Question

【題目】 Putting children in daycare helps working parents take their minds off childcare. 【1】

How daycare negatively affects children is related to many factors. One study has suggested that some children who spend long hours in daycare centers experience more stress than those who spend more time in a setting with a mother.

Another study has shown that children who are shy have a higher level of the hormone cortisol (皮質醇) which is released when an individual shows signs of stress. 【2】 And as a result the child may not mix well with the other children and the teachers at the daycare center, a situation that can cause stress.

Another negative impact of daycare is that there is less communication between a mother and her child. 【3】 So it is essential for a child to develop a deep bond with his or her mother, since this will lay the foundation for all the relationships he or she will form later on in life. Children who spend a lot of time with their mothers experience healthy social and emotional development, while long hours in daycare can disrupt this bonding. Children who lose out on precious mother-child bonding are observed to have behavioral problems as they grow older.

Children in daycare centers also feel unprotected compared to children at home. In a daycare center, when one caregiver attends to more than one child at the same time, she may not be able to look deeply into why a child is mixing well or not. 【4】 Another negative aspect of daycare is that children there are more likely to fall ill if they come in contact with sick children.

【5】 Well-maintained daycare centers contribute a great deal to the overall development of a child by providing a structured environment. Children become more social by interacting with other children of the same age, and learn new activities that are not always available if they arc brought up only at home.

A.But daycare has its disadvantages.

B.Look for a daycare center that is well-maintained.

C.However, the advantages of daycare cannot be ignored.

D.This is because a shy child will not open up freely in public.

E.Babies become extremely attached to their primary caregivers.

F.In such cases, a child may become either completely quiet or aggressive.

G.You can cut the time in daycare centers by making alternative childcare arrangements.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】E

【4】F

【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇選句填空。文章主要介紹了日托的一些缺點，同時提醒讀者：日托的優(yōu)點也不容易忽視。

【1】空前提到：把孩子送到日托中心可以幫助有工作的父母把他們的注意力從照顧孩子上轉移開。根據空后“How daycare negatively affects children is related to many factors”可知，從第二段開始，文章接下來要介紹日托的缺點。因此，該空承上啟下，應該引出的缺點這個話題。結合選項，A項：But daycare has its disadvantages.(但是日托也有它的缺點)符合語境。故選A。

【2】空前一句提到：當一個人表現出壓力跡象時，害羞的兒童體內會釋放出更高水平的荷爾蒙皮質醇�？蘸筇岬剑航Y果，這個孩子可能和其他孩子不能很好地融合在一起。結合空后的and as a result，該空應該分析導致害羞的孩子不能和別的孩子很好地融合在一起的原因。結合選項，D項：This is because a shy child will not open up freely in public.(這是因為一個害羞的孩子不會在公共場合敞開心扉)符合語境。故選D。

【3】空前提到：日托的另一個負面影響是母親和孩子之間的交流減少。空后提到：因此，對一個孩子來說，與他或她的母親建立深厚的關系是至關重要的。結合空后的so可知，該空應該分析孩子與母親交流減少的結果以及他們之間需要建立深厚關系重要性的原因。結合選項，E項：Babies become extremely attached to their primary caregivers.(嬰兒變得非常依戀他們的主要照顧者)符合語境，故選E。

【4】空前提到：在日托中心，當一個看護人同時照顧多個孩子時，她可能無法深入了解為什么一個孩子過得好或不好。該空承接上文，應該介紹這種情況導致的結果。結合選項，F項：In such cases, a child may become either completely quiet or aggressive.(在這種情況下，孩子可能變得完全安靜或好斗)符合語境。故選F。

【5】前面幾段介紹了日托的缺點。空后又提到：維護良好的日托中心為孩子的全面發(fā)展做出了很大的貢獻，提供了一個結構化的環(huán)境。那么該空和前文應該是轉折關系，同時引出下文，結合選項，C項：However, the advantages of daycare cannot be ignored.(然而，日托的好處是不能忽視的)符合語境。故選C。