题目内容
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Parenting has never been an easy job,but mothers and fathers today face challenges in raising their children that their own parents may never have had to deal with
While children have always been particular eaters,for example,parents today are trying to supply healthful food in a world full ofchicken nuggets,processed snacks and soft drinks.Bike riding and hopscotch have given way to video games and text messaging.And working parents have to cope with all things around day care,jobs and family.
At the same time,a large amount of health information on the Intemet and elsewhere has introduced a higher level of stress for parents.Web sites provide supplemants(补品)that increase a child’s brain health while news organizations report on the latest scare from baby bottles or too much television.
All of this makes raising a healthy child overwhelming.But it doesn’t have to be.
This Well guide offers small steps and simple ways to improve a child’s well-being in four
areas—nutrition,development,playtime and safety Inside,there’s advice from experts on how to raise a healthy,active youngster;tips on diet and behavior,help for problems like insomnia,and the latest thinking on day care,discipline and other topics.It’s all designed to help kids stay well every day.
45.According to the author,what is most likely to be found in today’s homes?
A.Hopscotch B.Healthful food. C.Bike riding. D Brain supplements
46.What does“Well guide'’in the last paragraph probably refer to?
A.A programon how to deal with daily affairs
B A game on how to make kids clever.
C.A book on how to raise a child.
D A site on how to reduce work stress
47.From the 1st paragraphinthe passage,we can infer that_______
A.today’s parents are too busy to raise their own children
B today’s parents should seek advice from their own parents
C it was much easier to raise children in the past
D.parents have more concems in raising children today
48.The underlined word in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by .
A.relaxing B.delighting C.stressful D puzzling
45---48 BCDC
【解析】略
Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.
The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me. Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby depending on the season.
She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy and overly demanding. Delores Clemens says, “that's not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he's going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Cuddle your baby. Hug him! And she started to do that. They just want a little cuddling and a little love. And it works!”
Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. Around three hundred fifty teenage mothers graduate from Covenant House's Mommy and Me class every year.
In class, with her baby son is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in seeking a more secure life.
The World Health Organization says the United States has forty-one births for every one thousand girls age fifteen to nineteen. That is higher than other developed countries, as well as some developing ones. By comparison, northern neighbor Canada has fourteen births and southern neighbor Mexico has eighty-two.
【小题1】What is the text mainly about?
A.Parents who are a child’s first teachers. |
B.A class where teens learn mothering and are mothered. |
C.A nonprofit agency that offers a more secure life. |
D.A kind teacher who help homeless young mothers. |
A.help homeless young mothers become good parents |
B.provide homeless young mothers with a warm shelter |
C.help mothers in New York be good parents |
D.teach some parents how to love their children |
A.She has a mother of five and a grandmother. |
B.She thinks a crying baby should be picked up and hugged. |
C.She teaches advanced skills on how to be good mothers. |
D.She is very glad for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. |
A.Canada | B.the United States of America | C.Mexico | D.Britain |