- 閱讀理解A
題干：Eachsummer，nomatterhowpressingmyworkschedule，Itakeoffonedayexclusivelyformyson.Wecallitdad-sonday.Thisyearourthirdstopwastheamusementpark，wherehediscoveredthathewastallenoughtorideoneofthefastestrollercoasters(過山車）intheworld.Weblastedthroughface-stretchingturnsandloopsforninetyseconds.Then,aswesteppedofftheride,heshruggedand,inadistressinglycalmvoice，remarkedthatitwasnotasexcitingasotherrideshe’dbeenon.AsIlistened,Ibegantosensesomethingseriouslyoutofbalance.Throughouttheseason,Inoticedsimilareventsallaroundme.Parentsseemedhardpressedtofindnewthrillsforindifferentkids.Surroundedbyever-greaterstimulation,theiryoungfaceswerelookingdisappointedandbored.Facingtheirchildren'scomplaintsof“nothingtodo”，parentswereshellingoutlargenumbersofdollarsforvariousformsofentertainment.Inmanycasesthemoneyseemedtodolittlemorethanbuytransientrelieffromtheterriblemoansoftheirboredchildren.Thissetmeponderingtheobviousquestion：“Howcanitbesohardforkidstofindsomethingtodowhenthere’sneverbeensucharangeofstimulatingentertainmentavailabletothem?”Whatreallyworriesmeistheintensityofthestimulation.Iwatchmylittledaughter'sfaceassheabsorbsthepowerfulonslaught(沖擊）ofarousingvisualsandbloodyspecialeffectsinmovies.Whydochildrenimmersedinthismuchexcitementseemstarvedformore?Thatwas,Irealized,thepoint.Idiscoveredduringmyownrecklessadolescencethatwhatcreatesexcitementisnotgoingfast,butgoingfaster.Thrillshavelesstodowithspeedthanchangesinspeed.I’mconcernedaboutthecumulativeeffectofyearsattheselevelsoffeverishactivity.Itisnomysterytomewhymanyteenagersappearapathetic(麻木的)andburnedout,witha“beenthere，donethat”airofindifferencetowardmuchoflife.Asincreasingnumbersoffriends’childrenareprescribedmedication-stimulantstodealwithinattentivenessatschooloranti-depressantstohelpwiththelossofinterestandjoyintheirlives-Iquestiontheroleofkids’boredominsomeofthediagnoses.Myownworkisfocusedonthechemicalimbalancesandbiologicalfactorsrelatedtobehavioralandemotionaldisorders.Thesearecomplexproblems.YetI'vebeenreflectingmoreandmoreonhowthepaceoflifeandtheintensityofstimulationmaybecontributingtotherisingratesofpsychiatricproblemsamongchildrenandadolescentsinoursociety.
題目：According to the author, children are bored_____. - A 、unless their parents can find new thrills for them
- B 、when they don’t have any access to stimulating fun games
- C 、when they are left alone at weekends by their working parents
- D 、even if they are exposed to more and more kinds of entertainment
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參考答案【正確答案：D】
歸納題。題干問的是作者的看說，在什么情況下, 孩子們?nèi)匀桓械絽捑搿＝Y(jié)合第二、三兩段的事例，可以總結(jié)出這樣的結(jié)論：“事實(shí)上，盡管家長(zhǎng)們努力為孩子們提供越來越多的令人刺激的娛樂方式, 但是孩子們依然覺得枯燥和乏味，依然提不起興趣來”。據(jù)此可以推定D選項(xiàng)符合題意。
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