11.You arrive on time at the Smith's house to babysit three-year-old Max.When Mrs.Smith invites you into the house,you find Max sitting on the floor with an iPad.You look around for a book,and then you realize the iPad is teaching him how to read through a series of songs and games.Mrs.Smith looks as though she couldn't be prouder of her son for playing such educational games.
Technology is becoming more important in our everyday life.From playing a game to asking Sir for directions to a restaurant,we are depending heavily on our handheld device.Companies such as Fisher-Price and Open Solutions are making apps such as"Laugh and Learn","Baby Hear and Read"and"Baby's First Puzzle"These apps are marketed to parents and their babies.Some companies say that their apps will help the baby learn to read while others promise skills such as identifying shapes and sounds.Many parents say that these games have helped their children a lot.
Recently the campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood,a Boston-based group,has been accusing companies,who make these supposedly educational games,of false advertising.The campaign believes that these games are doing very little to improve the education of young children.
"What babies need for healthy brain development is active play,hand-on creative play and face-to-face interaction."says Susan Linn,the group's director.This means that when you are babysitting little Max,you should play board games with him or games that require him to use his own imagination.This will help him to learn not only skills that the games teach him,but he will learn social skills.The American Academy of Pediatrics agrees with Linn,discouraging any electronic time for babies under 2,while older children should be limited to one to two hours a day.
21.We can learn that many parents think the apps such as"Laugh and Learn"areD.
A.dull to use B.complex to operate
C.expensive to buy D.beneficial to possess
22.Which of the following may Susan Linn agree with?C
A.The iPad will soon take the place of babysitters.
B.Baby's First Puzzle is a good choice for parents.
C.Babies should stay away from these learning apps.
D.The apps from Fisher-Price can teach children a lot.
23.What a babysitter really needs to do is toC.
A.buy more educational apps from markets
B.turn to Commercial-Free Childhood for help
C.create more activities that children can take part in
D.encourage more kids to discover more electronic games
24.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?B
A.Fun educational apps for education
B.Learning apps:Do they really help?
C.Is modern technology improving our lives?
D.The campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了家長和公司都很喜歡讓孩子玩教育性的電子游戲,認為這樣對孩子有益,而事實上教育性的電子游戲對孩子沒有什么作用.
解答 21.D.細節(jié)理解題.由第二段中的"Many parents say that these games have helped their children a lot"可知,很多父母認為這些教育性的電子游戲對他們的孩子有很大的幫助.故D選項正確.
22.C.推理判斷題.由倒數(shù)第二段和最后一段中的"The campaign believes that these games are doing very little to improve the education of young children.‘What babies need for healthy brain development is active play,hands-on creative play and face-to-face interaction.'says Susan Linn,the group's director"可知,以Susan Linn為代表的這個團體認為這些教育性的電子游戲對于小孩子的教育沒有什么作用.他們認為小孩子應該進行有創(chuàng)造性的,動手的游戲,面對面的和別人交流.故可推知,Susan Linn認為小孩子應該遠離這些游戲.C選項正確.
23.C.推理判斷題.由最后一段中的"This means that when you are babysitting little Max,you should play board games with him or games that require him to use his own imagination"可知,照看孩子的人應該和小孩子一起玩棋類等需要孩子們的想象力的游戲,而不是讓孩子玩文章中提到的電子游戲.故C選項切題.
24.B.標題歸納類.前兩段提到,家長和公司都很喜歡讓孩子玩教育性的電子游戲,認為這樣對孩子有益.最后兩段中,以Susan Linn為代表的一個團隊提出,教育性的電子游戲對孩子沒有什么作用.照看孩子的人應該和小孩子一起玩棋類等需要孩子們的想象力的游戲.這對孩子的成長有利.故B選項切題.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.