题目内容
5．For more than six million American children，coming home after school means coming to an empty house．（51）DSome 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．（52）FLynette Long was once the headmaster 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 shirts．There were so many keys．It never came to my mind what they meant．"（53）A
She and her husband began talking to the children who had them．They learned of the impact working couples and single parents were having on their children．（54）COne in every three latchkey children the Longs talked to 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．（55）GThe second is TV．They'll often play it at high volume．It's hard to get statistics（统计）on latchkey children，the Longs learned．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．Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone．
D．Some deal with the situation by watching TV．
E．Some go to their friends or their relatives．
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．
分析 本文是一篇选句填空阅读，超过六百万的美国儿童，放学后回家意味着即将独守空房子，一些孩子会看电视，一些会藏起来，但是他们有一个共同点，他们度过一段孤独的时光，他们被叫做挂钥匙的孩子，本文以此展开，叙述了这些孩子的心理状况．
解答 51．答案：D．句意：一些人通过看电视处理这种情况．根据"Some may hide．But all of them have something in common"可知，孩子放学后自己待在家，有人看电视，有的会藏起来，但是大部分都是一样的．故D符合语境．故选D．
52．答案：F．句意：他们糟糕的状况已成为一个关注的话题．根据"They're children who look after themselves while their parents work"可知，他们照顾自己当他们的父母工作时．故F符合语境．故选F．
53．答案：A．句意：慢慢地，她知道了那是房子钥匙．根据"I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts．There were so many keys．It never came to my mind what they meant"可知，我告诉他们把它们放进衬衫里，有太多的钥匙，他们说的我没有放在心上．故A符合语境．故选A．
54．答案：C．句意：害怕是孩子独自在家最大的问题．根据"One in every three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared．Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety"可知，害怕是孩子独自在家产生的问题，故C符合语境，故选C．
55．答案：G．句意：它可能在淋浴室，在床上或在一个壁橱里．根据"The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding"可知，最常见的方式挂钥匙的孩子处理他们的恐惧是通过隐藏．故G符合语境．故选G．
点评 本文是一篇选句填空阅读，主要考查学生对文章内容理解及上下文联系，做题时，应仔细阅读原文，对照原文内容结合所给选项含义，联系上下文，从而得出正确答案．切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
73．A．Blood rushes to your nose and cause a block in it．You feel terrible because you can't breathe well，but your body is actually eating the virus．Your temperature goes up and you get a fever，but the heat of your body is killing the virus．You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells．You may feel very uncomfortable，but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold．
74．E．In the United States and some other countries，for example，people might eat chicken soup to make themselves feel better．Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids．Other people take medicine to stop various symptoms （症状） of colds．
75．C．The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it．Bodies can do an amazing job on their own．There is a joke，however，on taking medicine when you have a cold．It goes like this：
It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine，but it takes only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine．
| A．When a virus attacks your body，your body works hard to get rid of it． B．American people never take colds seriously C．There is one interesting thing to note-some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you． D．It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime or fall． E．Different people do different things to deal with colds． F．You can't get over a cold unless you take some medicine． |