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

  1. 1.

    Why do parents go along with their kids on job interviews?

    1. A.
      Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties
    2. B.
      Because they think they can protect them from being hurt
    3. C.
      Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews
    4. D.
      Because their kids strongly request them to do so
  2. 2.

    According to the author, what is helpful to kids’ development?

    1. A.
      Protecting them
    2. B.
      Keeping them safe
    3. C.
      Leaving them alone
    4. D.
      Blaming them
  3. 3.

    The author believes experiencing failure in life can make kids ___________

    1. A.
      become healthier than other kids
    2. B.
      grow in this challenging world
    3. C.
      develop all social skills
    4. D.
      escape from natural disasters
  4. 4.

    If the writer’s boy goes to a job interview, she probably will ___________

    1. A.
      go with him to protect her kid from difficulty
    2. B.
      stay home but give him directions over telephone
    3. C.
      wait outside and talk with other parents
    4. D.
      let him go to the interview by himself
  5. 5.

    Which of the following might be the best title of the text?

    1. A.
      Never help your kids
    2. B.
      Let your kids fail
    3. C.
      Go to the interview with your kids
    4. D.
      Live without parents
ACBDB
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。因為挫折可以讓他們長大。讓他們了解世界的艱難，讓孩子真正成長。
1.A 細節(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，我們總是保護我們的孩子。讓他們是去了自己發(fā)展的機會。故A正確。
2.C 細節(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.可知讓孩子獨處是一種幫助孩子適應(yīng)我們這個世界的很好的方法。故C正確。
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世界上立足，就要讓他們自己體驗失敗，只有這樣才能再這個世界里成長。故B正確。
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)商來幫助自己的孩子。推斷出作者在孩子面試的時候，也會合孩子進行協(xié)商，給出自己的建議。故D正確。
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。因為挫折可以讓他們長大。讓他們了解世界的艱難，讓孩子真正成長。故B正確。
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點評：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。因為挫折可以讓他們長大。讓他們了解世界的艱難，讓孩子真正成長。本文考查細節(jié)題為主，細節(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使用的具體事實、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細節(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)的詞語或句子，再對相關(guān)部分進行分析對比，找出答案。
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