Question

I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he will learn to love himself and will be successful in his own way.

Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he should concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting frustrated, but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more intent while standing up?

This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success. This child would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life.

Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality traits, and all you can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids’ best cheerleaders, guiding them and helping them find their way.

I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids’ ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn’t mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to live their own life.

1.At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him ________.

A. finish his homework on time    B. keep silent in the room

C. pay more attention to his study    D. get right answers

2.Inspired by the case of his son, the author began to doubt ________.

A. the old form of education    B. the importance of parents

C. the relationship between kids and their parents    D. the good grades of some kids

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A. We should help kids correct their wrong ways.

B. Parents should love and accept their kids.

C. Parents should study their kids’ DNA.

D. Kids should be taught to behave themselves.

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Study Hard and You’ll Be Successful

B. Be Friendly to Your Children

C. Parents’ Help with Their Children’s Study

D. Children’s Success in Their Own Style

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】这是一篇议论文。作者通过辅导孩子写作业的经历意识到用传统的教育方式约束孩子已不再适用，父母应该引导和帮助孩子找到适合他们自身的学习方法，培养独特个性，进而获得成功。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段前半部分中的“I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he should concentrate better”可知，作者让儿子坐下来是想让他更专心地学习。故C项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段的“This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success.” （这让我开始质疑自己以及我所信仰的东西。我从小就相信，一个孩子的安静、平静是成功的可靠途径。）以及第二段儿子的表现可知，作者开始怀疑传统教育方式。故选A项。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段的We need to learn to accept our kids’ ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn’t mean we need to carry it through generations.（我们需要学会接受孩子们做事的方式。而某种方式可能对我有用，但并不意味着我们需要代代相传。）可知，父母要爱孩子，接受孩子。故B正确。

4.主旨大意题。文章第一段开门见山地提出了本文的主题，如果孩子得到了认同，就能学会自爱并用自己的方式取得成功，所以D项最能概括文章大意，是最佳标题。