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A report issued last week by the federal government’s National Center for Health Statistics contained a jaw-dropper: the parents

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问题     A report issued last week by the federal government’s National Center for Health Statistics contained a jaw-dropper: the parents of nearly one of every five boys in the United States were concerned enough about what they saw as their sons’ emotional or behavioral problems that they consulted a doctor or a health-care professional. By comparison, about one out of 10 parents of girls reported these kinds of problems.

    The report confirms what many of us have been observing for some time now: that lots of school-age boys are struggling. And, parents are intensely worried about them.
    What is bothering our sons? Some experts suggest we are witnessing an epidemic of ADHD and say boys need more medication. Others say that environmental pollutants found in plastics, among other things, may be eroding their attention spans and their ability to regulate their emotions.
    Those experts may be right but I have another suggestion. Let’s examine the way our child rearing and our schools have evolved in the last 10 years. Then ask ourselves this challenging question: could some of those changes we have embraced in our families, our communities and our schools be driving our sons crazy?
    Instead of unstructured free play, parents now schedule their kids’ time from dawn till dusk. By age 4, an ever-increasing number of children are enrolled in preschool. There, instead of learning to get along with other kids, hold a crayon(蜡笔)and play Duck, Duck, Goose, children barely out of diapers(尿布)are asked to fill out work sheets, learn computation or study Mandarin. The drumbeat for early academics gets even louder when they enter "real" school. Veteran teachers will tell you that first graders are now routinely expected to master a curriculum that, only 15 years ago, would have been considered appropriate for second, even third graders. The way we teach children has changed, too. In many communities, elementary schools have become test-prep factories — where standardized testing begins in kindergarten and "teaching to the test" is considered a virtue. At the same time, recess is being pushed aside in order to provide extra time for reading and math drills. So is history and opportunities for hands-on activities — like science labs and art. Active play is increasingly frowned on — some schools have even banned recess and tag.
    Some researchers responded to last weeks’ study by calling for more resources for more mental-health services for children — especially males. That’s an admirable goal. But when nearly one in five boys has such serious behavioral and emotional issues that their parents are talking it over with their pediatrician(小儿科医生), you can bet we are facing a problem that requires a more fundamental change in our society than medication or weekly therapy. Let’s take a moment, before the school year gets any farther underway, and ask ourselves whether we are raising and educating our boys in a way that respects their natural development. And if we are not, let’s figure out how we can bring our family life and our schools back into line.
What issue surprised people a lot last week according to the passage?
选项 A、A report showed that parental worries are escalating.
B、A report suggested more attention should be paid to boys.
C、A report said lots of boys have problems and cause intense worry.
D、A report issued girls have the same problem with boys.
答案C
解析 事实细节题。第一段中提到发布的报告带来了令人惊讶的信息：美国接近五分之一的男孩的家长因为担心儿子的情感或行为问题而咨询过医生或医疗专业人员。相比之下，约十分之一的女孩家长称有这些问题，由此可知重点突出的是男孩们的问题，另外从第二段起也一直在说学龄男孩的问题，由此得出答案为[C]项，同时排除[D]项。[A]项说父母的忧虑在不断增加，这是文中提到的事实，但不是报告结果显示的重点，故错误。男孩们需要更多的关心是报告给人的启示，不是令人惊讶的因素，让人惊讶的是很多男孩都存在问题，故[B]项错误。
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