Question

Old-Fashioned Play-For Pay

Kids! Come to have a ball! Or 60,000 of them! There’s a new type of business franchise（特許經(jīng)銷權(quán)）that is appearing in shopping malls and neighborhood across America offering pay-per-use indoor playgrounds, which feature toys, games, guided fun and a workout that doesn’t break the family bank.

As public playgrounds grow increasingly worn and dirty, the for-profit centers offer clean, safe guided activity as well as a variety of challenging exercises to develop kids’ physical fitness, usually for a fee of around $ 5 an hour. “Playgrounds are dirty, not guided,” says Dick Guggenheimer, owner of the two-month-old Discovery Zone in Yonkers, N. Y., part of Kansas City-based chain, “We are indoors; we are padded; parents can feel their child is safe”.

In order to satisfy the need of two-earner families, the new franchise stays open in the evenings, long after traditional public playgrounds have grown dark and unusable. However, these new playgrounds are not meant to be day-care centers. Parents are expected to go stay and play with their kids rather than drop them off. But several also provide high-tech baby-sitting services. At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children in special guided programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy a movie or dinner. If there is a problem, Mom and Dad are called.

The most fun of all, though, is getting to do what parents used to do in the days before two-earner families and two-hour commutes（兩小時(shí)上下班往返）, play with their kids. That, at least, is old-fashioned, even at per-hour rates.

1.What is this article mainly talking about?

A. Children can play without parent’s care.

B. The fast development of Discovery Zone.

C. A new type of business franchise of kids.

D. The disadvantages of outdoor playgrounds.

2.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE to the new playground?

A. The cost is high for a family.

B. It doesn't allow parents to leave their kids.

C. It stays open in the evening just as traditional playgrounds.

D. It's a place where parents can play together with their kids.

3.What does the writer mean by saying "old-fashioned"?

A. The so-called new playground is out of date.

B. The new playground is actually enjoyed by parents.

C. The new playground is also enjoyed by old people.

D. The new playground offers a fashion which is popular in the past.

4.The writer’s attitude toward the new playground is_______________.

A. agreeableB. negative

C. doubtfulD. unknown

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：作者介紹了一種新型的游樂場(chǎng)，父母可以付費(fèi)讓孩子在里面安全，快樂的游樂。

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考點(diǎn)：考查日常生活類短文