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S om e m a y h id e . Bu t al l of t h e m h ave some thin g in c o m m on . Th e y sp e n d p ar t o f e ac h d ay alon e . T h e y ar e c all e d latc h k e y c h il d r e n . T h e y ’ r e c h il d r e n w h o look af te r the m s e lves w h il e their p ar e n ts w or k . And their b ad c on d ition h as b e c ome a su b je c t of c on c e r n . 本講欄目開關(guān) 重點(diǎn)單詞 短語(yǔ)與句式 難句分析 L y t e Lon g w as o n c e t h e h e adm ist r e ss of a n e le m e n t ar y s c h ool. S h e said , “ W e h ad a sc h ool r u le again st w e ar in g j e w e lry . A lot of k i d s h a d c h ai n s ar oun d t h e ir n e c k s w ith k e ys f ast e n e d . I w as c ons t a n t ly t e ll in g t h e m t o p u t t h e m in sid e t h e ir sh irt s. Th e r e w e r e so m any k e ys. It n e ve r c a m e t o m y m in d w h at t h e y m e ant. ” S lowly , s h e l e ar n e d t h e y w e r e h ous e k e ys. 本講欄目開關(guān) 重點(diǎn)單詞 短語(yǔ)與句式 難句分析 S h e an d h e r h u sb a n d b e gan t alk in g t o t h e c h i l d r e n w h o h ad t h e m . Th e y lea r n e d of t h e im p ac t ( 影響 ) w or k in g c ou p les and si n gle p ar e n t s w e r e h avin g o n t h e ir c h il d r e n . Fe ar is t h e b igge st p r obl e m f ac e d b y c h il d r e n at h om e al one. On e in e ac h t h r e e latc h k e y c h il d r e n t h e Lon g s t alk e d t o r e p or t e d b e in g sc ar e d . M any h ad n ig h t m a r e s and w e r e w or r ied abou t t h e ir ow n sa f e t y . 本講欄目開關(guān) 重點(diǎn)單詞 短語(yǔ)與句式 難句分析 Th e m ost c o m m on w a y latc h k e y c h il d r e n d e al w ith t h e ir f e ar s is b y h id in g . It m igh t b e in a sh ow e r sta ll , u n d e r a b e d , or in a c loset . Th e se c ond is TV . Th e y ’ ll of t e n p lay it at h igh volu m e . Th e Lon gs lea r n e d it ’ s h ar d t o ge t sta t istic s( 情況 ) on latc h k e y c h il d r e n . M ost p ar e n t s ar e slow t o adm it t h e y lea v e t h e ir c h il d r e n alon e . 本講欄目開關(guān) 重點(diǎn)單詞 短語(yǔ)與句式 難句分析 根據(jù)上文完成下列各題 1 . Th e m ain id e a abou t “ latc h k e y ” c h il d r e n is that t h e y . A . ar e gr ow in g in n u m b e r s B . su f f e r p r obl e m s f r o m b e in g le f t alon e C . w at c h t oo m u c h t e l e visi on d u r i n g t h e d ay D . ar e also f oun d in m id d le c lass n e igh b or h oo d s B 本講欄目開關(guān) 重點(diǎn)單詞 短語(yǔ)與句式 難句分析 2 . Whi c h se n t e n c e in t h e se c ond p ar agr aph is t h e t opi c se n t e n c e ? A . W e h ad a school rul e again st w e ar in g j e w e l r y . B . A lot o f k id s h a d c h ain s ar oun d t h e ir n e c k s . C . Th e y w e r e h ous e k e ys. D . I w as c ons t antly t e l li n g t h e m t o p u t t h e m i n sid e t h e ir sh irt s. 答案 C 本講欄目開關(guān) 重點(diǎn)單詞 短語(yǔ)與句式 難句分析 3 . W e m ay draw a c on c lu sion t h at . A . it ’ s d i f f icult t o f i n d o u t h o w m any latc h k e y c h il d r e n t h e r e a r e B . latc h k e y c h il d r e n t r y t o hi d e t h e ir f e e li n gs C . latc h k e y c h il d r e n of t e n w at c h TV w ith their p ar e n t s D . latc h k e y c h il d r e n e n j oy h avin g s u c h a lar ge a m oun t of t ime alo