【高考领航】（课标版）2015届高三英语一轮复习辅导与测试 第1部分 Unit 2 Poems课时训练 新人教版选修6.docVIP

Poems Ⅰ.阅读理解 There are any number of theories as to why 21stcentury mothers and fathers are willing to micromanage their children：they sacrifice their own needs to give their children every emotional，intellectual and material advantage; or they try their best to navigate a changing world; or they see their children as the center of the universe. It seems as though the newest wave of mothers is saying no to prenatal(产前的) Beethoven appreciation classes，kindergarten，or moving to a town near their childs college so the darling can more easily have homecooked meals.Going way back，the Spartans probably thought they were so modern when they left defenseless babies on wild mountain slopes.So did wealthy Norse mothers who had poor women raise their children，and the European noble who employed wet nurses(奶妈)．More recently，as Ann Hulbert writes in her book“Raising America：Experts，Parents，and a Century of Advice About Children，”inflexible(不屈不挠的) feeding schedules were a fashion in the United States in the 1920s.The next two decades brought an emphasis(强调) on discipline.Tom Hodgkinsons book “The Idle Parent：Why Less Means More When Raising Kids”was just published in England，and whose cover－Mum and Dad relaxing with beers while their welltrained child sits on the floor mixing up the next group－shows his message that parents should just relax themselves.Pay attention to your own needs，he writes，back off on your children and everyone will be happier and better adjusted. The one constant over the past century has been parents determination to find the right answers when it comes to raising their children.We have replaced the experts who told us what a good parent worries about with experts who tell us that a good parent doesnt worry so much. 1．The underlined word “micromanage” in Paragraph 1 probably means________. A．raise falsely B．guide correctly C．manage very carefully D．control with too much attention 2．Which of the following will probably make children grow well? A．Giving them