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【题目】"Be careful!" shouts mum to her son, as he climbs up to the highest point of the climbing frame. "I'm the king of the castle", he shouts back without a care in the world! There's no real danger—there are soft floor tiles in the playground and equipment has been designed to the highest safety standards.

"How will he learn to deal with danger if you wrap him in cotton wool all the time?" asks granny.

It's a modern problem—in the past, children had to grow up much earlier, and often faced danger at home and at work. In England, children were made to climb chimneys to clean them, work in coal mines, textile mills and many other dangerous places. They walked to school alone, played outside for hours by themselves, and nobody ever worried.

But modern parents see danger in everything, and are often accused of turning their children into "cotton wool kids", they are so overprotected that children never get the chance to explore or learn through play and adventure.

Child psychologists say that modern children are becoming too soft, and that parents must give young people freedom to play. They must learn to solve their own disputes, and see danger for themselves. So, if you think you're in danger of becoming a “cotton wool kid,” ask your parents for a little more independence. When you’ve proved you can be responsible, maybe they'll "unwrap" you for the real world!

【1】What does the underlined phrase “without a care in the world” mean?

A. Not care about the world.

B. Not scared or worried.

C. There is nothing to care about in the world.

D. Be careless.

【2】Which of the following is NOT true about the family in the past according to the passage?

A. Children grew up earlier.

B. Children often faced danger at home and at work.

C. Children walked to school alone.

D. Children played outside for hours by themselves which made their parents worried.

【3】Why are modern parents accused of turning their children into "cotton wool kids"?

A. Because they wrap their children in cotton wool.

B. Because they see danger in everything.

C. Because they overprotect their children.

D. Because they do nothing for their children.

【4】In the child psychologists’ view, which of the following is NOT expected to be done by modern children?

A. Become soft. B. Solve their own disputes.

C. See danger for themselves. D. Be responsible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】文章介绍了现代社会父母过度保护孩子，使孩子们没有机会去探索或学习玩耍和冒险。文章呼吁父母应该给孩子自由玩耍的机会，孩子也要请父母多给一点独立性。

【1】B词义推测题。根据前边"I'm the king of the castle"（我是城堡之王），可推知孩子没有任何的担心和畏惧，B项符合文意，故选B。

【2】D细节理解题。根据第三段They walked to school alone, played outside for hours by themselves, and nobody ever worried.（他们独自一人去学校，独自在外面玩几个小时，没人担心）可知，D项在过去孩子们在外边玩几个小时，他们的父母会担心，是不正确的。故选D。

【3】C推理判断题。根据第四段But modern parents see danger in everything, and are often accused of turning their children into "cotton wool kids", they are so overprotected that children never get the chance to explore or learn through play and adventure.可知，因为现代的父母看到了所有的危险，所以他们过度保护孩子们，并经常被指责把孩子变成了“棉毛孩子”，以至于孩子们没有机会去探索或学习玩耍和冒险。C项符合文意，故选C。

【4】A推理判断题。根据最后一段Child psychologists say that modern children are becoming too soft, and that parents must give young people freedom to play.可知，儿童心理学家说，现代的孩子变得过于软弱，父母必须给年轻人自由玩耍的自由。A项符合，故选A。