Almost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before bed, and most prefer Mum’s storytelling to Dad’s, researchers said.
They conducted a study that showed younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more stories, with over three-quarters saying they wished their parents read to them more often.
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
The results of our research confirm the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource in children’s lives, said child psychologist Richard Woolfson.
Storytelling ranked higher than television or video games among pastimes for kids, and 82 percent said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better, according the survey of 500 children aged 3-8 in Britain.
The best storytellers were mothers who used funny voices to illustrate different characters or made their own special sound effects to keep the story moving, researchers said.
When mum and dad are not at hand, celebrities will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, with teen idols Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson.
It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children, but these moments can help build strong bonds and play a vital part in their child’s development, said Woolfson.
【小题1】The underlined word “pastime” in the passage mot probably means .A．old timeB．entertainmentC．emotionD．character【小题2】The author develops the passage mainly by .A．pointing out similarities and differencesB．following the natural time orderC．paring opinions from different fieldsD．providing examples and statistics【小题3】Reading a story with their parents helped most kids aged 3-8 .A．grow strongerB．bee more emotionalC．sleep betterD．bee more powerfulB
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(答案→)B
解析：
1． 本题根据上下文和四个选项的词义来判断，“old time”过去的时光”， ”entertainment”娱乐，消遣，”emotion”情感，”character”人物。第一段说三分之二的孩子睡前想父母亲花更多的时间读故事给他们，这是他们最喜欢的娱乐活动或休闲时光。且文章第三段第一句话出现了提示“pastimes”,因此本题应该选B。
2． A选项我说文中通过比较相似点和不同点，B选项说根据时间顺序，C选项说比较不同领域的观点，这些都没有提及，D选项说提供例子和数据，根据文中，第四段举了例子说最好的讲故事者是母亲，第五段说如果父母亲不在身边，孩子喜欢听像哈利波特一类名人的故事。且从头到尾出现了很多数字，因此D是正确答案。
3． 根据文中第三段可知答案是C。