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Pushing children too hard is a really big social problem that seems to be getting worse．Now we have 6-month-olds in music classes and swimming classes．Parents fear that if other children are attending these classes，they will be holding their own children back if they do not enroll，too．
The other extreme，simply taking a laissez-faire approach and letting children do—or refuse to do—whatever they want，is not the answer either，of course．
Dr Taylor emphasizes that parents need to push their children based on what is best for the children，not what is best for themselves．If children understand that an activity is in their best interests，then they will accept it, he finds．
Dr Taylor and other family experts remain pessimistic about the possibilities for widespread social change．“The force of our popular culture，driven by money and superficial（表面上的） values，cannot be resisted，” he says．But change can take place at a“micro-level,” in families and schools．
When changes do occur，the rewards can benefit everyone in the family．One mother supporting this new approach toward parenting mentions the advantages her family experienced after her children cut back on activities．“The biggest thing is that since we have done this，we are rested,” she says．“Not only are our kids rested，because they're not in a ton of stuff, but my husband and I are rested，because we're not driving them everywhere．We weren’t living in the moment when we were always busy．We were living by the schedule．The return on our investment of spending time together has been enormous．”
One of the reasons why parents push children so hard is that they__________.
A. believe in early development in children
B. are too busy to take care of their children
C. don't want their children to lag behindw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m
D. want to repeat what their parents did to them
The phrase“a laissez-faire approach”(in Line 1，Paragraph 2)most probably refers to .
A. denying them what they need
B. controlling children in a flexible way
C. developing a keen interest in children
D. letting children do whatever they want
The best way to encourage children to work hard is .
A. to make them believe it’s in their best interests
B. to consider the matter from parents' standpointw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m
C. to emphasize the importance of hard work from time to time
D. to make it interesting and enjoyable to them
What the author doesn’t approve of in the essay is _______.
A. achieving a balance between pushing the children too hard and leaving them alone
B. going from one extreme of pushing children too hard to the other of leaving them alone
C. involving children in activity that will probably contribute to their development
D. enrolling them in music and swimming classes at the very early age
The new approach toward parenting mentioned in the passage most likely refers to _______.
A. relieving children’s hard work and unnecessary activity
B. resisting the superficial values of pop culture
C. reducing more activity off their school schedule
D. spending more time with their children
查看习题详情和答案>>Pushing children too hard is a really big social problem that seems to be getting worse．Now we have 6-month-olds in music classes and swimming classes．Parents fear that if other children are attending these classes，they will be holding their own children back if they do not enroll，too．
The other extreme，simply taking a laissez-faire approach and letting children do—or refuse to do—whatever they want，is not the answer either，of course．
Dr Taylor emphasizes that parents need to push their children based on what is best for the children，not what is best for themselves．If children understand that an activity is in their best interests，then they will accept it, he finds．
Dr Taylor and other family experts remain pessimistic about the possibilities for widespread social change．“The force of our popular culture，driven by money and superficial（表面上的） values，cannot be resisted，” he says．But change can take place at a“micro-level,” in families and schools．
When changes do occur，the rewards can benefit everyone in the family．One mother supporting this new approach toward parenting mentions the advantages her family experienced after her children cut back on activities．“The biggest thing is that since we have done this，we are rested,” she says．“Not only are our kids rested，because they're not in a ton of stuff, but my husband and I are rested，because we're not driving them everywhere．We weren’t living in the moment when we were always busy．We were living by the schedule．The return on our investment of spending time together has been enormous．”
One of the reasons why parents push children so hard is that they
A. believe in early development in children
B. are too busy to take care of their children
C. don't want their children to lag behindw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m
D. want to repeat what their parents did to them
The phrase“a laissez-faire approach”(in Line 1，Paragraph 2)most probably refers to .
A. denying them what they need
B. controlling children in a flexible way
C. developing a keen interest in children
D. letting children do whatever they want
The best way to encourage children to work hard is .
A. to make them believe it’s in their best interests
B. to consider the matter from parents' standpointw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m
C. to emphasize the importance of hard work from time to time
D. to make it interesting and enjoyable to them
What the author doesn’t approve of in the essay is _______.
A. achieving a balance between pushing the children too hard and leaving them alone
B. going from one extreme of pushing children too hard to the other of leaving them alone
C. involving children in activity that will probably contribute to their development
D. enrolling them in music and swimming classes at the very early age
查看习题详情和答案>>Compared with the children of a few decades back, today’s children seem to be 1 ．They enjoy better health owing to recent 2 in medicine and in public health care．They also enjoy all the 3 of modern life．Physically and materially, today’s children seem to be much better off than their predecessors．Nevertheless, 4 the improved standards of 5 , many children nowadays seem to be emotionally deprived since most parents are 6 less time with their children, so little, in 7 , that many could 8 be called ‘weekend parents’．An increasing number of mothers are taking full-time jobs, 9 their children in the care of baby-sitters or nurseries．Time has become a luxury few parents can 10 because of the pressures of their work and the very brisk pace of life in our 11 society．On the other hand, these working parents can often well afford to 12 their children with the best food, clothes, toys and other 13 desires, but 14 to say, they fail to 15 the emotional requirements of their growing children．As a noted pediatrician （儿科医生）of the Medical and Health Department 16 , children need love, security, praise, recognition and responsibility．If these needs are not 17 , their development might be stunted（抑制）．Child psychologists all 18 that some illnesses and emotional disturbances 19 to children are because of a lack of parental care．In the light of this, parents who really 20 their children should be sure that there are good lines of communication between themselves and their children, despite their heavy work loads．
1．A．unhappier B．luckier C．naughtier D．richer
2．A．inventions B．discoveries C．advances D．products
3．A．comforts B．facilities C．pleasure D．appliances
4．A．due to B．regarding C．for D．in spite of
5．A．housing B．living C．caring D．earning
6．A．passing B．spending C．taking D．costing
7．A．general B．fact C．total D．truth
8．A．wrongly B．rightly C．totally D．namely
9．A．entrusting B．leaving C．lending D．making
10．A．afford B．spend C．waste D．do
11．A．passive B．active C．competitive D．dangerous
12．A．buy B．offer C．give D．provide
13．A．emotional B．physical C．material D．intellectual
14．A．sad B．happy C．lucky D．unfortunate
15．A．show B．feel C．satisfy D．create
16．A．talks B．explains C．speaks D．says
17．A．made B．taken C．met D．done
18．A．argue B．admit C．tell D．disagree
19．A．common B．popular C．ordinary D．pubic
20．A．look after B．bring up C．care about D．agree with
查看习题详情和答案>>Compared with the children of a few decades back，today’s children seem to be 1 ：they enjoy better health owing to recent 2 in medicine and in public health care．They also enjoy a11 the 3 of modern life．Physically and materially．Today’s children seem to be much better off than their predecessors．Nevertheless， 4 the improved standards of 5 ，many children nowadays seem to be emotionally 6 since most parents are spending less time with their children，so little，in 7 ，that many could 8 be called ‘weekend parents’．An increasing number of mothers are taking full-time jobs， 9 their children in the care of baby-sitters or nurseries．Time has become a luxury few parents can 10 because of the pressures of their work and the very brisk pace of life in our 11 society．On the other hand，these working parents can often well afford to 12 their children with the best food, clothes，toys and other 13 desires．But 14 to say, they fail to 15 the emotional requirements of their growing children．As a noted pediatrician（儿科医生）of the Medical and Health Department 16 ，children need love，security, praise, recognition and responsibility．If these needs are not 17 ，their development might be stunted（抑制）．Child psychologists all 18 that some illnesses and emotional disturbances 19 to children are because of a lack of parental care．In the light of this，parents who really 20 their children should be sure that there are good lines of communication between themselves and their children，despite their heavy work loads．
1．A．unhappier B．luckier C．naughtier D．richer
2．A．inventions B．discoveries C．advances D．products
3．A．comforts B．facilities C．pleasure D．appliances
4．A．due to B．regarding C．for D．in spite of
5．A．housing B．living C．caring D．earning
6．A．poor B．deprived C．faulty D．shallow
7．A．general B．fact C．total D．truth
8．A．wrongly B．rightly C．totally D．namely
9．A．entrusting B．leaving C．lending D．making
10．A．afford B．spend C．waste D．do
11．A．passive B．active C．competitive D．dangerous
12．A．buy B．offer C．give D．provide
13．A．emotional B．physical C．material D．intellectual
14．A．sad B．happy C．lucky D．unfortunate
15．A．show B．feel C．satisfy D．create
16．A．talks B．explains C．speaks D．says
17．A．made B．taken C．met D．done
18．A．argue B．admit C．tell D．disagree
19．A．common B．popular C．ordinary D．pubic
20．A．look after B．bring up C．care about D．agree with
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Pushing children too hard is a really big social problem that seems to be getting worse．Now we have 6-month-olds in music classes and swimming classes．Parents fear that if other children are attending these classes，they will be holding their own children back if they do not enroll，too．
The other extreme，simply taking a laissez-faire approach and letting children do—or refuse to do—whatever they want，is not the answer either，of course．
Dr Taylor emphasizes that parents need to push their children based on what is best for the children，not what is best for themselves．If children understand that an activity is in their best interests，then they will accept it, he finds．
Dr Taylor and other family experts remain pessimistic about the possibilities for widespread social change．“The force of our popular culture，driven by money and superficial（表面上的） values，cannot be resisted，” he says．But change can take place at a“micro-level,” in families and schools．
When changes do occur，the rewards can benefit everyone in the family．One mother supporting this new approach toward parenting mentions the advantages her family experienced after her children cut back on activities．“The biggest thing is that since we have done this，we are rested,” she says．“Not only are our kids rested，because they're not in a ton of stuff, but my husband and I are rested，because we're not driving them everywhere．We weren’t living in the moment when we were always busy．We were living by the schedule．The return on our investment of spending time together has been enormous．”
1.One of the reasons why parents push children so hard is that they .
A. believe in early development in children
B. are too busy to take care of their children
C. don't want their children to lag behind(
D. want to repeat what their parents did to them
2.The phrase“a laissez-faire approach”(in Line 1，Paragraph 2)most probably refers to .
A. denying them what they need
B. controlling children in a flexible way
C. developing a keen interest in children
D. letting children do whatever they want
3.The best way to encourage children to work hard is .
A. to make them believe it’s in their best interests
B. to consider the matter from parents' standpoint(
C. to emphasize the importance of hard work from time to time
D. to make it interesting and enjoyable to them
4.What the author doesn’t approve of in the essay is _______.
A. achieving a balance between pushing the children too hard and leaving them alone
B. going from one extreme of pushing children too hard to the other of leaving them alone
C. involving children in activity that will probably contribute to their development
D. enrolling them in music and swimming classes at the very early age
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