Question

11．A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family claims that all that time you spend parenting just doesn't matter．But it's a claim that，despite the enthusiastic and widespread coverage by the media，does not hold water．
The research suggests that child outcomes （including behavior problems，emotional problems，and academic performance） are barely connected with the time that parents spend with their children．The researchers examined the time diaries of 1，600 children，looking at parenting time and outcomes when the kids were aged 3 to 11 in 1997，and again in 2002，when they were between 8 and 16．
This research largely reflects the failure of the authors to correctly measure parental input （投入）．It just looked at time diaries from two particular days-one a weekday and the other a weekend day．
Trying to get a sense of the time you spend parenting from a single day's diary is a bit like trying to measure your income from a single day．If yesterday was payday，you looked rich，but if it's not，you would be reported as poor．You get a clearer picture only by looking at your income-or your parenting time-over a more meaningful period．
What you did yesterday should not be taken as representative of what you did last year．This is why most high-quality studies of parenting time focus instead on how often parents read to their children，play with them or help them with homework over a period of a month or longer-long enough to represent their different approaches to parenting．
As an exhausted parent who doesn't get enough time to work out，and who hasn't seen a movie for months，I understand why so many of us might seize on studies suggesting that we should take more time for ourselves．Perhaps we should．But I agree with Ariel Kalil，a developmental psychologist，on the suggestion"that when parents spend high-quality time with their children，their children are more likely to succeed．"

32．What do the underlined words"hold water"in the first paragraph probably mean？A
A．To be valid．
B．To be surprising．
C．To be confusing．
D．To be usual．
33．What's the purpose of conducting the study？A
A．To explore the link between parenting time and child outcomes
B．To explore the link between time diaries and child development．
C．To explore the link between children's habits and parents'influence．
D．To explore the link between daily activities and children's problems，
34．How is Paragraph 4 mainly developed？C
A．By giving descriptions．
B．By analyzing the cause．
C．By making a comparison，
D．By offering research findings．
35．The author may agree that high-quality-studies of parenting time shouldD．
A．be completed in one month                       
B．adopt some different approaches
C．concentrate mainly on learning time          
D．be based on data of a longer time period．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述了父母和孩子需要相互了解，但不是在一起的时间越长越好，而是要学会高质量利用相处时间．

解答 AACD
32．A 考查细节理解．根据"all that time you spend parenting just doesn't matter"可知，你花在养育孩子上的时间并不完全有效．所以"hold water"是指"有效"．故选A．
33．A 考查细节理解．根据"The research suggests that child outcomes （including behavior problems，emotional problems，and academic performance） are barely connected with the time that parents spend with their children"可知，进行这项研究的目的是探索养育时间和孩子成长结果之间的联系．故选A．
34．C 考查细节理解．根据"You get a clearer picture only by looking at your income-or your parenting time-over a more meaningful period"可知，第四段是建议通过作比较的方法来了解自己的效率．故选C．
35．D 考查细节理解．根据"As an exhausted parent who doesn't get enough time to work out，and who hasn't seen a movie for months"可知，高质量的了解父母的时间，应当基于较长时间的数据来得出结论．故选D．

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