Question

    The Chinese are very generous when it comes to _________ their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or foreign countries. They also make their children take after-school classes. They thought their children could _________ in this way, not knowing that their kids ended up having no grades. The Chinese always believe that the more expensive an education is, the _________ it is. In the countryside, even poor parents are willing to buy computers for their children _________ they ask for one.

But in fact, the best early education that parents can give their children is usually very _________. It almost cost nothing. As parents, they should teach their children the most important skills to help them become confident, happy and clever. Parents can achieve this by teaching children _________ skills like cooking, washing and doing other chores. Teaching children to cook will improve many skills that they will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It's an enjoyable _________ difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking skills, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job _________. His result, a great dinner, will give him much _________ and a lot of self-confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or a TV set that you give your child to play with, will make him interested. He will spend hours looking at them and trying to fix them. Perhaps your child will become an engineer __________ he grows up because these activities can teach a child to think. And that is the most important.

1.A.babysitting B.educating C.leading

2.A.make progress B.make friends C.have fun

3.A.better B.higher C.faster

4.A.as well as B.as long as C.as much as

5.A.cheap B.expensive C.professional

6.A.pleasant B.convenient C.practical

7.A.and B.but C.or

8.A.successfully B.quickly C.accidentally

9.A.attention B.satisfaction C.challenge

10.A.when B.if C.although

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文，论述了父母给孩子最好的教育其实不需要花费太多金钱，反而应该要重视教会孩子们生存所需的技能。

1.句意：当涉及到教育孩子，中国人通常都非常的大方。

babysitting照顾婴孩；educating教育；leading带领。根据后文“But in fact, the best early education that parents can give their children is…”，可知本文是在讲父母对孩子的教育，故选B。

2.句意：他们认为他们的孩子用这样的方式可以取得进步，并不知道他们的孩子最终也不会有成绩。

make progress取得进步；make friends交朋友；have fun玩得开心。根据前文“They also make their children take after-school classes”说送孩子去辅导班，可知此处是表示取得进步，故选A。

3.句意：中国人总是相信教育越贵效果就越好。

better更好；higher更高；faster更快。根据前文说父母愿意花钱送孩子去上各种辅导班，可知此处表示他们认为“越贵越好”，故选A。

4.句意：在乡下甚至是贫穷的家长也会愿意给他们的孩子买电脑，只要他们要求。

as well as和……一样好；as long as只要；as much as和……一样多。根据前后两句的逻辑，可知此处表条件，应该是as long as引导条件状语从句，故选B。

5.句意：但事实上，父母可以给孩子的最好的早教通常非常便宜。

cheap便宜的；expensive昂贵的；professional专业的。根据后文“It almost cost nothing”说几乎不花费什么，可知此处是便宜，故选A。

6.句意：父母可以通过教孩子一些实用的技巧，例如烹饪、洗衣以及做其他的家务来实现这个。

pleasant令人愉悦的；convenient方便的；practical实际的，实用的。根据后文列举的“cooking, washing and doing other chores”，都是比较实用的、生活化的技能，故选C。

7.句意：这是一个有趣的但是非常困难的经历。

and并且；but 但是；or或者。根据其前enjoyable和其后difficult构成转折，可知此处用but，故选B。

8.句意：一个好的厨师总是会努力提升自己的烹饪技巧，所以他会学习努力工作，然后成功地完成工作。

successfully成功地；quickly快速地；accidentally意外地。根据后文“a great dinner”，可知是成功做好了晚饭，故选A。

9.句意：他的成果——一顿丰盛的晚餐会给他许多的成就感，并且会给他许多的自信。

attention注意力；satisfaction成就感，满意；challenge挑战。根据后文“a lot of self-confidence”说给他自信，可推知此处表示“给他成就感”，故选B。

10.句意：也许你的孩子长大后会成为一名工程师，因为这些活动可以教一个孩子如何思考。

when当……时；if如果；although虽然。根据后文“he grows up”，可知此处是时间状语从句，应该用when引导，故选A。