Inbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild’sacquisition(学会)ofeachnewskill-thefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,orthebeginningofreadingandwriting.Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.
Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersareseverovertimesofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneral,thecontrolsimposedrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild’sownhappiness.
Asregardthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,consistencyisveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality(道德).Also,parentsshouldrealizethat“exampleisbetterthanprecept”.Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpracticewhattheypreach(说教),theirchildrenmaygrowconfusedandemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselves,andrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooled.
Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents’principlesandtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Eagerlywatchingthechild’sacquisitionofnewskill______
B.isuniversalamongparents
C.setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechild
D.willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings
2.Intheprocessofchildren’slearningnewskillsparents________
A.shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyread
B.shouldnotexpecttoomuchofthem
C.shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirown
D.shouldcreativeasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible
3.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat_________
A.parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildren
B.parentalcontrolsreflectonlytheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunity.
C.parentalrestrictionsvary,andarenotalwaysenforcedforthebenefitofthechildrenalone.
D.parentalvaryintheirstrictnesstowardstheirchildrenaccordingtothesituation.
4.Theword“precept”(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans“_______”
5.Inmoralmatters,parentsshould________
A.observetherulesthemselves
B.beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildren
C.forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmorality
D.consistentlyensurethesecurityoftheirchildren
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