16-Thursday 育儿 231词
题材： 育儿 词数： 231 建议阅读时间： 5分钟
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One hot night last July when our new baby wouldn't or couldn't sleep，I 1 everything I could think of：a bottle of warm milk，songs，gentle rocking．Nothing would make him go to sleep．Guessing that I had a long 2 ahead of me，I brought a portable TV into his room，thinking that watching the late movie was the best way to kill off the 3 until early morning．
To my 4 ，as soon as the TV lit up，the baby 5 right now and his little eyes were fixed brightly on the screen．Not to waste a chance for 6 ，I then walked out of the room quietly， 7 him to watch Mickey Mouse．
My wife and I heard 8 of the baby that night．And the next morning when I went into his room，I 9 him still watching TV himself．
I found something for us to think over in my baby's behavior．My wife and I had given him some books to examine， 10 he took no notice of them．When we 11 to him，he did not feel 12 ．And so it is in the schools．We find that our students don't read and they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it．All they want to do is watching TV．After this experience with the 13 ，however，I have reached a conclusion，“Let them watch it！If television is much more 14 to children than books， 15 should we fight it？Let them watch all they want！”
生词
rock v． 摇晃：He sat rocking in his seat and staring out of the window．他坐在座位上摇晃着，眼睛盯着窗外。
portable adj． 便携的，轻便的：Computers become lighter，smaller，and more portable every year．每一年计算机都变得越来越轻，越来越小，越来越方便携带。
look down on 轻视，藐视，看不起：I wish you wouldn't look down on this kind of work．我希望你不要轻视这种工作。
scold v． 责骂：He never raised his voice or scolded me unfairly．他从不提高嗓门或不公平地责骂我。
conclusion n． 结论：Rachel was coming to the conclusion that Leif was only interested in himself．雷切尔得出结论，认为利夫只关心自己。
1．A．took B．made C．tried D．learned
2．A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
3．A．hours B．films C．days D．books
4．A．joy B．happiness C．surprise D．anger
5．A．sat B．slept C．stayed D．quieted
6．A．work B．study C．sleep D．play
7．A．asking B．leaving C．letting D．allowing
8．A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
9．A．heard B．found C．felt D．watched
10．A．when B．since C．but D．and
11．A．read B．listened C．talked D．wrote
12．A．difficult B．comfortable C．shy D．wonderful
13．A．students B．baby C．readings D．TV
14．A．attractive B．strange C．boring D．surprising
15．A．what B．how C．when D．why
参考译文
去年7月一个炎热的夜晚，我们刚出生的宝宝不肯睡觉，也许是睡不着，我尝试了所能想到的一切办法：给他喝一瓶温热的牛奶、唱歌、轻柔地摇晃。这一切还是不能让他睡着。想到将有一个漫长的夜晚在前面等着我，我就把一只便携电视带进了房间，心里想着看电视到深夜是消磨时间的最好方法，这样就能熬到凌晨了。让我吃惊的是，电视一亮，小家伙立刻安静了，他明亮的小眼睛直盯在屏幕上。我不想浪费睡觉的机会，于是轻手轻脚地走出房间，把他一个人留在那里看米老鼠。
那一夜，我和妻子没有听到孩子的任何动静。第二天早上，当我走进房间时，我发现他还在独自一人看电视。
我宝宝的这一行为，我觉得值得我们深思。我和妻子给了他很多书让他看，但他却毫无兴趣。当我们读给他听时，他也没有显示出安静倾听的样子。学校的情况也是如此吧。我们发现自己的学生不爱读书，他们不重视阅读，而且埋怨教他们阅读的人。他们只想看电视。然而，在经历过小孩不睡觉这件事后，我得出了结论：“让他们看去吧！如果电视对孩子的吸引力远超过书本，为什么我们非得和它作对？他们爱看什么就让他们看什么吧！”
参考答案
Thursday 1．C 2．D 3．A 4．C 5．D 6．C 7．B 8．C 9．B 10．C 11．A 12．B 13．B 14．A 15．D
