Question

"Beating is a sign of affection, cursing (罵）is a sign of love."

Many may not expect to hear the words of the old Chinese saying in these modern times—with parents wealthier and better educated than they have ever been-but experts say they still ring true.

Today, it seems, Chinese parents are more likely to send their children to pre-college military academies in the United States in the hope that some tough love will pave the way tosuccess.

"Good education doesn't mean letting your child enjoy privileges, especially our boys," said Song Wenming, an entrepreneur(企業(yè)家）in Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang province." They should be raised in tough conditions to know what to fight for in the future."

In August, Song sent his 17-year-old son to Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) in Pennsylvania. And he is far from alone, even though it takes a lot of money - around $48,000 per year —to send a child to a strict military school.

Statistics shows that an increasing number of Chinese students have been registering with such academies.

A few years ago, there were no Chinese students at Valley Forge. Today, there are 28."All of the Chinese students at Valley Forge came from wealthy families, some of them were spoiled," said Jennifer Myers, director of marketing and communications at the school.

Song's only son, Song Siyu, had a rocky start during his first six weeks at the school. The teenager said he went to the school voluntarily but did not expect it to be as difficult.

Now, three months later, he has perfected the art of taking a bath in 35 seconds, finishing a meal without looking at his food, and making his bed with precision. He can even take criticism, no matter how unreasonable.

"The training is hard but I know it is good for self-development of individuals," said Song Siyu.'The endless training and scolding are just ways to build up our character, they are not personal."

But his enthusiasm is not universal. Ten of the 13 Chinese students who joined the academy this year have transferred to other schools.

But for those who stick with it, there is a reward for all the hard work.

1.From the second paragraph, we can know the old Chinese saying _____.

A．is out of date in modern times.

B．is disagreed by rich parents.

C．is still worth trusting

D．is deeply believed by better educated parent.

2.The underlined sentence means that _____

A．Song sent his only son to military school, so he feels lonely.

B．Song is the only one who sends his child t to military school.

C．There are other people sending their children to military school besides Song.

D．The fee of the military school is so high that only Song can afford it.

3.Song Siyu got some achievements in the military school except _____.

A．taking a bath in a short time

B．having his meal with his eyes closed

C．taking unreasonable criticism

D．improving his character

4.How many Chinese students are there at Valley Forge before this year?

A．10               B．13               C．15               D．25

5.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A.   It's likely that more and more Chinese students will attend VFMA.

B.    Most Chinese parents approve of educating their children by beating and cursing nowadays.

C.   Song Siyu had no difficulty in adjusting to the life at VFMA.

D.   Most Chinese students support the way of education at VFMA.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了越來越多的中國家長把孩子送到VFMA來接受軍事化的管理以提高孩子的各方面的素質(zhì)，反應(yīng)了家庭教育觀念的變化。

1.C 推理題。根據(jù)第二段Today, it seems, Chinese parents are more likely to send their children to pre-college military academies in the United States in the hope that some tough love will pave the way to success.說明打是親，罵是愛著句話在現(xiàn)在仍然是有一部分道理的。現(xiàn)在的父母對孩子要求很嚴(yán)格，這也是一種愛的表現(xiàn)。故C正確。

2.C 推理題。根據(jù)第五段第一行A few years ago, there were no Chinese students at Valley Forge. Today, there are 28.說明另外還有很多中國的學(xué)生來到這個地方，所以And he is far from alone,這句話是指還有別的學(xué)生送他們的孩子來到這個學(xué)校，故C正確。

3.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)3,4段Now, three months later, he has perfected the art of taking a bath in 35 seconds, finishing a meal without looking at his food, and making his bed with precision. He can even take criticism, no matter how unreasonable.和"The training is hard but I know it is good for self-development of individuals,說明ACD三項都是他做到的事情。B項的內(nèi)容與文章不符，文章只是說不看食物，沒有說閉著眼睛。故B符合文章要求。

4.D 計算題。根據(jù)A few years ago, there were no Chinese students at Valley Forge. Today, there are 28.Ten of the 13 Chinese students who joined the academy this year have transferred to other schools.現(xiàn)在有28人，這里有3個人是今年剩下的，因為今年原來的13人中有10人走了，故說明原來只有25人。故D正確。

5.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第五段Statistics shows that an increasing number of Chinese students have been registering with such academies.說明越來越多的中國家庭要送孩子來這里，故A正確。

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點評：本文講述了越來越多的中國家長把孩子送到VFMA來接受軍事化的管理以提高孩子的各方面的素質(zhì)，反應(yīng)了家庭教育觀念的變化。測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點。