A
It’s time to teach kids how to play. Play can teach them important life skills. Their imagination will also be inspired.
● Play a game. Dig out your board games. Checkers, chess and Monopoly are all great games.
● Hands-on fun. Bring out play dough (橡皮泥). Your children may roll their eyes at this one, but you would be surprised at how they will sit down and keep themselves entertained with it.
● Build something. Lego, Lincoln Logs and K’NEX. How many of our kids still have these in the back of their closets? Try building something using toothpicks and connecting them together with glue. As the things you build dry, they become stronger and you can keep them around for a while.
● Go outdoors. Outdoor games like marbles and hopscotch not only interest your kids, they will also improve coordination (协调) skills. Too hot or cold out? The garage, basement or kitchen floors will be OK, too.
● Become an outdoor artist. Buy a box of colored chalk from the local store and let your kids create their own works on your front or back sidewalks. Take pictures of them for your family album.
Are these new ideas? Of course not. But when our kids are given a choice of any of these “offline” activities or the chance to watch TV or play computer games, what are they going to choose? When you unplug your kids, they will learn how to play again simply because they have nothing else to do. They will find other activities to keep themselves entertained.
1. According to the passage, K'NEX _________.
A. is a kind of toys children can use to build something
B. is a book about how to build things you like
C. can be used to join things together
D. can be used to dry things
2. In the writer's opinion, _________.
A. “offline” activities do more harm than good to kids
B. children today have no interest in outdoor games
C. play is a good way to inspire kids' imagination
D. few children today are interested in play dough
3. What does the underlined part “unplug your kids” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Give them the chance to do things as they please.
B. Make your kids stay away from TVs and computers.
C. Keep your kids away from games or outdoor activities.
D. Keep your kids in a quiet and lonely place for a long time.
4. The passage is intended for ________.
A. children B. parents
C. teachers D. students
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。玩耍可以教给孩子们重要的生活技能。孩子的想象力也会得到激发。文章介绍了家长如何教会孩子们玩耍。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。由第四段中的“Build something. Lego, Lincoln Logs and K’NEX. How many of our kids still have these in the back of their closets? Try building something using toothpicks and connecting them together with glue（构建一些东西。乐高，林肯积木和K NEX。有多少孩子的衣柜里还放着这个?试着用牙签做一些东西，然后用胶水把它们粘在一起）”的可知，K’NEX应该是和Lego（乐高），Lincoln Logs（林肯原木）一样的可拼装的玩具，孩子们可以把它建成各种各样的东西。故A选项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由第一段中的“Play can teach them important life skills. Their imagination will also be inspired(玩耍可以教给孩子们重要的生活技能。孩子的想象力也会得到激发)”可知，作者认为玩耍是鼓舞孩子们想象力的好办法。故C选项正确。
【3题详解】
词义猜测题。由最后一段中的“when our kids are given a choice of any of these “offline” activities or the chance to watch TV or play computer games, what are they going to choose? When you unplug your kids, they will learn how to play again simply because they have nothing else to do(当让我们的孩子在这些线下活动或看电视或玩电脑游戏中做出选择时，他们会选择什么?当你unplug your kids，他们会再次学习如何玩，只是因为他们没有其他事情可做)”可知，孩子们重新学会玩耍的前提是他们没有机会去玩电脑游戏，看电视。当孩子在玩耍，打电脑游戏，看电视中选择时，他们毫无疑问会选择玩游戏或者看电视。所以，只有当你使孩子远离电脑或电视的时候，他们才会重新学会玩耍。故划线部分意思应为B选项“让你的孩子远离电视和电脑。”相似。故B选项正确。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。由文章中反复出现的“your kids, your children”可知，该文是写给家长的。告诉家长如何教会自己的孩子玩耍。B选项正确。
