I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a not an obligation (责任, 义务).
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children a personal . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so , so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (宽容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand . When criticisms (批评) are really needed, they should be with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around to build their lives. This means teaching them to the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and . A child who is lied to will . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.
No child asks to be . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child .
1.A. find B. afford C. get D. accept
2.A. disappointed B. unhappy C. guilty D. dissatisfied
3.A. supply B. hope C. way D. hand
4.A. healthy B. honest C. eager D. wealthy
5.A. get a job B. get married C. go abroad D. live alone
6.A. time B. duty C. right D. energy
7.A. service B. pleasure C. habit D. favor
8.A. affair B. value C. belief D. ability
9.A. compared B. brought C. forced D. taken
10.A. unusual B. unsure C. unknown D. unfair
11.A. gently B. properly C. nearly D. possibly
12.A. in time B. now and then C. at once D. right now
13.A. honor B. failure C. progress D. test
14.A. mixed B. included C. balanced D. shared
15.A. it B. which C. whom D. what
16.A. consider B. refuse C. follow D. respect
17.A. blame B. experience C. example D. lesson
18.A. lie B. win C. lose D. cry
19.A. praised B. born C. alone D. poor
20.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.C
5.B
6.B
7.D
8.B
9.A
10.B
11.B
12.A
13.B
14.C
15.B
16.D
17.C
18.A
19.B
20.D
【解析】
试题分析：文章讲的是父母对孩子的教育问题。父母有责任教孩子做人的道理，帮助孩子树立正确的人生观和价值观。但是父母没有义务让孩子接受高等教育，当孩子长大以后，父母没有义务帮孩子买房，也没有义务照看子女的小孩。
1.If they can it, they will certainly send them to the best universities.如果父母能够支付得起大学的费用，他们当然会让孩子上最好的大学，afford常与情态动词can连用，意为“买得起，负担得起，提供”，故选B。
2.But they need not feel if they can’t.但是，如果父母支付不起大学的费用，他们不用为此而感到内疚，故选C。
3.If the children really want to go, they’ll find a .父母不用内疚，因为如果孩子想上大学，他们就能够找到上大学的方法，故选C。
4.There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and ones 有许多助学贷款和奖学金可以帮助渴望上大学的孩子，这里指渴望上大学的孩子，故选C。
5.When children grow up...a down payment on a house”可知，这里讲的是当孩子长大了想结婚的时候，父母没有义务为孩子支付房子的首付，故选B。
6.not an obligation (责任, 义务)”可知，父母没有帮他们的孩子照看小孩的义务，故选B。
7.If they want to do it, it must be considered a 如果父母想帮他们的孩子照顾小孩，那也不是出于义务，而是一种帮助，故选D。
8.A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy...”可知，孩子被迫认为自己很笨或一无是处，说明父母的职责之一应该是帮助孩子形成正确的价值观，而不是总是拿孩子与别人作比较，根据下一段“Parents owe their children a set of solid values”可知答案，故选B。
9.constantly to brighter brothers, sisters,孩子被拿来跟比他聪明的哥哥姐姐们作比较，故选A。
10.A child...will become so ,有的孩子总是被拿来跟他人比较，以至于他们变得缺乏自信，害怕失败，故选B。
11.Of course they should be corrected when they do wrong当然，孩子犯错时，他们应该得到恰当的纠正，故选B。
12.it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves . 与批评指正相反，让孩子自己及时发现错误并从错误中得到教训，这样会更好，故选A。
13.give them chances to try and fail”可知，父母应该让孩子不断地尝试、不断地经历失败，他们必须学会接受失败，故选B。
14.they should be with praises, with a smile and a kiss当确实需要批评时，应该用表扬、微笑等来加以平衡，即用一种鼓励性的言语进行批评教育，故选C。
15.Parents owe their children a set of solid values around to build their lives.父母有义务帮助孩子们树立可靠的价值观念，孩子凭借它们来建立起他们自己的生活，故选B。
16.it means being respectful to...”可知，这里指的是教会孩子尊重他人的观点和权利，故选D。
17.The best way to teach such values is by deed and .向孩子传授这些价值观念的最好的方法就是以身作则和树立榜样，故选C。
18.A child who is lied to will .对孩子撒谎，孩子将学会撒谎，故选A。
19.If you bring a life into the world”可知，这里指没有人是主动要求来到这个世界的，故选B。
20.Yes, they owe them a great deal.”和第五段“Parents owe their children a set of solid values”可知，父母有责任教育孩子怎样做人，当孩子长大以后，他们应该学会独立生活。根据前两段可知，父母没有义务让孩子接受高等教育，也没有义务帮助照看小孩，说明父母没有义务负责孩子的一切事情，而是履行部分职责，故选D。
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