D
As public playgrounds grow increasingly worn and shabby, the for-profit centers offer clean, safe, supervised activity as well as a variety of challenging exercises to develop youngsters’ physical fitness, usually for a fee of around $5 an hour. “Playgrounds are dirty, not supervised,” says Dick Guggenheimer, owner of the two-month-old Discovery Zone in Yonkers, N.Y., part of a Kansas City-based chain. “We’re indoors; we’re padded(铺上软垫); parents can feel their child is safe.”
Discovery Zone has sold 120 outlets in the past 14 months, boasting sandboxes full of brightly colored plastic balls, mazes(迷宫), obstacle courses, slides and mountains to climb. Now McDonalds is getting into the act. The burger giant is test-marketing a new playground, Leaps&Bounds, in Naperville, Ill. Phys Kids of Wichita has opened one center and has plans to expand.
American parents are rightly worried about their kids leisure life. There are 36 million children in the U.S. aged 2 to 11 who watch an average of 24 hours of TV a week and devote less and less energy to active recreation. Nationwide decrease in education budgets are making the problem worse, as gym classes and after-hours sports time get squeezed. Says Discovery Zone president Jack Gunion: “we have raised a couple of pure couch potatoes.”
In an attempt to attract more people , the new facilities cater to the concerns of two-earner families, staying open in the evenings, long after traditional public playground have grown dark and unusable. At Naperville’s Leaps&Bounds, families can play together for $4.95 per child, parents free. Fresh-faced assistants, dressed in colorful sport pants and shirts, guide youngsters to appropriate play areas for differing age group.
These new playground are not meant to be day-care facilities; parents are expected to stay and play with their kids rather than drop them off. But several also provide high-tech baby-sitting services. At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children in special supervised programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy a movie or dinner.
The most fun of all, though, is getting to do what parents used to do in the days before two-career families and two-hour commutes: play with their kid. That, at least, is old-fashioned, even at per-hour rates.
68. What is this article mainly talking about?
A. Children can play in the public playground without parents’ care.
B. The fast development of Discovery Zone.
C. A new type of playground for kids.
D. The decay of outdoor playground.
69. According to the article, which of the following is true to the new playground?
A. The cost is high for a family.
B. It’s a place where kids can watch TV while eating potatoes.
C. It doesn’t allow parents to leave their kids.
D. It’s a place where parents can play together with their kids.
70. What does the writer mean by saying “old-fashioned”?
A. The so-called new playground is outdated.
B. the new playground offers a fashion which is popular in the past.
C. The new playground is also enjoyed by old people.
D. The new playground is actually enjoyed by parents
71. What is the writer’s attitude toward the new playground?
A. Agreeable.         B. Indifferent.        C. Objective.         D. Neutral.

阅读下列材料,从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中,选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
Sam, Alice, Dick, Tracy和Susan想根据自己在音乐方面的兴趣(61---65)选择适合自己的音乐会,阅读下面音乐会的介绍(A、B、C、D、E和F),选出适合他们的音乐会,并在答题纸上将相应的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
【小题1】. Sam and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he
hasn’t joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This
weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western
music.
【小题2】.. Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her
parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t
care much about how much the ticket might cost.
【小题3】. Dick and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (August 6) is his
girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Dick would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.
【小题4】. Tracy is interested in a variety of music, like most of the university students, she has a
part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not
earn much, she can only afford a ticket that doesn’t cost much.
【小题5】.            
. Susan enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend
concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according
to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.
A                                       B

Prince of the piano: Clayderman has established a truly international career as a best-selling recording artist and concert performer. He has recorded over 1,000 melodies and created a “New Romantic” style through a repertoire which combines his “trademark” originals with classics and pop standards. In fact, despite his natural shyness and reserve, he is completely in his element on stage; a Richard Clayderman concert is a real “Spectacular”.
Place: The Great Hall of the People
Time: 8:00---10:00 pm, August 7
Price: 180---1,680 yuan
Tel: 7310-5268
Raymond’s Solo Concert: Raymond, the talented singer who shifts freely between musical, folk songs and hip hop, is to give a solo concert this weekend. The event will be part of the Asian tour promoting his new album. His concert has very high ticket prices, but his fans have bought tickets worth one million yuan in just four days.
Place: Grand Theatre
Time: 8:30---10---30 pm, August 6
Price: 280---2,000 yuan
Tel: 7310-4568
 
C                                     D
Live Music: Audiences in the city will be able to make a date with one of the most famous German orchestras on the evening of Aug. 10 at Century Theatre. Conducted by
Florian Stubenvoll, the orchestra will perform 11 classics including Beethoven’s “Fledermaus Overture”, Mozart’s “Symphony No. 40”, and four pieces by Johann Strauss.
Place: Century theatre
Time: 8:00---10:30 pm, August 10
Price: 120---680 yuan
Tel: 7310-6668
Beijing Rocks: “The Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans special performance. Eight Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience can even decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Place: Worker’s Stadium
Time: 8:00---11:30 pm, August 4,8,9
Price: 90---680 yuan
Tel: 7310-5818
 
E                                       F
Jazz Night: Enjoy real American jazz from Hebie Brown, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to China. Get your tickets quickly.
Place: The jazz club
Time: 10:00pm till late, August 7,9,11
Price: 100---200 yuan
Tel: 7310-2938
Scottish Dancing: Want to get your body some exercise while enjoying live music? Take your partner here and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. There will be instructors demonstrating the dances. The live band is also excellent.
Place: Jack Stein’s
Time: 7:30---10:30 pm, August 5---7
Price: 70 yuan including one drink
Tel: 7810:1968
 

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