阅读理解：
Teachers always plan down to the minute what their students will be doing. This is good for kids, because it teaches them to stay on task and follow a schedule. But most homes aren’t run this way. If parents do plan their children’s lives minute by minute, what happens when that child grows up and goes to college? At some point, kids need to learn to manage their own time. This can be one of the valuable skills you help your kids develop outside of school. But it generally won’t happen all by itself, because there’s a big transition that happens when kids leave the structured school environment and come home.
If you have kid stay alone at home, think hard about trying to find an adult who can be there and provide the support your child needs. If a supportive adult isn’t available, an expert named Martin recommends you find an after-school program led by experienced professionals who will engage them in creative activities, nourish them with healthy snacks, and assist them with their schoolwork.
If you are at home on the contrary, to take some break after the guys get started on diversions, because it’s hard to shop and do something like homework.“If that little bit of downtime is television, good luck…getting them to do their homework.”says a professor of child development at California State University,“TV is addictive.”A better way to help your child unwind is with a healthy snack.“Wait until dinner, make a plate full of energizing food. You could even dish up part of the dinner you’re preparing a little early for the kids.”she says.
While you’re sharing a snack, you can make a list of what your kids will get to do during their study breaks. The types of breaks recommended include shooting baskets, getting a drink, using the bathroom, or even playing a quick card game with parents. Your kids can be the ones to decide which breaks they’d like to take. But, as Freimuth says, your children will have to behonest about what kind of break will energize them and not upset their momentum.
1．The main purpose of this passage is ______.
A．to provide some advice for the parents about children’s education
B．to explain how to prepare a pretty snack for your children
C．to explain why the parents spoil their children
D．to describe children’s lives after school
2．The word“this way”in the sentence“But most homes aren’t run this way”in the first paragraph most possibly means______.
A．to stay on the task
B．to arrange everything in details
C．to give some lessons to children
D．to behave in the structured school
3．According to the passage, the expert named Martin, appearing in the second paragraph, most probably takes up the following jobs EXCEPT ______.
A．a specialist in children education
B．a professional consultant in a after-school program
C．the leader of a research group about sports，such as basketball
D．mostly the same as what Freimuth (in the last paragraph)does
4．According to the last two paragraphs, the appropriate snacks that the parents provide will______.
A．upset the children’s momentum
B．exhaust them by lots of dirty dishes
C．make the children get addicted to TV
D．bring more energy to children
5．Which of the following is NOT recommended for the break during the children’s study after class?
A．Shoot baskets.
B．Play some games with parents.
C．Go out to drink some beverage in a bar for a long time.
D．Relax a bit by using the bathroom.
答案与解析：
内容概要：文章主要讲教育问题。在学校，老师会将学生要做的一切都安排好时间，但他们在家里不是这样。孩子应学会自己安排时间，这样做对他们今后发展有好处。就家长如何在课外教育孩子，作者提出了很多建议。
1．A
[译文] 文章的主旨是就家长如何教育孩子，提供了一些建议。
[提示] 文章在多处提到了父母应当怎样教育孩子，并且在文章的第一段中指出“如果父母把孩子的生活细节都设计好了，那么孩子长大后上了大学会发生怎样的情况?”(If parents do plan their children’s lives minute by minute, what happens when that child grows up and goes to college?)在接下来的段落中，文章就上述问题向父母们提出了很多建议。所以选A。
2．B
[译文] “this way”在句中意味着把每件事都安排得清清楚楚。
[提示] 本句之前的句子说，老师总是将学生要做的一切事都按分钟计算安排好。这便是this way所指的内容，即和老师安排学生的学习一样，家长将孩子要做的每件事的细节都设计好。所以选B。
3．C
[译文] 根据原文，Martin不可能是某个体育研究组的负责人。
[提示] 从上下文推断，Martin的工作应当和教育有关，所以选项A，B的表述正确。另外，根据最后一段Freimuth所提的建议看，他也可能从事教育工作，因此与Martin的工作性质很可能相同，符合选项D。只有C不能从文章中推断出来。所以选C。
4．D
[译文] 根据文章最后两段，父母提供适宜的小吃将会使孩子精神抖擞。
[提示] 文章最后一句…what kind of break will energize them and not upset their momentum.的意思为“……怎样的休息方式才能使他们精力充沛而不会打击他们的热情。”结合上下文可知，父母提供的适宜小吃(snack)将会使孩子们精神抖擞。所以选D。原文中的energize与选项D中的energy词根相同，意思相近，词性不同。
5．C
[译文] 不符合学生课后休息的是长时间待在酒吧里喝饮料。
[提示] 文章最后一段中推荐的休息方式包括投篮、喝点饮料、方便一下或者和父母做一次快速的卡片游戏(The types of breaks recommended include shooting baskets, getting adrink, using the bathroom, or even playing a quick card game with parents.)，这些与选项C的“长时间待在酒吧里喝饮料”意思不同。所以选项C是正确答案。
