大学英语六级真题及答案下载Word格式文档下载.docx
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Wouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?
Probablynot.Still,whenLenoreSkenazy,acolumnistfortheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethesubwayalonetogetbacktoherManhattanhomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,shedidn'
texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders.
"
Longstoryshort:
Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence,"
SkenazywroteonApril4intheNewYorkSun."
Longstorylonger:
HalfthepeopleI'
vetoldthisepisodetonowwanttoturnmeinforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchistherightwaytorearkids.It'
snot.It'
sdebilitating(使虚弱)-forusandforthem."
OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSkenazy'
sdecisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN(accompaniedbyherson)andonpopularblogsliketheHuffingtonPost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironicallyheadlined"
MoreFromAmerica'
sWorstMom."
Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposingcamps.Aremodernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedanddangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderaboutunsupervised?
Fromthe"
she'
sanirresponsiblemother"
campcame:
"
Shameonyouforbeingsocarelessabouthissafety,"
incommentsontheHuffingtonPost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:
Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidn'
tcomehome?
"
ButSkenazygotalotofsupport,too,withwomenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselvesatsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe"
helicopterparent"
trend:
GoodforthisMom,"
onecommenterwroteontheHuffingtonPost."
Thisisamuch-neededrealitycheck."
Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Skenazystartedherownblog-FreeRangeKids-promotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethathergenerationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walkedtothestore,tookbuses-andevensubways-allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicatedtosensibleparenting."
AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincarseatsandsafetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneedasecurityguard."
Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?
Arecitiesandtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethantheywereinpreviousgenerations?
Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanit'
severbeen;
it'
sranked136thincrimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,strangerkidnapsareextremelyrare;
there'
saone-in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityratesfromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthantheywere25yearsago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.
Thenthere'
sthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervousaboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,someare.Partoftheproblemisthatwithwall-to-wallInternetandcablenews,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatit'
snotsurprisingevennormalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedtomanagingtheirchildren'
stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaoflettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday'
sparentswerekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.Buttoday,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkorotherwisegetthemselvestoschool.
Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbanphenomenon.Parentsareworriedaboutcrime,andthey'
reworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat'
snotusedtopedestrians.Ontheotherhand,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,bychoiceorbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms."
Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheirschools,"
saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.
Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmorefreedom,there'
snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachtoparenting.What'
srightforSkenazy'
snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Italldependsondevelopmentalissues,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthatchild.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher."
Theabilitytofollowparentguidelines,thechild'
slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachild'
sgeneraljudgmentshouldbeweighed."
GallagheragreeswithSkenazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependenceliketakingpublictransportationalone."
Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysaregenerallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaughthowtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafesituationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes."
Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modernparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheirparentsdidn'
t:
thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytowardrelievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Skenazygotalotofcriticismbecauseshedidn'
tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe'
dloseitandwantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom-amajorprincipleoffree-rangeparenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptracksontheirkids.
Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopterparent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftwaremakeiteasierthanevertofollowachild'
severymovementviatheInternet-withoutseemingtointerfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitoredasifthey'
reonparole(假释).
1.WhenLenoreSkenazy'
ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he_______.
[A]wasafraidthathemightgetlost
[B]enjoyedhavingtheindependence
[C]wasonlytoopleasedtotaketherisk
[D]thoughthewasanexceptionalchild
2.LenoreSkenazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatch_______.
[A]hinderstheirhealthygrowth
[B]addstoomuchtoparents'
expenses
[C]showstraditionalparentalcaution
[D]bucksthelatestparentingtrend
3.Skenazy'
sdecisiontolethersontakethesubwayalonehasmetwith_______.
[A]oppositionfromherownfamily
[B]officialchargesofchildabuse
[C]approvalfrompsychologists
[D]somewhatmixedresponses
4.Skenazystartedherownblogto_______.
[A]promotesensibleparenting
[B]shareparentingexperience
[C]fightagainstchildabuse
[D]protectchildren'
sright
5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity_______.
[A]rankshighinroadaccidents
[B]ismuchsaferthanbefore
[C]rankslowinchildmortalityrates
[D]islessdangerousthansmallcities
6.Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids'
safetythanpreviousgenerationsbecause_______.
[A]therearenowfewerchildreninthefamily
[B]thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasing
[C]theirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrime
[D]crimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears
7.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson_______.
[A]thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunity
[B]thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhood
[C]theirparents'
psychologicalmakeup
[D]theirmaturityandpersonalqualities
8.AccordingtoGallagherandSkenazy,childrenwhoarewatchfulwillbebetterabletostayawayfrom_________.
9.Beingabletofindoutwhereachildisanytimehelpslessenparent
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