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(1)B.词义猜测题。根据划线词前面"I'm the king of the castle"."我是城堡之王"。及划线词后面句子There is no real danger﹣There are soft floor tiles in the playground and equipment has been designed to the highest safety standards.没有真正的危险—操场上有柔软的地砖,设备的设计符合最高的安全标准。可知,孩子没有任何的担心和畏惧。结合选项:A.Not care about the world.不关心世界;B.Not scared or worried.不害怕也不担心;C.There is nothing to care about in the world.世界上没有什么可担心的;D.Be careless.粗心。故选B。
(2)D.细节理解题。根据第三段They walked to school alone,played outside for hours by themselves and nobody ever worried.他们独自步行上学,在外面玩了几个小时,从来没有人担心过。结合选项:A.Children grew up earlier.孩子们更早地长大;B.Children often faced danger at home and at work.孩子们经常在家里和工作中面临危险;C.Children walk to school alone.孩子们独自步行上学;D.Children played outside for hours by themselves,which made their parents worried.孩子们独自在外面玩了几个小时,这让他们的父母很担心。由此可知,D项不正确,故选D。
(3)C.推理判断题。根据第四段But modern parents see danger in everything,and are often accused of turning their children into "cotton wool kids".They are so over protected that children never get the chance to explore or learn through play and adventure.但现代父母看到一切都有危险,他们过度保护孩子们,并经常被指责把孩子变成"棉花孩子",以至于孩子们没有机会去探索或学习玩耍和冒险。可知,现代父母被指责把他们的孩子变成了"棉花球孩子"是因为他们过度地保护孩子。故选C。
(4)A.推理判断题。根据最后一段Child psychologists say that modern children are becoming too soft,and that parents must give young people freedom to play.儿童心理学家说,现代儿童变得过于软弱,父母必须给年轻人玩耍的自由。可知,儿童心理学家认为,现代儿童不被期待变得软弱。故选A。