第二节 完型填空（共 20 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）
When I was a kid, we were out and about all the time, playing with our friends, in and out of each other’s houses, sandwich in pocket, making our own 36 . Our parents 37 saw us from morning to night. We didn't have much stuff, but we came and went as we liked. ” This is roughly what you will 38 if you ask anyone over 30 about their 39 in a rich country.
Today such children will spend most of their time 40 , often with parents rather than with friends, be supervised ( 监 管 ) more closely, be driven everywhere 41 walking or cycling, take part in many more 42 activities, and probably engage with a screen of some kind. All this is done with the best of
43 . Parents intend to protect their offspring from traffic, crime and other dangers, and to give them every opportunity to 44 .
The children themselves seem fairly 45 with their lives. In a survey across the OECD, 15-year- olds were asked to 46 their satisfaction with their life on a scale from zero to ten. The 47 score was 7.3, with Finnish kids the 48 , at nearly 7.9, and Turkish ones the gloomiest (灰暗的), at 6.1.
49 , that is not surprising. 50 parents these days, especially in America, invest a huge amount of time and money in their children to ensure that they will do 51 as well as the parents
themselves have done, and preferably better. Those 52 and extra tutoring, music lessons and
educational visits, together with lively discussions at home have proved effective at securing the good
53 that will open the doors to top universities and well-paid jobs. But working-class parents in America, for their part, 54 the means to engage in such intensive parenting. As a result, social divisions from one generation to the next are set to 55 . A recent report by the World Bank showed that intergenerational social mobility in America is now among the lowest in all rich countries.
When I was a kid, we were out and about all the time, playing with our friends, in and out of each other’s houses, sandwich in pocket, making our own 36 . Our parents 37 saw us from morning to night. We didn't have much stuff, but we came and went as we liked. ” This is roughly what you will 38 if you ask anyone over 30 about their 39 in a rich country.
Today such children will spend most of their time 40 , often with parents rather than with friends, be supervised ( 监 管 ) more closely, be driven everywhere 41 walking or cycling, take part in many more 42 activities, and probably engage with a screen of some kind. All this is done with the best of
43 . Parents intend to protect their offspring from traffic, crime and other dangers, and to give them every opportunity to 44 .
The children themselves seem fairly 45 with their lives. In a survey across the OECD, 15-year- olds were asked to 46 their satisfaction with their life on a scale from zero to ten. The 47 score was 7.3, with Finnish kids the 48 , at nearly 7.9, and Turkish ones the gloomiest (灰暗的), at 6.1.
49 , that is not surprising. 50 parents these days, especially in America, invest a huge amount of time and money in their children to ensure that they will do 51 as well as the parents
themselves have done, and preferably better. Those 52 and extra tutoring, music lessons and
educational visits, together with lively discussions at home have proved effective at securing the good
53 that will open the doors to top universities and well-paid jobs. But working-class parents in America, for their part, 54 the means to engage in such intensive parenting. As a result, social divisions from one generation to the next are set to 55 . A recent report by the World Bank showed that intergenerational social mobility in America is now among the lowest in all rich countries.
| 36. | A. plans | B. schedule | C. decisions | D. entertainment | ||||
| 37. | A. often | B. hardly | C. willingly | D. reluctantly | ||||
| 38. | A. say | B. cite | C. hear | D. mention | ||||
| 39. | A. study | B. hobby | C. family | D. childhood | ||||
| 40. | A. alone | B. socially | C. indoors | D. outdoors | ||||
| 41. | A. instead of | B. regardless of | C. due to | D. next to | ||||
| 42. | A. casual | B. desired | C. organized | D. physical | ||||
| 43. | A. rewards | B. intentions | C. guidance | D. discipline | ||||
| 44. | A. risk | B. fail | C. relax | D. succeed | ||||
| 45. | A. happy | B. bored | C. familiar | D. unsatisfied | ||||
| 46. | A. rate | B. predict | C. anticipate | D. connect | ||||
| 47. | A. final | B. average | C. minimum | D. maximum | ||||
| 48. | A. lowest | B. poorest | C. funniest | D. sunniest | ||||
| 49. | A. However | B. Therefore | C. Unluckily | D. Hopefully | ||||
| 50. | A. Rich | B. Poor | C. Kind | D. Strict | ||||
| 51. | A. at most | B. at last | C. at first | D. at least | ||||
| 52. | A. dull | B. limited | C. endless | D. meaningless | ||||
| 53. | A. fame | B. grades | C. positions | D. identity | ||||
| 54. | A. deny | B. lack | C. possess | D. require | ||||
| 55. | A. appear | B. shorten | C. disappear | D. broaden | ||||
