2019年四级阅读理解冲刺练习题(二)

1、2019 四级阅读理解冲刺练习题（ 2 ）In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition（ 学会 ） of each new skill the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing.It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but th

2、is can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child.This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child i

3、s left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities,he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Somemay be especially strict in money matters. Others are sever over time

4、s of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistencyis very important in parenta

5、l teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality（ 道德 ）. Also, parents should realize that"example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach （ 说教 ）, their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecu

6、re when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles andtheir morals can be a dangerous disappointment.这是一篇议论文，阐述了作者关于儿童早期教育的观点。11. Eagerly watching the child's acqui

7、sition of new skills .A) should be avoidedB) is universal among parentsC) sets up dangerous states of worry in the childD) Will make him lose interest in learning new things 答案及分析 ： B 事实判断题。问哪个备选题与题干组成的句子是一个准确的陈述。A 项意为“急切地希望孩子学会新的技能的心情应该避免”。B项意为“渴望孩子学会新的技能是父母的普遍心理”。C项意为“父母急切地希望孩子学会新技能会造成孩子的焦虑状态，这 很危

8、险。” D项意为“急于让孩子掌握新技能会使孩子失去学习新东西 的兴趣。”根据文章第一句可知 B项准确。A C D三项都似是而非, 并非文章原意。12. In the process of children's learning new skills parents .A)should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they readB) should not expect too much of themC) should achieve a balance between pushin

9、g them too hard and leaving them ontheir ownD) should create as many learning opportunities as possible 答案及分析 ： C 归纳事实题。问在孩子学习技能的时候，父母应该如何。根据第一段可知， A 项与文章原意恰好相反，文章本意是说“若让孩子读自己读不懂的东西会给孩子造成失败感和焦虑感”。 B 项是说“在孩子学习新技能的过程中，父母不应该对其期望太多”。文章中实际上并没有这个意思，其原意是还要违背学习的自然规律让孩子掌握新技能。这跟B项意思还是有区别的。D项的意思在文章中找 不到。所以，只有C

10、项合适。13. The second paragraph mainly tells us that .A) parents should be strict with their childrenB) parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of thecommunityC) parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of thechildren aloneD) parents vary in

11、 their strictness towards their children according to thesituation 答案及分析 ： C 主旨题。问第二段主要内容是什么。第二段说：父母对其孩子的要求的严格水准差异很大。有些父母在钱上对孩子管束极严，有些则严格要求孩子晚上回家的时间或是要求其按时吃饭。总之，他们对孩子的管束不但是为了孩子自身的幸福，也代替着父母的需要和社会价值观。据此不难判断C项最准确。14. The word "precept"( Line 3, Para. 3) probably means "".A) idea B)

12、punishment C) behaviour D) instruction 答案及分析 ： D 理解题。问第三段第三行中“ precept ”一词 是什么意思。根据上下文，我们能够猜测到它应该跟下句中的 “preach( 说教 ) ”意思差不多。所以选D。15. In moral matters, parents should .A) observe the rules themselvesB) be aware of the marked difference between adults and childrenC) forbid things which have no foundation in m