PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
①Thelongsummerholidaysarefinallyoverandsomeparentsarepleased.“Weworrymoreabouttheirsafetyintheholidays,”explainsonemotherfromNorthLondon.Ifteenagersarenotwanderingaroundonpublictr ansportinabigandpotentiallydangerouscity,theyarechattingtostr angersinaninternetchatr oom!Well,that’sanextr emepictureoftheUKtoday,butmanyparentsareworriedabouthowmuchfreedomtheycangivetheirchildrenduringtheholidaysandatweekends.
②Weekendsarenottheonlytimetoworry!Newspaperarefullofstoriesabouttoomanyschoolkidsgoingtoschoolbycarbecausetheirparentsdonotwantthemtotr avelaloneonabusortr ain.Thissummerthereweremorefrighteningstoriesofteenagersdisappearingwithquestionablefriendsthattheymetonthenet.AlltheMediastorieshelpincreaseparentsfears,butistheUKreallysodangerous?
③Manyyoungpeoplefeelthatlifefortheirparentswaseasier.Inthe1960syoungpeopleplayedinthestr eetsmoreandtr aveledaroundtownwithouttheirparents.“Atleastourparentscankeeptabsonus（keepatab/tabsonsth/sb>>keepaccountof,keepunderobservation）,”says16-year-oldJulia.“Somanypeoplehavemobilephonesnowandtheirparentsringtofindoutwheretheyare.IusemymobiletogetDadtocometothestationwhenIarrivelate.”Mobilesarenotjustexpensivetoys;theyhelpkeepyoungpeoplesafe.Mostsignificantly,theymakeparentsfeelbetter.onlyoneproblemis,though,thatsomeyoungpeoplehavebeenattackedbythieveswhowanttostealtheirmobilephones.
④Youngpeoplelikegoingoutwithfriends,buttheynowneedtolearnhowtogethomesafely.FivemillionyoungpeopleintheUKbetweentheagesof9to16usechatr oomstomakefriends,butthey,too,needtobecarefulandnevergivetheirpersonaldetailstoastr anger.Youngpeopletodayhavemoreopportunitiestomeetnewpeopleandgooutatnightmorethantheirparentseverdid.Nowschool,televisionprogramsandnewspapersmusthelpteenagerstoenjoytheirfreedomandtoberesponsiblefortheirownsafety.
31.Someparentsareupsetaboutthesummerholidaysmainlybecausetheirchildren______.
A.wanderaroundonbusinthecity
B.chattostr angersinInternetchatr ooms
C.makequestionablefriendsonthenet
D.aretakenlittlecareofbyteachers
正确答案：D
