C(2025·杭州滨江)
Some people say that childhood is the best time of your life. However, being a child has good sides and bad sides.
On the good side, you have few duties(职责). For example, you don't have to go to work, pay for things you need, or do the shopping or housework. This means you have lots of free time to do whatever you want—watch TV, play video games, go out with friends, play sports, or take up other hobbies. Besides, public transport(公共交通), cinemas, and sports centres cost much less for children. So being a child can be a fun time of life.
However, every coin(硬币) has two sides. For one thing, you have to spend all day, every day, Monday to Friday, at school and this certainly means that you have to do homework and take exams. What is more, although you have free time, you are hardly allowed to do whatever you want. You need your parents' permission(允许) before going out with friends, staying out late, or going to parties. It can sometimes seem that they want to stop you having any fun. Last of all, things may be cheaper for children, but that doesn't mean they are cheap. Children depend on getting money from parents and only some parents choose to, or are able to give a lot. So not all children can afford many fun activities or the things they like.
All in all, even though childhood doesn't have many duties, I really don't think it is the best part of life. On the one hand, children may have free time, but on the other hand, they do not have the freedom(自由) to choose what to do with it. They can feel pressured both by parents and schools. Also, the greater duties that come with age make their own pressures, too.
()23. Which is the good side of childhood according to the text?
A. Free tickets for public transport.
B. No homework during weekends.
C. More time to spend on hobbies.
D. Freedom to choose fun activities.
()24. What does the underlined word "afford" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Pay for.
B. Wait for.
C. Part with.
D. Learn from.
()25. Where do the pressures on children mostly come from according to the text?
①No free time. ②Parents. ③Housework.
④Schools. ⑤Growing duties.
A. ①②③ B. ①③⑤ C. ②③④ D. ②④⑤
()26. Which can be the best title of the text?
A. Parents—The Controllers of Childhood?
B. Childhood—Is It the Best Time of Life?
C. Homework—Children's Biggest Problem?
D. Schools—Main Reason of Childhood Stress?

23.C 24.A 25.D 26.B

【分析】
解答这类阅读理解题，需先明确题目类型（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意等），再回到原文定位对应信息，逐一比对选项排除错误答案，确保每道题的选择都有原文依据，避免主观臆断。
【解析】
23. 细节理解题：原文第二段阐述童年的好的方面，提到“have lots of free time to do whatever you want—watch TV...take up other hobbies”，对应选项C“More time to spend on hobbies”。A选项“免费票”与原文“公共交通等对孩子更便宜”不符；B选项“周末无作业”原文未提及；D选项“自由选择活动”与第三段“几乎不被允许做任何想做的，需父母允许”矛盾，故选C。
24. 词义猜测题：第三段划线词所在句意为“孩子依赖父母给钱，并非所有父母都给很多，所以不是所有孩子都能______很多有趣活动”，结合语境，afford表示“支付得起”，对应A选项“Pay for”。B等待、C放弃、D学习均不符合，故选A。
25. 细节理解题：第四段明确提到孩子的压力来自“parents and schools”以及“greater duties that come with age”，即②Parents、④Schools、⑤Growing duties，对应选项D。①“无自由时间”与原文“有自由时间但无自由选择权”不符；③“家务”原文未提及，故选D。
26. 主旨大意题：文章开头提出“有人说童年是人生最好时光”，接着分析童年的好坏两面，最后表明“不认为童年是人生最好部分”，核心围绕“童年是否是人生最好时光”展开，对应选项B。A、C、D均仅涉及文章某一细节，过于片面，故选B。
【答案】
23.C 24.A 25.D 26.B
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意）
【点评】
本题考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，涵盖细节定位、词义推断和主旨归纳，需仔细梳理原文信息，排除干扰选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6