Finding something to do during the school holidays isn't always easy, but one mum has set up a new website to help families find activities and events in Norfolk.
Fiona Anthony of Bawburgh, near Norwich, was persuaded by her friends to set up the website, Info4Families, when they noticed she always knew what events were happening in the county(县).
"I am always looking for things to keep my children occupied and Norfolk has such a lot going on," she said.
Detail(细节)from Info4Families     
"But I found it quite difficult to get information about events and activities for children and families, as there was no central information point and it would often involve collecting leaflets(传单) and checking notice boards at different places.
"So I decided to set up a website which would allow people to find things to do, without leaving home," she added.
Fiona was also concerned that some events she had booked had to be cancelled(取消) because not enough people wanted to go.
"It is a real shame that some parents can’t find the events and some event organisers don’t get the numbers they need. I want to help bring the two together," said Fiona.
The website gives details on regular, one-off and free events, and includes activities which children can do on their own or with the family.
Parents can look for activities by category(种类)and by age so that they can find events suitable for their children’s interests and needs. The site also links to local places of interest, such as libraries, museums and cinemas.
【小题1】 Fiona Anthony set up the website __________.

A.to tell people how to spend their holidays at home
B.to design some activities for event organizers
C.to help people choose activities and events they’re interested in
D.to make money by providing some useful information
【小题2】The underlined word “occupied” in the third paragraphs probably means “________”.
A.busyB.happyC.freeD.tired
【小题3】From the website Info4Families, we can easily access to the following websites about Norfolk except ________.
A.museumsB.schoolsC.cinemasD.libraries
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Not all the events on the website are free of charge.
B.Fiona always knew what events were happening in her country.
C.Children must take part in the activities provided by the website together with their parents.
D.some organizers often feel disappointed that not enough people take part in their activities.

 

Most of us would say that the older we get, the less we look forward to celebrating another birthday. For children, though, a birthday is that one occasion each year when they are the center of attention all day long.

         It’s not surprising, then, that children’s birthday parties have turned into big business in America. Kids—or more likely their parents—often try to outdo one another in putting on the most extravagant birthday party. In the past, you might have hired a man with a horse to come by and give everyone horse rides. Today, you can hire an entire petting zoo’s or a truck filled with animals from abroad.

         Barb Hill, a mother of two girls, doesn’t hold extravagant (奢侈的) parties, but she says she does feel pressure to come up with new ideas each year. Her daughter Fiona celebrated her most recent birthday, her eighth, at a sporting-goods store. The kids enjoyed the climbing wall, as well as the pizza and cupcakes. “They always want to do something that nobody else has done yet,” Barb says. You also have to decide how many guests to invite, and if you’re celebrating at a place other than home, that means figuring out how to transport everyone.

         William Doherty, a professor at the University of Minnesota, recently started a project called Birthdays without Pressure. Its website (www. birthdayswithoutpressure.org) gives parents the resources to make kids’ birthday parties less stressful and more fun for all. “Our goal was to start a local and national conversation about what’s happened to birthday parties,” Doherty told me. “We’ve succeeded beyond our expectations—tens of thousands of parents are viewing our website, contacting us and taking our online quizzes.”

         In the end, most parents would agree that the best parties are usually the ones where the kids have time to hang out and play with each other. After all, isn’t what being a kid is all about?

1. The purpose of this passage is to tell us_________.

A.all the children look forward to celebrating their birthday

B.the children’s birthday parties have turned into big business in America

C.parents would like to make children’s birthday parties less stressful and more fun for all

D.parents don’t know how to hold children’s birthday parties

2. Which of the following sentences is TRUE ______.

A.The girl didn’t enjoy the party held by her mother.

B.The project called Birthdays without Pressure is popular with parents.

C.Children look forward to their birthday parties because they like extravagant parties.

D.Parents feel like hiring an entire petting zoo for their children.

3. The aim of the project called Birthdays without Pressure is to______.

A.attract parents to view the website

B.provide resources for making kids’ birthday parties

C.release parents’ stress of organizing children’s birthday parties

D.hold conversation about what’s happened to birthday parties

4. The best title for this passage may probably be ______.

A project called Birthdays without Pressure

B.Children enjoy their birthday parties

C.  How to hold children’s birthday parties

D.  How children feel about their birthday parties

 

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