Has Tiger Mom gone soft? One year after the release of her book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," Amy Chua is back in the spotlight, reflecting on how overnight infamy（惡名）affected her life, her family and her parenting.
"I've changed a lot," she told The Huffington Post. "In October, we had 30 kids at our house! We've hosted parties with lots of food and music."
Last January, the Wall Street Journal published an excerpt（節(jié)選）from Chua's book with the headline "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior." In the excerpt, Chua described how her daughters were never allowed to have sleepovers（在外過夜的兒童聚會）, appear in school plays, earn any grade lower than an A . Chua, an author and professor at Yale Law School, spent much of 2011 on the defensive. In fact, many of her interviews seemed to lend fuel to her critics' fire.
Now, with the book out in paperback（簡裝）,she said, "I put passages in the book and used very harsh words that I regret. Everybody has those moments you wish you could take back." Many of the scenes she described in the book are a far cry from the child-raising methods she advocates.
For those who still read "Battle Hymn" as an advice guide, Chua argues that so-called tiger parenting should be employed mainly during a child's early years, ideally between the ages of 5 and 12. These "super-strict parenting methods" are not meant for all ages. Remaining strict after middle school makes you a helicopter parent, according to Chua. And she is quick to point out how different that is from being a tiger mom.
"By the time kids get to high school, helicopter parents are hiring all these tutors, carrying their kids' sports bags. I never checked older daughter Sophia's papers because I knew she knew how to sit down and focus," Chua said.
As for younger daughter Lulu, 15, the rebel for whom the book waswritten, Chua has really backed off. Instead of forcing Lulu to practice violin for hours a day -- the source of their biggest fights, Chua "let her give that up". "My compromise is that I'm going to still be as strict academically, but in exchange she has a lot of social freedom. Lulu has had four sleepovers in the last two months!" Chua said. "Chua predicts she'll only get more easygoing with age.
小題1:From Paragraph 1 we can know that after the publication of the book_____.
A．Tiger Mom became stricter with her children
B．Tiger Mom was thought highly by the public
C．Tiger Mom’s life and family were influenced
D．Tiger Mom became wealthy and easygoing
小題2:What does the passage mainly tell us?
A．Tiger Mom has changed and wants to be soft.
B．Tiger Mom persuaded readers to follow her example.
C．How Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out.
D．How Tiger Mom became the worldwide spotlight.
小題3:What does the underlined phrase “a far cry from” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．similar toB．just the same asC．very different fromD．a(chǎn) cry far from
小題4:What is the writer’s attitude towards Tiger Mom?
A．supportiveB．opposedC．unconcernedD．objective

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：本文講述了美國的虎媽在教育方式被報(bào)道以后所發(fā)生的一系列的改變。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行Amy Chua is back in the spotlight, reflecting on how overnight infamy（惡名）affected her life, her family and her parenting.可知她在這本書出版以后的生活受到了很大的影響，故C正確。
小題2:A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章1,2段內(nèi)容，尤其是第二段"I've changed a lot," she told The Huffington Post. "In October, we had 30 kids at our house! We've hosted parties with lots of food and music."
可知虎媽在本報(bào)道以后，教育方式以及方式了很大的變化。故A正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)Now, with the book out in paperback（簡裝）,she said, "I put passages in the book and used very harsh words that I regret. Everybody has those moments you wish you could take back." Many of the scenes she described in the book are a far cry from the child-raising methods she advocates.
說明在這本書里她描述了一些和她以前所提倡的完全不一樣的教育方式。故C正確。
小題4:D 推理題。在本篇文章里，作者只是客觀的描述了虎媽的教育思想及行為的改變，并沒有發(fā)表自己的個(gè)人看法，所持的觀點(diǎn)是很客觀的。故D正確。
點(diǎn)評：本文講述了美國的虎媽在教育方式被報(bào)道以后所發(fā)生的一系列的改變。要求考生在閱讀理解整體語篇的基礎(chǔ)上，把握文章的真正內(nèi)涵。要吃透文章的字面意思，從字里行間捕捉有用的提示和線索，這是推理的前提和基礎(chǔ);要對文字的表面信息進(jìn)行挖掘加工，由表入里，由淺入深，從具體到抽象，從非凡到一般，通過分析、綜合、判定等，進(jìn)行深層處理，符合邏輯地推理。
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Although satisfied with the silver medal and the clocking of 13.08 seconds, Sun said Liu might have added the world title to the Olympic championship if Liu had run the track neighboring his major rivals(對手) of Doucoure Ladji or Allen Johnson.
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A．in a story bookB．in a text book
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C．He did a lot of hard practice before the race in Helsinki.
D．He won the world champion title four times.
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C．make up my mindD．became better in health
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