Most recently, it’s very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews． Naturally, it’s easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us． We—as parents—are so eager to shelter our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them．As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without me．So, I’ll let them fail．
I’ll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow．And failure — along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc．— will be part of growth for them．Call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone, is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today．From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish．
My children now are becoming little masters of compromise, but they try to negotiate （協(xié)商） everything now．It’s a small price to help them learn a skill they’ll use for the rest of their lives, including when I don’t accompany them on job interviews．
小題1:Why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews?
A．Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties．
B．Because they think they can help them on the questions．
C．Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews．
D．Because their kids strongly request them to do so．
小題2:According to the author, what is beneficial to kids’ development?
A．Sheltering them．B．Keeping them safe．
C．Leaving them alone．D．Blaming them．
小題3:Why does the author stress failure in kids’ life?
A．To make them stronger than other kids．
B．To help them grow in this tough world．
C．To help them develop all social skills．
D．To make them learn to compromise．
小題4:Which of the following might be the best title for die text?
A．Never Shelter Your KidsB．Let Your Kids Fail
C．Be Eager to Grow UpD．Live Without Parents

小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:B

小題1:根據(jù)We—as parents—are so eager to shelter our kids 可知選A.
小題1:根據(jù)I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without me．So, I’ll let them fail．可知選C。
小題1:根據(jù)I’ll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow．And failure — along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc．— will be part of growth for them．可知選B、幫助他們?cè)诶щy的環(huán)境中成長(zhǎng)。
小題1:本文通過一位母親之口，告訴我們孩子們只有經(jīng)受挫折失敗，然后才能在失敗中成長(zhǎng)，所以要讓孩子經(jīng)受適度的挫折，故選B。
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I turned and said “I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son. I thought it was here.”
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I looked again at the place where the shop had been. Then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop.
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B．the goods in the shop
C．Mr. Hopkins’ photographs
D．Some presents left by other customers
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Rome had the forum. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorker has Liz and Bill.
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