【正文】 atchkey kids wore house keys around their necks and they used the keys to open doors. Today, it39。s mon for both parents to work. As a result, a new generation of kids are spending some time alone after school. It bees necessary for both parents and kids to make some rules. There are a lot of questions to talk about: Should you call your mum, or dad as soon as you get home? Should you do your homework first? Can you watch TV or play puter games? If so, how long? What can you eat if you want a snack? Can friends e over? If so, how many?…… As latchkey kids, knowing how to stay safe is just as important as following the family rules. Talk about the following questions with your parents: What should you do when the phone rings? What should you do if someone knocks at the door? What should you do if someone breaks into the house? What should you do if you cut yourself while cooking?…… You may feel when you are at home alone. Don39。t worry. Keeping yourself busy is helpful. There are many things which can make you feel that time goes by quickly: ●Read a magazine. ●Write an . ●Phone a friend.（1）Latchkey kids _________________. A.like collecting keysB.live with their grandparentsC.have parttime jobs in factoriesD.regularly stay at home alone after school（2）How many pieces of advice does the writer give to latchkey kids? A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five（3）Which of the following can be put in ? A.Can you have your hair cut?B.Should you go to school on foot?C.Can you go out? If so, where?D.Can you ask teachers for help at school?（4）Which of the following can be put in ? A.boredB.excitedC.relaxedD.pleased（5）The writer probably agrees that __________. A.there39。s no need to make family rulesB.latchkey kids should learn to protect themselvesC.time passes slowly when latchkey kids are busyD.parents should never leave their kids alone at home【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A（5）B 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了獨(dú)自在家的孩子，在家時(shí)應(yīng)該怎么做。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Nowadays lots of kids are at home alone after school. Are you one of them? Kids who regularly take care of themselves are called latchkey kids 現(xiàn)在許多孩子放學(xué)后獨(dú)自在家。你是他們中的一員嗎？經(jīng)常照顧自己的孩子被稱為“鑰匙孩子” 可知, 鑰匙兒童放學(xué)后經(jīng)常獨(dú)自呆在家里，故選D。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Read a magazine. ●Write an . ●Phone a friend 閱讀雜志。●寫(xiě)一封電子郵件。●給朋友打電話知, 作者給了鑰匙兒童3個(gè)建議，故選B。 （3）推理題。根據(jù) Can friends e over? If so, how many? ，可知 你能出去嗎？如果是，在哪里 Can you go out? If so, where? 適合放在橫線處，都是條件狀語(yǔ)從句的省略形式，故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Don39。t worry. Keeping yourself busy is helpful. 別擔(dān)心。讓自己忙碌是有幫助的 可知,此處是個(gè)負(fù)面情緒的形容詞，A無(wú)聊的，B激動(dòng)的，C放松的，D高興的，bored適合放在橫線處，故選A。 （5）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) As latchkey kids, knowing how to stay safe is just as important as following the family rules 作為鑰匙兒童，知道如何保持安全和遵守家庭規(guī)則一樣重要可知， 鑰匙兒童應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)保護(hù)自己，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題，詞義猜測(cè)題和主旨題四種?？碱}型，細(xì)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，詞義猜測(cè)題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。10．閱讀理解 When Carson Palmer, a professional American football player, hurt his arm a few years ago, he took a week off to stop throwing the football. But in his head, Palmer practiced every day. The following weekend, Palmer had the best game of his life. For more than a century, scientists have been trying to understand how this mental training works. In the 1930s, researchers proved by experiment that when you39。re imagining an action, your brain sends signals to your muscles which are too weak to tighten the muscles but might help train the body to perform. In other words, mental practice might create a plan in your head, like a howto guide for a special skill. Sports researchers have done hundreds of studies paring imagined and physical practice for actions. In short, the studies show that mental training works. A 2012 study pared 32 nonprofessional golfers with another 32 who only imagined their action. Under the same training program, both groups improved their skills. Imagination has advantages over the real thing: You can do it anywhere and any time. It is safea main advantage for people such as gymnasts and doctors. And you can practice for longer periods of time because you39。re not controlled by physical tiredness. That39。s not to say it39。s easy. we39。ve had Olympiclevel sportsmen sitting in our laboratory, imagining for two hours, says Tadhg Macintyre, a sports researcher in Ireland. When we39。re done, they39。re pletely tired. It doesn39。t work for everyone, though. If you39。re a beginner, the influence can be harmful, warns Macintyre. If you39。re trying to imagine a free throw, and you don39。t even know the proper movement, then you39。re probably going to mentally practice the wrong skill, and your skill is going to be impaired.（1）How does mental training act on one39。s physical practice? A.Taking a week off from being tired.B.Performing the action before imagining.C.Using imagination to guide one39。s body.D.Buying a howto guide before mental training（2）What do we know about imagination training? A.It is not influenced by time and space.