Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

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 or Australia.【1】The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. 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 and they should teach them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.

【3】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. His result, a well – cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot 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 fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind.【5】

A. But is it correct?

B. And that is more important.

C. Cooking demands patience and time.

D. They also require their children to take a lot of tests.

E. They also want their children to take extra - course activities.

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

G. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】F

【3】G

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

【1】E 根据横线前句Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia可知中国父母在教育子女父母很慷慨，送孩子出国学习。那么本句仍然是在讲述中国父母对孩子的教育方面的要求，E项They also want their children to take extra - course activities.要孩子参加课程之外的活动。与上下文之相一致。

【2】F 横线前句So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education中国父母亲在儿童的教育方面花钱很不理智。本句是对这一现象的举例说明，故F项Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.正好是这一情况的最好说明。

【3】G 根据横线后一句Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life可知教孩子做饭会提高孩子很多未来可以使用到的技能。再结合前段中the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap可知父母亲给孩子最好的早期教育是很便宜的。故G项Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.，父母亲可以让孩子学会做饭、缝纫和其他的家务劳动来提高他们的信心。故G项正确。

【4】C 本段主要叙述的是学会做饭对孩子的积极影响，选项中C项Cooking demands patience and time.做饭需要耐心和时间，这正可以锻炼孩子的耐心。C项含义与上下文是一致的。

【5】B 根据横线前面一句These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind.可知这些活动不仅教会学生阅读，更重要的是思考和使用他们的思维。而思考恰恰是最重要的事情。故B正确。