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　　Wendy McGahey and her 5-year-old daughter sat patiently under a shade tree on the quiet Tarrant County College campus in Hurst．

　　Suddenly, students burst from buildings, flooding the courtyard while carrying backpacks．

　　Mrs．Mcgahey greeted her two sons with typical mom questions：“Did you find your classes OK? What did you learn today?” Her boys, aged 9 and 10, aren't college students yet．But for three weeks in the summer, they invade the classrooms in the popular College for Kids program．They spend mornings marching around the campus to maths, paleontology and stock market classes．

　　“It's definitely not the summer that we grew up with．” said Mrs, McGahey, a North Richland Hills resident．“There wasn't a lot of computer learning when we were kids．”

　　Welcome to the new summer vacation．

　　It's a time in some communities that has become a mixed extension of the school year．

　　With more camps, programs and activities than ever, many children are spending the summer in structured or academic programs and less time riding bikes or running in the sprinkler．

　　As more moms and dads both work full time, city and school district programs keep kids entertained in a safe environment in the summer．Some parents, like those in Southlake Carroll, requested additional academic programs in the summer．

　　But with some schools starting in early August, the too many summer opportunities can overpower families and leave little time for sleeping late and playing with friends．

　　Kelsey Crawford, 9, of Southlake spends her summer in a school district camp and other camps and classes for basketball, golf and cooking．She also takes some time to do lessons．

　　She says she enjoys summer but sometimes wishes she had more time to take it all in．

　　“I'd like to practice my basketball or my diving．” she says．“I don't always have the time to practice what I've learned in the camps．”

(1)

What does Kelsey mean when she says she wishes she had more time to take it all in?

[　　]

A．

She needs time to play around．

B．

She needs time to attend academic classes．

C．

She wants to do a part time job．

D．

She needs time to practice the knowledge she gained．

(2)

Why does the district hold this kind of Child College?

[　　]

A．

Because parents can spare no time to care for their children．

B．

Because it is a way to make more money．

C．

Because it entertains the children and enriches their life．

D．

Because it extends the school year．

(3)

What is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

The children used to play around in summer much more．

B．

The children do not want to go to the college．

C．

All parents support the academic class．

D．

Children go to college at the age of 9 or 10．

(4)

What can we infer from the passage?

[　　]

A．

Children wish to have more classes of the program．

B．

Some children have too many classes．

C．

The author is critical about the summer class．

D．

Some parents are against the class because of its fee．

答案：1．D;2．C;3．A;4．B;
解析：

(1)

本題考查猜測詞義。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容，尤其是最后一段的最后一句可判斷此項正確。A項與最后一段中的內(nèi)容不符；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段的最后一句可排除B項；C項在文章中沒有信息支持。

(2)

本題考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。倒數(shù)第五段提到keep kids entertained，再結(jié)合活動內(nèi)容可判斷此項正確。本段的開頭部分是說越來越多的父母從事全職工作，而不是所有的父母都如此，所以A項不恰當(dāng)；B項在文章中沒有信息支持；D項是結(jié)果，不是原因。

(3)

本題考查推理判斷。結(jié)合第四段以及倒數(shù)第四段的后半部分可推測此項正確。B項在文章中沒有提到；C項過于絕對；D項明顯錯誤。

(4)

　　[解析]本題考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段的例證可推斷此項正確。A、D兩項在文章中沒有信息支持；作者肯定了其中的優(yōu)點，也指出了其中的不足，因此C項不正確。

　　[文章大意]如何讓孩子度過一個充實而有意義的暑假?一些大學(xué)開始為孩子安排豐富多彩的活動，同時兼顧學(xué)習(xí)和娛樂。雖然其中難免有弊端，終究還是有益的嘗試。


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