The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) just released its
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中The recommendations reflect what all parents instinctively know: children need less screen time. The corollary, of course, is that they desperately need more free time to ignite their imaginations, develop a sense of wonder and discover their passions and purpose. while we at Melissa & Doug are thrilled the AAP has created stronger guardrails and suggestions to help parents navigate this challenging terrain, this is only the beginning. Our children are overstimulated, over-scheduled and under pressure to perform academically and beyond school. This diminishes their ability to build creative thinking skills essential to self-discovery. Inventiveness occurs when kids have time for curiosity and exploration. With children spending up to eight hours a day on media devices and additional hours engaging in scheduled activities, opportunities for growth are stifled.
what we are not sure about is how to get our kids to want the free, screenless time we know will benefit them. It may sound counter-intuitive but today’s kids (and, frankly, many of us) need coaching to experience and discover the benefits of free time. what came easily to parents a few decades ago has become a challenge for our generation. It’s not that yesterday’s parents knew more about child development; they simply had fewer options. Boredom and downtime were an inescapable part of daily life. Today, boredom and downtime are synonymous with, “I’m bad parent and not doing enough to get my kid ahead.”
Recently, I had an eye-opening revelation while watching my 11-year-old daughter play in a softball tournament. I have six children and have attended dozens of such tournaments. I know the drill - or thought I did.Families settled in for the day with lawn chairs, coolers, sunscreen and siblings in tow. These spectator brothers and sisters would gradually gravitate toward each other. Games of catch and hide-and-seek began; friendships were formed in the span of an inning. At crucial moments, the newfound friends turned their collective attention to the field to cheer on their teams.
Bu that was not happening. Though there were at least 15 children by the sidelines, I did not hear any of them. They sat in a silent huddle using their individual tablets. Even with the score tied in the final inning with runners on base, not a single child watched the game or spoke to each other. The situation was surreal and revealing: Kids have more planned activities and passive entertainment at their fingertips than ever before, but less free time to dream, make-believe and focus on what they truly love.
I get that making time for “nothing” is difficult in a world where we’re constantly worried our kids will fall behind if they don’t excel in sports and academics or rack up “likes”on the latest social media app.
But I refuse to sit back and watch this loss of childhood.We are taking back childhood.Imagination needs time and space to blossom.
单选题第1题What do parents instinctively know about children’s media use?
A.Updated guideline have been released for children’s media use.
B.Children are spending more and more time on their tablets and smartphones.
C.Children are instinctively good at playing computer games.
D.The amount of time children spend in front of a screen, including TV, computers and Video games should be controlled.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
单选题第2题The underlined word “desperately” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to______.
A.in a desperate way
B.immorally
C.extremely
D.despicably
参考答案：C
答案解析：
单选题第3题What inference can we get from what parents instinctively know?
A.Parents need more free time to stimulate their imagination.
B.Children are in desperate shortage of time.
C.Parents are anxious to stimulate children’s imagination and arouse their curiosity.
D.Children should cu¨heir screen time and find more time to stimulate their imagination, arouse their curiosity etc.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
单选题第4题The underlined word "thrilled” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to______.
A.very excited and pleased
B.scared
C.frightened
D.interested
参考答案：A
答案解析：
单选题第5题What is the implied meaning of “guardrails” underlined in Paragraph 3?
A.Rails that prevents people from falling from a bridge, cliff etc.
B.Measures to protect children from losing their imagination.
C.Suggestions to help guide parents.
D.Ways for children to enrich their life.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
单选题第6题What are the reasons to diminish children’s ability to build their creative thinking skills?
A.Children are overstimulated and greatly pressured to perform academically.
B.Children have too many arrangements and are over-scheduled.
C.Children have no enough time for curiosity and exploration.
D.All of the above.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
单选题第7题What are the things that we are NOT sure for children’s growth?
A.How to get children to want free, screenless time themselves.
B.How to get children to benefit themselves.
C.How to make children find more free, screenless time.
D.How to make children to develop their creative skills.
参考答案：A
答案解析：
单选题第8题What are the challenges for parents of young generation?
A.They know a little about child development.
B.They have too many options.
C.They do not know how to fill in free time.
D.They do not know how to get rid of boredom and downtime.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
单选题第9题In Paragraph 6 and 7, the author talked about his experience with his children watching a softball tournament. What does the author want to illustrate from this example?
A.The author wants to show the differences between parents in the past and nowadays.
B.The author wants to show how what came easily to parents a few decades ago has become a challenge for our generation.
C.The author wants to show how parents today are trying to help their kids escape from boredom and downtime.
D.The author wants to show how parents today are making every effort to get their kids ahead.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
单选题第10题What revelation does the author find from his experience?
A.Children played games of catch and hide-and-seek, and formed their friendship shortly.
B.At crucial moments of the tournament,children would pay their attention to the field to cheer on their teams.
C.Children have their own planned activities and entertainment at their fingertips and have less free time to focus on what they truly love.
D.Parents should be worried if their kids do not excel in sports and academics.
参考答案：C
答案解析：
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