Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

When you live in America, it is not uncommon to see many children coming home from school to an empty house. 【1】 . Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. 【2】 ．

Kate Green was one of the headmasters of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside skirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind what they meant.” 【3】 ．

She and her husband began talking to the children. They offered the suggestion: 【4】 . One in every three latchkey children the Greens talked to once reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. 【5】 ．The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

A. Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

B. But they don’t mind.

C. Some deal with the situation by watching TV.

D. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone.

E. Some should go to their friends for safety.

F. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.

G. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed or in a closet.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】F

【3】A

【4】D

【5】G

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述美国那些带钥匙的孩子如何面对没有人在家的情况；

【1】C 根据上文提到When you live in America, it is not uncommon to see many children coming home from school to an empty house当你住在美国时，看到孩子回到空荡荡的家，这是正常的，故选C一些孩子会看电视；

【2】F 根据上文提到They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work.当父母工作时他们能自己照顾自己，故选F恶劣的条件变成他们关心的内容；

【3】A 根据上文提到There were so many It never came to my mind what they meant.”这有许多的钥匙，我从来不知道他们是什么意思，故选A慢慢地，他们就会明白，他们就是房子的钥匙。

【4】D 根据上文提到They offered the suggestion他们提出一些建议，可见恐惧是孩子自己在家面对的最大的问题，故选D

【5】G 根据上文提到The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding那些带钥匙的孩子面对恐惧最平常的方法就是藏起来，故选G可能在沐浴间，床下或壁柜里。

考点 ：七选五