2014届高考英语二轮九十天强化训练阅读理解11.docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解11 阅读理解 A 篇 If parents bring up a 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 experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic(不现实) expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children. ?? However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible(明智) way, the child may succeed in doing very well -- especially if the parents are very supportive to their children. ?? Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, his father is a good musician. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. ?? Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age I used to win every competition I enter.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always quiet and unhappy. 46. The main idea of the passage is _____. ? A. what differences there are between parents ? B. what aim of a child can be easier to reach? ? C. how parents should make a child a musician ? D. how parents should bring up their children 47. 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 successful musician D. he is free to do anything he likes best 48. Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that _____. ??