3、Old-Fashioned Play―For Pay
Kids !Come have a ball! Or 60,000 of them! There’s a new type of business franchise that is appearing in shopping malls and neighborhoods across America offering pay-per-use indoor playgrounds ,which feature toys ,games ,supervised fun and a workout that doesn’t break the family bank.
As public playgrounds grow increasingly worn and dirty, the for-profit centers offer clean, safe supervised activity as well as a variety of challenging exercises to develop youngsters’ physical fitness, usually for a fee of around 5$ an hour. “Playgrounds are dirty ,not supervised,” says Dick Guggenheimer ,owner of the two-month-old Discovery Zone in Yonkers, N.Y., part of Kansas City-based chain, “We are indoors; we are padded(鋪上軟墊);parents can feel their child is safe”.
In order to satisfy the need of two-earner families ,the new franchise stayed open in the evenings ,long after traditional public playgrounds have grown dark and unusable .However these new playgrounds are not meant to be day-care centers .Parents are expected go stay and play with their kids rather than drop them off. But several also provide high-tech baby-sitting services. At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children in special supervised programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy a movie or dinner. If there is a problem ,Mom and Dad are called.
The most fun of all, though, is getting to do what parents used to do in the days before two-earner families and two-hour commutes; play with their kids. That ,at least ,is old-fashioned, even at per-hour rates.
60.What is this article mainly talking about?
A.The fast development of Discovery Zone.
B.The disadvantages of outdoor playgrounds.
C.A new type of business franchise for kids.
D.Children can play in the public playgrounds without parents’ care.
61.According to the article, which of the following is true to the new playground?
A.The cost is high for a family.
B.It stayed open in the evening just as traditional playgrounds.
C.It doesn’t allow parents to leave their kids.
D.It’s a place where parents can play together with their kids.
62.What does the writer mean by saying “old-fashioned”?
A.The so-called new playground is outdated.
B.The new playground is also enjoyed by old people.
C.The new playground is actually enjoyed by parents.
D.The new playground offers a fashion which is poplar in the past.
63.What is the writer’s attitude toward the new playground?
A.Agreeable B.Indifferent C.Objective D.Doubtful
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Old-Fashioned Play―For Pay
Kids !Come have a ball! Or 60,000 of them! There’s a new type of business franchise that is appearing in shopping malls and neighborhoods across
As public playgrounds grow increasingly worn and dirty, the for-profit centers offer clean, safe supervised activity as well as a variety of challenging exercises to develop youngsters’ physical fitness, usually for a fee of around 5$ an hour. “Playgrounds are dirty ,not supervised,” says Dick Guggenheimer ,owner of the two-month-old Discovery Zone in Yonkers, N.Y., part of Kansas City-based chain, “We are indoors; we are padded(鋪上軟墊);parents can feel their child is safe”.
In order to satisfy the need of two-earner families ,the new franchise stayed open in the evenings ,long after traditional public playgrounds have grown dark and unusable .However these new playgrounds are not meant to be day-care centers .Parents are expected go stay and play with their kids rather than drop them off. But several also provide high-tech baby-sitting services. At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children in special supervised programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy a movie or dinner. If there is a problem ,Mom and Dad are called.
The most fun of all, though, is getting to do what parents used to do in the days before two-earner families and two-hour commutes; play with their kids. That ,at least ,is old-fashioned, even at per-hour rates.
60.What is this article mainly talking about?
A.The fast development of Discovery Zone.
B.The disadvantages of outdoor playgrounds.
C.A new type of business franchise for kids.
D.Children can play in the public playgrounds without parents’ care.
61.According to the article, which of the following is true to the new playground?
A.The cost is high for a family.
B.It stayed open in the evening just as traditional playgrounds.
C.It doesn’t allow parents to leave their kids.
D.It’s a place where parents can play together with their kids.
62.What does the writer mean by saying “old-fashioned”?
A.The so-called new playground is outdated.
B.The new playground is also enjoyed by old people.
C.The new playground is actually enjoyed by parents.
D.The new playground offers a fashion which is poplar in the past.
63.What is the writer’s attitude toward the new playground?
A.Agreeable B.Indifferent C.Objective D.Doubtful
科目:高中英語 來源:福建示范性高中2007年高三年級3月質(zhì)量檢測、英語 題型:050
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