牛津译林版高中英语必修一Unit2《Growingpains》Unit2PeriodOne.docx

Unit 2 Growing pains 话题导入 话题导入 话题导入 话题导入 For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children（挂钥匙儿童）.They' re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern. Lynette Long was once the headmistress of an elementary school. She said, "We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened? I was constantly telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind what they meant." Slowly, she learned they were house keys. She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact（影响）working couples and single parents were having on their children? Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone? One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety. The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, or in a closet. The second is TV. They' 11 often play it at high volume. The Longs learned it' s hard to get statistics（统计）on latchkey children? Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone. 答案 答案 答案 答案 根据上文完成下列各题 What is the main idea about "latchkey" children? They suffer problems from being left alone. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one? I would never realize what the keys meant It never came to my mind what they meant. What feeling do these children mainly have when they are at home by themselves? Fear. Period One We一come io fhe unii 0 Reading 皿H+毀Ivl 基础自测 自主学习落实基础知识 答案 答案 重点单词 act n. vi. action n. 2. frightened adj 3? starve vi. 4? tolerate vt.