If parents bring up child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才),th

Ifparents bring up child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才),they will cause great damage to him.According to several leading educational psychologists(心理学家),this is one of the biggest mistakes whichsome parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what theparent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic(不现实的)parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

However,if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, butare hopeful in a sensible(有理智的)way, the child may succeed in doing very well-especially if the parents arevery supportive of their child.

MichaelLi is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot bytaking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him.They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. AlthoughMichael’s mother knows very little about music. Michael’s father plays thetrumpet(小号) in a large orchestra(管弦乐队). However, he never makes Michael entermusic competitions if he is unwilling.

Michael’sfriend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents aresuccessful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want theirson to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every pianocompetition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win everycompetition I entered. ”Winston’sfather tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parentsand now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

1. The main idea of the passage is __________.

A. how parents should make a child a musician

B. how parents should bring up a child

C. what differences there are between two kinds of parents

D. what aim of a child can be much easier to reach

2. Michael is lucky because __________.

A. his parents help him in a sensible way

B. his family is rich enough to have a car

C. his father is a musician in a orchestra

D. he is free to do anything that he likes best

3. Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that__________.

A. he has to do his best to do everything

B. he has made greater progress in music

C. he is afraid he may disappoint them

D. he often wants to kill himself some day

4. It is one of parents’ worst mistakes if __________.

A. they want their child to be a musician

B. they help their child to win music competitions

C. they don’t care for their child’s education much

D. they make their child try to achieve too much

5. According to the author’s opinion,__________.

A. it is unimportant to let the children develop in the way they want

B. parents should be supportive of their children

C. all sensible parents can train their children to succeed ineverything

D. unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for theirchildren

试题答案

答案：C;A;C;D;B