All parents know that one of their most important tasks is to prepare their children for an independent life，but any parent can tell you that it’s hard to let go of your children．That balance between keeping your children safe and allowing them to learn from their own mistakes can be heartbreaking．Years of experience means that parents often do know best，but on the other hand，the young，being less bound by tradition，are often more creative，more able to find new solutions to old problems．Revolutions are led by the young．
Good teachers make the growth of critical （批判性的） thinking easier in their students，only to find that this can lead to a questioning of the teachers’ basic beliefs．Schools encourage parents to become involved，but are often embarrassed when parents have reservations about some of the educational methods being used．Governments encourage unimportant groups to empower themselves in order to participate fully in the development process．And they are often surprised when the new leaders of these groups turn around and attack the policies of that same government．The rebellions （叛逆的）young and the newly unimportant groups are important in social development．They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent or not realistic in their demands，but their voices must be heard．
Good parents know that just forbidding particular behaviors does not prevent their children from finding ways to engage in these forbidden activities．Indeed，sometimes the forbidden fruit is more inviting，just because it is not accepted by authority．Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts，know as much as possible about he lives of their children，provide a good example，encourage more wholesome activities but also support their children when they don’t follow what is expected of them．But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go．
小題1:By saying “Revolutions are led by the young”，the author indicates that young people are more___________________．
A．conventionalB．creative
C．realisticD．heartbreaking
小題2:From the second paragraph we know__________________．
A．the voice of the rebellious young should be heard by the government
B．schools encourage parents to question their education methods
C．movement is satisfied with the new leaders’ attack on the policies
D．teachers’ basic beliefs should be questioned by students
小題3:In order to educate children well，parents should_________________．
A．forbid particular behaviors in their daily life
B．know as much as possible as their children
C．educate them with facts and expect much of them
D．know them well and set a good example to them
小題4:From the passage we can learn that the author prefers ___________________．
A．free parentingB．traditional parenting
C．smart parentingD．critical parenting
小題5:What is the best title of the passage?
A．Teaching Methods – for Teachers and Schools
B．Parents’ Tasks – in Children’s Development
C．Way of Growth – for the Young Groups
D．Letting Go – for Children’s Independent Life

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：這是一篇議論文。本文論述了培養(yǎng)孩子是每個家長的職責，過度的關(guān)愛和限制不利于下一代成長，因此家長要學(xué)會放手。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)the young, being less bound by tradition, are often more creative, more able to find new solutions to old problems.暗示了年輕人有創(chuàng)造性，故選B。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent or not realistic in their demands，but their voices must be heard．可知年輕人叛逆的心聲應(yīng)該被政府知道，故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts, know as much as possible about the lives of their children, provide a good example, 父母應(yīng)該為孩子樹立好的榜樣，故選D。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go.可知作者更喜歡明智的教育方法，故選C。
小題5:標題歸納題。根據(jù)整篇文章的內(nèi)容可知讓家長學(xué)會放手，讓孩子獨立，故選D。
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