Question

    A new research, presented on Monday, suggests that parents who go down slides with their kids are actually making slides even riskier for their little ones.

Led by Dr. Charles Jennissen, a professor at the University of Iowa, the research found that placing children (especially infants and toddlers蹒跚学步的小孩) on adult laps increases the risk of injury to their lower legs, including broken bones.

"I've seen a lot of these injuries all through my career, and I hadn't seen anybody talk about this problem," says Jennissen.

So Jennissen and his colleagues found that about 350,000 children under the age of six were injured on slides in the U.S. from 2002 to 2015. Injuries were most common among kids from 12-23 months of age, and the most common injury was lower leg fractures (骨折).

The researchers found that 94 percent of 600 cases include lower leg injuries. This is important, because that's not how a kid falling off a slide alone would usually get hurt. The fact that so many kids are getting lower leg injuries—and that those injuries seem to get less common as kids get older—suggests something else is at play.

Jennissen thinks that when children are sliding alone, they aren’t going fast enough or carrying enough body weight to hurt themselves. When they’re sitting on an adult’s lap and their foot gets caught, they have the added momentum of an adult body.

"We think a lot of these lower extremity injuries are because they're on the lap," says Jennissen. "We don't know that for sure, because no parents say that. But from my experience, and the data that suggests it, we think almost all of these are kids are on the lap."

Jennissen isn’t arguing that you should never go down the slide with your kid—he agrees that it’s fun and that he’s done it with his own kids—but he thinks adults should realize the risks.

1.What can we learn about the research from the passage?

A.Many parents are hurt when going down slides with their kids.

B.Dr. Charles Jennissen is the leader of the research team.

C.More and more adult laps are found hurt in the accidents.

D.Many people have discussed the possible reasons for the injuries.

2.The underlined phrase at play in Para.5 probably means _____.

A.taking effect B.paying attention C.making efforts D.solving problems

3.What is Jennissen’s attitude towards parents’ going down slides with kids?

A.He supports it. B.He is against it.

C.He is careful about it. D.He doesn’t care about it.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道类文章。研究发现，与孩子一起滑滑梯的父母实际上是在给孩子制造更大的风险。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Led by Dr. Charles Jennissen, a professor at the University of Iowa, the research found that…”可知，爱荷华大学的教授查尔斯·詹尼斯森领导了这次研究，也就是说，他是这次研究的领导者。故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据第五段“The researchers found that 94 percent of 600 cases include lower leg injuries. This is important, because that's not how a kid falling off a slide alone would usually get hurt. The fact that so many kids are getting lower leg injuries—and that those injuries seem to get less common as kids get older—suggests something else is at play.”可知，研究人员发现，600个病例中有94%都有小腿受伤。这很重要，因为一个孩子单独从滑梯上摔下来通常不会受伤。如此多的孩子小腿受伤，而且随着年龄的增长，这种情况似乎越来越少，这一事实表明，还有其他因素导致孩子们受伤。结合选项，该处指“还有其他因素在起作用”，结合选项，故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段“Jennissen isn’t arguing that you should never go down the slide with your kid—he agrees that it’s fun and that he’s done it with his own kids—but he thinks adults should realize the risks.”可知，Jennissen并不是说你永远不应该和你的孩子一起滑滑梯——他同意这很有趣，而且他也和自己的孩子一起滑滑梯——但他认为成年人应该意识到这样做的风险。由此可知，对于和孩子一起滑滑梯这件事来说，他对此态度比较“谨慎”，结合选项，C选项表达此意。故选C。