题目内容
2．The more hours that young children spend in child care，the more likely they are to turn out aggressive and disobedient by the time they are in kindergarten，according to the largest study of child care and development ever conducted．Researchers said this correlation （相关性）held true regardless of whether the children came from rich or poor homes，were looked after by a relative or at a center，and whether they were girls or boys．What is uncertain，however，is whether the child care actually causes the problem or whether children likely to turn out aggressive happen to be those who spend more hours in child care．It also remains unclear whether reducing the amount of time in child care will reduce the risk that a child will turn into a mean person．What's more，quality child care is associated with increased skills in intellectual ability such as language and memory，leading some academics to suggest that child care turns out children who are"smart and naughty"．
The government-sponsored research，which has tracked more than 1，300children at 10sites across the country since 1991，is bound to cause the debate over child care again：How should people balance work and family？And how should parents，especially mothers．Resolve the demands that are placed on them to be both breadwinners and supermoms？
That debate was already on display at a new briefing yesterday，where researchers themselves had different opinions about the data and its implications （含义）．"There is a constant relationship between time in care and problem behavior，especially those involving aggression and behavior，"said Jay Belsky of Birkbeck College in London．one of the lead investigators of the study who has previously annoyed women's groups because of his criticisms of child care．"On behalf of fathers or mothers？"interrupted Sarah Friedman，a developmental psychologist at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development （NICHD） and one of the other lead scientists on the study．"On behalf of parents and families，"responded Belsky．
"NICHD is not willing to get into policy recommendations．"said Friedman，contradicting her colleague．"There are other possibilities that can be entertained．Yesit is a quick solution-more hours in child care is associated with more problems．The easy solution is to cut the number of hours but that may have implications for the family that may not be beneficial for the development of the children in terms of economics．"In an interview after the briefing，Friedman said that asking parents to work fewer hours and spend more time with their children usually meant a loss of family income，which adversely（不利地）affects children．
Scientists said that the study was highly reliable．But the researchers said they had no idea whether the behavioral difficulties persisted as the children moved to higher grades．
32．Children who spend more time in quality child care willA．
A．develop greater ability in language B．be easy to manage and less naughty
C．possess great risk-taking spirit D．be greedy and mean to their classmates
33．What is still unknown about higher level of aggressiveness in kindergarten children？C
A．Whether higher level of aggressiveness can be avoided with longer child care．
B．Where longer child care equally affects children from different families．
C．Whether aggressiveness is a direct result of longer child care．
D．Whether longer child care improves intellectual ability in children．
34．In the fifth paragraph the word"it"probably meansC．
A．NICHD is unwilling to give parents recommendations
B．NICHD is willing to give policy advice concerning child care
C．the number of hours in child care should be reduced significantly
D．parents should discipline the behavior of their children more strictly
35．According to Friedman．Cutting the number of hours in child careA．
A．may prevent families from having the necessary financial sources
B．will make families unable to enjoy much of the social benefits
C．will result in subsequent behavioral difficulties in children
D．should be accompanied with the improvement in the quality of child care．
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读，属于议论文，根据儿童保育和开发机构进行的研究，花更多的时间照顾的孩子，他们就越有可能变得咄咄逼人，不听话在幼儿园．本文以此展开，主要讲述了照顾孩子的时间对孩子的影响．
解答 32．答案：A．细节理解题．根据The more hours that young children spend in child care，the more likely they are to turn out aggressive and disobedient by the time they are in kindergarten，according to the largest study of child care and development ever conducted．可知，花更多的时间在照顾孩子上，孩子将开发更大的语言能力．故选A．
33．答案：C．细节理解题．根据What is uncertain，however，is whether the child care actually causes the problem or whether children likely to turn out aggressive happen to be those who spend more hours in child care．可知，照顾孩子实际上是否会导致问题还是那些花更多时间在照顾孩子上孩子可能会变得咄咄逼人．故C项是否长期照顾是导致孩子咄咄逼人的直接原因符合文章内容．故选C．
34．答案：C．词义猜测题．根据该句之后的The easy solution is to cut the number of hours but that may have implications for the family that may not be beneficial for the development of the children in terms of economics可知，it指代的是照顾孩子的时间应该大幅减少．故选C．
35．答案：A．细节理解题．根据Friedman said that asking parents to work fewer hours and spend more time with their children usually meant a loss of family income，which adversely（不利地）affects children．可知，减少照顾孩子的时间可能阻止家庭拥有必要的金融资源．故选A．
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，词义猜测题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
