四級閱讀理解訓練題原文

　　The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time” watchingtelevision. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as goodnews. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it withreading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over anhour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time?

　　四級閱讀理解訓練題

　　21. By mentioning “the same time crunch” (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means________.

　　A) children have little time to play with their parents

　　B) children are not taken good care of by their working parents

　　C) both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time

　　D) both parents and children have trouble managing their time

　　22. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is________.

　　A) quite convincing

　　B) partially true

　　C) totally groundless

　　D) rather confusing

　　23. According to the author a child develops better if ________.

　　A) he has plenty of time reading and studying

　　B) he is left to play with his peers in his own way

　　C) he has more time participating in school activities

　　D) he is free to interact with his working parents

　　24. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ________.

　　A) are engaged in more and more structured activities

　　B) are increasingly neglected by their working mothers

　　C) are spending more and more time watching TV

　　D) are involved less and less in household work

　　25. We can infer from the passage that ________.

　　A) extracurricular activities promote children’s intelligence

　　B) most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off

　　C) efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful

　　D) most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children

　　四級閱讀理解訓練題答案

　　21. C

　　22. B

　　23. B

　　24.A

　　25. A