【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 failing that they won39。t try at all. Of course they should be properly corrected when they do wrong, but it39。s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time. All their parents should do is to trust them, respect them, understand them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand failure. When criticisms (批評) are really needed, they should be balanced with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn. Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives. This means teaching them to respect 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. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.（1）The author thinks parents ________. send their children to college support their children after they get married to buy an apartment for their children39。t feel guilty if they can39。t send their children to universities（2）What does the underlined word obligation in Paragraph 1 mean? ....（3）According to the passage, what should parents do when children make mistakes? them and tell them not to do that again. them learn the mistakes by themselves in time. them with brighter brothers or sisters. their mistakes immediately.（4）What does the author mainly talk about in this passage? duties of parents. best way to teach children. reason why children feel stupid and unworthy. reason why parents owe their children something.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，就父母對子女真正的責(zé)任是什么進(jìn)行論述，總結(jié)出父母真正要給予孩子的是個人價值和正確的價值觀，這才是父母真正的職責(zé)。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Parents do not owe （欠） their children a college education...But they needn39。t feel guilty if they can39。t.” 父母不欠子女大學(xué)教育......如果他們承擔(dān)不起大學(xué)教育，也不必感到內(nèi)疚，可知，作者認(rèn)為，如果父母不能送子女上大學(xué)，也不必感到內(nèi)疚。故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的“If they want to do it, it must be considered a favor, not an obligation. ”如果他們想這樣做，就必須把它看作一種恩惠，而不是義務(wù)， 這一句中的“favor”意為“恩惠、幫忙”相反意思應(yīng)為“義務(wù)、責(zé)任”，所以可以判斷“obligation”應(yīng)是“義務(wù)”之意，同時“obligation”和前一句“They do not have the duty to look after their grandchildren, either.” 他們也沒有義務(wù)照顧孫子孫女，這一句里的“duty”是近義詞，屬于詞義重現(xiàn)用法。故選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Of course they should be properly corrected when they do wrong, but it39。s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time.” 當(dāng)然，如果孩子做錯了，他們應(yīng)該得到適當(dāng)?shù)募m正，但是最好是讓孩子們自己及時地知道他們的錯誤，可知，當(dāng)孩子犯錯時，父母應(yīng)該讓孩子自己及時了解錯誤。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Parents do not owe （欠） their children a college education...”從父母送子女上大學(xué)，幫忙買房子或照看孫輩等瑣事引入主題，說明這些并不是父母真正的職責(zé)；以及第三段中的“One of their obligations is to give their children a personal worth.” 他們的義務(wù)之一是給孩子們個人的價值和最后一段中的“Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives.” 父母有義務(wù)為孩子建立一套堅實的價值觀，并以此來構(gòu)建他們的生活?？芍?，父母真正要給予孩子的是個人價值和正確的價值觀，這才是父母真正的職責(zé)，所以文章主要講父母的職責(zé)。故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 It is hard to say the first day of school in the United States because when the first day of school is and what happens on the first day of school usually are different by districts(地區(qū)). The first day of school for many school districts in different states is on the day after the first Monday in September. In some other school districts, school begins in midtolate August. For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in midAugust and schools in Cleveland, Ohio start back usually one week before the first Monday in September. The Boston, Chicago, New York City and San Diego schools start back on the Tuesday or Wednesday after the first Monday in September. Schools in Cleveland, Ohio used to start the school year on the day after the first Monday in September, but in the 19761977 and 19771978 academic years, the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms, extreme cold. In the 19781979 school year, the Ohio Department of Education moved the start of the year to late August, one week before the first Monday in September. This went into effect in the 19801981 school year. In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year. In American high schools, the freshmen class usually goes back one or two days before the rest of the school body for an orientation(迎新)period. An orientation period helps the freshmen get familiar with their new school, its rules, and surroundings. In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first week of school fun for ining freshmen.（1）According to the passage, which schools start their school year the earliest? A.Schools in Denver.B.Schools in Cleveland.C.Schools in New York City.D.Schools in Boston.（2）Why did the Ohio Department of Education change the start of the school year? A.Because of some political events.B.Because of the entrance examinations.C.Because of the increasing number of students.D.Because of the extreme weather.（3）How many months does the school year last in schools in Utah? A.About seven months.B.About eight months.C.About nine months.160