16．Last month I paid a visit to China．Chinese education on children really shocked me．I thought many Chinese parents put much pressure on only high school students．But in the following years，I found the pressure came to primary school children，then those of pre-school age，and finally newborn babies and pre-born children．
In order to succeed，one or two years before entering kindergarten（幼稚園）they must study English，drawing，singing，and dancing，and the three years of kindergarten are mostly spent to build up an early lead in primary school performance
What if parents let their 3or 4years old child enjoy free time on Saturday and Sunday，after five days in nursery？They would be thought to be wasting their kid's early life．As others do，so must they do．
Yet children have not only the right，but the need to play．Kindergartens should not be a school．There should be no classroom，no lesson，no homework，and especially no exams．Instead，playing should be the first thing for children．
They need to play with others and also to play on their own，as playing is good for learning in a lively way．Children can discover numbers while playing games and the alphabet（字母表） through songs．Some Chinese characters can become familiar to them by being used in games，But the problem with kindergartens is very serious．Chinese parents think studying is more important．Children work hard while having less and less time to play．What these parents fail to realize is that they are following the examples of how not to raise a kid．
51．What's the situation of children in China now？A
A．They have much pressure．
B．They play too much．
C．They have no pressure．
D．They work hard but happily．
52．Why don't parents let their 3or 4-yea～old kids enjoy free time？BecauseB
A．kids don't want to play
B．they have to do what other people do
C．the government ask them to do so
D．the grandparents ask them to do so
53．What should a kindergarten be like？C
A．A school with lessons．
B．A class with exams．
C．A place where children can play freely．
D．N place where children only play games．
54．Which of the following is true according to the passage？D
A．Only middle school students spend much time in studying．
B．Studying is the most important for children．
C．Children have much time to enjoy themselves．
D．Raising kids doesn't mean making them study．
55．What is probably the best title for this passage？A
A．Chinese Education Has Some Problems
B．How to Raise a Child
C．Children Need Time to Play
D．Family Education Is Very Important．
分析 本文介紹了中國家庭教育孩子的現(xiàn)狀，中國對孩子的教育讓作者感到震驚，為了讓孩子長大成才，中國的家長們從孩子上幼稚園之前，就給孩子施加壓力，逼迫孩子學(xué)習(xí)英語、繪畫、唱歌、舞蹈等．即使是周末，孩子也沒有玩的權(quán)利和時(shí)間，作者認(rèn)為幼稚園應(yīng)該是一個讓孩子們自由玩耍的地方，孩子們在玩耍和做游戲的適合可以學(xué)到知識．
解答 51．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第一段中的I thought many Chinese parents put much pressure on only high school students．But in the following years，I found the pressure came to primary school children，then those of pre-school age，and finally newborn babies and pre-born children．可知中國孩子面臨的情況是壓力太大，故選A
52．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)原文中的They would be thought to be wasting their kid's early life．As others do，so must they do．可知中國家長們不讓孩子享受周末的時(shí)光，是因?yàn)樗麄儽仨毎凑談e的家長的做法去做，否則會被認(rèn)為是浪費(fèi)孩子的生命，故選B
53．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)原文中的Kindergartens should not be a school．There should be no classroom，no lesson，no homework，and especially no exams．Instead，playing should be the first thing for children．可知在作者看來，幼稚園是一個讓孩子們自由玩耍的地方，故選C
54．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)全文的描述，可見作者的觀點(diǎn)是"養(yǎng)育一個孩子不僅僅是去逼迫他去學(xué)習(xí)"，故選D
55．A 主旨大意題 本文主要介紹了中國父母給孩子在學(xué)習(xí)上施加的壓力，所以選項(xiàng)A"中國兒童教育存在的幾個問題"符合，故選A
點(diǎn)評 做閱讀理解時(shí)，要注意培養(yǎng)自己快速閱讀的習(xí)慣．切不可在個別難懂的詞句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，個別難懂的詞句可以根據(jù)上下文和構(gòu)詞法去猜測，去推斷．
