Question

【2011·皖南八校第三次联考】

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （颂歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．

The  36   methods she used with her daughters would seem   37   to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to make grades   38   than As．They had to   39  playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．

There has been wide criticism （批评） of Chua's book in the US．"It's kind of   40  ," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be  41  ．Children need parents to   42   them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”

Now the criticism seems to have   43   to China．A（n）  44   expert Sun Yunxiao argued Chua's method of   45   would limit children from developing their full   46   ．"and that, focusing too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "parents would   47   their kid's ability fully to develop and to enjoy life．"

48   critics （批评家） might have sympathy for kids experiencing this parenting style, some teenagers quite   49   it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A   50   mother is there to help her kids work hard．"

Others think that Chua has a（n）  51   in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's vital for children,” said an American professor, "  52  , kids need to be   53   sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they're good at it, and they   54  ．It's good to have high   55  ．”

36．A．rough               B．stubborn             C．strict               D．vivid

37．A．unimaginable        B．unimportant          C．uninteresting        D．unnecessary

38．A．higher           B．fewer               C．little               D．lower

39．A．drill                 B．practise              C．exercise            D．experience

40．A．routine            B．extreme             C．excellence          D．encouragement

41．A．practical            B．high               C．specific            D．low

42．A．replace               B．love                 C．force              D．guide

43．A．spread             B．belonged             C．turned              D．referred

44．A．concerned        B．delighted            C．optimistic            D．nervous

45．A．caring             B．fond                C．supporting           D．parenting

46．A．goal                 B．potential              C．achievement         D．possibility

47．A．obtain              B．increase            C．create                D．sacrifice

48．A．Why                 B．Because            C．While                  D．What

49．A．resist              B．state               C．agree              D．appreciate

50．A．lion               B．monkey          C．tiger                D．sheep

51．A．sense               B．point              C．opinion               D．idea

52．A．Honestly         B．Positively           C．Hopefully             D．Finally

53．A．pushed             B．picked              C．lifted                D．dragged

54．A．count             B．work               C．help                  D．benefit

55．A．levels                B．expectations         C．marks               D．results

  

Answer 1

完形填空。

36.C 严格的(strict)的教育方法。

37.A 西方人士看起来似乎是不可思议的(unimaginable)。

38.D 在学校，她的女儿的考试成绩不能低于(lower)A等分。

39.B 练习(practise)弹钢琴或小提琴。

40.B 这是种极端(extreme)的表现。

41.A 教育子女的标准应该切合实际(practical)。

42.D 孩子需要父母的引导(guide)，而不是强迫他们做很可能他们不感兴趣的的事情。

43.A 如今，这种批评似乎已经传播到(spread)中国。

44.A 有关(concerned)专家。

45.D 教育子女(parenting)的方法。

46.B 这样会限制孩子开发他们的潜能(potential)。

47.D 父母可能会牺牲掉(sacrifice)他们充分发展的能力和享受生活的能力。

48.C while表示形成鲜明对比关系。

49.D 和前面批评家反对这种教育方法相反的是青少年很支持(appreciate)。

50.C 由第一段中的“Battle Hymn(颂歌)of the Tiger Mother”可知答案。

51.B have a point in doing sht. 意为“在做某事上有意义”。

52.A 坦诚地说(Honestly)，有时孩子需要“推动力”(to be pushed)，如果你想让他们做好，他们会做好的，同时他们也会受益(benefit)。高期待值(expectations)高有时是好的。

53.A 解析参见52题解析。

54.D解析参见52题解析。

55.B解析参见52题解析。