Question

Can you imagine learning by playing games. To be sure, only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed. They also tend to look only to their parents as role models in the absence of brothers and sisters.

In India, 10-year-old Saviraj Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority of only children. Among other things, the group does volunteer work to counter (or be against) the myth that they are not responsible. "People think we're treated too kindly and ruined," says Sankpal, a computer engineering student. "But I'd like to remind them how lonely it can get."

Most only children, however, say they wish for sisters or brothers only when it comes to caring for aging, unhealthy parents. Britain's David Emerson, coauthor of the book The Only Child, says that such a person bears terrible burden in having to make all the decisions alone. Emerson knows from experience: After his father died, he chose to move his elderly mother from their family home, where she was vulnerable to (or easy to be attacked by) house breakers, to a new one with more security." The move was quite hard on her, and she might feel that I pushed her into it," he says,". After all, I am left with that responsibility."

In the future, more and more only children will likely face similar choices. With working mothers increasing, many families are finding they simply don't have the time, money or energy to have more than one child. As only children become common, perhaps the world will realize that the Charge made against them is unjust.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that the author's attitude towards only children is _______.

A. ironic B. objective C. unfriendly D. unjust

2.It can be inferred from the passage that only children's parents should ___________.

A. found a support group for their only children

B. do volunteer work to help their only children

C. let their only children make all the decisions alone

D. set good examples for their only children

3.Emerson decided to move his elderly mother to a new house because he ___________.

A. is the only one who cares about her

B. doesn't want to leave her alone

C. wants to share the responsibility with her

D. is worried about her safety

4.It is quite usual now for a working mother to ____________.

A. spend all her time and money on her only child

B. be responsible for bringing up her only child

C. have and bring up only one child

D. devote all her energy to her job

5.The main idea of the passage is that ________.

A. only children are ruined and irresponsible

B. only children have to face many challenges

C. most only children want to have brothers and sisters

D. most only children share their responsibility with their parents

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：獨生子女所經(jīng)歷的事情與有兄弟姐妹的孩子經(jīng)歷的不同，許多獨生子女往往承受著更多的壓力。大多數(shù)獨生子女表示，他們想要兄弟姐妹。在將來，越來越多的獨生子女會面臨更多的挑戰(zhàn)。

1.only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers”和最后一段“In the future, more and more only children will likely face similar choices.”可知，作者客觀地看待獨生子女，獨生子女在將來可能會面臨更多的壓力，A諷刺性的；B客觀的；C不友好的；D不公平的，故選B。

2.They also tend to look only to their parents as role models in the absence of brothers and sisters.”可知，在沒有兄弟姐妹的情況下，獨生子女往往把父母看作他們模仿的榜樣，因此，獨生子女的父母應(yīng)該做好孩子的榜樣，故選D。

3.where she was vulnerable to (or easy to be attacked by) house breakers, to a new one with more security”可知，父親去世以后，Emerson的母親更容易遭遇入室搶劫，他想把母親轉(zhuǎn)移到一個更安全的地方，故選D。

4.With working mothers increasing, many families are finding they simply don't have the time, money or energy to have more than one child.”可知，隨著媽媽參加工作，一個家庭沒有足夠的時間、金錢和精力來撫養(yǎng)更多的孩子，故選C。

5.only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed.”和最后一段“In the future, more and more only children will likely face similar choices.”可知，文章主要講的是獨生子女面臨許多挑戰(zhàn)和困難，故選B。

考點：教育類短文閱讀