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.
练习题：
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Eagerlywatchingthechild’sacquisitionofnewskill______
A.canbeavoided
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“_______”
A.Idea
B.punishment
C.behavior
D.instruction
5.Inmoralmatters,parentsshould________
A.observetherulesthemselves
B.beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildren
C.forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmorality
D.consistentlyensurethesecurityoftheirchildren
参考答案
1.[B]事实细节题。第1段第1句中的everyparent，often等词表明这种做法在父母中是非常普遍的，显然B与之相符。A说法无原文依据，且由原文可看出题干所述现象是很难避免的;C中dangerous—词在原文中本是修饰其他情绪，故C不符;D是过多地让孩子自己一个独处的后果,不是题干所述行为的后果。
2.[C]推理判断题。第1段第2句说明父母逼得太过分，应避免。最后一句则说明对小孩太放任自流同样不利。由这两点，我们可以做出如下判断：父母对孩子的“严”和“松”之间有一个恰当的“度”。C与之相符。
4.[D]词义理解题。由precept所在句可猜测precept应与example相对，且与下文的preach意思相近，故D正确。
5.[A]推理判断题。第3段提到父母应该避免讲一套做一套，结合最后一段可得出结论：关于思想道德教育问题，父母应以身作则，带头遵循，故A正确。