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(完形填空) (201***·皖南八校第三次联考) A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US. Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn(颂歌) of the Tiger Mother，is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School，also a mother of two. The __1__ methods she used with her daughters would seem __2__ to Westerners. In school her daughters werent allowed to make grades __3__ than As. They had to __4__playing the piano or violin even for hours a day. There has been wide criticism (批评)of Chuas book in the US. “Its a kind of __5__，” said a professor at New York University, “standards of parenting need to be __6__. Children need parents to __7__ them, not to force them to do things theyre probably not interested in.” Now the criticism seems to have __8__ to China. A(n) __9__ expert Sun Yunxiao argued Chuas method of __10__ would limit children from developing their full __11__.“ and that ，focusing too much on test scores and good degrees，” Sun said，“parents would __12__ their kids ability fully to develop and to enjoy life.” __13__ critics(批评家) might have sympathy for kids experiencing this parenting style, some teenagers quite __14__ it. “I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough，” said a 17-year-old boy，“A __15__ mother is there to help her kids work hard.” Others think that Chua has a(n) __16__ in setting challenging goals for kids. “Its vital for children，” said an American professor，“ __17__ ，kids need to be __18__ sometimes. If you urge kids to do well, theyre good at it, and they __19__. Its good to have high __20__”． 一本以中式方法培养孩子的新书在美国引起了争议，究竟是对是错，专家们对此见仁见智。 1．A. rough B. stubborn C. strict D. vivid 答案：C。她对女儿实施的严格的(strict)的教育方法在西方人看起来似乎是不可思议的。 2．A. unimaginable B. unimportant C. uninteresting D. unnecessary 答案：A。unimaginable难以想像的，不可思议的。 3．A. higher B. fewer C. less D. lower 答案：D。她要求在学校女儿们的考试成