Imagine you are 10 years old. You live in a big city and want to visit your best friend, a five-minu
英语试题 07-27
Imagine you are 10 years old. You live in a big city and want to visit your best friend, a five-minute walk away, and then you can go to the park, another 10 minutes’ walk. The problem is that there’s a big dangerous road between you and your friend, and another between your friend’s home and the park. When you ask your parents if you can walk there, they say no. But they are too busy to take you there themselves.
Instead, you have a video conversation with your friend, or perhaps you play a video game on the sofa. You’ve lost out on exercise and time outside, interacting with your neighborhood and, of course, play time with your friend. This is the reality for many kids today - but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Tim Gill, the author of Urban Children: Growing Up in a Risky Society, says a child-friendly city is one that allows “everyday freedom”, so children can spread their wings as they grow. “It’s not enough to just talk about playgrounds and nice, pretty public spaces. That just creates play places they have to be taken to by adults,” says Gill.
“Society’s mistake is that our planning systems just focus on cars, house-building and the economy - rather than the environment, health and quality of life,” argues Gill, “You won’t find any urban planners who can disagree with that. It’s because our decision-makers fail to look beyond the next two or three years.”
Tim Gill lists five challenges for urban children in his book: traffic and pollution, high-rise living, crime and social fears, inadequate and unequal access to the city.
Designing cities with young people in mind - particularly outdoor spaces that encourage safe movement and social interaction - stands to be an issue of growing concern globally. By 2050, around 70 percent of people will live in cities, and the majority of them will be under 18. Today, over a billion children are growing up in cities.
27. Why does the author make an assumption in the first paragraph?
A. To show his doubts. B. To give an example.
C. To present the issue. D. To express his opinion.
28. What problem does the author want to raise about urban children?
A. They have few friends.
B. They spend much time on videos.
C. They are unhealthy for lack of exercise.
D. They lose “freedom” because of the risky society.
29. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Low quality of life. B. Lack of public spaces.
C. Improper city planning. D. Criticism on city planners.
30. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Paying attention to young children B. The call for a child-friendly city
C. Challenges for urban children D. Problems in modern cities
【答案】
Instead, you have a video conversation with your friend, or perhaps you play a video game on the sofa. You’ve lost out on exercise and time outside, interacting with your neighborhood and, of course, play time with your friend. This is the reality for many kids today - but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Tim Gill, the author of Urban Children: Growing Up in a Risky Society, says a child-friendly city is one that allows “everyday freedom”, so children can spread their wings as they grow. “It’s not enough to just talk about playgrounds and nice, pretty public spaces. That just creates play places they have to be taken to by adults,” says Gill.
“Society’s mistake is that our planning systems just focus on cars, house-building and the economy - rather than the environment, health and quality of life,” argues Gill, “You won’t find any urban planners who can disagree with that. It’s because our decision-makers fail to look beyond the next two or three years.”
Tim Gill lists five challenges for urban children in his book: traffic and pollution, high-rise living, crime and social fears, inadequate and unequal access to the city.
Designing cities with young people in mind - particularly outdoor spaces that encourage safe movement and social interaction - stands to be an issue of growing concern globally. By 2050, around 70 percent of people will live in cities, and the majority of them will be under 18. Today, over a billion children are growing up in cities.
27. Why does the author make an assumption in the first paragraph?
A. To show his doubts. B. To give an example.
C. To present the issue. D. To express his opinion.
28. What problem does the author want to raise about urban children?
A. They have few friends.
B. They spend much time on videos.
C. They are unhealthy for lack of exercise.
D. They lose “freedom” because of the risky society.
29. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Low quality of life. B. Lack of public spaces.
C. Improper city planning. D. Criticism on city planners.
30. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Paying attention to young children B. The call for a child-friendly city
C. Challenges for urban children D. Problems in modern cities
【答案】
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