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1.About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table,I couldn't help overhearing parts of their conversation.At one point the woman asked,"So,how have you been?"And the boy-who could not have been more than seven or eight years old-replied."Frankly,I've been feeling a little depressed lately."
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing.As far as I can remember,my friends and I didn't find out we were"depressed",that is,in low spirits,until we were in high school.
Undoubtedly a change in children has increased steadily in recent years.Children don't seem childlike anymore.Children speak more like adults,dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say,but it certainly is different.Childhood as it once was no longer exists.Why?
Human development is depended not only on born biological states,but also on patterns of gaining social knowledge.Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new social posifions.Children have always been taught adult secrets,but slowly and in stages;traditionally,we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the last 30years,however,a secret-revelation(揭示)machine has been equipped in 98percent of American homes.It is called television.Television passes information to all viewers allke,whether they are children or adults.Unable to resist the temptation(诱惑),many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging,more attractive moving pictures.
Communication through print,as a matter of fact,allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain.Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.

41.According to the author,feeling depressed isD.
A.a sure sign of a mental problem in a child
B.a mental state present in all humans,including children
C.something that cannot be avoided in children's mental development
D.something hardly to be expected in a young child
42.Traditionally,a child is supposed to learn about the adult worldB.
A.through connection with society     B.gradually and under guidance
C.naturally without being taught      D.through watching television
43.According to the author'that today's children seem adultlike results fromA.
A.the widespread influence of television
B.the poor arrangement of teaching content
C.the fast pace of human scientific development
D.the rising standard of living
44.What does the anthor think of communication through print for children?D
A.It enables children to gain more social information.
B.It develops children's interest in reading and writing.
C.It helps chlldren to read and write well
D.It can control what children are to learn.
45.What does the author think of the change in today's children?B
A.He feels their adultlike behavior is so funny.
B.He thinks the change worthy of note.
C.He considers it a rapid development.
D.He seems to be upset about it.

分析 文章讲述的是作者偶然听到孩子类似于成年人的对话,从而分析了孩子之所以成熟的原因和看法.

解答 41.D.细节理解题.根据第二段可知,作者认为对于如此小年龄的孩子来说,depressed 是很难想象的.
42.B. 推理批判答题.根据第五段Children have always been taught adult secrets,but slowly and in stages;traditionally,we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.可知从传统意义上来讲,小孩子学会模仿成人的世界这个过程是耳濡目染,渐渐地并且受大人影响的.
43.A.细节理解题.根据第六段可知,作者认为是电视的普及,让孩子出现了这样的特征.
44.D.推理判断题.根据最后一段Communication through print,as a matter of fact,allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain可知,作者认为通过印刷的方式可以控制孩子所学的东西.
45.B.判断推理题.根据文章作者的口气和观点可以看出,他对孩子的这些变化感到焦虑,应当引起人们的重视.

点评 科教类阅读题材的通过叙述一个现象来揭示其社会意义.题目经常是细节的,阅读时思路要清晰.能抓住中心思想和段落大意,再进行合理的推断.

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