Question

第二節(jié)讀寫任務（共1小題，滿分25分）

    閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

       In the past, the expression "children should be seen and not heard" summed up the attitude of parents to their children. Children were expected to be disciplined, well-behaved and the parents ruled the home. But today parents seem to do everything for their children and control all aspects of their lives. Some call this overparenting. Parents take charge of everything: from what pre-school their kids attend to the pastimes they take up. Parents feel they must protect their children to increase their chances for success. As a result children do less than ever before.

       There are two reasons for overparenting. First, people now have fewer children than in years past so they can give each one more attention. Secondly, parents feel the future of their family is now dependent on only one child, so they must do as much as possible to help their child succeed.

       But overparenting has negative consequences. Children are less independent now and are protected from the hardships and failures that teach them determination and give them the satisfaction of accomplishment. Also the pressure kids feel to be successful means they experience more anxiety and depression than ever before.

〔寫作內(nèi)容〕

    1.以約30個詞概括這段短文的內(nèi)容；

    2.然后以約120個詞表達你對“父母過度照顧子女”這一現(xiàn)象的觀點。內(nèi)容包括：

      (1)以你自己或他人成長的某次經(jīng)歷，說明父母過度照顧對子女的影響；

      (2)表達你在此方面對父母的希望或建議。

［寫作要求］

    1.在作文中可使用自己的親身經(jīng)歷或虛構(gòu)的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

    2.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱。

［評分標準］    概括準確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。

Answer 1

Because parents are having fewer children, they increasingly feel the need to control the lives of those children. As a result, many children are becoming less independent, determined and ambitious than in the past. 

Parents today discourage their children from doing housework, extracurricular activities and socializing because they fear it will interrupt their education. For example, when I was younger I wanted to learn the guitar but my parent wouldn’t allow me because they believed it would distract me from my studies. They are happy as long as I perform well in my exams but don’t seem concerned about how I develop as a person.

To some extend, I understand parents’ concerns, but I think they should love their children for who they are, not what they want them to be. We deserve the chance to chase our own dreams and learn on our own. Even if we fail, we can learn from those failures.