Question

Scientists often see the first ten years of a child’s life as the “window of opportunity.”   1.  And studies show that the following activities can benefit their brain greatly.

 2. 

Free playtime has always been an important part of “being a kid”, but it is also important to a child’s development. “Free play” not only helps kids develop different skills, it also helps them develop into happy healthy adults in the future.

Read with kids

Reading has long been known to improve children’s intelligence.   3.  For parents who don’t have much time, just surrounding your kids with books goes a long way too.

Put kids to bed early

 4.  Preschool children should get at least eleven hours of sleep and kids up to age 12 should try to get at least ten hours of sleep.

Learn a second language

Early studies in this field have shown that bilingual (雙語的) kids can perform better under pressure. Young children can learn new languages with nearly perfect fluency (流利) and pronunciation.

Praise good effort not intelligence.

Your kids may be smart but you should mainly praise the effort they put into tasks. Kids, who are praised on intelligence, often feel it is a fixed quality, and mistakes or failures badly hurt their self-confidence. Kids who are praised on effort often focus more on learning.   5.    

A．Play some helpful games.

B．Give them enough playtime.

C．And they are not afraid to fail and try again.

D．Kids still need time away from the TV to do homework.

E. Kids who read often develop earlier writing and number skills as well.

F. Everything at this time is very important to the development of a person’s brain.

G. Studies show that kids with regular bedtimes are better at languages, math and reading.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.F

2.B

3.E

4.G

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是在很小的時候對孩子的教育的重要性，文章給出了多個建議。

1.F 根據前句Scientists often see the first ten years of a child’s life as the “window of opportunity.”可知人生的前10年很重要，做的每一件事情對人腦的發展都會起著很重要的作用。故F項符合上下文。

2.B 根據本段第一句Free playtime has always been an important part of “being a kid”,可知玩耍的時間對孩子來說特別重要，告訴我們要給孩子足夠的時間。

3.E 根據前句Reading has long been known to improve children’s intelligence可知大量的閱讀對孩子有很多的作用，故E項符合上下文。

4.G 根據下一句Preschool children should get at least eleven hours of sleep and kids up to age 12 should try to get at least ten hours of sleep.可知有規律的睡眠時間的孩子在很多方面發展得較好。故G正確。

5.C 根據前一句Kids who are praised on effort often focus more on learning.可知被表揚的孩子更加關注學習，他們不害怕失敗，愿意多次嘗試。故C項符合上下文。

考點：考察教育類短文閱讀

點評：本文講述的是在很小的時候對孩子的教育的重要性，文章給出了多個建議。本題的關鍵在于要根據上下文的語境來找出串聯的信息點，把握上下文之間的邏輯關系，通過前后的意思連貫性及細致性用心的答題，定能完成的很好。