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阅读理解 　　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 yon been?” And the boy, who could not have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “To tell the truth, I've been feeling a little depressed(压抑)lately．” 　　His words 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” until we were in high school． 　　The evidence of 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 based not only on innate(天生的)biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge．Movement from one social role to another usually involved learning the secrets of the new status．Children have always been taught adults secrets, but slowly and in stages：traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders． 　　In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation(提示)machine has come in to 98 percent of American homes．It is called television．Television passes information, and indiscriminately(无区分)，to all viewers alike, be they children or adults．Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures． 　　Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access．Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced．Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials． (1) According to the author, feeling depressed is ________． [　　] A． a sure sign of a psychological problem in a child B． something hardly to be expected in a young child C． an inevitable period of children's mental development D． a mental state present in all humans, including children (2) Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world ________． [　　] A． through contact directly with society B． gradually and under adults' guidance C． naturally and by biological instinct D． through exposure to social information (3) The phenomenon that today's children seem adult-like is explained by the author as the result of ________． [　　] A． the widespread influence of television B． the poor arrangement of TV programs C． the fast development of human's intelligence D． the constantly rising of standard of living (4) Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children? [　　] A． It enables children to gain more social information． B． It develops children's interest in reading and writing． C． It helps children to remember and practice more knowledge． D． It can control what children are to learn at a proper age． (5) What does the author think of the change in today's children? [　　] A． He feels amused by their behaviors and thoughts． B． He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note． C． He considers it a positive and good development． D． He seems to be upset about these strange behaviors．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．B;3．A;4．D;5．B;
解析：

(1)	推理判断题。根据第2段…As far as I can remember,…didn't find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school．说明作者认为感觉压力在一个小孩子身上是很少见到的。
(2)	推理判断题。根据第5段Children have always been taught adults secrets, but slowly and in stages：traditionally, we tell sixth grades things we keep from fifth grades说明孩子们了解成人世界需要逐渐进行，在成人的引导下一步一步地进行。
(3)	推理判断题。根据第6段的叙述，可知电视的广泛普及对孩子们的影响是巨大的，因此可以说这也是使孩子们过早成人化的一个很重要的原因。
(4)	推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Communication through print,…allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access．说明让孩子们多看出版物可以更好地限制孩子们在适当的年龄获得适当的信息。
(5)	解析：主旨大意题。作者在叙述当今孩子们过早成人化的时候，隐隐显示出一种忧虑，从这些忧虑中我们不难看出他是希望这个问题能够得到社会广泛的重视。 　　文章大意：本文主要介绍了由于受社会各种因素的影响尤其是电视的作用，使得现今的孩子们思想过早成熟。七八岁的年纪居然感觉到“有压力”，的确令人备感惊讶。