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If had to select a word that best describes the majority of American parents, that word would be GUILT-RIDDEN (内疚的). How sad it is to see parents become the willing victims (受害者) of the “give-me game”, only to discover that no matter what they do, it isn't enough. In the end, they are blamed when their spoiled children get into trouble. With this in mind, I shall first answer the question,“What do parents owe their children?”, and I shall start with what they don't owe them.
Parents don't owe their children every minute of their day and every ounce of their energy. They don't owe them round-the-clock car service, singing lessons, tennis lessons, expensive bicycles, a motorcycle or a car when they reach sixteen, or trip to Europe when they graduate.
I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can afford it they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they needn't feel guilty if they can't. If the children really want to go, they'll find a way. There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and eager who can't afford to pay.
After children marry, their parents do not owe them down payment on a house or money for the furniture. They do not have an obligation to baby-sit or to take their grandchildren in their home when the parents are on vacation. If they want to do it, it must be considered a favor, not an obligation.
In my opinion, parents do not owe their children an inheritance, no matter how many money they have. One of the surest ways to produce a loafer is to let children know their future is assured (有保证).
(1)Whom is the author blaming in the passage?
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A.The guilty parents
B.The spoilt children
C.All the American parents
D.Both the parents and the children
(2)According to the author, __________.
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A.parents ought to send their children to colleges as a duty
B.parents needn't feel guilty if they are unable, for whatever the reason, to send their children to college
C.if they can't afford, parents should take loans to send their children to go to college
D.parents must support their children even after their marriage
(3)The underlined word“loafer”in the last paragraph most probably refers to ________.
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A.a poorly-educated person
B.a well-educated person
C.a hard-working person
D.a lazy person
(4)The author's attitude towards the parents is ________.
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A.angry |
B.pitiful |
C.disappointed |
D.satisfied |
(5)The author mainly talks about in this passage that ________.
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A.why children look down upon their parents
B.the difference between duties of the parents and the children
C.over-devotion to the children results in trouble for the parents themselves
D.why American children get into trouble
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