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1、. . 一、阅读理解“Youre trying to control my life,” says my nine-year-old son. “I dont know why you think you can do that, but you cant.” I received this bit of information after I asked Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And I get no sympathy from my mother, who says,“You let him have his way
2、from the beginning.”Its true. I have always asked Gabrieles opinion, found out how he felt about things treated him as my peer, not my child. And what have I got from my troubles? A lot of back talk. At least Im not alone; its a complaint heard among parents across the country.Its not just that were
3、 confused by the contradictory advice offered in parenting books. The fact is, in an effort to break away from how we were raised to try something more liberal than our parents “do it because I say so” approach our generation has gone too far. “Todays parents want to be young, so they try to be frie
4、nds with their children,” says Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator.“When it comes to discipline, our society has gone from one extreme to the other,” says Ron Moorish, a behavior specialist. “We used to use the strap, to intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and now its about giving children choices
5、and allowing them to learn from their own experiences.”Real discipline, says Moorish, is about teaching. “By correcting our children when they do something wrong, we teach them how to behave properly,” he says. But this only works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their position of authority. Childr
6、en will always be children. The key is for parents to choose to take the time to guide and teach their kids.Rita Munday, a mother of four children, couldnt believe the dramas that played out in the childrens shoe store she operated. She often saw children insist on having the high-priced, brand-name
7、 shoes. And even when the mother didnt want to spend the money, she would give in when the kid started acting up and throwing shoes around.Rhonda Radice, Mundays younger colleague, is one parent who has bucked the trend and is proud of it. “I dont negotiate with them. You cant. Ive seen parents come
8、 into the store and bribe their children to behave. You shouldnt have to buy love and respect.” 1、The authors way of treating her son _. A、is shared by many parentsB、is encouraged by her motherC、proves to be quite successfulD、shows little concern for the child参考答案:A解析:【答案】A【解析】第二段最后一句说我的孩子经常跟我顶嘴，但这不
9、是我一个人的问题，许多家长都有这样的抱怨。 2、It can be inferred from the passage that _. A、parents should learn to make friends with their childrenB、parents need to follow the advice of parenting booksC、todays children enjoy more freedom than the previous generationD、todays parents are better at raising children than th
10、e previous generation参考答案:C解析:【答案】C【解析】第三段前两句说育儿书中提供的建议互相矛盾，使家长无所适从。如今许多家长都在摆脱自己小时候的成长模式，希望以更加自由的态度对待自己的孩子。而这些家长成长时受到的教育是“家长说什么就是什么”。因此可以说如今的孩子比以前的孩子享受更多自由。 3、According to the passage, to have “discipline” means that parents should _. A、adopt the “do it because I say so” approachB、teach their childr
11、en to understand the rulesC、negotiate with their children for a decisionD、never allow their children to have their ways参考答案:B解析:【答案】B【解析】第五段说“纪律”的意思是“教导”，即应该在孩子犯错的时候纠正他们，并教导他们什么才是正确的做法。 4、If Ronda Radice is the parent who has “bucked the trend”, which of the following can also be cited as the exampl
12、e for “bucking the trend”? A、Parents buy whatever their children want.B、Parents treat their children as their equals.C、Parents make decisions for their children.D、Parents maintain authority over their children.参考答案:D解析:【答案】D【解析】“buck the trend” 意思是反潮流。第四段最后一句讲到如今的潮流是家长给孩子自由选择的权力。而最后一段Radice说，“我从不和他们
13、讲条件”，也就是说家长要保持权威。 5、The main point of the passage is to _. A、compare different ways of raising childrenB、analyze the problems faced by todays parentsC、explain the importance of understanding childrenD、point out the mistakes made by the older generation参考答案:B解析:【答案】B【解析】本文主要介绍现代父母与子女的关系从过去的家长式变成朋友式以及
14、由此产生的问题，所以B为文章主题。 Throughout the colonial period there was a remarkable shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the frontier areas. This shortage enhanced （提高）womens status and position and allowed them to pursue different careers. The puritans （清教徒） regarded idle
15、ness as a sin （罪恶）, and believed that life in an underdevelopment country made it necessary that each member of the community performed an economic function. Thus work for women was not only approved but also was regarded as a civic （公民的） duty. Puritan town councils expected widows and independent women to be self-supporting. There was no social prohibition against married women working; on the contrary, wives were expected to help their husbands in their trade and won social approval for doing extra work in or out of the home. The vast majority of women worked within their hom
