Ⅱ.完形填空[2015 城市时杨中学高三第三次调研]
I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can 9 it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel 10 if they can't. If the children really want to go, they'll find a 11 . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and 12 ones who can't afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to 13 , their par?ents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 14 to babysit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a 15 but not an obli?gation (责任 ,义 务).
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children a person?al 16 A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 17 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so 18 , so afraid of failing that he (or she) wont try at all. Of course they should be 19 correc?ted when they do wrong, but it's often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves 20 . All our parents should do is trust them, respect them, tolerat"宽容)them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand 21 . When criticisms(批评)are really needed, they should be 22 with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around 23 to build their lives. This means teaching them to 24 the rights and opinions of others ; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and 25 . A child who is lied to will 26 . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.
No child asks to be 27 If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child 28 .
9.A.find B. afford
C.get D. accept
10. A. disappointed B. unhappy
C. guilty D. dissatisfied
11.A.supply B. hope
C.way D. hand
12. A. healthy B. honest
C. eager D. wealthy
13.A. get a job B. get married
C. go abroad D. live alone
14.A.time B. duty
C. right D. energy
15. A. service B. pleasure
C. habit D. favour
16.A.affair B. value
C. belief D. ability
17. A. compared B. brought
C. forced D. taken
18. A. unusual B. unsure
C. unknown D. unfair
19.A. gently B. properly
C. nearly D. possibly
20. A. in time B. now and then
C. at once D. right now
21. A. honour B. failure
C. progress D. test
22. A. mixed B. included
C, balanced D. shared
23.A.it B. which
C. whom D. what
24. A. consider B. refuse
C. follow D. respect
25. A. blame B. experience
C. example D. lesson
26.A.lie B. win
C. lose D.cry
27.A.praised B. born
C. alone D. poor
28. A. everything B. nothing
C. anything D. something