In bringing up children, 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 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 use a toilet 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 time of coming home at night or punctuality(准时)for meals. In general, the controls represent the
needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own
happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the
growing child, consistency(前后一致) is very important
in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no
foundation for morality (道德). 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 when they grow old enough to think for themselves,
and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between
their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
1.Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new
skills, _________________.
A.should be
avoided
B.is universal
among parents
C.sets up
dangerous states of worry in the child
D.will make the
child lose interest in learning new things
2.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 expect
a lot of the children
C.should achieve
a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own
D.should create
as many learning opportunities as possible
3.The second paragraph mainly tells us that
_________________.
A.parents
should be strict with their children
B.parental controls
reflect only the values of the community
C.parental
restrictions vary, and are not always for the benefit of the children alone
D.it’s parents’ and society’s duty to control the children
4.The word“precept” in Paragraph 3 probably
means “_________________”.
A.opinion B.punishment C.behavior D.instruction
5.In terms of moral matters, parents should
_____________________.
A.follow the
rules themselves
B.be aware of
the huge difference between adults and children
C.forbid things
which have no foundation in morality
D.always ensure
the security of their children