Question

“A very disruptive (调皮捣蛋的) six-year-old child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand,” said one teacher. “I broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs,” said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.

Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to  achieve their potential, regardless of their parents’ wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long way to achieve this goal. But with rights come responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter.

Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough, but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behaviour of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table, and unable to use the lavatory(卫生间) properly.

We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep, has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed (沉迷于) in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.

Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their children’s behaviour and sticking to those boundaries. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources---time---so that children come to school ready and willing to learn.

1.In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore?

A. The violence in the school

B. The pressure of students’ learning

C. The right to achieve students’ potential

D. The responsibilities of the students.

2.The underlined part in paragraph 4 means________.

A. parents care little about children’s life at home

B. parents and children live in their separate rooms

C. children don’t live with their parents in the same house

D. children live a different life from that of parents at home

3.The writer’s attitude to the behaviours of parents may be_______.

A. unconcern             B. understanding

C. dissatisfied          D. tolerant

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要介绍了有些小孩儿在学校里面的表现差，甚至有暴力倾向。在学校有时候对老师造成伤害，其中的一个原因是家庭原因，是受了他们父母的影响。在家里，他们没有得到应有的教育，他们不会和别人交往，很多的父母把约束控制孩子的责任推给了老师，他们缺少与孩子的沟通教育。孩子把大多数在家的时间花在了单独相处或者沉溺于电脑游戏上。这是造成孩子没有得到良好发展的原因。

1.推理判断题。根据Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their potential, regardless of their parents’ wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long way to achieve this goal. But with rights come responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of ignoring the latter.大意为：不管孩子的出生环境怎么样，也不管父母的财富和等级，每个孩子都有发展潜能的权力，我们已经意识到了这一点，但是在发展权力的同时，伴随而来的是责任，而我们却忽视了后者，故答案应为D。

2.猜测词义题。根据children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.父母虽然和孩子在一个屋檐下生活，但是一起相处的时间微乎甚微，孩子把大多数在家的时间花在了单独相处或者沉溺于电脑游戏上。父母也不知孩子在看些什么，对孩子关心太少。选A。

3.作者态度题。One father encouraged his child to start a fight on the playground before school started. A primary teacher reported that a parent shouted at him. We need to have a serious and sensible debate about the roles and responsibilities of parents and the support that they can reasonably expect of schools and teachers.在文中作者列举了两个例子，一个父亲鼓励他的孩子在操场上去和别人打架。一对孩子的父母对一位老师训斥，父母需要担起他们的责任和角色。由此可以看出作者对父母的表现是不满意的，故答案应为C。

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