If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才), they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic(不现实) expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.

   However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible(明智) way, the child may succeed in doing very well -- especially if the parents are very supportive to their children.

   Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, his father is a good musician. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

   Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age I used to win every competition I enter.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always quiet and unhappy.

67. The main idea of the passage is _____.

  A. what differences there are between parents

  B. what aim of a child can be easier to reach 

  C. how parents should make a child a musician

  D. how parents should bring up their children

68. Michael is lucky because _____.

   A. his parents help him in a sensible way 

B. his family is rich enough to have a car

   C. his father is a successful musician

D. he is free to do anything he likes best

69. Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that _____.

    A. he has to do his best to do everything 

B. he has made greater progress in music

   C. he is afraid he may disappoint them   

D. he often wants to kill himself someday

70. It is one of the parents’ worst mistakes if they _____.

    A. want their child to be a musician 

B. make their child try to achieve too much

    C. don’t care their child’s education much

D. help their child to win music competition

　　If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child a genius, they will cause great damage to him．According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make．Generally, the child will understand very well what the parent expects, and will fail．Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children．

　　However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their child．

　　Michael Li is very lucky．He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him．They even drive him 50 kilometres twice a week for violin lessons．Although Michael's father plays the trumpet (小号) in a large orchestra (管弦乐队), however, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling to．

　　Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky．Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston．They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held．They are very unhappy when he does not win．“When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered．” Winston's father tells him．Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy．

1．The main idea of the passage is________．

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A．how parents should make a child a musician

B．how parents should bring up a child

C．what differences there are between two kinds of parents

D．what aim of a child can be much easier to reach

2．Michael is lucky because ________．

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A．his parents help him in a sensible way

B．his family is rich enough to have a car

C．his father is a musician in an orchestra

D．he is free to do anything that he likes best

3．Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that ________．

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A．he has to try his best to do everything

B．he has made greater progress in music

C．he is afraid he may disappoint them

D．he often wants to kill himself some day

4．It is one of parents' worst mistakes if ________．

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A．they want their child to be a musician

B．they help their child to win music competitions

C．they don't care much for their child's education

D．they make their child try to achieve too much

Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV,start their chores(杂事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions.Before you know it,you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments,clean their room,or take out the trash.Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed.So instead of arguing about starting chores,just say,“If chores aren’t done by 4 pm,here are the consequences.”Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores.Put the ball back in their court.Don’t argue or fight with them,just say,“That’s the way it’s going to be.”It shouldn’t be punitive(惩罚性的)as much as it should be persuasive.“If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm,then no video game time until chores are done.And if finishing those chores runs into homework time,that’s going to be your loss.”On the other hand,when dealing with homework,keep it very simple.Have a time when homework starts,and at that time,all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done.If your kids say they have no homework,then they should use that time to study or read.Either way,there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.

When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him,make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you,he is disrespecting you.At that point,everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears.Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones — even if he tells you he can hear you.Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect.Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing.Remember,mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.

Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they ________.

A．avoid direct ways of punishment      B．make them do things at their request

C．argue and fight with their children    D．allow their children to behave in their own way

When the kid is doing his homework,parents ________.

A．should provide him with a good learning environment

B．can do whatever they like

C．can stay aside watching TV

D．must switch off the power

It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child

B．it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents

C．parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect

D．kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control

The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．that respecting each other is more important than anything else

B．how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents

C．that children should make choices and decisions on their own

D．how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectively

Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores (杂事), or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it, you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their room, or take out the trash. Rather than saying, “Do your chores now,” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores, just say, “If chores aren’t done by 4 p. m., here are the consequences.” Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Don’t argue or fight with them, just say, “That’s the way it’s going to be.” It shouldn’t be punitive (惩罚性的) as much as it should be persuasive. “If your chores aren’t done by 4 p. m., then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time, that’s going to be your loss.” On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your child says they have no homework, then they should use that time to study or read. Either way, there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.
When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him, make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you, he is disrespecting you. At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.
【小题1】According to the passage, it seldom happens that________.