Question

【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head start in life. 【1】 So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. 【2】 However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.

Parents can see that their children’s skills differ. Some children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. 【3】 The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.

Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in

life. 【4】 It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully step by step. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to repair them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. 【5】 And that is more important.

A. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.

B. The more cost in education, the better the result will be.

C. Cooking requires patience and time.

D. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children are badly off for self-respect and self-confidence.

E. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is.

F. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind.

G. Thus, the more the children use the computer, the better the result will be.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】F

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了中国大多数家长在教育子女方面的偏差，作者认为应该让孩子多学习一些对他们自身成长有用的技能。

【1】E根据下句So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education.所以父母花费不合情理的钱在教育上。关键词so表明前后是一种因果关系，可知上句在说：中国人一直觉得在孩子教育方面投入的越多,获益也就越多。故选E。

【2】A根据上句So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education.所以父母花费不合情理的钱在教育上。因为中国人都有一种攀比的心理，可知此处的意思是：A. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.甚至家境贫穷的夫妇也会给孩子买一台电脑。故选A。

【3】D根据上句Some children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. 父母能够看到他们孩子的特长是不同的.可能有些方面有特长,然而另一方面却可能不强。再根据下句：问题是父母只是教育他们的孩子怎样做多项选择，怎样学习好，而没有教给孩子们所需要的自信、快乐和聪明的最重要的技能。可知此处要表达的意思是：然而,大多数的父母并没有意识到现在的小孩缺乏自尊心和自信心。故选D。

【4】C根据上句：教一个孩子做饭会提高他日后在生活中所需要的技能。再根据空格下句：它是一个快乐又艰难的经历。一个好的厨师总是想办法去提高他们的烹饪技术。根据上下文可知C. Cooking requires patience and time. 做饭要求有耐心和时间。故选C。

【5】F根据上句：他会花掉很多时间研究它们,尝试着修理他们,当小孩长大后他可能会成为一名工程师。再根据空格下句：那是更重要的。可知此处要表达的意思应该是：这些实践活动不仅仅教小孩读书,而且教会他们思考,学会用大脑。故选F。

【名师点拨】

在做七选五时一定要注意and/but/so/besides/however/furthermore/moreover/in addition/what’s more等词汇、固定结构的运用。它们连接了上下文，起着承上起下的作用。像but（但是）、however（然而），表示转折，这说明前后的内容相反或相对。把握住这一点，做起题来就会得心应手。不论是题干中的还是选项中的都很重要。【1】E根据下句So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education.所以父母花费不合情理的钱在教育上。关键词so表明前后是一种因果关系，可知上句在说：中国人一直觉得在孩子教育方面投入的越多,获益也就越多。故选E。