Question

    “Helicopter(直升机) parenting” describes a style of raising children where parents are overprotective and do too much. The term describes parents who hover over their kids at home and on the playground like a helicopter. Today, modern technology allows these helicopter parents to hover from even far away. They can give their children directions at any moment from anywhere.

Julie Lythcott-Haims wrote a book titled How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kids for Success. In her book, she gives readers a closer look at this parenting style. She also explains why parents should stop it.

Julie Lythcott-Haims says she experienced the effects of helicopter parenting first-hand when she worked as dean of first-year students at Stanford University. The incoming students, or freshmen, she says, were very smart and accomplished on paper. But many were unable to take care of themselves, “They were turning to parents constantly for guidance, for problem solving, to have them make the choice about something.”

Lythcott-Haims warns this kind of parenting has many short-term wins but long-term costs that harm the child. She uses an area common to most children—a playground. Lythcott-Haims suggests letting your child get a little hurt.

“If you do your child’s homework, it will be perfect. That is what she calls the short-term win. The long-term cost is that your child may not feel capable(有能力的). And he does not become a determined learner, meaning he will give up easily when faced with a difficult problem to solve.” So what can parents do if they want to break the overparenting “helicopter” cycle? Reading Julie’s book, you can follow some ways to stop hovering over your children. In a word, when kids have all the skills to take care of themselves, they will be prepared for adulthood.

1.The underlined words “hover over” in Paragraph I probably mean     .

A.deal with B.wait for

C.stare at D.circle around

2.What does the “helicopter parent” believe?

A.Short-term wins can harm the kids.

B.Getting protection from parents is necessary.

C.Trying to make decisions should be valued.

D.Learning from failure is helping kids.

3.What should parents do for their children based on Julie’s study?

A.Encourage them to do what they can do.

B.Help them grow with parent’s protection.

C.Guide them in doing as parents do or say.

D.Prevent them from playing on a playground.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Helping Children Is Hurting Them

B.Helping Parents With Their Problems

C.A Good Way To Teach Your Kids

D.Stopping Being “A Helicopter Parent”

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是议论文，阐述了“直升机式教育”方式和对这种教育方式的否定，告诫父母：过度保护孩子、为孩子做得太多会让孩子没有能力。

1.词句猜测题。根据第1段“… parents are overprotective and do too much”和“like a helicopter ”

可知，“直升机式教育”方式是指父母过度保护和为孩子做得太多，形容父母像直升机一样盘旋在孩子头顶，围着孩子转。‘‘hover over 意为“在…盘旋/打转”。故选D项。

2.推理判断题。根据第一段“‘Helicopter parenting’ describes a style of raising children where parents are overprotective and do too much”可知，在“直升机式教育”方式中，父母过度保护孩子，为孩子做得太多，因此可推断，这些父母认为他们对孩子的保护是必要的。故选B项。

3.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“he does not become a determined learner, meaning he will give up easily when faced with a difficult problem to solve”和最后一句“In a word，when kids have all the skills to take care of themselves, they will be prepared for adulthood”可知，Julie Lythcott­Haims认为父母为孩子做得太多，孩子就会没有能力；当孩子能照顾自己，就为长大成人作好了准备。父母应该鼓励孩子做自己能做的事，学会独立。故选A项。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，Julie Lythcott­Haims在书中否定了“直升机式教育”方式，告诫父母：这种教育方式短期内有好处，但长期来看会害了孩子。根据第五段中you can follow some ways to stop hovering over your children可知， 文章告诉父母要停止“直升机式教育”方式。故选D项。