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 protect 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 all the time 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 (恐怖主義) 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 are faced with hard situations in their own life almost each day, 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 come with them on job interviews. 
小題1:Why do parents go along with their kids on job interviews?
A．Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties.
B．Because they think they can protect them from being hurt.
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 helpful to kids’ development?
A．Protecting them.B．Keeping them safe.
C．Leaving them alone.D．Blaming them.
小題3:The author believes experiencing failure in life can make kids ___________.
A．become healthier than other kids
B．grow in this challenging world
C．develop all social skills
D．escape from natural disasters
小題4:If the writer’s boy goes to a job interview, she probably will ___________.
A．go with him to protect her kid from difficulty
B．stay home but give him directions over telephone
C．wait outside and talk with other parents
D．let him go to the interview by himself
小題5:Which of the following might be the best title of the text?
A．Never help your kidsB．Let your kids fail
C．Go to the interview with your kidsD．Live without parents

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：本文講述的是要讓自己的孩子經(jīng)歷挫折，而不是幫助孩子處理一切困難。因?yàn)榇煺劭梢宰屗麄冮L(zhǎng)大。讓他們了解世界的艱難，讓孩子真正成長(zhǎng)。
小題1:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章2,3行We—as parents—are so eager to protect our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them.可知問題在我們父母親身上，我們總是保護(hù)我們的孩子。讓他們是去了自己發(fā)展的機(jī)會(huì)。故A正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段第三行l(wèi)eaving them alone is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today.可知讓孩子獨(dú)處是一種幫助孩子適應(yīng)我們這個(gè)世界的很好的方法。故C正確。
小題3:.B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段最后2行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.可知我們要想讓我們的孩子在這個(gè)世界上立足，就要讓他們自己體驗(yàn)失敗，只有這樣才能再這個(gè)世界里成長(zhǎng)。故B正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段1,2行My children are faced with hard situations in their own life almost each day, but they try to negotiate (協(xié)商) everything now. I可知我們要和孩子盡可能多地協(xié)商，通過協(xié)商來(lái)幫助自己的孩子。推斷出作者在孩子面試的時(shí)候，也會(huì)合孩子進(jìn)行協(xié)商，給出自己的建議。故D正確。
小題5:B 主旨大意題。本文講述的是要讓自己的孩子經(jīng)歷挫折，而不是幫助孩子處理一切困難。因?yàn)榇煺劭梢宰屗麄冮L(zhǎng)大。讓他們了解世界的艱難，讓孩子真正成長(zhǎng)。故B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是要讓自己的孩子經(jīng)歷挫折，而不是幫助孩子處理一切困難。因?yàn)榇煺劭梢宰屗麄冮L(zhǎng)大。讓他們了解世界的艱難，讓孩子真正成長(zhǎng)。本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主，細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時(shí)使用的具體事實(shí)、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)或句子，再對(duì)相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比，找出答案。
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In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability, and secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be unwilling to do one's work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
小題1:In the writer’s opinion,_________
A．free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
B．a(chǎn)ll the social problems can’t be solved by education
C．education can solve most of the world’s problems
D．free education will help to solve all the problems of society
小題2:The writer wants to prove that _______
A．a(chǎn) farmer is more important than a professor
B．our society needs free education for all
C．our society needs all kinds of jobs
D．work with hands is the most important
小題3:The purpose of education is to ________
A．build a perfect worldB．let everyone receive education
C．choose officials for the countryD．prepare children mainly for their future work
小題4:What is mainly discussed in the text?
A．The type of educationB．The value of education
C．The means of educationD．The system of education
小題5:What can we learn from the text?
A．Work with hands is thought to be shameful in some modern countries.
B．In all modern countries, free education has been fashionable.
C．A perfect nation can solve all the problems of society.
D．A professor is far more important than a farmer.

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