【文章大意】 本文是说明文，主要介绍了孩子为没完没了的课外学习班所困、几乎没有时间享受闲暇时光的现状。
1．The author holds that it's a challenge to plan a schedule for a child mainly because________．
A．a child's schedule is too complex
B．activities suitable for kids are limited
C．parents are stuck in numerous choices
D．children always say no to parents' advice
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“The challenge is no longer... it is saying no to the hundreds of options available. Our mailbox is filled with brochures urging us to sign our kids up for classes from cooking to martial arts.”可判断，最令家长头疼的是邮箱中所提供的亟待他们签字的几百种选择。
答案：C
2．What the two teachers say in Paragraph 2 implies that________．
A．children love to stay at school
B．they are popular with children
C．children dislike afterschool classes
D．afterschool classes are of poor quality
