Question

I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and ones who can’t afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a not an obligation (責(zé)任，義務(wù)).

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a personal . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so , so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (寬容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand . When criticisms (批評(píng)) are really needed, they should be with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around to build their lives. This means teaching them to the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and ________. A child who is lied to will . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.

No child asks to be . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child .

1.A. find B. afford C. get D. accept

2.A. disappointed B. unhappy C. guilty D. dissatisfied

3.A. supply B. hope C. way D. hand

4.A. healthy B. honest C. eager D. wealthy

5.A. get a job B. get married C. go abroad D. live alone

6.A. time B. duty C. right D. energy

7.A. service B. pleasure C. habit D. favor

8.A. affair B. value C. belief D. ability

9.A. compared B. brought C. forced D. taken

10.A. unusual B. unsure C. unknown D. unfair

11.A. gently B. properly C. nearly D. possibly

12.A. in time B. now and then C. at once D. right now

13.A. honor B. failure C. progress D. test

14.A. mixed B. included C. balanced D. shared

15.A. it B. which C. whom D. what

16.A. consider B. refuse C. follow D. respect

17.A. blame B. experience C. example D. lesson

18.A. lie B. win C. lose D. cry

19.A. praised B. born C. alone D. poor

20.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了父母并不虧欠孩子們?nèi)魏问虑椋�但是如果把一個(gè)小生命帶到這個(gè)世界上來(lái)，就有那個(gè)責(zé)任和義務(wù)去指導(dǎo)和教育孩子，并給予他們學(xué)校教育。告訴我們父母應(yīng)該為孩子的教育負(fù)責(zé)，責(zé)任和義務(wù)。

1. 考查動(dòng)詞辨析，A.找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)；B .afford付得起C.得到；D.接受。If they can it, they will certainly send them to the best universities.如果父母負(fù)擔(dān)得起，當(dāng)然可以把孩子送去最好的大學(xué)。故選B。

2. 考查形容詞辨析，A失望的，沮喪的；B不高興的；C有罪的，內(nèi)疚的；D不滿意的。But they need not feel if they can?t. If the children really want to go,如果他們不能送孩子去最好的學(xué)校，他們沒有必要感覺內(nèi)疚。故選C。

3.?ll find a . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and ones who can?t afford to pay.如果你的孩子有天賦真想上學(xué)，他們自會(huì)有辦法way。故選C。

4. 考查形容詞辨析，A健康的；B誠(chéng)實(shí)的；C eager熱切的；渴望的；D有財(cái)富的。There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and ones who can?t afford to pay.對(duì)于聰明好學(xué)卻付不起學(xué)費(fèi)的人來(lái)說(shuō)，借貸和獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的種類還是很多的。故選C。

5. 考查短語(yǔ)辨析，A工作，就業(yè)；B結(jié)婚；C出國(guó)；D獨(dú)自生活，When children grow up and want to , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house.當(dāng)孩子長(zhǎng)大想結(jié)婚時(shí)，父母不欠他們一所房子。故選B。

6. the duty to do sth.有責(zé)任做某事。They do not have the to baby-sit their grandchildren.父母沒有給子女當(dāng)保姆照看孩子的責(zé)任。故選B。

7. must be considered a not an obligation (責(zé)任，義務(wù)).如果他們想這么做，那也只能看作是一種幫助favor，而絕不是一種義務(wù)。故選D。

8. of their obligations is to give their children a personal .父母的主要責(zé)任和任務(wù)之一，是讓孩子們懂得自身的價(jià)值worth。故選B。

9. A compare to與……相比較；B帶來(lái)；C強(qiáng)迫；D帶到。A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly to brighter brothers, sisters,…一個(gè)青少年，如果總是拿他與比他聰明的兄弟姐妹或同齡的親戚朋友相比。這里是與別人相比較。故選A。

10. 考查形容詞辨析，A 不尋常的；B不確定的；不自信的；C 未知的；D不公平的。上文中提到如果總是與那些比自己聰明的兄弟姐妹相比較，如果總是讓他感到自己愚蠢和無(wú)用，那他就會(huì)變得毫無(wú)自信unsure。故選B。

11. corrected when they do wrong,當(dāng)他們錯(cuò)誤的時(shí)候應(yīng)該適當(dāng)?shù)馗恼�錯(cuò)誤，在合適的時(shí)機(jī)。故選B。

12. 考查介詞短語(yǔ)辨析，A及時(shí)；B偶爾，有時(shí)；C立刻，即刻；D就是現(xiàn)在，馬上；但是經(jīng)常比孩子自己及時(shí)地意識(shí)到自己的錯(cuò)誤要好得多。故選A。

13. 榮譽(yù)；B失�。籆進(jìn)步；D測(cè)試，考驗(yàn)。All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (寬容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand 所有父母都應(yīng)該相信自己的孩子，尊重他們，幷給予機(jī)會(huì)讓他們?nèi)�嘗試并失敗，所以他們必須容忍失敗failure。故選B。

14. should be with praises, with a smile and a kiss. 不過(guò)，在教育子女時(shí)，批評(píng)應(yīng)該與表?yè)P(yáng)并重balance，而且最好是面帶微笑，并吻他一下。故選C。

15. 考查代詞辨析，Parents owe their children a set of solid values around to build their lives. 父母欠孩子一套堅(jiān)實(shí)的價(jià)值來(lái)建立起他們的生活，這里which代指solid values,故選B

16. sb to do sth教別人去做某事。這就意味著要教育他們尊重respect別人的權(quán)利和意見。故選D。

17. 考查名詞辨析，A責(zé)備；B經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)驗(yàn)；C例子；D課程，教程。The best way to teach such values is by deed and ________.教這些價(jià)值的最佳途徑就是通過(guò)契約和例子。故選C。

18. 考查動(dòng)詞辨析，A說(shuō)謊；B勝利；C失去；D哭泣。一個(gè)孩子撒謊會(huì)說(shuō)謊。故選A.

19. 考查動(dòng)詞辨析， A表?yè)P(yáng)，贊揚(yáng)；B出生；C獨(dú)自一人，孤獨(dú)；D貧窮的。No child asks to be 沒有一個(gè)孩子是自己要求被生出來(lái)born的。根據(jù)下文中bring a life into the world,可知選B.

20. 考查代詞辨析，If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child .如果你把生命帶到這個(gè)世界上來(lái)，你就欠著孩子們某些事情。而不應(yīng)該每件事情或者任何事情。故選D。

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