题目内容
Has she done her week’s washing?________, I’ll ask her to see a film tonight.
- A.If so
- B.If not
- C.If any
- D.If anything
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
C
In any family with more than one child, chidren seem to naturally compete for their parents’ love and attention. Parents say they love every child equally. But is that true?
Susan, founder of a consulting firm in Chicago, interviewed 216 women and found that even though none of her questions asked directly about a parent favoring one child over another, about two-thirds of the women said there was a favored child. And they also remembered their experience when they were young. One of the women said, “My mother always liked my brother better, and he got to go to summer camp in 1968 and I didn’t.”
Plumez, who interviewed parents with both biological children and adoptive children for an adoption book in 2008, found that what matters most is whether your temperaments(性情) are pleasing. “In some cases, parents would say they felt closer to their adopted children,” she says, “Some parents like the children with characters similar to theirs. Two people who are shy and withdrawn might get along well, unless the shy parent doesn’t like that aspect of themselves and they try to push the naturally withdrawn child to be more extroverted.”
It could be a result of gender, birth order or how easy or difficult a child’s temperament may be, but a parent’s different treatment has far-reaching effects. Students have found that less-favored children may suffer emotionally, with decreased self-esteem and behavioral problems in childhood. Favoritism is a reason for the next generation not to like each other.
Experts say it is not realistic to say everyone should be treated equally, because no two people are the same and they relate differently to others.
“It does not mean that parent loves or likes one child more. It has to do with which one of them is independent,” says psychologist Laurie Kramer of the University of Illinois.
【小题1】The study carried out by Susan shows that ______.
| A.showing favoritism is common in many families |
| B.most mothers like their sons better than their daughters |
| C.only two-thirds of the women interviewed have more than a child |
| D.it is a favoritism that leads to absence of harmony in most families |
| A.independent | B.outgoing | C.clever | D.brave |
| A.Favoritism is not beneficial to the development of children |
| B.Parents’ favoritism to a certain child can’t be avoided in families |
| C.Parents may be favoring one of their children and don’t realize it |
| D.People are very much shaped by how they were treated by their parents |
| A.Parents’ favoritism can affect children deeply |
| B.Why do parents show favoritism to children? |
| C.Parents should give attention to all their children |
| D.Building a harmonious family is important to children |
Some American parents might think their children need better educations to compete with China and other countries. But how much do the parents themselves need to change?
A new book called Battle Hymn(圣歌) of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua has caused a debate about cultural differences in parenting. Ms. Chua is a professor at the Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, and the mother of two daughters. She was raised in the American Mid-west by immigrant Chinese parents.
In the Chinese culture, the tiger represents strength and power. In her book, Ms Chua writes about how she demanded excellence from her daughters. For example, she threatened to burn her daughter’s stuffed animals unless she played a piece of music perfectly. She would insult her daughters if they failed to meet her expectations.
Ms. Chua told NBC television that she had a clear list of what her daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were not permitted to do.
“Attend a sleepover, have a playdate, watch TV or play computer games, be in a school play, get any grade less than an ‘A’.”
Many people have criticized Amy Chua. Some say her parenting methods were abusive. She even admits that her husband, who is not Chinese, sometimes objected to her parenting style. But she says that was the way her parents raised her and her three sisters.
Ms. Chua makes fun of her own extreme style of parenting. She says she eased some of the pressure after her younger daughter rebelled and shouted, “I hate my life! I hate you!”
Ms. Chua says she decided to retreat when it seemed like there was a risk that she might lose her daughter. But she also says American parents often have low expectations of their children’s abilities.
“One of the biggest differences I see between Western and Chinese parenting is that Chinese parents assume strength rather than fragility.”
Stacey DeBroff has written four books on parenting. “I think that the stirring of intense debate has to do with what it means to be a successful parent and what it means to be a successful child.”
Ms. DeBroff says Amy Chua’s parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. She says it represents a traditional way of parenting among immigrants seeking a better future for their children.
But she also sees a risk. When children have no time to be social or to follow their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. Stacey DeBroff advises parents to develop their own style of parenting and not just repeat the way they were raised.
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about American parents?
| A.Some of them expect their children to be competitive. |
| B.Some of them need to educate themselves better. |
| C.They should learn from Chinese parents. |
| D.They care their kids more than Chinese. |
| A.It is a list of things for children to do. |
| B.It is a book about cultural differences. |
| C.It is a heated debate about parenting. |
| D.It is a book about how to raise children. |
| A.pressure | B.management | C.recreation | D.compromise |
| A.Different cultures have different concepts of values. |
| B.Chua’s parenting is followed by many American families. |
| C.Immigrants are always bitterly struggling abroad. |
| D.Parents had better raise their children in person. |
| A.Positive | B.Inactive | C.Indefinite | D.Negative |
阅读下面对话,从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话,并将其番号填入题前括号内。
A: Where is Lucy?
B: __【小题1】__.
A: __【小题2】__?
B: Yes. She has been there once.
A: __【小题3】__?
B: She went there last week.
A: __【小题4】__?
B: She is going to stay there for a month.
A: Do you know _【小题5】__?
B: She will be back at the end of October.
| A.Where have you been? B.Has she ever been there before? C.When she will be back? D.How long is she going to stay there? E.Why has China carried out one-child policy? F.When did she go there? G.She has gone to England. |