Question

Fearful parents are saying no to sleep-overs（在别人家里过夜）,banning children as old as 15 from using public transport on their own and watching over their kids like hawks（鹰）at the local park,according to a new British study.

The survey of 6,099 people commissioned by LV,a charity that educates children about safety,showed that nearly a quarter of children aged 15 or under were not allowed to sleep at a friend's house,60 percent were forbidden to travel on public transport alone and 43 percent couldn't go to the park without a parent or guardian（监护人）.

It said more than 60 percent of mums and dads think the world is more dangerous than when they were kids. "It's difficult for parents to know when is the right time to step back and allow children to experience things on their own,"said one person in the survey.

In contrast,just four percent of today's adults said they were banned from sleeping-over when they were 15 or younger,only two percent were forbidden to use public transport,and the same number couldn't go out on their own in familiar surroundings,such as their local town or park.

“Stranger danger” is the number one worry for over half of all parents (54 percent),followed by bullying（欺侮）(47),mugging (46) and road danger (34).On average,children today can look forward to walking to school on their own by the age of 11,use public transport on their own at 12,and babysit their brother or sister by the time they're 14.

In contrast,parents say they were allowed to walk to school unaccompanied at the age of nine,use public transport alone by the time they were 11,and babysit a brother or sister by the time of their 12th birthday.

Parents know they are being tougher on their children and over a third said they felt uneasy that their kids do not get the same opportunities as they did to experience freedom as a youngster.

1.Most parents have more control over their children because_______.

A. they love their children more than their parents did in the past

B. they are more protective than their parents were

C. they think the world is more dangerous than it was in the past

D. they think children don't need to experience things on their own

2.According to the survey,children nowadays______.

A. pay more attention to their safety

B. have less freedom than their parents' generation

C. grow up in a better environment

D. have no ability to ensure their own safety

3.What would be the best title of the passage?

A. Kids want the same freedom as their parents.

B. When can children have their freedom?

C. Why are children not allowed to sleep-over.

D. Fearful British parents keep kids closer than ever.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了现在大多数的英国父母认为这个世界比过去更危险了，所以把他们的孩子看的很紧。

1.细节理解题。由It said more than 60 percent of mums and dads think the world is more dangerous than when they were kids.可知大多数父母控制他们的孩子是因为他们认为这个世界比过去更危险了，选C。

2.细节理解题。由The survey of 6,099 people commissioned by LV,a charity that educates children about safety,showed that nearly a quarter of children aged 15 or under were not allowed to sleep at a friend's house,60 percent were forbidden to travel on public transport alone and 43 percent couldn't go to the park without a parent or guardian（监护人）.以及In contrast,just four percent of today's adults said they were banned from sleeping-over when they were 15 or younger,only two percent were forbidden to use public transport,and the same number couldn't go out on their own in familiar surroundings,such as their local town or park. 两组数据对比可知，现在的孩子和他们的父母那代人相比较，他们拥有更少的自由，选B。

3.主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了现在大多数的英国父母认为这个世界比过去更危险了，所以把他们的孩子看的很紧，所以选D。