Question

【题目】Scientists often see the first ten years of a child's life as the "window of opportunity,"【1】And studies show that the following activities can benefit their brain greatly.

【2】

Free playtime has always been an important part of "being a kid",but it is also important to a child's development."Free play" not only helps kids develop different skills,it also helps them develop into happy healthy adults in the future.

Read with kids.

Reading has long been known to improve children's intelligence.【3】For parents who don't have much time, just surrounding your kids with books goes a long way too.

Put kids to bed early.

【4】Preschool children should get at least eleven hours of sleep and kids up to age 12 should try to get at least ten hours of sleep.

Learn a second language.

Early studies in this field have shown that bilingual（双语的）kids can perform better under pressure.Young children can learn new languages with nearly perfect fluency（流利）and pronunciation.

Praise good effort not intelligence.

Your kids may be smart but you should mainly praise the effort they put into tasks.Kids,who are praised on intelligence,often feel it is a fixed quality,and mistakes or failures badly hurt their self-confidence.Kids who are praised on effort often focus more on learning.【5】

A.Play some helpful games.

B.Give them enough playtime.

C.And they are not afraid to fail and try again.

D.Kids still need time away from the TV to do homework.

E.Kids who read often develop earlier writing and number skills as well.

F.Everything at this time is very important to the development of a person's brain.

G.Studies show that kids with regular bedtimes are better at languages,math and reading.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】B

【3】E

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】试题分析：本文讲述的是在很小的时候对孩子的教育的重要性，文章给出了多个建议。

【1】F 根据前句Scientists often see the first ten years of a child’s life as the “window of opportunity.”可知人生的前10年很重要，做的每一件事情对人脑的发展都会起着很重要的作用。故F项符合上下文。

【2】B 根据本段第一句Free playtime has always been an important part of “being a kid”,可知玩耍的时间对孩子来说特别重要，告诉我们要给孩子足够的时间。

【3】E 根据前句Reading has long been known to improve children’s intelligence可知大量的阅读对孩子有很多的作用，故E项符合上下文。

【4】G 根据下一句Preschool children should get at least eleven hours of sleep and kids up to age 12 should try to get at least ten hours of sleep.可知有规律的睡眠时间的孩子在很多方面发展得较好。故G正确。

【5】C 根据前一句Kids who are praised on effort often focus more on learning.可知被表扬的孩子更加关注学习，他们不害怕失败，愿意多次尝试。故C项符合上下文。