Question

 

Our particular parenting style reflects our own way of “looking”. Here’s a great piece of writing reflecting parent’s particular ways on the parenting style that have become known humorously as helicopter parenting and submarine parenting.

Helicopter parents hover over their children, managing every aspect of their child’s life. On the contrary, submarine parents remain “hidden” coming to the surface when guidance is needed.

While helicopter parents may have the best intentions, in reality, they are raising children with few problem solving skills. Children with hovering parents never get the chance to face disappointment and build up their ability to recover from misfortune.

Think about your typical submarine. Submarines usually remain underwater. In case of a need for emergency surfacing, submarines can rise so quickly. They are driven partially out of the water. Submarine parents also remain out of sight, yet able to appear in the case of an emergency.

I admit I’m a submarine mom. My job as a parent is to have fun with my daughters while letting them explore and learn natural consequences.

My older daughter found herself acting in commercials and making more than minimum wage as a teen. To give her a sense of the real world, I insisted she spend three weeks every summer, picking strawberries and earning $3.50 on a good day.

When my youngest daughter Sondra was six, she wanted a very expensive American Girl Doll. I cut the full color 18" picture out of the American Girl catalogue and had it laminated (压膜). “Here’s your American Girl Doll.” I said “When you turn nine, I’ll buy you the 3D doll on your birthday.” Sondra played with her flat doll for months, making clothes and furniture for her. She learned creativity. I saved $88.00.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A. Various means of transportation.

B. Funny experiences of a mom.

C. Humorous stories about parents.

D. Different styles of parenting.

2.The underlined phrase “hover over” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_____”.

A. leave behind                  B. fly around               C. watch over             D. set aside

3.Which of the following can be learned about helicopter parents from the passage?

A. They give their children proper guidance. 

B. They try to do everything for their children.

C. They teach their children how to face failures.

D. They help their children explore by themselves.

4.The author supports her point of view mainly by _____.

A. stating facts and offering advice

B. using figures and giving evidence

C. analyzing data and drawing conclusions

D. making comparisons and giving examples

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题解析：本文是一篇议论文，讨论了两种不同的育儿方式：直升机式和潜水艇式，通过作比较和举例说明陈述了自己的观点。

1.D 主旨大意题。本文开篇点题：我们特别的养育风格反映了我们自己的“看”。这里是一个伟大的作品反映了父母的育儿的特殊方式，已经成为众所周知的幽默像直升机育儿潜水艇育儿。下面内容主要对这两种育儿方式进行了介绍，所以D正确。

2.C 词义猜测题。根据后句On the contrary, submarine parents remain “hidden” coming to the surface when guidance is needed相反，当被需要指导时潜艇父母保持“隐藏”浮出水面，和本句直升机父母在他们孩子的头上盘旋（引申为监视，照顾），管理他们生活的每一个方面，A. leave behind 落后B. fly around盘旋C. watch over监视，照顾D. set aside把..放在一边。所以C正确。

3.B细节理解题。根据第三段：尽管直升机父母可能有最好的意图，在现实中，他们培养出几乎没有解决问题的能力的孩子。有着直升机父母的孩子没有机会面对失望和增强从不幸中恢复过来的能力，判断出父母为孩子做好了一切，所以B正确。

4.D细节推理题。A. stating facts and offering advice陈述事实和提建议B. using figures and giving evidence用数字和给出证据C. analyzing data and drawing conclusions分析数据和得出结论，D. making comparisons and giving examples作比较和举例子，本文第三，第四段对两种育儿方式进行比较，后面三段是以我的女儿为例张开叙述的，所以D正确。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。