2022年自考《英语（二）》模拟题（5）

In 2021,with the support of the Chinese government,summer vacation daycare is booming.Many students went back to school during this summer vacation—not for regular classes but for activities such as watching films,group games,and painting.

Favorable policies

Summer vacation daycare,a new option for busy parents,became a trend this year after Chinese education authorities mobilized to offer more choices for school-age students during their summer vacation.

Solid progress was made in many places,including Shanghai,for example.Similar programs have been in place for years in many areas with encouragement from local education departments.Since 2017,the Jiyang District of Sanya,Hainan province,has set up public welfare summer childcare courses which have been well received by parents,many of whom are migrant workers with no time to look after their children.

Addressing parents’needs

“Small children aren't able to look after themselves,and we parents find it unnerving to leave them alone at home,”said Li Yan,a parent from Shandong province.From Li's perspective.daycare programs provided by schools are a great solution for parents who have such worries.

To meet the needs of more parents,the scale of the childcare program in the Jiyang district has expanded year by year.The country's education authorities have stipulated that daycare programs ought to be,in their nature,a public service that doesn't create financial burdens for parents.Organizers across the country have strictly adhered to this principle.

Pooling efforts of society

With daycare programs gaining popularity,daycare program organizers are pooling society's efforts to boost the quality of the services they provide.In Shanghai,this summer,more than12,000 college student volunteers were recruited,and each of them attends to no more than five children.Thus,all children can receive adequate attention and care.

For the future development of vacation-time daycare services,there is still room for improvement.In the meantime,having their children attending daycare programs doesn't mean parents are free of responsibilities.Parents ought to balance their children's daycare hours and leisure hours.