Part IV 完形填空

Cloze · 10 分

In this part, there is a passage with ten blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer for each blank.

Cloze (10 points) choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. When asked about the impact of disturbing news on children, one mother said, "My 11year-old daughter doesn't like watching the news. She has nightmares about what she has seen. One time, she watchedareport aboutaperson who killedafamily member withaknife. That night she dreamed that she too was being killed." Another interviewee said: "My six-year-old niece saw reports of tornadoes (龙卷风) from elsewhere in the country. For weeks afterward , she was terrified. She would call me on the phone, convinced thatatornado was coming her way and that she was going to die." Do you think disturbing news report can frighten children? In one survey, nearly 40 percent of parents said that their children had been upset by something they saw in the news and that, all the more , the children had feared thatasimilar event would happen to them or their loved ones. Why? One factor is that children often interpret the news differently from adults. For example, small children may believe that a tragedy that is broadcast repeatedly is really happening repeatedly. A second factor is that daily reports of disturbing events can distortachild's view of the world. True, we live in "critical times hard to deal with ." But repeated exposure to disturbing news report can cause children to develop lasting fears. "Children who watchalot of TV news tend to overestimate the occurrence of crime and may perceive the world to beamore dangerous place than it actually is." observes the Kaiser Family Foundation.

译文 / 解析

本文讨论了令人不安的新闻对于孩子的影响。作者认为，大多数的父母说他们的孩子在看到这种新闻时会感到不安。

当被问到有关于令人不安的新闻对于孩子的影响时，一位妈妈表示，"我11岁的女儿不喜欢看这种新闻。看到这种新闻她会做噩梦。有一次，她看到一则关于一个人用刀刺杀亲人的新闻，晚上就梦到了自己也被杀死了。"另一位受访者说："我6岁的侄女看到了关于别的城市刮龙卷风的新闻，之后的几个星期，她都在害怕。她会给我打电话，并确信龙卷风要来了，她会死的。" 你认为令人不安的新闻会吓到孩子吗?在一项调查中，大约40%的父母说他们的孩子在看到这种新闻时会感到不安。更有甚者，孩子们会害怕有相似的事情发生在他们或者他们所爱的人身上。为什么会这样?有一个原因是，孩子与大人解读新闻的方式不同。例如，如果新闻被重复报道，那么孩子会认为这种事情也一样重复发生了。另一个原因是，日常播报这种令人不安的新闻会影响孩子的世界观。的确，我们生活在一个"难以应对的动乱时代",但是不停地接收到这些令人不安的新闻会使得孩子有一种长期的恐惧感。凯塞家庭基金会观察到，"那些看过太多电视新闻的孩子会高估犯罪率，并且认为这个世界比其实际上要危险"。

1. thoughts
2. nightmares
3. ideas
4. pictures
答案 B

本题考查对上下文的理解。根据上下文，应为孩子看了不好的新闻后会害怕，所以此处因填表示害怕的词，四个选项中只有B 选项"恶梦" 有害怕的意思。
1. afterward
2. ago
3. before
4. later
答案 A

本题考查对上下文的理解。此处应为不好的新闻在之后几个礼拜中都持续对孩子产生了不好的影响。B、C项表示之前，可排除，而D项表示的是过了几个礼拜，才开始害怕，不符合题意，
1. should
2. might
3. could
4. would
答案 D

本题考查对上下文的理解。根据上下文，应为她会给我打电话， would在这里表示意愿，
1. bored
2. angered
3. upset
4. disappointed
答案 C

本题考查对上下文的理解。根据上下文，前文中提到孩子 frighten nightmare等害怕的情绪，所以此处也应该是害怕的情绪，upset意为"不安的",
1. in no time
2. by all means
3. all the more
4. asaresult
答案 C

本题考查对上下文的理解。此处先说孩子们不安，后说害怕事情发生在自己身上，这两种为递进的情绪，所以应为越来越严重in no time 意为" 立即，马上";by all means 意为"一定，务必";all the more 意为"更加";asaresult 意为"结果，因此"。
1. tell
2. interpret
3. narrate
4. treat
答案 B

本题考查对上下文的理解。根据后文，如果新闻被重复报道，那么孩子会认为这种事情也一样重复发生了。所以孩子与大人解读新闻的方式不同，interpret"说明，解释"。
1. tragedy
2. comedy
3. play
4. drama
答案 A

本题考查对上下文的理解。根据上下文，说的是令人不安的新闻，tragedy"悲剧"最合适，
1. imagination
2. view
3. sight
4. look
答案 B

本题考查固定搭配。view of the world 固定搭配，意为"世界观",故选B。
1. give up
2. stick to
3. deal with
4. set forth
答案 C

本题考查对上下文的理解。根据上下文，日常的不安新闻时常会影响孩子的世界观，因而我们是生活在一个难以应对的动荡时代。give up意为"放弃";stick to 意为"坚持";deal with 意为"处理，对付";set forth 意为"启程；详尽地解释"。
1. prefer
2. turn
3. come
4. tend
答案 D

本题考查对上下文的理解。此处意为孩子们看多了社会新闻会感到不安，tend to 意为"倾向于",