As a parent you might never guess all the ways a good imagination benefits your child. It helps a preschooler(學齡前兒童)：
Develop social skills
As children play pretend, they explore relationships between family members, friends and co­workers and learn more about how people interact. Playing doctor, they imagine how physicians care for their patients. Playing house, they learn more about how parents feel about their children. Imaginative play helps develop empathy(同情) for others. If children can imagine how it feels to be left out of a game or to lose a pet, they are better able to help those in need. They become more willing to play fair, to share, and to cooperate.
Build self­confidence
Young children have very little control over their lives. Imagining oneself as a builder of skyscrapers(摩天大樓) or a superhero defending the planet is empowering to a child. It helps them develop confidence in their abilities and their potential.
Boost intellectual growth
Using the imagination is the beginning of abstract thought.Children who can see a king's castle in a mound(堆) of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically(象征性地). This skill is important in school where a child will have to learn that numerals symbolize groups of objects, letters symbolize sounds, and so on.
Practice language skills
Kids who play pretend with their friends do a lot of talking.This helps boost their vocabulary, improve sentence structure and promote communication skills.
Work out fears
Playing pretend can help children work out their fears and worries. When children role­play about the big, bad monster under the bed, they gain a sense of control over him and he doesn't seem quite so big or so bad. Imaginative play also helps kids vent(發(fā)泄) confusing feelings they might have, such as anger toward a parent or compete with a new sibling(兄弟姐妹)．
To encourage your youngster's imagination, read to him every day. Books offer children the opportunity to visit other worlds and create new ones of their own.
For generations children have enjoyed reading the story of Peter Pan because Peter takes them on fascinating adventures.Reader's Digest Young Families offers a beautiful typical Disney edition of Peter Pan, which is an iParenting Media Award winner. Click here to find out how you can get this classic story along with 2 free books-Bambi and Pinocchio.
小題1:What's NOT the advantage of children having a good imagination?
A．Understanding the other people's feelings and problems.
B．Expressing their feelings like anger.
C．Having a strong faith in their own abilities and potential.
D．Helping them form a good habit of reading stories.
小題2:What does the underlined word “Boost” mean?
A．Improve.B．Limit.C．Push.D．Praise.
小題3:From the last paragraph we can learn that ________．
A．Reader's Digest Young Families wins an iParenting Media Award
B．Disney edition of Peter Pan can be got online for free
C．the story of Peter Pan has been popular with kids
D．Bambi and Pinocchio are offered for free because of bad sales
小題4:What's the purpose of writing the article?
A．To tell readers the benefits of encouraging children's imagination.
B．To introduce some wonderful Disney stories to readers.
C．To provide ways of helping make kids more imaginative.
D．To persuade parents to buy the Disney edition of Peter Pan.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：本文介紹了培養(yǎng)學齡前孩子想象力的好處。培養(yǎng)孩子的想象力能夠幫助孩子發(fā)展社交能力，建立自信，促進抽象思維的發(fā)展，克服恐懼。所以作者建議家長要買彼得·潘的故事這本書，這本書深受孩子的歡迎。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。第二段的Imaginative play helps develop empathy(同情) for others.充滿想象力的游戲有助于培養(yǎng)對其他人的同情心，因此排除A.第六段的Imaginative play also helps kids vent(發(fā)泄) confusing feelings they might have, such as anger toward a parent or compete with a new sibling充滿想象力的游戲可以幫助孩子發(fā)泄(發(fā)泄)困惑他們可能,例如對父母的憤怒或與之競爭的新兄弟，故排除B。第三段的It helps them develop confidence in their abilities and their potential.它幫助他們發(fā)展的自信心和潛能。故排除C。文章沒有提幫助兒童養(yǎng)成一個好的閱讀習慣，故選D。
小題2:詞義猜測題。第四段的Children who can see a king's castle in a mound(堆) of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically(象征性地).孩子們看到一個在一堆的沙子上或一個美味晚餐派里的的國王城堡將可以學習抽象思維。這說明想象力游戲可以促進孩子的抽象思維的發(fā)展。故選A。
小題3:推理判斷題。最后一段的For generations children have enjoyed reading the story of Peter Pan because Peter takes them on fascinating adventures.一代一代的孩子都很喜歡閱讀彼得·潘的故事,因為彼得將孩子們帶入到一段迷人刺激的冒險歷程。可知孩子們喜歡彼得·潘的故事。故選C。
小題4:作者意圖題。As a parent you might never guess all the ways a good imagination benefits your child.作為家長,你可能永遠不會猜到好的想象力使你的孩子受益的所有的方面。作者重點向家長介紹了鼓勵孩子想像力的益處。故選A。
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