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2014届高三英语二轮专题精品特训：阅读理解 Just what is a tiger mother？Amy Chua is a law professor at Americas Yale University and her recent book on the subject is making waves.Shes been called “dangerous”，“outrageous”，even a “monster” for her descriptions of how she brought up her two daughters. Her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother describes fighting with a daughter for hours at the piano to ensure the child gets a piece of music right.She rejected birthday cards made for her by her girls because she didnt think they had made enough effort.She compared one child negatively with the other，threatening to burn their toys.Her rules include：schoolwork always comes first; an A-minus is a bad grade; children must be two years ahead of their classmates in math，and playing the violin or the piano is a must. Ms.Chua considers the Chinese hard work ethic as a way of creating happy，successful children—at least in her case.Although shes had a large amount of flak for her theories，one thing cant be ignored—the success of Chinese children in the education system. In Britain，shocking research shows that Chinese girls，for example，are outperforming all other foreign groups at GCSE—79 percent getting 5 A-C Grades，compared with 58 percent of white British girls.So what is it about Chinese parenting thats leading to high achievers？And how do Amy Chuas theories play into that success? She told me that if her daughter came back from school with 96/100 in a test，Chua would ask her what happened to the other 4 points.Its about always knowing “you can do better”，she told me. Interestingly，in China，the birthplace of the tiger mother，people are moving away from traditional Chinese parenting.They are following more western parenting styles. 1．After reading Amy Chuas recent book，the public ______. A．feel very sorry for their own children B．consider her a very successful mother C．realize their methods of bringing up children are wrong D．dont think highly of her methods of bringing up her children 2．What can