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“You’re trying to control my life,” says my nine-year-old son. “I don’t know why you think you can do that, but you can’t.” I received this bit of information after I asked Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And I get no sympathy from my mother, who says,“You let him have his way from the beginning.”
It’s true. I have always asked Gabriele’s opinion, found out how he felt about things – treated him as my peer, not my child. And what have I got from my troubles? A lot of back talk. At least I’m not alone; it’s a complaint heard among parents across the country.
It’s not just that we’re confused by the contradictory advice offered in parenting books. The fact is, in an effort to break away from how we were raised – to try something more liberal than our parents’ “do it because I say so” approach – our generation has gone too far. “Today’s parents want to be young, so they try to be friends with their children,” says Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator.
“When it comes to discipline, our society has gone from one extreme to the other,” says Ron Moorish, a behavior specialist. “We used to use the strap, to intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and now it’s about giving children choices and allowing them to learn from their own experiences.”统考是什么意思
Real discipline, says Moorish, is about teaching. “By correcting our children when they do something wrong, we teach them how to behave properly,” he says. But this only works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their position of authority. Children will always be children. The key is for parents to choose to take the time to guide and teach their kids.
Rita Munday, a mother of four children, couldn’t believe the dramas that played out in the children’s shoe store she operated. She often saw children insist on having the high-priced, brand-name shoes. And even when the mother didn’t want to spend the money, she would give in when the kid started acting up and throwing shoes around.
Rhonda Radice, Munday’s younger colleague, is one parent who has bucked the trend and is proud of it. “I don’t negotiate with them. You can’t. I’ve seen parents come into the store
and bribe their children to behave. You shouldn’t have to buy love and respect.”
1、The author’s way of treating her son ____________.
A、is shared by many parents
B、is encouraged by her mother
C、proves to be quite successful
D、shows little concern for the child
参考答案:A
解析:
2、It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A、parents should learn to make friends with their children
B、parents need to follow the advice of parenting books
C、today’s children enjoy more freedom than the previous generation
D、today’s parents are better at raising children than the previous generation
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”。因此可以说如今的孩子比以前的孩子享受更多自由。
3、According to the passage, to have “discipline” means that parents should ___________.
A、adopt the “do it because I say so” approach
B、teach their children to understand the rules
C、negotiate with their children for a decision
D、never allow their children to have their ways
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确的做法。
4、If Ronda Radice is the parent who has “bucked the trend”, which of the following can also be cited as the example for “bucking the trend”?
A、Parents buy whatever their children want.
B、Parents treat their children as their equals.
C、Parents make decisions for their children.
D、Parents maintain authority over their children.
参考答案:D
解析:
【答案】D【解析】“buck the trend” 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、The main point of the passage is to __________.
A、compare different ways of raising children
B、analyze the problems faced by today’s parents
C、explain the importance of understanding children
D、point out the mistakes made by the older generation
参考答案:B
解析:
【答案】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。
In 1985, the Coca-cola company made the decision to change the formula of its leading soft drink. The change was based on the findings of many market studies. These studies had shown that the general response to the new product was good. However, the change of the traditional Coca-cola by New Coke was rejected by the majority of drinkers. In fact, the company had to step back and restart production of the old formula of Coca-cola.
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