Play is the basic business of childhood, and in recent years research has shown the great impor­tance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy (嬰兒), every child needs opportunity and the right materials for play, and the main tools of play are toys. The main function of toys is to suggest, encourage and play. To succeed in this, they must be good toys, which children will play with often, and will come back to again, and again. Therefore it is important to choose suit­able toys for different stages of a child’s development.
In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited (遺傳的) abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby’s ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.
In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toys should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability: Bricks and jigsaws (七巧板) and construction toys; painting, scribbling (涂鴉) and making things; sand and water play;toys for imaginative and pretending play — the first so­cial games for learning to play and get on with others.
But at the third stage of play development — from five to seven or eight years old — the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.
Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and val­uable, which lead up to new hobbies, but their significance has changed — to a child of nine or ten years old, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.
小題1:according to the first passage we know that as a child grows up________.
A.he should be allowed to choose his own toys
B.he should be given the same toys
C.he should be given different toys
D.he should be given fewer and fewer toys
小題2:according to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parents________.
A.determine his character
B.will not change after the age of three
C.partly determine the standard he is likely to reach
D.to a large extent determine the choice of toys
小題3:We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity________.
A.when he is twoB.when he is around four
C.when he is sixD.when he is eight
小題4: The passage is mainly about________.
A.the importance of pre-school education B.the importance of schooling
C.the role of play in a child’s developmentD.the choice of toys for youngster

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C

文章主要討論了玩具對(duì)不同年齡的孩子所產(chǎn)生的影響不同。
1.C。細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段中的Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child’s development可知。而由常識(shí)可知太小的孩子還沒(méi)有自已選擇玩具的能力的,排除A。B和D的與文章內(nèi)容不符。
2. C。細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段開(kāi)頭的句子知道:嬰兒能力的發(fā)展必須在他的遺傳能力范圍之內(nèi),而這種發(fā)展主要取決于他生命中的前三年。
3. B。細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段開(kāi)始的In the next stage,from three to five years old,curiosity knows no bounds 可知。
4. C。主旨題。由文章首句可知。文章主要談?wù)撏婢咴诤⒆映砷L(zhǎng)中的作用。
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A.not very high. B.high.
C.contemptuous. D.critical.
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A.vicious and dangerous sports should be banned by law.
B.people are willing to pay vast sums money to see violence.
C.to compare two different attitudes towards dangerous sports.
D.people are bloodthirsty in sports.
小題3:That the author mentions the old Romans is
A.To compare the old Romans with today’s people.
B.to give an example.
C.to show human beings in the past know nothing better.
D.to indicate human beings are used to bloodthirsty.
小題4:.How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage?
A.Three. B.Five.
C.Six. D.Seven.
小題5:The purpose of the author in writing this passage is
A.that, by banning the violent sports, we human beings can improve our selves.
B.that, by banning the dangerous sports, we can improve the law.
C.that we must take positive steps to improve social welfare system.
D.to show law is the main instrument of social change.
Vocabulary
relish           從……獲得樂(lè)處,享受
orgy       狂歡,放縱
arena       競(jìng)技場(chǎng),活動(dòng)或斗爭(zhēng)的場(chǎng)所
blood-thirsty     殘忍的,嗜血的
bear-baiting     逗熊游戲
bull-fight    斗牛
batter       猛擊,連續(xù)地猛打/捶,亂打
pulp          成紙漿,成軟塊
burst into flames    突然燃燒起來(lái)/著火
grim       令人窒息的,簡(jiǎn)陋的
coop up       把……關(guān)起來(lái)
難句譯注
bear-baiting  逗熊游戲。這是一種十六、十七世紀(jì)流行于英國(guó)的游戲――驅(qū)狗去咬綁著的熊,很殘忍,后被禁止。
…two men batter each other to pulp in the boxing ring.
【結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)析】batter one to pulp =" beat" one to a pulp 狠揍某人,打癱某人
【參考譯文】?jī)蓚(gè)人在拳擊場(chǎng)內(nèi)彼此狠揍,知道一個(gè)人被打倒在地,爬不起來(lái)。
…unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames.
【參考譯文】眼見(jiàn)一輛或多輛賽車相互撞擊,突然燒起來(lái)而無(wú)動(dòng)于衷。
A world heavy weight championship match is front page news.
【參考譯文】世界重量級(jí)冠軍賽總是頭版頭條新聞。
寫作方法與文章大意
作者采取先對(duì)比、后分析的寫作手法。先是今人和古羅馬人對(duì)暴虐體育上對(duì)此兩者都欣賞。后者坦率成人“欣賞暴力體育”,前者施以各種接口、實(shí)際都是嗜血成性者。第二段進(jìn)一步剖析今人欣賞暴虐體育的種種實(shí)例,最后指出改善“暴虐”的根本嗜為改善法律采取積極的步驟,法律才能施以巨大的文明影響,否則人類很難改變。

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