Question

About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table，I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation．At one point the woman asked，“So，how have you been?" And the boy -who could not have been more than seven or eight years old-replied．“Frankly, I've been feeling a little depressed lately．"
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing．As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”，that is，in low spirits，until we were in high school．
Undoubtedly a change in children has increased steadily in recent years．Children don't seem childlike anymore．Children speak more like adults，dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to．
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different．Childhood as it once was no longer exists．Why?
Human development is depended not only on born biological states，but also on patterns of gaining social knowledge．Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new social posifions．Children have always been taught adult secrets，but slowly and in stages；traditionally,we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders．
In the last 30 years，however, a secret-revelation(揭示)machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes．It is called television．Television passes information to all viewers allke，whether they are children or adults．Unable to resist the temptation(诱惑)，many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging，more attractive moving pictures．
Communication through print，as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain．Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials．
【小题1】According to the author, feeling depressed is      ．

A．a sure sign of a mental problem in a child

B．a mental state present in all humans, including children

C．something that cannot be avoided in children’s mental development

D．something hardly to be expected in a young child

【小题2】Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world     ．

A．through connection with society

B．gradually and under guidance

C．naturally without being taught

D．through watching television

【小题3】According to the author’that today’s children seem adultlike results from   ．

A．the widespread influence of television

B．the poor arrangement of teaching content

C．the fast pace of human scientific development

D．the rising standard of living

【小题4】What does the anthor think of communication through print for children?

A．It enables children to gain more social information．

B．It develops children’s interest in reading and writing．

C．It helps chlldren to read and write well

D．It can control what children are to learn．

【小题5】What does the author think of the change in today’s children?

A．He feels their adultlike behavior is so funny．

B．He thinks the change worthy of note．

C．He considers it a rapid development．

D．He seems to be upset about it．

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】B

解析试题分析：文章讲述的是作者偶然听到孩子类似于成年人的话，从而分析了孩子之所以如此成熟的原因和看法。
【小题1】事实细节题，根据第二段可知，As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”，that is，in low spirits，until we were in high school．作者认为对于如此小年龄的孩子来说，depressed是很难想象的。选D。
【小题2】推理判断题，根据第五段Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders可知传统上，孩子了解成人世界是逐渐的，在指导之下的，选B。
【小题3】事实细节题，根据第六段In the last 30 years，however, a secret-revelation(揭示)machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes．It is called television．可知，作者认为是电视剧的普及，让孩子出现了这样的特征。选A
【小题4】推理判断题，根据最后一段Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access可知，作者认为通过印刷的方式可以控制孩子所学的东西，选D。
【小题5】推理判断题，根据文章作者的口气和观点可以看出，他对孩子的这些变化感到焦虑，应当引起人们的重视。选B。
考点：考查社会现象类短文