Lastnight,aschoolnight,my11-year-oldson'sbaseballteampl...
问题详情：
Last night, a school night, my 11-year-old son's baseball team played a game that lasted until 9:30. By the time we got home and he had a quick dinner and shower, it was 10:30-an hour and a half later than a child who gets up at 6:30 should be going to bed. We love baseball. My son is having fun, getting exercise, and learning patience, teamwork and sports spirit. But the truth is that the game also influences his sleep.
As parents, we want good things for our children. We want them to be healthy both in body and in mind. To this end , we look for ways to help our kids grow and develop. We help them with their homework. We sign them up for dance, soccer and baseball. We encourage our kids to take honors courses（培优课程）or to have after-school jobs. And we praise them for hard-earned success and achievements.
However, the irony is that all of these activities and responsibilities that we are giving our children to make their lives colorful could be badly influencing their health and taking happiness away. Activities, responsibilities, and goals are good. But if we want our kids to realize their full physical, learning and social ability, sleep is important. We have to start taking sleep seriously.
Parents make bedtime routines and carry out（执行）strict rules about nighttime. But in fact, these measures（措施）aren't enough because getting our kids, enough sleep isn't just about carrying out stricter bedtime. It actually requires more than that. In order to ensure our kids get the sleep they need, bout parents and schools should make an effort.
41. From the passage we know the writer's son ________
A. isn't good at sports B. wastes time every night
C. can't get enough sleep D. always hangs out with friends
42. What does the underlined word "irony" mean in Chinese?
A. 光荣 B. 骄傲 C. 讽刺 D. 公正
43. What does the writer think of taking honors courses at last?
A. Boring. B. Unnecessary. C. Interesting. D. Enjoyable.
44. How can we make sure kids get enough sleep according to the write?
A. By making the children's lives colorful.
B. By refusing all the after-school activities.
C. By carrying out strict rules about bedtime.
D. By making an effort from parents and schools.
45. What would the writer probably talk about in the following paragraph?
A. Advice on how to sleep well. B. Ways of changing kids’ education.
C. The importance of sleeping well. D. Measures parents and schools should take
【回答】
41. C 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. D
【解析】
短文大意：短文关注的是学生睡眠不足的问题，指出鼓励孩子参加培优课程或参加课外活动会严重影响孩子的睡眠健康，呼吁父母和学校应该做出努力确保孩子们得到他们需要的睡眠。
41.题意：从文章中我们知道作者的儿子睡眠不足。考查细节理解。根据it was 10:30-an hour and a half later than a child who gets up at 6:30 should be going to bed.和But the truth is that the game also influences his sleep.可知作者的儿子睡眠不足，He can't get enough sleep.符合句意，故选C。
42.题意：带下划线的单词“irony”在汉语中是什么意思?考查词义理解。根据下文all of these activities and responsibilities that we are giving our children to make their lives colorful could be badly influencing their health and taking happiness away.可知我们的善意可能会带来坏的结果，这是很讽刺的，故选C。
43.题意：最后，作者对参加培优课程有什么看法?考查观点态度题。A. 无聊的；B. 不必要的；C.有趣的；D. 愉快的。根据Activities, responsibilities, and goals are good. But if we want our kids to realize their full physical, learning and social ability, sleep is important.可知培优课程对于孩子们而言不是必要的，故选B。
44.题意：我们如何确保孩子们有足够的睡眠?考查细节理解。根据In order to ensure our kids get the sleep they need, bout parents and schools should make an effort.可知需要父母和学校做出努力，By making an effort from parents and schools.符合文意，故选D。
45.题意：在接下来的段落中，作者可能会谈论什么?考查推理判断。A. 关于如何睡好觉的建议。B. 改变孩子们的教育方法。C. 睡好觉的重要*。D. 父母和学校应该采取的措施。根据In order to ensure our kids get the sleep they need, bout parents and schools should make an effort.可知接下来会谈论父母和学校如何做才能确保孩子们有足够的睡眠，Measures parents and schools should take符合文意，故选D。
知识点：日常生活类
题型：阅读理解
