职称英语理工类考试阅读理解必备训练题(4)

　　Changes in Children Increasing 　　This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didnt find out we were depressed until we were in high school. 　　Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why? 　　In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television, Television passes information, and indiscriminately , to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures. 　　31.According to the author, feeling depressed is 　　B.something hardly to be expected in a young child. 　　D.a mental scale present in all humans, including children. 　　解析:问题问的是：哪项是作者对感觉抑郁的正确观点?第二段作者提到在他的记忆中，他和他的朋友在上中学之前从来没有感觉到什么是抑郁。因此B正确，很难想象抑郁发生在小孩身上。 　　A.through contact with society. 　　C.naturally and by biological instinct. 　　正确答案:B 　　33.The phenomenon that todays children seem adult like is attributed by the author to 　　B.the poor arrangement of teaching content. 　　D.the constantly rising standard of living. 　　解析:问题问的是：作者认为现在的孩子更加成人化的原因是什么?倒数第二段提到了电视打破了传统的教育模式和年龄的界限，这也成为孩子过早接触到成人世界的主要原因。因此A正确，即电视的广泛影响。 　　A.It enables children to gain more social information. 　　C.It helps children to memorize and practice more. 　　正确答案:D 　　35.What does the author think of the change in todays children 　　B.He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note. 　　D.He seems to be upset about it. 　　解析:问题问的是：作者对如今孩子的变化有何看法?纵观全文不难看出，作者对孩子的这种变化表示了自己的担忧，并认为这是一个值得关注的现象，因此B正确。AC表示乐观显然不符合文意，作者也没有对这一现象感到生气，因此D不正确。