2021年大学英语四级真题及答案5

6月大学英语四级真题及答案Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on th

6 月大学英语四级真题及答案 PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes) PassageOne Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethan theydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganized activitiesassoccerandballet().Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981 芭蕾舞 to1997:boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghalfthattime.All inall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%. “Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch()thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandra 危机 Hofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmore mothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“male breadwinner”householdsspentcomparablemountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents,19hoursand22 hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.) Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwaya childexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvard MedicalSchool.Unstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiate theirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit. Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.But that,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey’respending lesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren’treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstoget kidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let’sfaceit,who’s gotthetime? 21.Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”(Line1,Para.2)SandraHofferthmeans________. A)childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents B)childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents