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18.Just what is a tiger mother?Amy Chua is a law professor at America's Yale University and her recent book on the subject is making waves.She's been called"dangerous","outrageous",even a"monster"for her descriptions of how she brought up her two daughters.Her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother describes fighting with a daughter for hours at the piano to ensure the child gets a piece of music right.She rejected birthday cards made for her by her girls because she didn't think they had made enough efforts.She compared one child negatively with the other,threatening to burn their toys.Her rules include:schoolwork always comes first; an A-minus is a bad grade; children must be two years ahead of their classmates in math,and playing the violin or the piano is a must.
Ms.Chua considers the Chinese hard work ethic as a way of creating happy,successful children-at least in her case.Although she's had a large amount of flak for her theories,one thing can't be ignored-the success of Chinese children in the education system.
In Britain,shocking research shows that Chinese girls,for example,are outperforming all other foreign groups at GCSE-79 percent getting 5AC Grades,compared with 58 percent of white British girls.So what is it about Chinese parenting that's leading to high achievers?And how do Amy Chua's theories play into that success?
She told me that if her daughter came back from school with 96/100 in a test,Chua would ask her what happened to the other4points.It's about always knowing"you can do better",she told me.
Interestingly,in China,the birthplace of the tiger mother,people are moving away from traditional Chinese parenting.They are following more western parenting styles.
25.After reading Amy Chua's recent book,the publicD.
A.feel very sorry for their own children
B.consider her a very successful mother
C.realize their methods of bringing up children are wrong
D.don't think highly of her methods of bringing up her children
26.What can we learn about Amy Chua according to Paragraph 2?A
A.She is very strict with her children.
B.She doesn't think her children are clever.
C.She is very interested in playing the piano.
D.She knows playing is important to children.
27.Paragraph 4shows thatD.
A.Chinese parents don't think grades are very important
B.Chinese children are cleverer than British children
C.Chinese parents are proud of their children
D.Chinese children do well in their study
28.The underlined word"flak"in the third paragraph probably means"B".
A.attention
B.criticism
C.curiosity
D.contribution.
分析 本文讲述了中国"虎妈"'对孩子严格教育使其成才,和她出书后由此引起的公众讨论.
解答 25.D 推理判断题.根据第一段"She's been called‘dangerous',‘outrageous',even a‘monster'…"可推断出,公众对她的教育方法评价不高.故选D.
26.A 推理判断题.根据第二段内容 children must be two years ahead of their classmates in math,and playing the violin or the piano is a must.可知她要求孩子们数学分数必须名列前茅,必须学小提琴或者钢琴,可知她对她的孩子们很严厉.故选A.
27.D 细节理解题.根据第四段"…Chinese girls,for example,are outperforming all other foreign groups at GCSE-79 percent getting 5 AC Grades…"可知,中国的孩子学习成绩要好得多.故选D.
28.B 词义猜测题.attention意为"注意";criticism意为"批评";curiosity意为"好奇";contribution意为"贡献".根据第一段人们的评价,结合Although引导的让步状语从句判断,B项符合逻辑.句意:尽管她因为她的教育理论受到了很多批评,但是有一点不容忽视--中国孩子在教育上的成功.故选B.
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