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Do you know what your child is going to do when the school bell rings at the end of the day? More than 14 million students leave school every afternoon and have nowhere to go, since they do not have access to affordable after-school opportunities. According to the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC), nine out of ten Americans think all youths should have access to after-school programs, but two-thirds of parents say they have trouble finding programs locally. The bad news is that situation may be getting worse.
After-school hours are the peak time for juvenile crimes and risky behaviors, including alcohol and drug use. The NYVPRC states that children who do not spend any time in after-school activities are 49 percent more likely to use drugs and 37 percent more likely to become a teen parent. Kids are also at the highest risk of becoming a victim of violence after school, particularly between the hours of 2p.m. and 6p.m.. The highest amount of juvenile crime occurs between 3p.m. and 4p.m. , when most children are dismissed from school.
The NYVPRC defines after-school programs as safe and structured activities that offer children opportunities to learn new skills. The skills students learn can range from technology and math to reading and art. Some programs also offer opportunities for internship(實習(xí)), community services , or mentoring. These programs have been shown to improve academic achievements, as well as relieve the stresses on working families. A report by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of justice shows that students in after –school programs have fewer behavioral problems and more self-confidence , and can handle conflicts better than students who are not involved with these programs. In addition, according to the Harvard Family Research Project, after-school programs help students from low-income families overcome the inequities (不公平) they face in the school system

1. 1.
   What is the theme of the passage?
   1. A.
      Prevention of juvenile crimes
   2. B.
      Risks kids face after school
   3. C.
      A research report on the stresses of students
   4. D.
      The benefits of after-school programs
2. 2.
   Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
   1. A.
      Most parents don’t believe in after-school programs
   2. B.
      Students are not willing to attend after-school programs
   3. C.
      It’s difficult for parents to find after-school programs for their children
   4. D.
      Parents don’t care about where their children go after school
3. 3.
   We learn from the second paragraph that __________________
   1. A.
      the teachers should watch over kids after school
   2. B.
      children are dismissed from school too late
   3. C.
      after-school hours are a risky time for children
   4. D.
      children should go home immediately school is over
4. 4.
   The author of the passage probably __________
   1. A.
      fully support after-school programs
   2. B.
      doubts the effects of after-school programs
   3. C.
      believes structured activities are useless for children
   4. D.
      thinks students today are too stressed
5. 5.
   The underlined word “juvenile” in Paragraph 2 has a similar meaning to “_____”
   1. A.
      student
   2. B.
      teenager
   3. C.
      adult
   4. D.
      campus

Answer 1

DCCAB
試題分析：本文講述了由于課后活動的缺失讓很多學(xué)生在放學(xué)以后無事可做，導(dǎo)致了青少年犯罪的上升。
1.D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段2,3行More than 14 million students leave school every afternoon and have nowhere to go, since they do not have access to affordable after-school opportunities。可知大部分的學(xué)生在放學(xué)以后都無事可做，課后活動的缺失對孩子的發(fā)展影響很大。在最后一段又詳細(xì)描述了課后活動的好處，故本題的主旨是D項。
2.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩行two-thirds of parents say they have trouble finding programs locally. The bad news is that situation may be getting worse.說明父母很難為孩子找到合適的課后獲得的programs。故C項正確。
3.C 段落大意題。根據(jù)本段第一句After-school hours are the peak time for juvenile crimes and risky behaviors, including alcohol and drug use.說明放學(xué)以后的這段時間是學(xué)生們很容易犯罪的時刻，因為他們無事可做，故C項正確。
4.A 態(tài)度意圖題。根據(jù)本段中對于課后活動的缺失導(dǎo)致學(xué)生犯了很多錯誤說明作者是完全支持進(jìn)行多種多樣的課后活動的，故A項正確。
5.B 推理題。根據(jù)本句After-school hours are the peak time for juvenile crimes and risky behaviors,以及本段最后一句The highest amount of juvenile crime occurs between 3p.m. and 4p.m. , when most children are dismissed from school.說明這里的juvenile是指青少年的犯罪活動。故B項正確。
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點評：本文是呼吁展開多種多樣的課后活動，給學(xué)生發(fā)展的空間。減少青少年犯罪的幾率。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。