Question

    "Mummy, I don' t know what to play with." Steve interrupts his mother, who is talking to a friend, for the fourth time. "You've got a room full of toys!" his mother says, impatiently. In fact it is the jumble of toys which is to blame for four-year-old Steve's lack of interest in his dolls, cars and stuffed (packed) animals. Each morning he tips out three washing baskets of toys all over his floor, listlessly pulls out something and shortly after is standing at his mother's desk or following her into the kitchen saying: "Mummy, I am bored."

A family therapist ( 心理医生) explains why children lose interest when they have a whole "toy shop" at home: "According to their brain development, little children are not in a position to judge the quality of a variety of things at once. There is always just one favorite toy for the moment. All the rest is left lying about." What can parents do to stop their children from being oversupplied with toys? Under no conditions simply make something disappear without the child's knowledge. If he/she takes no more notice of a toy, a parent can ask if it can be stored or given away. Be warned though the child will always say he/she wants it then! A talk with relatives and friends may also help. Lyn is the mother of four-year-old Jessie, and we like   her way. A small set of shelves in her child's room holds the toys and books that are the current (at present) favorites. When it seems to her that her daughter is tired of these toys, they put them away in a box together and select some other toys from  a cupboard in another room. The box of "old" toys goes into the cupboard. When her child says she is "bored", they also get something from her cupboard - it may be something she has had for some time but because she hasn't seen it for a while it is almost  like a new toy.

Some favorite toys stay out all the time, and there is collection of dolls which  sits in the corner, but in this way Lyn has found that she has fewer toys to put away at the end of the day and her daughter always has something "fresh" to play with.

1.Steve interrupted his mother several times because _____.

A.he felt uninterested in his toys

B.he disliked his mother's guest

C.he didn't have enough toys to play with

D.he hoped his mother would play with him

2.According to the therapist, children often complain that they have nothing to play with because _____.

A.they can't play alone for a long time

B.they are too young to play with so many toys

C.they are too lazy to pick out their favorites

D.they lack the ability to value too many things at a time

3.Which of the following can be used in place of "jumble"?

A.Simple choice. B.Mixture in disorder.

C.Ordinary appearance. D.Same shape.

4.Which is the advice given to parents in the text?

A.Buy fewer toys for their children.

B.Form good habits for their children.

C.Spare some time to play with their children.

D.Put some toys away without telling their children.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。文章讲述了面对众多的玩具孩子们不知道自己钟爱哪一个了，思维混乱，所以产生厌烦的心理，作者建议家长把玩具藏起来，这样可以引起孩子的兴趣。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段的In fact it is the jumble of toys which is to blame for four-year-old Steve's lack of interest in his dolls, cars and stuffed (packed) animals.可知，孩子不停地打断妈妈是因为他对玩具缺乏兴趣。A. he felt uninterested in his toys（他对玩具不感兴趣）符合以上说法。故选A项。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段的little children are not in a position to judge the quality of a variety of things at once. There is always just one favorite toy for the moment. All the rest is left lying about.（小孩子在东西很多地时候没有判断力，他们一次只能玩一个玩具，玩具再多都是放着而已）可知，小孩子抱怨没东西玩是因为东西太多了，他们不能判断哪个好玩。D. they lack the ability to value too many things at a time（他们缺乏一次判断很多东西的能力）符合以上说法。故选D项。

3.词义猜测题。根据画线词后的which is to blame for four-year-old Steve's lack of interest in his dolls, cars and stuffed (packed) animals.（事实上一屋子的小汽车和动物玩具应该对四岁的Steve对玩具没有兴趣负责）可以推测屋里的玩具多且杂乱，故jumble of toys的意思就是多且杂乱的玩具。B. Mixture in disorder.（一片混乱）符合以上猜测。故选B项。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第二段的What can parents do to stop their children from being oversupplied with toys? Under no conditions simply make something disappear without the child's knowledge.可知，作者的建议是在孩子不知情的情况下把玩具藏起来。D. Put some toys away without telling their children.（不告诉孩子，把一些玩具藏起来）符合以上说法。故选D项。