Question

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A.Anxious parents.

B.Problems of poor children.

C.Children who are home alone.

2.What surprise the woman?

A.There are hidden dangers at home.

B.Many children have ever been home alone.

C.Children enjoy themselves without control.

3.What can we learn from the conversation?

A.Children should be free from parental control.

B.Middle-class kids have more chances to take a vacation.

C.Eight-or-nine-year-olds feel scared about being home alone.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

【解析】

【原文】

W: I was surprised to find the other day that a lot of children have the experience of being home alone,for example, during the vacations.Some of these children enjoy being without parental control but there may be hidden dangers for them.That’s why many parents are worried when they have to leave their children alone in the house.

M: Yes.This used to be a problem for poor children,but the problem is growing now as more and more middle-class kids are being left at home alone too.

W: I wonder if all the children like being at home alone?

M: No,not all of them.The data shows that it’s a particularly frightening experience for eight-or-nine-year-olds.At that age they know enough to be fearful and their imaginations can cause them to have unfounded fear as well.