B[2015•陕西师大附中高考模拟]OnherfirstmorninginAmerica,lastsummer,mydaughterwentouttoexplorehernewneighbourhood―alonewithouteventellingmywifeorme.Ofcoursewewerewor?ried;wehadjustmov
B[2015•陕西师大附中高考模拟]
OnherfirstmorninginAmerica,lastsummer,mydaughterwentouttoexplorehernewneighbourhood―alonewithouteventellingmywifeorme.Ofcoursewewerewor?ried;wehadjustmovedfromBerlinandshewasjust8.Butwhenshecamehomewerealizedwehadnoreasontopanic.Beamingwithprideshetoldushowshehaddiscoveredthelittleparkaroundthecornerandhadmadefriendswithafewlocaldogowners.
WhenthisstorycomesupinconversationswithAmeri?canfriendsweusuallymeetwithpolitedisbelief.Mostarehorrifiedbytheideathattheirchildrenmightroam(闲逛)aroundwithoutadultsupervision(监管).
AstudybytheUniversityofCaliforniahasfoundthatAmericankidsspend90percentoftheirleisuretimeathomeofteninfrontoftheTVorplayingvideogames.Suchnarrowingofchildren'sworldhashappenedacrossthedevel?opedworld.ButGermanparentsaregenerallymuchmoreac?ceptingoflettingchildrentakesomerisks.
"Wearedepriving(剥夺)themofopportunitiestolearnhowtotakecontroloftheirownlives"writesPeterGrayaresearchprofessoratBostonCollege.Hearguesthatthisin?creasesthechancethattheywillsufferfromanxietydepres?sionandvariousothermentaldisorderswhichhavegoneupdramaticallyinrecentdecades.
IamnopsychologistlikeProfessorGraybutIknowIwon'tbearoundforevertoprotectmygirlsfromthechallen?geslifeholdsinstoreforthem.Andbygivingkidsmorecon?trolovertheirlivestheylearntohavemoreconfidenceintheirowncapabilities.
5.Hearingtheauthor'sdaughterexploringthenewneighbour?hoodalonehisAmericanfriendsfeel.
A.worried B.proud
C. doubtful D.terrified
6.WecanconcludefromParagraph3that.
A. Americankidsenjoyplayingathome
B. GermanparentsarelessprotectivethanAmericanpar?ents
C. GermankidsliketakingrisksmorethanAmericankids
D. Americanparentsdon'tlimittheirchildren'sactivitiesintheirleisuretime
7.It'simpliedfromProfessorGray'swordsthat
A. parentsshouldalwaysbe

