问题描述:
Doyouknowwhatyourchildisgoingtodowhentheschoolbellringsattheendoftheday?Morethan14millionstudentsleaveschooleveryafternoonandhavenowheretogosincetheydonothaveaccessto(使用)affordableafterschoolopportunities.AccordingtotheNationalYouthViolencePreventionResourceCenter(NYVPRC)90%oftheAmericansthinkallyouthsshouldhaveaccesstoafterschoolprograms(课外活动项目)buttwothirdsofparentssaytheyhavetroublefindingprogramslocally.Thebadnewsisthatthesituationmaybegettingworse.
Afterschoolhoursarethepeaktimeforjuvenilecrimesandriskybehaviorsincludingalcohol(酒精)anddrug(药物)use.NYVPRCstatesthatchildrenwhodonotspendanytimeinafterschoolactivitiesare49percentmorelikelytousedrugsand37percentmorelikelytobecomeateenparent.Kidsarealsoatthehighestriskofbecomingavictimofviolenceafterschoolparticularlybetweenthehoursof2p.m.and6p.m.Thehighestamountofjuvenilecrimeoccursbetween3p.m.and4p.m.whenmostchildrenaredismissedfromschool(放学).
TheNYVPRCdefinesafterschoolprogramsassafeandstructuredactivitiesthatofferchildrenopportunitiestolearnnewskills.Theskillsstudentslearncanrangefromtechnologyandmathtoreadingandart.Someprogramsalsoofferopportunitiesforinternship(实习)communityserviceormentoring.Theseprogramshavebeenshowntoimproveacademicachievementaswellasrelievethestresses(减压)onworkingfamilies.AreportbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducationandtheU.SDepartmentofJusticeshowsthatstudentsinafterschoolprogramshavefewerbehavioralproblemsandmoreselfconfidenceandcanhandleconflictsbetterthanstudentswhoarenotinvolvedwiththeseprograms.InadditionaccordingtotheHarvardFamilyResearchProjectafterschoolprogramshelpstudentsfromlowincomefamiliesovercometheinequities(不公平)theyfaceintheschoolsystem
1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.Mostparentsdon'tbelieveinafterschoolprograms
B.Studentsarenotwillingtoattendafterschoolprograms
C.It'sdifficultforparentstofindafterschoolprogramsfortheirkids
D.Parents