That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They thought that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we've made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students “so passive” and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children's passivity. “We're not training kids to work any more.” says Klompus. “We're talking about a generation of kids who've never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up', you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It's time for parents to end their vacation and come back to' work. It's time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, and to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them no again.

　　  1. Children are becoming more and more inactive in study because

　　　　   A. they watch TV; too often

　　　　 B. they have done too much homework

　　　　   C. they have to fulfill too many duties 

D. teachers are too strict with them

　　  2. To such children as described in the passage——.

　　　　   A. it is easier to say no than to say yes

　　　　   B. neither is easy—to say yes or to say no

　　　　   C. it is easier to say yes than to say no

　　　　   D. neither is difficult—to say yes or to say no

　　  3. By “permissive period in education” the author means a time——.

　　　　   A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to

　　　　   B. when everything can be taught at school

　　　　   C. when every child can be educated

　　　　   D. when children are permitted to receive education

　　  4. The main idea of the passage is that——.

　　　　   A. parents should leave their children alone

　　　　   B. kids should have more activities at school

　　　　   C. it's time to be more strict with our kids

　　　　   D. parents should always set a good example to their kids

“It hurts me more than you.” and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They thought that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we've made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students “so passive” and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children's passivity. “We're not training kids to work any more.” says Klompus. “We're talking about a generation of kids who've never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up', you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It's time for parents to end their vacation and come back to' work. It's time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, and to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them no again.

　　  1. Children are becoming more and more inactive in study because

　　　　   A. they watch TV; too often

　　　　 B. they have done too much homework

　　　　   C. they have to fulfill too many duties 

D. teachers are too strict with them

　　  2. To such children as described in the passage——.

　　　　   A. it is easier to say no than to say yes

　　　　   B. neither is easy—to say yes or to say no

　　　　   C. it is easier to say yes than to say no

　　　　   D. neither is difficult—to say yes or to say no

　　  3. By “permissive period in education” the author means a time——.

　　　　   A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to

　　　　   B. when everything can be taught at school

　　　　   C. when every child can be educated

　　　　   D. when children are permitted to receive education

　　  4. The main idea of the passage is that——.

　　　　   A. parents should leave their children alone

　　　　   B. kids should have more activities at school

　　　　   C. it's time to be more strict with our kids

　　　　   D. parents should always set a good example to their kids

　“It hurts me more than you,” and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.
That was before we entered the permissive(自由的) period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.
　　Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re not training kids to work any more.” says Klompus. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, Instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”
　　Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them no again.
67.To such children as described in the passage __________.
A. neither is easy to say yes or say no
B. it is easier to say no than to say yes
C. it is easier to say yes than no
D. neither is difficult to say yes or say no
68.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on(强调;重视) ________.
A. natural development   B. education at school  C. learning Latin   D. discipline
69.By “permissive period in education” the author means a time ________.
A. when everything can be taught at school
B. when children are permitted to receive education
C. when children are allowed to do what they wish to
D. when every child can be educated
70.The main idea of the passage is that _______.
A. It’s time to be more strict with our kids
B. parents should always set a good example to their kids
C. parents should leave their children alone
D. kids should have more activities at school

Me More Than You

    “It hurts me more than you.” and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

　　That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school.

The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who took a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators(计算器), turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. “Television”, says Klompus, “contributes to children’s passivity;” “We’re not training kids to work any more.” says Klompus. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say ‘no’ to a kid.”

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, and to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them ‘no’ again.

We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to place importance on _____.

　 A. discipline     B. creativity      C. school education      D. homework

To today’s kids as described in this passage, _____.

　 A. it is easier to give a negative reply than to give a positive reply

　 B. it is easier to give a positive reply than to give a negative reply

　 C. neither is easy — to say yes or to say no

 　D. neither is hard — to say yes or to say no

The main idea of this passage is that _____.

　 A. parents should set a good example for their kids

　 B. kids should have more activities outside campus

　 C. educators should not be so kind to our children

　 D. it is time to be strict with our children