A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US.Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn (颂歌)of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two.
The 36 methods she used with her daughters would seem 37 to Westerners.In school her daughters weren't allowed to have grades 38 than As.They had to 39 playing the piano or violin even for hours a day.
There has been wide criticism (批评) of Chua's book in the US."It's a(n) 40 way of parenting," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be 41 .Children need parents to 42 them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in.”
Now the criticism seems to have 43 to China.Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his 44 . He argued Chua's method of 45 would limit children from developing their full 46 ."Some Chinese parents do focus too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "What gets sacrificed (放弃) along the way is their kids’ 47 to develop fully and to enjoy life."
48 critics(批评家)might have sympathy for kids who experience this parenting style, some teenagers quite 49 it."I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A 50 mother is there to help her kids work hard."
Others think that Chua has a(n) 51 in setting challenging goals for kids."It's important for children,” said an American professor, " 52 speaking , kids need to be 53 sometimes.If you urge kids to do well, they are good at it, and they 54 from it.It's good to have high 55 .”
A.rough B.reasonable C.vivid D.strict
A.unnecessary B.uncomfortable C.uninteresting D.unimaginable
A.higher B.fewer C.less D.lower
A.drill B.practise C.exercise D.experience
A.skilful B.extreme C.excellent D.merciful
A.practical B.high C.convenient D.low
A.replace C.force D.guide
A.spread B.belonged C.turned D.referred
A.concern B.delight C.caution D.regulation
A.caring B.fond C.supporting D.parenting
A.goal B.potential C.achievement D.possibility
A.strength B.power C.force D.ability
A.Why B.Because C.While D.What
A.resist C.object D.appreciate
A.lion B.monkey C.tiger D.sheep
A.angle B.point C.opinion D.view
A.Honestly B.Positively C.Hopefully D.Finally
A.pushed B.picked C.lifted D.dragged
A.count C.help D.benefit
A.levels B.expectations C.marks D.results
At a gathering,we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments.It came around to Frank.
Frank began to tell us of his childhooD. "I in San Pedro.My Dad was a fisherman,and he loved the seA. He had his own boat,but it was making a living on the seA. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to the family."
He looked at us and said,"I you could have met my DaD. He was a big man,and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for the .When you got close to him,he like the ocean.He would wear his old coat and his overalls.No matter how much my mother them,they would still smell of the sea and of fish."
Frank's voice dropped a bit."When the weather was bad he would me to school.He had this old truck that was older than he was he would drive toward the school,I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear.He would right in front of the school gate,and it seemed like everybody be standing around and watching.Then he would over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy.It was so for me.I was twelve years old,and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!"
He and then went on,"I remember the day when I said 'No' ”
It was the first time I had ever talked to him that ,and he had this surprised look on his face.
I said,'Dad,I'm too for a goodbye kiss.'
My Dad looked at me for the longest time,and his eyes started to tear up.I had never seen him .He turned and looked out the windshield(挡风玻璃).'You're right,' he saiD. 'You are a big boy....a man.I won't kiss you anymore.'”
Frank got a sad look on his face,and the tears began to in his eyes,as he spoke."It wasn't long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back.”
Tears were running down Frank’s cheeks.He spoke again."Guys,you don't know whawould .to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek. to feel his rough old face.to smell the ocean on him. to feel his arm around my neck.
I wish I had been a man then.If I had been a ,I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss."
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Feb.5 was a bad day for me.My doctor ________me and my parents that I had ________ cancer and that I had only a few months to live.I became so sad that I immediately ________ .
Now I am actually ________ for all that has happened to me.I realize I would have never had to reflect and rethink about the purpose of my ________ if I had never been so close to ________.
Had I not been ________ to this limit,I would not have developed a deep ________ of the beautiful gift of life and of everything around me.I also would not have thought about how I wanted to ________ the people around me in a positive way before leaving the world.
This is no ________;I don’t even think it is sad in the ________ way to be honest.I’ve been so ________in my life.I’ve lived in Paris,served the Peace Corps in Peru,fallen madly in love with the most ________ girl,have the most fantastic ________and friends anyone could ever ask for…and the________just goes on.
I ________ believe everything happens for a reason.If terminal cancer had not ________ to me,I would not have been able to ________ my closest friends and family to appreciate the beautiful gift of life a little more and live more appreciative and ________ lives with my story.This is the purpose of my life I had been ________ all of my life.In fact,that is the reason I’ve decided to write this article and go public with my story as well.It is also the reason why I am,after all that I’ve been through in the past few months,thankful for terminal cancer.
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完形填空
Ten-year-old Cara Turner loves the giant saltwater pond on her grandparents’ farm. When her grandfather Tom Turner bought the land 15 years earlier, he stocked the pond with fishes._____ in winter, Tom _____ regularly visit the 5.5-acre pond to feed the fishes. One afternoon, _____ the sun melted toward the horizon, Tom _____ to head home from the pond. _____, he was unable to put one foot in front of the other and then ____ backward into the pond’s deep water. When he didn’t _____immediately, Cara jumped in. It was too deep to touch the _____. With one hand, Cara grabbed the bank. With the other, she _____ for her grandfather.
Tom had _____ a stroke(中风)the year before. Now Cara wondered if he had _____again. She grabbed her grandfather’s head, pulled his face out of the water and then pulled him up onto the solid ground. The winter sun almost disappeared, and they were both shaking _____ the coldness. Cara knew she would have to get Tom to _____first, a quarter mile away. But sixty feet from the car, Tom fell. From there, he crawled(爬), _____ himself under a gate, to the car. Caro helped him into the passenger’s side and then got into the driver’s seat. “I used to sit on my dad’s lap and watch him_____,” said Cara. Although she felt _____, she pushed on the gas and drove toward the nearest hospital _____her grandmother Esca was to meet them.
Tom spent six days _____ in the hospital from a stroke. Since the accident, he has _____going to the pond alone. “If Cara hadn’t helped, she might not have a grandpa _____,” said Esca.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was growing up my dad would often give me small tasks to finish to help out around the house. Some were easy but the three I remember the most were the three of all. The first was helping to weed the four we had. It was work. I would rather ride my bike than crawl(爬行)in the dirt on my hands and knees the thousands of weeds in our gardens. The second was piling firewood for . It was tough work and I got more than my of pieces. I would rather walk in the woods than piling it in rows. The third was water from a mountain spring to our house. our well water had too much iron in it to .
Over the years, though, I learned to see the in all the things my dad had made me do. Having fresh vegetables for dinner was a delight. a cold glass of iced ten made from the mountain spring water was a pure . Standing by the wood stove on a snowy December day was a wonderful way to . I saw as well that all this work my dad had given me had
made me a better, stronger and more caring man. Most of all, I that when I did my work with a(n) heart, it didn’t fell like work at all.
Over the years I have learned something else too. When we do the work for our Heavenly Father with a spirit, it doesn’t feel like work, either. It feels like. Every act of kindness, word of encouragement, and gift of love we share will only make our lives better, make our hearts happier, and bring out souls to Heaven.
I am so to both my dad and my Father in Heaven. They showed me the of work and more importantly they showed me the pricelessness of love.
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完型填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Lily was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. When she was sixteen, her father __________ her to drop out of school to contribute(贡献) to the family income. With English as her second language and ____________education, the __________ didn't look bright for Lily.
Lily's father was a stubborn man who __________ took “no” for an answer. He __________ Lily to find a job. With small hope of gaining ___________,each day she would just ride to the city, walk ___________about and return home at dusk.
On one of her ___________, Lily saw a sign at a big company.____________,she knocked on the very first door. In her __________ English, Lily told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position. The manager ___________ to give the girl a chance. He directed her to type a letter, and then ___________.Lily looked at the clock and saw it was11:40 am. She thought everyone would be leaving for _________ at noon, when she could ___________away in the crowd. But she knew she should ___________ the letter.
On her first try, Lily ____________ one line of five words and made four mistakes. When he attempted the letter on her second try, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. She looked at the clock:11:55—five minutes to ___________.Just then, the manager walked in. He came directly to Lily, read the letter and said, “Lily, you're doing ____________ work!”
With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her __________ began to grow. Lily thought, “Well, if he thinks it's good, then it must be good. I think I'll stay!” Lily did stay—all because someone had given the __________ and uncertain girl the gift of selfconfidence when she knocked on the door.
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