5．Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years．But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did？
It's difficult to look back on one's own childhood without some element of nostalgia（懷舊的）．I have four brothers and sisters，and my memories are all about being with them，playing board games on the living room floor，or spending days in the street with the other neighborhood children，racing up and down on our bikes，or exploring the nearby woods．My parents hardly appear in these memories，except as providers either of meals or of severe blame after some particularly risky adventure．
These days，in the UK at least，the nature of childhood has changed greatly．Firstly，families are smaller，and there are far more only children．It is common for both parents to work outside the home and there is the feeling that there just isn't time to bring up a large family，or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one child．As a result，today's boys and girls spend much of their time alone．Another major change is that youngsters today tend to spend a huge amount of their free time at home，inside．More than anything this is due to the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers，so they wouldn't dream of letting their children play outside by themselves．
Finally，the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different．Computer and video games have replaced the board games and more interesting activities of my childhood．The irony（令人啼笑皆非的事情）is that so many ways of playing games are called"interactive．"The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today．
Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had？I personally believe that they do，but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same．
28．What is the purpose of the direct question given in the first paragraph？B
A．To compare the childhood lives of two generations．
B．To get people's attention and lead in the topic．
C．To gather people's opinions on childhood．
D．To show who the passage is written for．
29．Which is a reason for the changes？A
A．Parents worried too much about their children．
B．Children play more interactive games．
C．It's too dangerous to play outside．
D．Families are bigger today．
30．What does the writer focus on in the fourth paragraph？C
A．Young people today shouldn't play electronic games．
B．Computer and video games have replaced the board games．
C．Some games that young people play today aren't really good．
D．Board games are much more interesting than computer games．
31．The writer's attitude towards the childhood changing isD．
A．a(chǎn)pproving B．optimistic C．unconcerned D．objective．
分析 本文作者主要陳述了現(xiàn)在孩子童年發(fā)生了變化和產(chǎn)生變化的原因，并提出了一個問題：現(xiàn)在的孩子是否更快樂？
解答 28．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第一段的But do they have a happier childhood than you or Idid？但是他們有比你我更快樂的童年嗎？可知后面就是圍繞這個問題展開論述：現(xiàn)在的孩子比我們快樂嗎？所以提出問題是吸引讀者和引出話題的，故選B．
29．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段的More than anything this is due to the fact thatparents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers，可知，更重要的是，這是因為父母比以往更擔(dān)心真實的或想象中的危險．所以父母更加擔(dān)心孩子的安全，故選A．
30．C推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段的The irony（令人啼笑皆非的事情）is that so many ways ofplaying games are called"interactive．"The fact that you can play electronic games onyour own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young peopletoday．可知，具有諷刺意味的是，玩游戲的方式有很多種叫做"互動"，你可以自己玩電子游戲的事實，進(jìn)一步加深了許多年輕人現(xiàn)在的孤獨感．所以現(xiàn)在孩子在家玩的游戲有的是不好的，故選C．
31．D 推理判斷題．本文作者主要陳述了現(xiàn)在孩子童年發(fā)生了變化的事實及其變化的原因，所以對于現(xiàn)在的孩子童年的改變的態(tài)度是客觀的，故選D．
點評 本文是社會文化類閱讀，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題．在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時，首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語．認(rèn)真比較選項和文中細(xì)節(jié)的區(qū)別，在做推理判斷題時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(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
