“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch(危机)thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.)
Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchoolUnstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.
Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey’respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren’treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let’sfaceit,who’sgotthetime?
6.Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”(Line1,Para.2)SandraHofferthmeans________.
A)childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents
B)childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents
C)bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime
D)bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime
7.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis________.
8.Accordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif________.
A)hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying
B)heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway
C)hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities
D)heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents
9.TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids________.
A)areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivities
B)areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers
C)arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV
D)areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork
10.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A)extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren’sintelligence
B)mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff
C)effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful
D)mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildren
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