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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
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M: Remember Paul from our old school?
w: 1.
M:I met him at the checkout．n the supermarket the other day, and he was queuing right in front of me．
w: 2.___
M: Well, he started out as a manager in charge of sales．____3.__ He teaches commercial English there.
W: Why did he get this new job? 4.
M: Yes．It is tiring, though． After all, he has got a family to take care of
W:I see．____5. __
M: Exactly!
A．Isn't he working in a company as a sales manager?
B．Then he transferred to work for an international giant．
C．Of course I do．
D．But he ended up getting a job at the local university．
E．Isn't it interesting to travel around as a sales manager?
F．Why not?
G．Sometimes it is a painful choice, career or family．
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根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。(其中E=AB；F=AC；G=AD)
M：Mr Smith, have you ever been to the Great Wall?
W：No, actually I’ve never been there. 1.
M：Would you like to go to the Great Wall?
W： 2. I’ve been waiting for long. I’d be more than glad to.
M：All right. We’ll go by car. Can you get ready by eight?
W： 3. I’ll try to make it. Do you think I should ask the hotel to pack me a lunch?
M： 4. I’ll take care of that. There’s a good restaurant there. Oh, it is likely to be windy on the wall at this time of year.
W： 5. Shall I take a coat with me?
M：Yes, you’d better take a coat or a sweater. Well, I’ll be off now. I’ve got to see about the arrangements. See you tomorrow.
W：Till then.
A．No, I think there’s no need.
B．Sorry, but I am terribly busy.
C．Yes, I think that’s a good idea.
D．That’ll be fine.
E．Is that so?
F．Of course I’ve heard much about that.
G．I don’t think so
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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
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M：Mr Smith, have you ever been to the Great Wall?
W：No, actually I’ve never been there.
M：Would you like to go to the Great Wall?
W： I’ve been waiting for long. I’d be more than glad to.
M：All right. We’ll go by car. Can you get ready by eight?
W： I’ll try to make it. Do you think I should ask the hotel to pack me a lunch?
M： I’ll take care of that. There’s a good restaurant there. Oh, it is likely to be windy on the wall at this time of year.
W： Shall I take a coat with me?
M：Yes, you’d better take a coat or a sweater. Well, I’ll be off now. I’ve got to see about the arrangements. See you tomorrow.
W：Till then.
A．No, I think there’s no need.
B．Sorry, but I am terribly busy.
C．Yes, I think that’s a good idea.
D．That’ll be fine.
E．Is that so?
F．Of course I’ve heard much about that.
G．I don’t think so
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