Question

Tigers are terrible animals, but a cat is a cute animal.    As a mother, the Chinese-American writer Amy Chua is just a tiger . Her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (《虎妈战歌》), tells us how she gives her two children education.    She says that being strict is the only way to train a child’s talent. Her kids had to obey the following rules. To begin with, her kids weren’t allowed to watch TV or play computer games. Then, they were not allowed to “ hang out ” with other kids after school. They had to be the top students in their class. And they had to practice the piano and the violin for hours every day. Of course, she believes this has brought a lot of problems for herself and her kids. But she doesn’t mind because her kids have become great. Chua says, like her, most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot if they’re pushed hard enough. She says American mothers are really cats. They care more about their children’s self-respect (自尊). They don’t want to be strict with their kids because this may hurt their feelings. With soft words and understanding, they encourage their children to choose for themselves. So is a tiger mom better than a cat mom? It may also depend on the child.
【小题1】The writer of this passage wants to  _________.

A．tell that Tigers are terrible animals, but a cat is a cute animal.

B．tell us Amy Chua how to give children education.

C．tell the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is about animals.

D．tell that most Asian mothers are cats

【小题2】What does Amy Chua think of training a child’s talent?

A．She says that being strict is the only way to train a child’s talent

B．She says that being soft is the best way to train a child’s talent

C．She says that teaching is the only way to train a child’s talent

D．She says that making the rules is the only way to train a child’s talent

【小题3】To begin with, her kids weren’t allowed to

A．watch TV.

B． play computer games

C．“ hang out ” with other kids after school.

D． Above of all

【小题4】She doesn’t mind because her kids have become great.  does  she?

A．Yes, she does	B．No, she doesn’t
C．Yes, she doesn’t	D．No, she does.

【小题5】From the passage, we can know which one is Not true

A．most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot.

B．American mothers don’t want to be strict with their kids because this may hurt their feelings

C．So is a tiger mom better than a cat mom? It may also depend on the child.

D．American mothers are like cats. They care less about their children’s self-respect (自尊).

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了中、美两种教育方法。文章介绍了“虎妈”如何以中国式教育方法对孩子施加压力，严格要求，而美国母亲用温柔的话语和体会孩子的心情，关注孩子的自尊，让孩子进行自我选择。
【小题1】主旨大意题。联系上下文，这篇短文主要讲述“虎妈”如何以中国式教育方法对孩子施加压力，严格要求。故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据短文She says that being strict is the only way to train a child’s talent的描述可知应选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据短文To begin with, her kids weren’t allowed to watch TV or play computer games. Then, they were not allowed to “ hang out ” with other kids after school的描述可知，A、B、C选项都符合短文内容，故选D，即以上选项都是。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据短文she doesn’t mind because her kids have become great的描述可知，本句说的是事实。对反意疑问句的回答，无论问题的提法如何，如果事实是肯定的，就用yes+简短肯定句，事实是否定的，就要用no+简短否定句。如果陈述句部分是否定结构，反意疑问句部分用肯定式提问时，回答yes或no与汉语正好相反。故选B。
【小题5】细节理解题。通读短文，根据American mothers are really cats. They care more about their children’s self-respect的描述可知，D选项不符合短文内容，故应选D。
考点：教育类短文阅读。