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1、【MeiWei81-优质实用版文档】一、阅读理解“Youretryingtocontrolmylife,”saysmynine-year-oldson.“Idontknowwhyyouthinkyoucandothat,butyoucant.”IreceivedthisbitofinformationafterIaskedGabrieletoputhisdirtysocksinthebasket.AndIgetnosympathyfrommymother,whosays,“Youlethimhavehiswayfromthebeginning.”Itstrue.Ihavealwaysasked
2、Gabrielesopinion,foundouthowhefeltaboutthingstreatedhimasmypeer,notmychild.AndwhathaveIgotfrommytroubles?Alotofbacktalk.AtleastImnotalone;itsacomplaintheardamongparentsacrossthecountry.Itsnotjustthatwereconfusedbythecontradictoryadviceofferedinparentingbooks.Thefactis,inanefforttobreakawayfromhowwew
3、ereraisedtotrysomethingmoreliberalthanourparents“doitbecauseIsayso”approachourgenerationhasgonetoofar.“Todaysparentswanttobeyoung,sotheytrytobefriendswiththeirchildren,”saysKathyLynn,aparentingeducator.“Whenitcomestodiscipline,oursocietyhasgonefromoneeGtremetotheother,”saysRonMoorish,abehaviorspecia
4、list.“Weusedtousethestrap,tointimidate.Thenwehadpermissiveness,andnowitsaboutgivingchildrenchoicesandallowingthemtolearnfromtheirowneGperiences.”Realdiscipline,saysMoorish,isaboutteaching.“Bycorrectingourchildrenwhentheydosomethingwrong,weteachthemhowtobehaveproperly,”hesays.Butthisonlyworks,heempha
5、sizes,ifparentsregaintheirpositionofauthority.Childrenwillalwaysbechildren.Thekeyisforparentstochoosetotakethetimetoguideandteachtheirkids.RitaMunday,amotheroffourchildren,couldntbelievethedramasthatplayedoutinthechildrensshoestoresheoperated.Sheoftensawchildreninsistonhavingthehigh-priced,brand-nam
6、eshoes.Andevenwhenthemotherdidntwanttospendthemoney,shewouldgiveinwhenthekidstartedactingupandthrowingshoesaround.RhondaRadice,Mundaysyoungercolleague,isoneparentwhohasbuckedthetrendandisproudofit.“Idontnegotiatewiththem.Youcant.Iveseenparentscomeintothestoreandbribetheirchildrentobehave.Youshouldnt
7、havetobuyloveandrespect.”1、Theauthorswayoftreatingherson_.A、issharedbymanyparentsB、isencouragedbyhermotherC、provestobequitesuccessfulD、showslittleconcernforthechild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,但这不是我一个人的问题,许多家长都有这样的抱怨。2、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_.A、parentsshouldlearntomakefriendswitht
8、heirchildrenB、parentsneedtofollowtheadviceofparentingbooksC、todayschildrenenjoymorefreedomthanthepreviousgenerationD、todaysparentsarebetteratraisingchildrenthanthepreviousgeneration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
9、的孩子比以前的孩子享受更多自由。3、Accordingtothepassage,tohave“discipline”meansthatparentsshould_.A、adoptthe“doitbecauseIsayso”approachB、teachtheirchildrentounderstandtherulesC、negotiatewiththeirchildrenforadecisionD、neverallowtheirchildrentohavetheirways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
10、确的做法。4、IfRondaRadiceistheparentwhohas“buckedthetrend”,whichofthefollowingcanalsobecitedastheeGamplefor“buckingthetrend”?A、Parentsbuywhatevertheirchildrenwant.B、Parentstreattheirchildrenastheirequals.C、Parentsmakedecisionsfortheirchildren.D、Parentsmaintainauthorityovertheirchildren.参考答案:D解析:【答案】D【解析】
11、“buckthetrend”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,“我从不和他们讲条件”,也就是说家长要保持权威。5、Themainpointofthepassageisto_.A、comparedifferentwaysofraisingchildrenB、analyzetheproblemsfacedbytodaysparentsC、eGplaintheimportanceofunderstandingchildrenD、pointoutthemistakesmadebytheoldergeneration参考答案:B解析:【答案】
12、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由此产生的问题,所以B为文章主题。In1985,theCoca-colacompanymadethedecisiontochangetheformulaofitsleadingsoftdrink.Thechangewasbasedonthefindingsofmanymarketstudies.Thesestudieshadshownthatthegeneralresponsetothenewproductwasgood.However,thechangeofthetraditionalCoca-colabyNewCokew
13、asrejectedbythemajorityofdrinkers.Infact,thecompanyhadtostepbackandrestartproductionoftheoldformulaofCoca-cola.ThemostimportantreasonwhyNewCokewasrejectedwastheemotionalrelationshipthateGistedbetweendrinkersandtheoldsoftdrinkformula.DrinkingCoca-colahadbecomeatraditionformanypeopleoverits99yearsofeG
14、istence.ThechangemadebythecompanywasnotonlyinCokesformulabutalsointhetraditionalvaluesandmemoriesthatitrepresentedtothedrinkers.“WehadtakenawaymorethantheproductCoca-cola.Wehadtakenawayalittlepartofthemandtheirpast.”Thedrinkersrejectedthis“improvement”,because“theybelievedthatCokestoodfortraditional
15、value.sotheyfeltbetrayedwhentheproductchangedcompletelyovernight”.AlthoughalotofresearchwasdonebyCoca-colacompany,itdidntshowthedepthofdrinkersemotionfortheproduct.Thestudiestookmanyforms,butnoneofthetestswasabletomeasurethedegreeofpersonalandemotionalreactionscausedbythedisappearanceoftheold,tradit
16、ionalCoca-cola.Theweaknessoftheresearchwasthatitwasmainlyquantitativeinform.Theresultwasonlynumbersthatcouldnotshowthedeepmeaningtheproducthadformanypeople.AmoreeGtensivestudyfocusingonthequalitativeaspectsofthechangewouldperhapshavebeenabletodemonstratethecloserelationshipeGistingbetweendrinkersandproduct.6、Coca-colaco