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About 15 years ago, when my children were still in elementary school, I was very active in the Parent Teacher Association. At one of the monthly meetings the topic of discussion was the new curriculum (课程) that the state of Michigan was presenting. Many concerns were voiced at that meeting, and one of them was my own. My concern was that the children were being taught things that were once taught at a much later age.
Let's face it: children today have to learn and adapt to (适应) a more technological society, one where if you're not a peak performer you're just not well received. Some say that the children of today have it so much easier than 1020 years ago. They're given so much more, not having to work for their toys and little extras. They sit all day long in front of a computer playing games ... How hard can that be?
I, for one, think that today's child is missing out on so many wonderful experiences because of technology. What type of people skills are they learning? They can thumbtype faster than any other generation before them, but they can't pick up the phone and have a really deep conversation.
There is an elementary school not far behind my home and I used to see children on the playground every day. Weekdays and weekends, there would be children playing, shouting with joy. But now I don't see many children there after school, nor on the weekend. Has the playground gone from our children's life?
I know many teachers, some of whom are my friends, may throw_a_shoe_at me when I say play doesn't always need to have a purpose. And it doesn't always have to have a teaching module included. To compete in today's world, the children have to be experts at multitasking (多任务处理), and on top of their game at all times. I, for one, think this is a shame.
语篇解读：本文是议论文。现在的孩子生活富足，却缺少适当的体育锻炼和玩耍；沉迷于科技，却缺少跟人交流的能力。作者通过本文呼吁，还孩子以真正的童年。
25．Why was the author concerned?
A．The children didn't learn much at school.
B．The parents' opinions were not valued by schools.
C．The new curriculum was too advanced for the children.
D．The children were not interested in the new curriculum.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第一段“My concern was that the children were being taught things that were once taught at a much later age.”可知，学校新引进的课程超出了孩子的水平，这是作者感到担忧的原因。
26．What should children learn according to the author?
A．How to adapt to a technological society.
B．How to communicate with others.
C．How to work for toys and extras.
D．How to make a telephone call.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由第三段“What type of people skills are they learning ... but they can't pick up the phone and have a really deep conversation.”可知，当今的孩子沉湎于科技，缺乏跟人深入交流的能力。
27．Which of the following would the author agree with?
A．Children's play should be well designed.
B．Play and learning should go hand in hand.
C．The multitasking ability is more important than play.
D．Children should be allowed to play purposelessly.
解析：选D 推理判断题。分析最后一段可知，作者认为孩子应该多进行没有目的性的玩耍。
28．What does the underlined part “throw a shoe at” mean in the last paragraph?
A．Disagree with. B．Laugh at.
C．Reject. D．Hit.
解析：选A 词义猜测题。由划线部分之后的“And it doesn't always have to have a teaching module included. To compete in today's world, the children have to be experts at multitasking ...”可知，在学校里玩耍都是跟教学任务联系在一起的，所以作者提出孩子应该进行没有目的性的玩耍，很多老师一定会“不赞成”她的观点。
