14．Chinese are very generous （慷慨） 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．They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet（芭蕾舞），or other classes that will give them a head start in life．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．Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter．
However，what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap．
Parents can see that their children's skills vary，skilled in some areas while poor in others．What most parents fail to realize though，is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence （自信）．
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well，but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident，happy and clever．
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking，sewing and doing other housework．
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking demands patience and time．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（唤起） 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．And that is more important．
12．Parents in China，according to this passage，C．
A．are too strict with their children
B．are too rich to educate their children
C．have some problems in educating their children correctly
D．are too poor to educate their children
13．The writer of the passage does not seem to be satisfied withA．
A．the parents'ideas of educating their children
B．the education system
C．children's skills
D．children's hobbies
14．Doing some cooking at home helps childrenC．
A．learn how to serve their parents
B．learn how to become strong and fat
C．benefit from it and prepare themselves for the future
D．make their parents believe that they are clever
15．According to the last paragraph we can conclude thatB．
A．broken radios and television sets are useful
B．one's curiosity may be useful for his later life
C．an engineer must fix many broken radios
D．a good student should spend much time repairing radios．
分析 本文主要讲述了中国父母在教育孩子方面存在的一些问题，同时作者也提出了一些办法供家长们参考．
解答 12．C 细节题．根据文章内容，However，what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap．但是，大多数父母都没能意识到最好的早期教育才是最重要而且便宜的，结合选项，故选C
13．A 推理题，由第一段第一句话Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children．Not caring about the money，作者不同意中国父母不在乎经济，无条件给孩子提供教育的方式．可知选A
14．C推理题，由倒数第二段Cooking demands patience and time．It's an enjoyable but difficult experiment．A good cook always tries to improve his cooking，so he will learn to work hard and gradually to finish his job successfully．His result，a well-cooked dinner，will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence．可知在家学会一些煮饭等技能，能够帮助孩子在学会技能的同时，也是为自己以后的人生做准备，结合选项，选C
15．B 推理题．根据文章内容，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（唤起） 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．And that is more important．坏了的收音机或者事电视能够引起孩子们的兴趣，他会花时间去研究，可能会对他的人生是有帮助的，当然读书，看报都有好处，结合选项，故选B
点评 本文是一个科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
