卡梅倫與孩子的相處之道

《爸爸去哪兒》《爸爸回來(lái)了》等親子節(jié)目讓我們了解到了明星爸爸和星二代相處的方式，明星面孔看多了，我們換一下口味，看看英國(guó)首相卡梅倫到底是“虎爸”還是“貓爸”。

David Cameron bans his children from watching television before lunchti-me as part of strict no-screen rules in Number 10.

The Prime Minister said he restricts the time his three children can spend catching up on their favourite shows or playing computer games.

While busy running the country， Mr. Cameron has introduced tough rules on his childrens use of technology， banning mobile phones and limiting access to the familys iPad. He has revealed that there is a “no-screen” period on kids Nancy， 11， Elwen， nine， and five-year-old Florence. “Telly is quite carefully restricted，” he told The Sun on Sunday. He also tries to control his childrens use of the internet， revealing he worries when any of his three children “grab hold of the iPad” because they risk seeing harmful pictures.

The revelation comes as a new study lays bare the impact watching TV can have on teenagers. The University of Cambridge found that just one extra hour spent in front of a screen means children could get worse GCSE results. Watching television， playing games of surfing the internet could lead to exam results falling by up to two grades.

In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph today， Mr Cameron said that having his children living with him in Number 10 helps to keep him “sane”.

And he revealed the moment that he returned to their Downing Street flat after his surprise general election victory. The Prime Minister said： “Towards the end of the election they were all beginning to wonder， ‘What does the future hold？ So that morning when I got back after my count I got in the car， went to central office， gave a speech， went home and they were all having breakfast. I walked in and there was a massive group hug from all the children and that was a lovely moment. I think having a young family and all living in Downing Street probably helps to keep you balanced and sane. I hope.”

1. It is revealed in the interview that the Cameron children _________.

A. are not allowed to watch TV in their flat.

B. enjoy living in Downing Stre-et Number 10.

C. hoped that their father would win the election.

D. have been given limited time for screen use.

2. What does the underlined phrase mean in the passage？

A. Prove ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. Reveal

C. Disapprove ? ? ?D. Doubt

3. What can we infer from the passage？

A. Mr. Cameron values his young family very much.

B. Mr. Cameron knows well the impact of technology.

C. Mr. Cameron was sure to win the general election.

D. Mr. Camerons family cares about the future.

【答案】1.D ? ? 2. B ? ? 3. A

【生詞】

1. revelation [rev?le??（?）n] n.透露;爆料

例句：The revelation of his past lead to his resignation.

對(duì)過(guò)去的揭露導(dǎo)致他毅然辭職。

2. sane [se?n] adj. 理智的;清醒的

例句：How could anyone in sane mind assume that we could have had any intimate relationship with the former Prime Minister？

頭腦清醒的人怎么會(huì)認(rèn)為我們與前首相有親密關(guān)系呢？

【長(zhǎng)難句分析】

He also tries to control his child-rens use of the internet， revealing he worries when any of his three children “grab hold of the iPad” because they risk seeing harmful pictures.

他還想控制孩子們上網(wǎng)，并透露說(shuō)當(dāng)看到孩子抱著平板電腦不放時(shí)，這會(huì)讓他非常擔(dān)心，因?yàn)樗麄冇锌赡茉谟^看有害的圖片。

這是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。其中包括三個(gè)從句：he worries為賓語(yǔ)從句，when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，because引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句，revealing為分詞短語(yǔ)做伴隨狀語(yǔ)。