuable for children because they teach children what the world is made of.

45. In how many ways do toys change according to the first paragraph?

   A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

46. The author used the example of “dice” to show that

   A. the toys are changing all the time

   B. some toys are made of different materials

   C. some toys don't change over time

   D. some toys,materials Son’t change over time 

47. From the article,we can know that .

   A. only children like to play with toys

   B. toys have nothing to do with children's future life

   C. the development of toys is related to science and technology

   D. plastic is the best material for making toys

48. According to Dr Singer, .

   A. the electronic toys are good for children if they play often enough

   B. the electronic toys prevent children keeping in touch with the real world

   C. children should be stopped from being hurt by the danger coming from the outside world

   D. children should play with electronic toys instead of the traditional ones

49. Traditional toys can be helpful to children in many ways EXCEPT that .

   A. they can help children study well

   B. they can make children more creative

   C. they can make children know the world

   D. they can help children know teamwork

Answer 1

45. B 46. C 47. C 48. B 49. A

45. B解析：细节理解题。根据文章的第一 段中的 “ Development in science and technology has had a big effect on the toys that children play with."和 “ The materials that toys are made of have also changed. ” 可知， 第一段是从玩具的种类和制作玩具的材料 两方面来说明玩具的变化，故选   B.

46. C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “not be all that different from the ones children played with 1. 000 years ago. ” 以及第二段的最后一句可知，作者用“骰子”这 个例子来证明有些玩具历经千年也不“过 时”，故选 C.

47. C解析:推理判断题。A项的内容在文章 中并没有提及;根据第一段的children have played with toys and they help to prepare children for adult life. ” 可知，玩具对孩 子将来的生活有影响，故B项错误;第一段 的 “ Plastic is a modem,man-made material that did not exist in the past. ” 只是说塑料在 过去不存在,但是不能推出它是制作玩具 最好的材料，故D项的说法也是不正确 的;根据第一段的 “Development in science and technology has had a big effect on the toys that children play with. ” 可知，科技的 发展影响着玩具的发展，故选 C.

48. B 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的 14 One thing we know is that kids in early years need to be in touch with the real world... unless their hands or feet have a direct role in such activities. ” 可知，电子玩 具阻止了孩子和真正世界的接触。故选B

49. A解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一 段提到的“increase a child's creativity and imagination”，“ be used in group settings ” 及“they teach children what the world is made of”不难发现传统玩具的好处包括了 B、C、D三项,文章没有提到帮助孩子学习 好的内容。故选A.