题目内容
[1] Busy work schedules are creating a generation of “ Maybe Later” children. Thought those children are the most important to their parents, they are too busy with their work to spare time for them.
[2] In a study, working parents spend less than an hour a day with their children. Almost eight out of ten children said they hated being parked in front of the television instead of being entertained and 60 percent said they wished their parents worked less and had more time to play with them.
[3] The generation of “ Maybe Later” kids shows a worrying trend of parents not spending as much time as they should with their children. Parents admit their children aren’t getting enough of their attention, and children are also feeling the effect of this, longing fro their parents to spend more time with them.
[4] “We live in ever busier times with many parents taking work home with them, but it seems this is having a negative effect on the relationship they have with their children,” Dr James Carnd said, “ Trying to balance work an home life can be difficult, but parents need to remember that playing with your kids is a great way to relieve stress.”
[5] The research also found that on top of a normal working week, tired parents check their emails as soon as they get home at least four nights a week. And at least one of the two parents misses dinner twice a week because they work late. When they’re at home, they spend much of their spare time cooking and cleaning______ playing with their children .And more than half parents often find themselves promising to play with their children after they’ve finished work, checked their emails or completed housework.
1.What children are called “ Maybe Later” children ? (no more than 10 words)
2.What has a negative effect on the relationship between parents their children? (no more than 6 words)
3.What benefit can parents get from playing with their children according to what Dr James Carnd said? (no more than 6 words)
4.Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words. (no more than 4 words)
5.Write a sentence of wish to parents in the name of a “ Maybe Later ” child. (no more than 15 words)
1.Those children whose parents don’t spend enough time
2.Parents’ taking work home with them
3.They can relieve stress.
4.instead of / rather than
5.their chlildern can visit them regularly
【解析】
1. 根据第一段提到Thought those children are the most important to their parents, they are too busy with their work to spare time for them虽然他们知道父母对于他们来说很重要，但他们太忙也不能分出时间来给父母。
2. 根据第四段提到We live in ever busier times with many parents taking work home with them, but it seems this is having a negative effect on the relationship they have with their children,” Dr James Carnd said父母给孩子最大的负面影响就是把工作带回家。
3. 根据第四段提到parents need to remember that playing with your kids is a great way to relieve stress.与孩子玩可以减少压力。
4. 根据第五段提到When they’re at home, they spend much of their spare time cooking and cleaning ______ playing with their children当他们在家时，也是做饭或者打扫，而不是和孩子玩。
5.their chlildern can visit them regularly 对于不回家的孩子来说 ，父母最希望他们能常回家看看。
考点：日常生活类阅读。
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For years, researchers have looked into a possible relationship between heat and violence. There are conflicting results over whether there is an actual connection between rising anger and rising temperature, but the murder rate constantly increases during the months of July and August, according to the FBI's annual crime report.
Many police chiefs say they put more policemen on the streets when the heat rises. “Calls for service always increase from May, June, July to August，” said New Bedford's Captain Richard Spiriet. “The longer period of time you have the heat, the worse it is. It's just the opposite in the winter time.”
Craig Anderson, a professor and specialist in social psychology at Iowa State University, argues the evidence is clear. “As the temperature goes up, people become more uncomfortable. They become easier to get angry，” he said. “That increases the possibility that a small conflict will be interpreted as more major.” Anderson conducted a couple of studies looking at crime rates over the course of several years within the same area to see when most violent crimes occurred. He found that violent crimes were more likely to occur on hot days and hot months—even hot years had higher violent rates than cold years, according to his research.
Other researches show it is not so much the physical climate, but rather the social climate, that causes increased violence. “During the summer months, people stay up later. They talk with their neighbours. They party with their friends，” said Jack Levin, director of the Brudnick Centre on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University. “It is more likely to be large numbers of people interacting, and they are more likely to argue.”
Perhaps the realization that there is a link will help spur people in an argument step back and say “Let's cool off.”—both literally(字面上地) and figuratively(比喻地)．
Title | Heat and violence |
Theme | Violence possibly has a 1.________ with heat. |
Facts | ☆July and August witness the2.________ increase of murder rate. ☆More policemen are called in with the heat 3.________． ☆People get angry more 4.________ as the temperature goes up. |
5.________ of the research | ☆Fewer violent crimes occur on 6.________ days. ☆The 7.________ climate causes increased violence. ☆People usually go to8.________ later during the summer months. ☆It is more likely to be 9.________ when people chat with each other. |
Conclusion | 10.________the link will help people in an argument cool off. |