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題干：Eachsummer，nomatterhowpressingmyworkschedule，Itakeoffonedayexclusivelyformyson.Wecallitdad-sonday.Thisyearourthirdstopwastheamusementpark，wherehediscoveredthathewastallenoughtorideoneofthefastestrollercoasters(過山車）intheworld.Weblastedthroughface-stretchingturnsandloopsforninetyseconds.Then,aswesteppedofftheride,heshruggedand,inadistressinglycalmvoice，remarkedthatitwasnotasexcitingasotherrideshe’dbeenon.AsIlistened,Ibegantosensesomethingseriouslyoutofbalance.Throughouttheseason,Inoticedsimilareventsallaroundme.Parentsseemedhardpressedtofindnewthrillsforindifferentkids.Surroundedbyever-greaterstimulation,theiryoungfaceswerelookingdisappointedandbored.Facingtheirchildren'scomplaintsof“nothingtodo”，parentswereshellingoutlargenumbersofdollarsforvariousformsofentertainment.Inmanycasesthemoneyseemedtodolittlemorethanbuytransientrelieffromtheterriblemoansoftheirboredchildren.Thissetmeponderingtheobviousquestion：“Howcanitbesohardforkidstofindsomethingtodowhenthere’sneverbeensucharangeofstimulatingentertainmentavailabletothem?”Whatreallyworriesmeistheintensityofthestimulation.Iwatchmylittledaughter'sfaceassheabsorbsthepowerfulonslaught(沖擊）ofarousingvisualsandbloodyspecialeffectsinmovies.Whydochildrenimmersedinthismuchexcitementseemstarvedformore?Thatwas,Irealized,thepoint.Idiscoveredduringmyownrecklessadolescencethatwhatcreatesexcitementisnotgoingfast,butgoingfaster.Thrillshavelesstodowithspeedthanchangesinspeed.I’mconcernedaboutthecumulativeeffectofyearsattheselevelsoffeverishactivity.Itisnomysterytomewhymanyteenagersappearapathetic(麻木的)andburnedout,witha“beenthere，donethat”airofindifferencetowardmuchoflife.Asincreasingnumbersoffriends’childrenareprescribedmedication-stimulantstodealwithinattentivenessatschooloranti-depressantstohelpwiththelossofinterestandjoyintheirlives-Iquestiontheroleofkids’boredominsomeofthediagnoses.Myownworkisfocusedonthechemicalimbalancesandbiologicalfactorsrelatedtobehavioralandemotionaldisorders.Thesearecomplexproblems.YetI'vebeenreflectingmoreandmoreonhowthepaceoflifeandtheintensityofstimulationmaybecontributingtotherisingratesofpsychiatricproblemsamongchildrenandadolescentsinoursociety.
題目：From his own experience，the author came to the conclusion that children seem to expect_____. - A 、a much wider variety of sports facilities
- B 、activities that require sophisticated skills
- C 、ever-changing thrilling forms of recreation
- D 、physical exercises that are more challenging
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參考答案【正確答案：C】
推斷題。問的是結(jié)合作者的自身經(jīng)歷，其得到的結(jié)論是孩子們似乎在期待著什么？根據(jù)題干的相關(guān)信息定位到第五段第三、四句I discovered… Thrills have less to do with speed than changes in speed. 據(jù)此可知孩子們期待的是日益更新變化的娛樂方式。所以本題的正確答案為C選項(xiàng)。
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