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 carried out 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(名人) 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(偶像) 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 relations and play a vital part in their child's development, said Woolfson.
【小题1】The underlined word “pastime” in the passage most probably means .A．old timeB．entertainment C．emotion D．character【小题2】The author develops the passage mainly by .A．pointing out similarities and differences B．following the natural time orderC．paring opinions from different fields D．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：本文是一则调查报告，讲述了孩子最喜欢父母睡前给孩子讲故事，并给出了很多的数据来说明这一切。
【小题1】B 推理题。根据本句More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.可知这里的pastime是指孩子和父母在一起的娱乐时间。故B正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据with over three-quarters 和More than half of all children和and 82 percent said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better可知文章中给出了很多的具体数据来说明，故D项正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据文章第四段reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better, according the survey of 500 children aged 3-8 in Britain.可知睡前故事对3-8岁的孩子的影响就是让他们睡眠更好。故C正确。