Question

Amy Chua, a professor of law in Yale, nicknamed as Tiger Mother, has started a debate over Chinese-style parenting. Amy sets “10 Rules” for her two daughters. For instance, they’ve to get As in all subjects and play the piano or violin and practice hours every day.

There has been wide criticism(批評) across the US. “It’s kind of extreme,” said Jeffrey Seinfeld, a professor at New York University. “Children need parents who can guide them, not force them...”

Lawrence Solomon, a famous journalist for Canada’s Globe and Mail, has quoted statistics to show the failure of Chinese parenting. He writes that only 10 Chinese scientists outside the Chinese mainland have won the Nobel Prize in the past century. In contrast, American scientists have won more than 300 Nobel prizes, and Jews(猶太人), who take up only 1% of the world’s population, have got at least 180 (or almost one-fourth) of the prizes.

However, Amy’s strict rules help her daughters shine in their studies. The elder sister is known for her piano presentation at the Carnegie Hall, and the younger boasts an excellent academic record.

Besides, US statistics show that Chinese-Americans take up only 5% of the US population but 20% of the students in Ivy League schools（常春藤學校）.

Likewise, Chinese-Canadians take up more than one-third of the students in Canada’s two most famous universities, Toronto University and the University of British Columbia. Influenced by Confucius’ teachings, students from Korea and Japan are also excelling in academic fields.

Therefore, the Nobel Prize should not be taken as the yardstick of a country’s education. No culture or tradition, whether Eastern or Western, is better or worse. The same applies to Eastern and Western education systems. Both sides should stop using their concepts and criteria to judge the other. They should learn the good aspects of each other’s systems and clear the misunderstandings.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. there’re about 720 Nobel Prizes in the 20th century

B. Jeffrey Seinfeld agrees children need pushing to succeed

C. Amy Chua’s parenting style is widely accepted across America

D. Western concepts should be adopted to judge all education systems

2.What does the author think of the Chinese-style parenting?

A. Valuable.B. Unreliable.

C. Unchangeable.D. Flexible.

3. The underlined word “yardstick” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ______.

A. yardB. footstep

C. standardD. chopsticks

4.How does this passage develop?

A. By inferring.B. By comparing.

C. By reasoning.D. By explaining.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 本文以蔡美兒，耶魯大學的教授，別名虎媽，就她的教育方式引發(fā)了強烈的討論。

1.A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到In contrast, American scientists have won more than 300 Nobel prizes, and Jews(猶太人), who take up only 1% of the world’s population, have got at least 180 (or almost one-fourth) of the prizes.猶太人，占不到世界人口的百分之一，獲得180個諾貝爾獎，占四分之一，可知選A項。

2.A 推斷題。根據(jù)第四段與第五段蔡美兒的女兒取得很多的成功，還有華商人占美國人口的百分之五，但有百分之二十的學生在常春藤學校學習，可知選A中國式的教育很有利用價值，故選A項。

3.C 猜測詞意。根據(jù)最后一段提到No culture or tradition, whether Eastern or Western, is better or worse. The same applies to Eastern and Western education systems.無論東西文，同樣的教育體系，都可以，所以諾貝爾不應該 以一個國家的教育做為衡量的標準，故選C項。

4.B 推斷題。本文以蔡美兒，耶魯大學的教授，別名虎媽，就她的教育方式引發(fā)了強烈的討論，提到中西方教育的對比 ，故選B項。

考點：教育類閱讀。