Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中的兩項為多余選項。

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head start in life. 【1】 So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. 【2】 However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.

Parents can see that their children’s skills differ. Some children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. 【3】 The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.

Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in

life. 【4】 It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully step by step. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to repair them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. 【5】 And that is more important.

A. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.

B. The more cost in education, the better the result will be.

C. Cooking requires patience and time.

D. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children are badly off for self-respect and self-confidence.

E. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is.

F. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind.

G. Thus, the more the children use the computer, the better the result will be.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】F

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述了中國大多數(shù)家長在教育子女方面的偏差，作者認為應該讓孩子多學習一些對他們自身成長有用的技能。

【1】E根據(jù)下句So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education.所以父母花費不合情理的錢在教育上。關鍵詞so表明前后是一種因果關系，可知上句在說：中國人一直覺得在孩子教育方面投入的越多,獲益也就越多。故選E。

【2】A根據(jù)上句So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education.所以父母花費不合情理的錢在教育上。因為中國人都有一種攀比的心理，可知此處的意思是：A. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.甚至家境貧窮的夫婦也會給孩子買一臺電腦。故選A。

【3】D根據(jù)上句Some children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. 父母能夠看到他們孩子的特長是不同的.可能有些方面有特長,然而另一方面卻可能不強。再根據(jù)下句：問題是父母只是教育他們的孩子怎樣做多項選擇，怎樣學習好，而沒有教給孩子們所需要的自信、快樂和聰明的最重要的技能�？芍�此處要表達的意思是：然而,大多數(shù)的父母并沒有意識到現(xiàn)在的小孩缺乏自尊心和自信心。故選D。

【4】C根據(jù)上句：教一個孩子做飯會提高他日后在生活中所需要的技能。再根據(jù)空格下句：它是一個快樂又艱難的經(jīng)歷。一個好的廚師總是想辦法去提高他們的烹飪技術(shù)。根據(jù)上下文可知C. Cooking requires patience and time. 做飯要求有耐心和時間。故選C。

【5】F根據(jù)上句：他會花掉很多時間研究它們,嘗試著修理他們,當小孩長大后他可能會成為一名工程師。再根據(jù)空格下句：那是更重要的�？芍�此處要表達的意思應該是：這些實踐活動不僅僅教小孩讀書,而且教會他們思考,學會用大腦。故選F。

【名師點撥】

在做七選五時一定要注意and/but/so/besides/however/furthermore/moreover/in addition/what’s more等詞匯、固定結(jié)構(gòu)的運用。它們連接了上下文，起著承上起下的作用。像but（但是）、however（然而），表示轉(zhuǎn)折，這說明前后的內(nèi)容相反或相對。把握住這一點，做起題來就會得心應手。不論是題干中的還是選項中的都很重要�！�1】E根據(jù)下句So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education.所以父母花費不合情理的錢在教育上。關鍵詞so表明前后是一種因果關系，可知上句在說：中國人一直覺得在孩子教育方面投入的越多,獲益也就越多。故選E。