3.Being Authoritative (由權(quán)威的) ParentsPhrases like"tiger mom"and‘‘helicopter parent"have made their way into everyday language.Many of us find ourselves drawn to the idea that with just a bit more parental hard work and effort,we might turn out children with bright futures.But is there anything wrong with a kind of"overparenting style"?
Parental involvement has a long history of being studied.Many of the studies,conducted by Diana Baumrind,a famous psychologist at the University of California,Berkeley,have found that a good parent is the one who is involved and reacts to her child in a positive way,who sets high expectations but gives her child independence.These"authoritative parents"appear to hit the sweet spot of parental involvement and generally raise children who do better academically,psychologically and socially than children whose parents are not strict and less involved,or controlling and more involved.Why is this parenting style so successful?
Authoritative parents actually help improve motivation in their children.Carol Dweck,a social psychologist at Stanford University,has done research that indicates why authoritative parents raise more motivated children.In a typical experiment,Dr.Dweck takes young children into a room and asks them to solve a simple puzzle.Most do so with little difficulty.But then Dr.Dweck tells some,but not all,of the kids how clever they are.As it turns out,the children who are not told they're smart are more motivated to solve increasingly difficult puzzles.They also show higher levels of confidence and show greater progress in puzzle-solving.
As the experiment suggests,praising children's talents and abilities seems to shake their confidence.Dealing with more difficult puzzles carries the risk of losing one's status as"smart".Dr.Dweck's work strongly supports that of Dr.Baumrind,who also found that reasonably supporting a child's independence and limiting interference (干涉) causes better academic and emotional results.
The central task of growing up is to develop a sense of self that is independent and confident.If you treat your young child who is just learning to walk as if she can't walk,you reduce her confidence.Allowing children to make mistakes is one of the greatest challenges of parenting.It is easier when they are young.The potential mistakes carry greater risks,and part of being a parent is reducing risk for our children.
24.According to the passage,a"tiger mom"D.
A.helps her children realize their dreams
B.speaks her children's everyday language
C.places reasonable expectations on her children
D.pays close attention to her children's experiences
25.It is implied that controlling style of parenting mayC.
A.face more challenges of children
B.foster independence in children
C.cause more problems in children
D.lead to children's academic success
26.The example of the children doing the puzzles suggests thatB.
A.a(chǎn) good game plays a big role in training young minds
B.overpraising makes children less motivated a nd confident
C.puzzle-solving can give children the motivation they need
D.bright children usually show less confidence in difficult games
27.The last paragraph tells us thatC.
A.children should not be given much freedom
B.parents should not increase the risk of challenging
C.parents should allow their children to learn from mistakes
D.children should correct mistakes with the help of their parents.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了"虎媽",以及如今不同的父母對(duì)孩子不同的教育所造成的影響,研究發(fā)現(xiàn)父母應(yīng)該給予孩子們獨(dú)立,讓他們獨(dú)自解決問題,處理困難的難題,這樣有助于他們的成長(zhǎng).
解答 D C B C
24:D 推理判斷題,根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Dr.Dweck's work strongly supports that of Dr.Baumrind,who also found that reasonably supporting a child's independence and limiting interference (干涉) causes better academic and emotional results.Dweck教授的工作強(qiáng)烈支持了Baumrind的工作,Baumrind也發(fā)現(xiàn)合理地支持孩子的獨(dú)立以及限制干涉會(huì)導(dǎo)致更好的學(xué)術(shù)及情感結(jié)果.可以推斷虎媽會(huì)密切關(guān)注她的孩子們的經(jīng)歷,適度支持孩子,故選D.
25:C 推理判斷題,根據(jù)第二段These"authoritative parents appear to hit the sweet spot of parental involvement and generally raise children who do better academically,psychologically and socially than children whose parents are not strict and less involved,or controlling and more involved.這些權(quán)威性的父母會(huì)迎合父母干涉的最佳點(diǎn),而且一般撫養(yǎng)的孩子學(xué)術(shù)上和心理上及社會(huì)上會(huì)表現(xiàn)更好--相比于那些父母不嚴(yán)格、干涉少或者是控制他們而且干涉過多.可知權(quán)威型父母撫養(yǎng)孩子的學(xué)習(xí)要更好,而控制風(fēng)格的育兒可能會(huì)引起孩子更多的問題,故選C.
26:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第四段As it turns out,the children who are not told they're smart are more motivated to solve increasingly difficult puzzles.They also show higher levels of confidence and show greater progress in puzzle-solving.結(jié)果表明沒有被告知他們聰明的孩子在解決不斷增加難度的難題時(shí)更加有動(dòng)力,而且他們也在解決難題中表現(xiàn)出更高的自信心水平和更大的進(jìn)步.可知過度夸獎(jiǎng)讓孩子更有動(dòng)力去解決越來越難的困惑,他們也會(huì)充滿信心,故選B.
27:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)最后一段Allowing children to make mistakes is one of the greatest challenges of parenting.It is easier when they are young.The potential mistakes carry greater risks,and part of being a parent is reducing risk for our children.允許孩子犯錯(cuò)誤是做父母的最大挑戰(zhàn)之一,當(dāng)他們(孩子)小時(shí)要容易些.潛在的錯(cuò)誤帶來更大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn),做父母的一部分就是要為我們的孩子減少風(fēng)險(xiǎn).可知父母應(yīng)該允許他們的孩子從錯(cuò)誤中學(xué)習(xí),故選C.
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