The pre-school family centre

文章大意

这篇雅思听力Part2介绍了一个面向3个月到5岁儿童的学前教育中心——Preschool Family Center。它由家长合作运营，家长需定期陪同孩子参加并接受培训。中心提供艺术、音乐、唱歌和游戏等混龄活动，上午9:30到12:30开放，周四下午为大龄儿童增设幼小衔接活动，入读前需至少带孩子参观五次。

题目与答案

1. The Pre-school Family Centre

   Features of the Pre-school Family Centre

   ·for children from 11_____ to 5 years old

   答案：three months

   原文定位：Well, basically, it's a childhood education center for children from three months up to five years old

2. ·run as a 12_____ by parents, who attend with their children

   答案：cooperative

   原文定位：And so the Preschool Family Center is organized as a cooperative by the parents, which means it is the parents themselves who are responsible for running the center and also for running each session

   同义替换：「run」↔「organized4」

3. ·parents receive special 13_____ from the centre

   答案：training

   原文定位：In order to make this work, we offer training for parents, teaching them the skills they need to work with children and run the sessions

   同义替换：「receive」↔「offer」

4. ·children's activities organised in 14_____ age groups

   答案：mixed

   原文定位：And these are all done in groups of mixed ages because we believe that by learning to play together, children learn how to make choices and how to respect people and things

   同义替换：「organised」↔「done」

5. Facts about the Centre

   ·sessions from 9:30-12:30 each morning

   ·one afternoon session to help prepare older children for 15_____ at school

   答案：reading

   原文定位：we do some activities to help prepare them for reading before they start school

6. ·parents must make several 16_____ before they enrol their child

   答案：visits

   原文定位：before you enroll your child in the center, you need to make at least five visits with your child

   同义替换：「make several」↔「at least five」

7. ·each centre is officially recognised and receives 17_____ funding

   答案：government

   原文定位：Uh, the centers are recognized as official preschools, and so each center is entitled to funding from the government

   同义替换：「receives」↔「is entitled to」

8. Parents' Commitments

   ·take on responsibility for a special 18_____

   答案：job

   原文定位：Once you and your child have settled into the center and are familiar with how things work, you will be asked to choose a particular job, like secretary or gardener or librarian or something to be responsible for

   同义替换：「special」↔「particular」

9. ·attend one 19_____

   答案：meeting

   原文定位：And we have a meeting which we use to plan the program, and each parent is expected to attend this

10. Practical Advice

    ·attend regularly to help your child gain 20_____

    ·younger children may need to leave early

    ·provide a snack for your child

    答案：confidence

    原文定位：It's important that you attend regularly. This way, you'll get to know other parents well, and your child will develop confidence while he or she is here

    同义替换：「help」↔「develop」