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SkenazywroteonApril4intheNewYorkSun."

Longstorylonger:

HalfthepeopleI'

vetoldthisepisodetonowwanttoturnmeinforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchistherightwaytorearkids.It'

snot.It'

sdebilitating（使虚弱）-forusandforthem."

OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSkenazy'

sdecisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN（accompaniedbyherson）andonpopularblogsliketheHuffingtonPost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironicallyheadlined"

MoreFromAmerica'

sWorstMom."

Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposingcamps.AreModernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedanddangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderaboutunsupervised?

Fromthe"

she'

sanirresponsiblemother"

campcame:

"

Shameonyouforbeingsocarelessabouthissafety,"

incommentsontheHuffingtonPost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:

Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidn'

tcomehome?

ButSkenazygotalotofsupport,too,withwomenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselvesatsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe"

helicopterparent"

trend:

GoodforthisMom,"

onecommenterwroteontheHuffingtonPost."

Thisisamuch-neededrealitycheck."

Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Skenazystartedherownblog-FreeRangeKids-promotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethathergenerationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walkedtothestore,tookbuses-andevensubways-allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicatedtosensibleparenting."

AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincarseatsandsafetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneedasecurityguard."

Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?

Arecitiesandtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethantheywereinpreviousgenerations?

Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanit'

severbeen;

it'

sranked136thincrimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,strangerkidnapsareextremelyrare;

there'

saone-in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityratesfromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthantheywere25yearsago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.

Thenthere'

sthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervousaboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,someare.Partoftheproblemisthatwithwall-to-wallInternetandcablenews,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatit'

snotsurprisingevennormalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedtomanagingtheirchildren'

stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaoflettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday'

sparentswerekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.Buttoday,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkorotherwisegetthemselvestoschool.

Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbphenomenon.Parentsareworriedaboutcrime,andthey'

reworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat'

snotusedtopedestrians.Ontheotherhand,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,bychoiceorbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms."

Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheschools,"

saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.

Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmorefreedom,there'

snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachtoparenting.What'

srightforSkenazy'

snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Italldependsondevelopmentalissues,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthatchild.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher."

Theabilitytofollowparentguidelines,thechild'

slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachild'

sgeneraljudgmentshouldbeweighed."

GallagheragreeswithSkenazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependenceliketakingpublictransportationalone."

Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysaregenerallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaughthowtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafesituationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes."

Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modernparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheirparentsdidn'

t:

thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytowardrelievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Skenazygotalotofcriticismbecauseshedidn'

tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe'

dloseitandwantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom-amajorprincipleoffree-rangeparenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptrackoftheirkids.

Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopterparent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftwaremakeiteasierthanevertofollowachild'

severymovementviatheInternet-withoutseemingtointerfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitoredasthey'

reonparole（假释）.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhenLenoreSkenazy'

ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he_________.

A）wasafraidthathemightgetlost 

B）enjoyedhavingtheindependence

C）wasonlytoopleasedtotaketherisk 

D）thoughthewasanexceptionalchild

2.LenoreSkenazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatch_________.

A）hinderstheirhealthygrowth 

B）addstoomuchtoparents'

expenses

C）showstraditionalparentalcaution 

D）bucksthelatestparentingtrend

3.Skenazy'

sdecisiontolethersontakethesubwayalonehasmetwith_________.

A）oppositionfromherownfamily 

B）officialchargesofchildabuse

C）approvalfrompsychologists 

D）somewhatmixedresponses

4.Skenazystartedherownblogto_________.

A）promotesensibleparenting 

B）shareparentingexperience

C）fightagainstchildabuse 

D）protectchildren'

srights

5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity_________.

A）rankshighinroadaccidents 

B）ismuchsaferthanbefore

C）rankslowinchildmortalityrates 

D）islessdangerousthansmallcities

6.Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids'

safetythanpreviousgenerationsbecause_________.

A）therearenowfewerchildreninthefamily

B）thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasing

C）theirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrime

D）crimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears

7.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson_________.

A）thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunity

B）thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhood

C）theirparents'

psychologicalmakeup

D）theirmaturityandpersonalqualities

8.AccordingtoGallagherandSkenazy,childrenwhoarewatchfulwillbebetterabletostayawayfrom_________.

9.Beingabletofindoutwhereachildisanytimehelpslessenparents'

_________.

10.NowadayswiththehelpofGPScellphones,parentscan,fromadistance,tracktheirchildren'

s_________.

【指点迷津】

这是一篇摘自Newsweek08年4月21日的文章。

题目很有意思，但实际话题我们都很熟悉，不过由于这篇文章内部没有小标题，给考生定位带来了一定的困难。

快速阅读遵循同义替换的定位原则，包括词汇替换及句型改写两个部分。

考生在答题时，一定要优先锁定大写字母、数字和专有名词（如人名、机构名称、地点等），用这类词汇可以快速定位原文及排除部分干扰选项。

【试题精讲】

【原题】1.WhenLenoreSkenazy'

【快速解题】1.B）考生在答题时要首先锁定人名Lenore