Can you imagine learning by playing games. To be sure, only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed. They also tend to look only to their parents as role models in the absence of brothers and sisters.
In India, 10-year-old Saviraj Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority of only children. Among other things, the group does volunteer work to counter (or be against) the myth that they are not responsible. "People think we're treated too kindly and ruined," says Sankpal, a computer engineering student. "But I'd like to remind them how lonely it can get."
Most only children, however, say they wish for sisters or brothers only when it comes to caring for aging, unhealthy parents. Britain's David Emerson, coauthor of the book The Only Child, says that such a person bears terrible burden in having to make all the decisions alone. Emerson knows from experience: After his father died, he chose to move his elderly mother from their family home, where she was vulnerable to (or easy to be attacked by) house breakers, to a new one with more security." The move was quite hard on her, and she might feel that I pushed her into it," he says,". After all, I am left with that responsibility."
In the future, more and more only children will likely face similar choices. With working mothers increasing, many families are finding they simply don't have the time, money or energy to have more than one child. As only children become common, perhaps the world will realize that the Charge made against them is unjust.
小题1:It can be inferred from the passage that the author's attitude towards only children is _______.
A．ironic
B．objective
C．unfriendly
D．unjust小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that only children's parents should ___________.
A．found a support group for their only children
B．do volunteer work to help their only children
C．let their only children make all the decisions alone
D．set good examples for their only children小题3:Emerson decided to move his elderly mother to a new house because he ___________.
A．is the only one who cares about her
B．doesn't want to leave her alone
C．wants to share the responsibility with her
D．is worried about her safety小题4:It is quite usual now for a working mother to ____________.
A．spend all her time and money on her only child
B．be responsible for bringing up her only child
C．have and bring up only one child
D．devote all her energy to her job小题5:The main idea of the passage is that ________.
A．only children are ruined and irresponsible
B．only children have to face many challenges
C．most only children want to have brothers and sisters
D．most only children share their responsibility with their parents
