Question

　　 When it comes to bringing up children, everybody agrees that it is not an easy task. Every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition (学会) of each new skill — the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting (吸引人的) to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to learn something too early. A young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severe over the time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and values of the community as much as the children’s own happiness.

As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent cheated.

A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.

53. Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills ___________.

A. is universal among parents　　　 B. should be avoided

C. sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

D. will make him lose interest in learning new things

54. In the process of children’s learning new skills, parents _____________.

A. should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read

B. should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

C. should not expect too much of them

D. should create as many learning opportunities as possible

55. The underlined word “precept” in Paragraph 3 probably means __________.

A. idea　　　 B. instruction　　　　 C. behavior　　 D. punishment

56. In moral matters, parents should _______________.

A. consistently ensure the security of their children

B. be aware of the marked difference between adults and children

C. forbid things which have no foundation in morality

D. obey the rules themselves

Answer 1

ABBD