Play is the basic business of childhood, and in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy (婴儿), every child needs opportunity and the right materials for play, and the main tools of play are toys. The main function of toys is to suggest, encourage and play. To succeed in this, they must be good toys, which children will play with often, and will come back to again, and again. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child’s development.
In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited (遗传的) abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby’s ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.
In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toys should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability: Bricks and jigsaws (七巧板) and construction toys; painting, scribbling (涂鸦) and making things; sand and water play;toys for imaginative and pretending play — the first social games for learning to play and get on with others.
But at the third stage of play development — from five to seven or eight years old — the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.
Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, which lead up to new hobbies, but their significance has changed — to a child of nine or ten years old, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.
小题1:according to the first passage we know that as a child grows up________.
A．he should be allowed to choose his own toys
B．he should be given the same toys
C．he should be given different toys
D．he should be given fewer and fewer toys小题2:according to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parents________.
A．determine his character
B．will not change after the age of three
C．partly determine the standard he is likely to reach
D．to a large extent determine the choice of toys小题3:We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity________.
A．when he is two
B．when he is around four
C．when he is six
D．when he is eight小题4: The passage is mainly about________.
A．the importance of pre-school education
B．the importance of schooling
C．the role of play in a child’s development
D．the choice of toys for youngster
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
文章主要讨论了玩具对不同年龄的孩子所产生的影响不同。
1.C。细节题。由第一段中的Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child’s development可知。而由常识可知太小的孩子还没有自已选择玩具的能力的，排除A。B和D的与文章内容不符。
2. C。细节题。由第二段开头的句子知道：婴儿能力的发展必须在他的遗传能力范围之内，而这种发展主要取决于他生命中的前三年。
3. B。细节题。由第三段开始的In the next stage，from three to five years old，curiosity knows no bounds 可知。
4. C。主旨题。由文章首句可知。文章主要谈论玩具在孩子成长中的作用。