All parents know that one of their most important tasks is to prepare their children for an independent life, but any parent can tell you that it’s hard to let go of your children. That balance between keeping your children safe and allowing them to learn from their own mistakes can be heartbreaking. Years of experience means that parents often do know best, but on the other hand, the young, being less bound by tradition, are often more creative, more able to find new solutions to old problems. Revolutions are led by the young.
Good teachers make the growth of critical (批判性的) thinking easier in their students, only to find that this can lead to a questioning of the teachers’ basic beliefs. Schools encourage parents to become involved, but are often embarrassed when parents have reservations about some of the educational methods being used. Governments encourage unimportant groups to empower themselves in order to participate fully in the development process. And they are often surprised when the new leaders of these groups turn around and attack the policies of that same government. The rebellions (叛逆的)young and the newly unimportant groups are important in social development. They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent or not realistic in their demands, but their voices must be heard.
Good parents know that just forbidding particular behaviors does not prevent their children from finding ways to engage in these forbidden activities. Indeed, sometimes the forbidden fruit is more inviting, just because it is not accepted by authority. Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts, know as much as possible about he lives of their children, provide a good example, encourage more wholesome activities but also support their children when they don’t follow what is expected of them. But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go.
小題1:By saying “Revolutions are led by the young”, the author indicates that young people are more     .
A．conventionalB．realisticC．creativeD．heartbreaking
小題2:From the second paragraph we know         .
A．teachers’ basic beliefs should be questioned by students
B．schools encourage parents to question their education methods
C．movement is satisfied with the new leaders’ attack on the policies
D．the voice of the rebellious young should be heard by the government
小題3:In order to educate children well, parents should          .
A．forbid particular behaviors in their daily life
B．know them well and set a good example to them
C．educate them with facts and expect much of them
D．know as much as possible as their children
小題4:From the passage we can learn that the author prefers         .
A．free parentingB．traditional parenting
C．critical parentingD．smart parenting
小題5:What is the best title of the passage?
A．Letting Go – for Children’s Independent Life
B．Parents’ Tasks – in Children’s Development
C．Way of Growth – for the Young Groups
D．Teaching Methods – for Teachers and Schools

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：本文論述了培養(yǎng)孩子是每個家長的職責(zé)，過度的關(guān)愛和限制不利于下一代成長，因此家長要學(xué)會放手。
小題1:考查關(guān)鍵句的理解。理解第一段中the young, being less bound by tradition, are often more creative, more able to find new solutions to old problems意義可知正確答案為C。
小題2:考查細(xì)節(jié)理解的能力。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句They are not necessarily representatives ... but their voices must be heard可推斷出政府應(yīng)該聽聽叛逆的年輕人的聲音.
小題3:考查細(xì)節(jié)理解的能力。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容parents must work with their children... know as much as possible about ..., provide a good example可知正確答案為B。
小題4:考查推理判斷能力。理解文章主旨可知作者提倡睿智的教養(yǎng)孩子。
小題5:考查文章主旨理解能力。根據(jù)文章第一句...that it’s hard to let go of your children.和最后一句But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go可知A答案吻合。
點(diǎn)評：本文論述了家長過度的關(guān)愛和限制不利于下一代成長，因此家長要學(xué)會放手。說明文、議論文類文章：文章的主題句往往出現(xiàn)在首段或末段。第一段給出作者的觀點(diǎn)或引出將要介紹的事物，而末段則總結(jié)全文、重申論點(diǎn)。因此，在閱讀議論文或說明文時，一定要注意首段或末段的信息，因?yàn)槟峭ǔ＞褪俏恼碌闹黝}句
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