Question

    I am so worried about my son’s health that I can’t help writing to you. Last night, a school night, my 11-year-old son’s baseball team played a game that lasted until 9:30. By the time we got home and he had a quick dinner and shower, it was 10:30 — an hour and a half later than a child who gets up at 6:30 should be going to bed. We love baseball. My son is having fun, getting exercise, and learning patience, teamwork and sports spirit. But the truth is that the game also influences his sleep.

As parents, we want good things for our children. We want them to be healthy both in body and in mind. To this end, we look for ways to help our kids grow and develop. We help them with their homework. We send them to all kinds of classes — dance, soccer and baseball. We encourage our kids to take honors courses (培优课程) or to have after-school jobs. And we praise them for hard-earned success and achievements.

However, the ironic thing is that all of these activities and responsibilities that we are giving our children to make their lives colorful could be badly influencing their health and taking happiness away. Activities, responsibilities, and goals are good. But if we want our kids to realize their full physical, learning and social ability, sleep is important. We have to start taking sleep seriously.

Parents make bedtime routines and carry out strict rules about nighttime. But in fact, these measures (措施) aren’t enough because getting our kids enough sleep isn’t just about carrying out (实行) stricter bedtime. It actually requires more than that. In order to ensure our kids get the sleep they need, both parents and schools should make an effort.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A.The writer’s son spent too much time taking a shower.

B.The kid who gets up at 6:30 am should go to bed at 8:30 pm.

C.The writer’s son learns a lot and has a good time in the baseball team.

2.From Paragraph 2, we know that parents ________.

A.want the best for their children

B.are able to teach their children to dance at home

C.pay more attention to children’s mind than body

3.What’s the best meaning of the underlined word “ironic” in the third paragraph?

A.讽刺的 B.公平的 C.奇特的

4.From the passage, we can infer that ________.

A.activities and responsibilities are sure to make children unhealthy and unhappy

B.not only parents but also schools have made efforts to help kids get enough sleep

C.some children may not have enough sleep because of too many after-school activities

5.What might happen if the headmaster read this letter?

A.More after-school classes might be given to students.

B.The school might make some rules to make sure students go to bed early.

C.Parents might be advised to make their children’s lives more colorful.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

这是一封父母的来信，讲述父母给孩子的这些让他们生活更多彩的活动和责任，影响了他们的健康，把他们的快乐带走了，让孩子睡眠不足。父母和学校都应采取措施努力让孩子有足够的睡眠。

1.

推理判断题。根据第一段“he had a quick dinner and shower”可知A选项表述错误；“it was 10:30 — an hour and a half later than a child who gets up at 6:30 should be going to bed” 可知应该9点睡觉，B选项表述错误； “My son is having fun, getting exercise, and learning patience, teamwork and sports spirit”可知C选项表述正确。故选C。

2.

推理判断题。根据第二段“As parents, we want good things for our children. We want them to be healthy both in body and in mind…we look for ways to help our kids grow and develop” 可知父母为孩子的好处着想，想要孩子身心都健康，想帮助孩子成长和发展；根据“ We send them to all kinds of classes — dance”可知父母把孩子送去上舞蹈课。故选A。

3.

词义猜测题。根据“all of these activities and responsibilities that we are giving our children to make their lives colorful could be badly influencing their health and taking happiness away”父母给孩子的这些让他们生活更多彩的活动和责任影响了他们的健康把他们的快乐带走了。ironic表示“讽刺的”。故选A。

4.

推理判断题。A选项“are sure to”表达太绝对。根据最后一段“In order to ensure our kids get the sleep they need, both parents and schools should make an effort”可知父母和学校都应该努力保证孩子的足够睡眠，B选项的“have made efforts已经努力”表述错误。C选项“some children may not have enough sleep because of too many after-school activities”文中提到一些孩子可能睡眠不足是因为太多课后活动，表述正确。故选C。

5.

推理判断题。根据“ensure our kids get the sleep they need, both parents and schools should make an effort”可推断校长看到信之后，会制定制度确保孩子更早的上床睡觉。故选B。