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(2023·郴州一模)Lenore Skenazy is a New York journalist. When she wrote about how she had left her nineyearold son in central New York and let him take the subway home alone, she caused a __1__ media storm. Her son, Izzy, whose __2__ the expedition (出行) had been, was happy with the experience. He arrived home safely, __3__ about his independence. He had been begging for weeks to be __4__ out on his own and to travel unsupervised (无人监督的). Ms Skenazy gave Izzy a subway map, twenty dollars and some __5__ in case he needed to make a phone call. But Ms Skenazy's actions landed her in a huge __6__. Although many came out to__7__ her, she was labeled “America's worst mom” by others. “My son had simply done what most people my age had done __8__ when they were his age: gone somewhere on his own, without a security detail.” She wrote__9__. “The problem with this dangerous idea is that overprotectiveness is a __10__ in itself. A child who thinks he can't do anything __11__ eventually can't.”
So, are we living in a riskaverse (风险规避的) culture where we limit our children's ability to __12__ danger by never allowing them to take reasonable __13__? Does Western society give its children too much __14__? Or did Ms Skenazy's actions __15__ her son in unnecessary danger? What do you think?
语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了勒诺·斯科纳兹把自己9岁的儿子留在纽约市中心,让他独自坐地铁回家并由此而引发的争议。
1.A.pleasant B.fierce
C.illegal D.embarrassing
解析:选B 根据下文“Although many came out to________her, she was labeled ‘America's worst mom’ by others.”可知,勒诺·斯科纳兹女士的行为在社会上引发了激烈的争议。
2.A.idea B.emotion
C.outcome D.mission
解析:选A 根据下文“the expedition”可知,这里指让伊兹独自坐地铁回家这一主意。
3.A.surprised B.frightened
C.annoyed D.excited
解析:选D 根据上文“Her son, Izzy, whose______ the expedition (出行) had been, was happy with the experience.”可知,伊兹对独自坐地铁回家的经历感到很兴奋。
4.A.requested B.allowed
C.desired D.invited
解析:选B 根据上文“He had been begging”和下文“out on his own”可知,伊兹一直恳求父母,允许他一个人出行。
5.A.change B.property
C.benefit D.wage
解析:选A 根据下文“in