【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 home after school means ing to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in mon. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They39。re children who look after themselves while their parents are working. And their bad condition has bee a subject of concern.Lynette Long was once the headmistress of an elementary school. She said, We had a school rule against wearing jewellery. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened. I was constantly telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind what they meant, Slowly, she learned they were house keys. She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact（影響） working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety. The most mon way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, or in a closet. The second is TV. They39。ll often play it at high volume. It39。s hard to get statistics（統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)） on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.（1）The main idea about latchkey children is that they _________________. A.are growing in numbersB.suffer problems from being left aloneC.watch too much TV during the dayD.are also found in middle class neighbourhoods（2）Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence? A.We had a school rule against wearing jewellery.B.A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened.C.Slowly, she learned they were house keys.D.I was constantly telling them to put them inside their shirts.（3）he main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _________________. A.tirednessB.freedomC.lonelinessD.fear（4）The Longs39。 study was mainly on _________________. A.lonely children who have single parentsB.children whose parents are working or who have one parent onlyC.children who have the problem of fearD.parents who are working far from their homes（5）We may draw a conclusion（結(jié)論） that _________________. A.it39。s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there areB.latchkey children try to hide their feelingsC.latchkey children often watch TV with their parentsD.latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）B（5）A 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了美國一些“鑰匙兒童”的生活情況這一社會問題。 （1）推理題。根據(jù) their bad condition has bee a subject of concern 他們的糟糕狀況已經(jīng)成為人們關(guān)注的話題 可知， 關(guān)于鑰匙兒童的主要觀點是他們獨自一人會有問題，故選B。 （2）主旨題。根據(jù) Slowly, she learned they were house keys 可知， 慢慢地，她了解到它們是房子的鑰匙是第二段的主題句子，故選C。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone 可知， 這些孩子獨自在家時的主要感覺是害怕，故選D。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) They learned of the impact（影響） working couples and single parents were having on their children 可知，主要研究父母在工作或只有一個父母的孩子，故選B。 （5）推理題。根據(jù) It39。s hard to get statistics（統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)） on latchkey children 可知，結(jié)論是很難查出有多少掛鑰匙的孩子，故選A。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題，主旨題，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。6．閱讀理解 Bob was only seven years old. One night Bob was at home alone while his parents were out for a party. He had often stayed alone before, so he wasn39。t afraid. As he waited for his parents to return home, he watched a film on TV. His eyes became heavier and heavier as time passed by. Suddenly Bob39。s eyes opened wide what was the sound in the next room? Bob heard the window being opened slowly. For a minute, Bob was so frightened that he could not move, and his body felt like ice. He knew that he couldn39。t lose his head and began to think of the things he could do. Again he heard the sound of someone trying to climb into his home through the window. Bob39。s drums were standing in the corner near the TV. Wait, maybe there is something I can do, thought Bob. He beat his drums as hard as he could. The sound was so terrible that Bob surprised even himself. He also surprised the man in the window, who ran away as fast as possible. How clever he was!（1）What did Bob do when he waited for his parents? A.He played the drums.B.He watched TV.C.He fell asleep.D.He did nothing.（2）The person who wanted to e into the room might be _________________. A.a friendB.a strangerC.an animalD.a thief （賊）（3）What does the underlined phrase lose his head mean in Chinese? A.冷靜B.生氣C.驚慌失措D.喜出望外（4）What did Bob do to make the man run away? A.He turned up the TV.B.He called the police.C.He beat his drums.D.He asked his parents for help.（5）What do you think of Bob? A.Foolish.B.Lovely.C.Funny.D.Clever.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了Bob用敲鼓的方式嚇跑了小偷的故事。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) As he waited for his parents to return home, he watched a film on TV 當他等待父母回家時，他在電視上看了一部電影，可知鮑勃等父母時看了電視 ， 故選B。 （2）推理題。根據(jù) Again he heard the sound of someone trying to climb into his home through the window. 他再次聽到有人試圖從窗戶爬進他家的聲音可知， 想進房間的人可能是小偷 ， 故選D。 （3）詞義猜測題。根據(jù) Bob was so frightened that he could not move, and his body felt like ice. 鮑勃嚇得動彈不得，他的身體感覺像冰一樣，可知 lose his head 是驚慌失措 ， 故選C。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) He beat his drums as hard as he could. The sound was so terrible that Bob surprised even himself. He also surprised the man in the window, who ran away as fast as possible他盡最大努力敲鼓。聲音太可怕了，鮑勃甚至連自己都感到驚訝。他還讓櫥窗里的那個人大吃一驚，那個人跑好 ，可知他敲鼓嚇跑了小偷 ， 故選C。 （5）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) How clever he was ， 可知鮑勃很聰明，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題，詞義猜測題，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上