Why do young adult children become independent so much later than they did in 1970，when the average age of independent living was 16 ? Why have reduced class sizes and increased per-pupil expenditures (花销）not 17 higher academic achievement levels? Why is the mental health of today’s kids so poor when 18 with that of children in the 1960s and before? Why do today’s 19 become defensive when told by teachers that their children have misbehaved in school?
The answer in two words: parental 20 Those two words best summarize the 21 between “old” child raising and new, post-1960s parenting. Then, the overall philosophy was that parents were not to be 22 involved with their kids. They were available 23 crisis, but they stood a (an) 24 distance from their kids and allowed them to experience the benefits of the trial-and-error process. It was the child’s 25 , back then, to keep his or her parents from getting involved. That was 26 children learned to be responsible and determined.
Today’s parents help their kids with almost everything. These are parents who are 27 when it comes to an understanding of their purpose in their kids’ lives. Their involvement leads them to personalize everything that happens to their kids; 28 , the defensiveness. But given that schools and mental health professionals have been pushing parent involvement for nearly four decades, the confusion and defensiveness are 29 .
University researchers analyzed three decades of data relating to parent participation in children’s academics. Their conclusions 30 what I’ve been saying since the 1980s: parental help with homework 31 a child’s academic achievement and is not reflected on standardized tests.
Parents who manage a child’s social life interfere with the 32 of good social skills. Parents who manage a child’s after-school activities grow kids who don’t know how to 33 their own free time. Parents who get involved in their kids, 34 with peers grow kids who don’t know how to avoid much less trouble.
These kids have anxieties and fears of all sorts and don’t want to leave their 35 And their parents, when the time comes, don’t know how to____being parents. You can imagine what will become of their fu ture.
16．A．counted on B．resulted in C．touched on D．taken in
17．A．associated B．linked C．compared D．matched
18．A．parents B．adolescents C．psychologists D．youths
19．A．assistance B．protection C．involvement D．preference
20．A．differences B．similarities C．choices D．relations
21．A．slightly B．passively C．highly D．fairly
22．A．in case of B．in spite of C．in view of D．in fear of
23．A．equal B．safe C．long D．short
24．A．fault B．turn C．job D．attitude
25．A．when B．how C．why D．what
26．A．confused B．disappointed C．amazed D．satisfied
27．A．however B．still C．yet D．thus
28．A．unreasonable B．changeable C．understandable D．avoidable
29．A．confirmed B．convinced C．realized D．reflected
30．A．decides B．lowers C．helps D．stimulates
31．A．appearance B．performance C．establishment D．development
32．A．value B．devote C．fill D．save
33．A．communication B．conflicts C．cooperation D．competitions
34．A．start B．ignore C．consider D．stop
35．A．home B．school C．career D．profession
【答案】
The answer in two words: parental 20 Those two words best summarize the 21 between “old” child raising and new, post-1960s parenting. Then, the overall philosophy was that parents were not to be 22 involved with their kids. They were available 23 crisis, but they stood a (an) 24 distance from their kids and allowed them to experience the benefits of the trial-and-error process. It was the child’s 25 , back then, to keep his or her parents from getting involved. That was 26 children learned to be responsible and determined.
Today’s parents help their kids with almost everything. These are parents who are 27 when it comes to an understanding of their purpose in their kids’ lives. Their involvement leads them to personalize everything that happens to their kids; 28 , the defensiveness. But given that schools and mental health professionals have been pushing parent involvement for nearly four decades, the confusion and defensiveness are 29 .
University researchers analyzed three decades of data relating to parent participation in children’s academics. Their conclusions 30 what I’ve been saying since the 1980s: parental help with homework 31 a child’s academic achievement and is not reflected on standardized tests.
Parents who manage a child’s social life interfere with the 32 of good social skills. Parents who manage a child’s after-school activities grow kids who don’t know how to 33 their own free time. Parents who get involved in their kids, 34 with peers grow kids who don’t know how to avoid much less trouble.
These kids have anxieties and fears of all sorts and don’t want to leave their 35 And their parents, when the time comes, don’t know how to____being parents. You can imagine what will become of their fu ture.
16．A．counted on B．resulted in C．touched on D．taken in
17．A．associated B．linked C．compared D．matched
18．A．parents B．adolescents C．psychologists D．youths
19．A．assistance B．protection C．involvement D．preference
20．A．differences B．similarities C．choices D．relations
21．A．slightly B．passively C．highly D．fairly
22．A．in case of B．in spite of C．in view of D．in fear of
23．A．equal B．safe C．long D．short
24．A．fault B．turn C．job D．attitude
25．A．when B．how C．why D．what
26．A．confused B．disappointed C．amazed D．satisfied
27．A．however B．still C．yet D．thus
28．A．unreasonable B．changeable C．understandable D．avoidable
29．A．confirmed B．convinced C．realized D．reflected
30．A．decides B．lowers C．helps D．stimulates
31．A．appearance B．performance C．establishment D．development
32．A．value B．devote C．fill D．save
33．A．communication B．conflicts C．cooperation D．competitions
34．A．start B．ignore C．consider D．stop
35．A．home B．school C．career D．profession
【答案】
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