【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 have the duty to look after their grandchildren, either. If they want to do it, it must be considered a favor, not an obligation. Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.One of their obligations is to give their children a personal worth. Children who are always made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly pared with brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will bee so unsure, so afraid of 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(píng)) 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(duì)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(gè)人價(jià)值和正確的價(jià)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(cè)。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(shí)“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(cuò)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(shí)地知道他們的錯(cuò)誤，可知，當(dāng)孩子犯錯(cuò)時(shí)，父母應(yīng)該讓孩子自己及時(shí)了解錯(cuò)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(shuō)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(gè)人的價(jià)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(jiān)實(shí)的價(jià)值觀，并以此來(lái)構(gòu)建他們的生活?？芍?，父母真正要給予孩子的是個(gè)人價(jià)值和正確的價(jià)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(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)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(shí)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 The end of the year is drawing near, and winter is in full swing. The season brings along with it strong winds and snow — an environment that39。s never fortable to be in. This unpleasant and even frightening aspect of winter can often be seen in literature. In Shakespeare39。s King Lear (1606), the king has given away his kingdom and been rejected by his two ungrateful daughters. He is out in the winter cold，suffering things that are usually reserved for the poorest and most unfortunate human beings. The winter is bad enough for Lear，but being abandoned by his family is worse. A song from another Shakespeare play, As You Like It(1599), is fitting for this poor old man39。s situation: Blow, blow, thou winter wind/Thou art not so unkind /As ma39。s ingratitude (忘恩負(fù)義). Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (無(wú)人性). There aren39。t many things that are worse than winter, according to Shakespeare. Once winter became less of a threat to human beings, literary works featuring it became more positive. Since Charles Dickens, the representation of the season in literature has often featured happy Christmas celebrations. The cold of the winter weather provides a contrast to the fun going on indoors. Dickens39。 A Christmas Carol (1843) was the start of this, but Christmas is still a mon, cheery element (元素)in stories that feature winter scenes today. Consider the joy felt by Harry Potter and his friends in J. K. Rowling39。s Harry Potter and the Philosopher39。s Stone (1997) as they sit down for their festive meal： Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat，roast turkeys。 mountains of roast and boiled potatoes。 platters of chipolatas。 tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce. It is almost as much a pleasure to read about the meal as it might have been to eat it. Although winter still isn39。t the most cheerful season in novels and poems, it39。s safe to say that writers have certainly warmed up since Shakespeare39。s days.（1）What39。s the author39。s main purpose in writing this article? remend some winter stories in literature. explain what winter is like in literary works. describe certain customs that are related to winter. tell us why winter is described as unpleasant in literature.（2）What can we learn from Shakespeare39。s works? didn39。t like winter for its bad weather. Lear was forced to give up being a king in a cold winter.39。s in winter when King Lear drove his two daughters off. is pared with the ugly side of humanity.（3）Why does the author mention Charles Dickens in the passage?