Question

Has Tiger Mom gone soft? One year after the release of her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua is back in the spotlight, reflecting on how overnight infamy (惡名) affected her life, her family and her parenting.

“I have changed a lot,” she told the Huffington Post. “In October, we had 30 kids at our house! We have hosted parties with lots of food and music.”

Last January, the Wall Street Journal published an excerpt (節選) from Chua’s book with the headline “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”. In the excerpt, Chua described how her daughters were never allowed to have sleepovers (在外過夜的兒童聚會), appear in school plays, or earn any grade lower than an A. Chua, an author and professor at Yale Law School, spent much of 2011 on the defensive. In fact, many of her interviews seemed to lend fuel to her critics’ fire.

Now, with the book out in paperback, she said, “I put passages in the book and used very harsh words that I regret. Everybody has those moments you wish you could take back.”

For those who still read Battle Hymn as an advice guide, Chua argues that so-called tiger parenting should be employed mainly during a child’s early years, ideally between the ages of 5 and 12. These “super-strict parenting tactics” are not meant for all ages. Remaining strict after middle school makes you a helicopter parent, according to Chua. And she is quick to point out how different that is from being a tiger mom.

“By the time kids get to high school, helicopter parents are hiring all these tutors, carrying their kids’ sports bags. I never checked older daughter Sophia’s papers because I knew she knew how to sit down and focus,” Chua said.

As for younger daughter Lulu, 15, the rebel for whom the book was written, Chua has really backed off. Instead of forcing Lulu to practise violin for hours a day—the source of their biggest fights, Chua “let her give that up”. “My compromise (妥協) is that I’m going to still be as strict academically, but in exchange she has a lot of social freedom. Lulu has had four sleepovers in the last two months!” Chua said. Chua predicts she’ll only get more easygoing with age.

1.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Tiger Mom has changed and wants to be soft.

B．Tiger Mom persuaded readers to follow her example.

C．How Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out.

D．How Tiger Mom became the worldwide spotlight.

2.From paragraph 1 we can know that after the publication of the book______________.

A．Tiger Mom became stricter with her children

B．Tiger Mom was thought highly by the public

C．Tiger Mom’s life and family were influenced

D．Tiger Mom became wealthy and easygoing

3.Lulu quarreled with her mother mainly over______________.

A．whether she could do well at school

B．when she could have sleepovers

C．what should be written in the book

D．how long she practiced the violin

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】本文講述了虎媽自從有關作品出版以后，她的生活和教育發生收到了很大的影響，現在對待孩子的方式也變得溫和一點，有所改變。

試題分析：

1.A 主旨大意題。根據第4行“I have changed a lot,” she told the Huffington Post. “說明虎媽現在已經有所改變，對待孩子的方式也變得溫和了，故A項正確。

2.C 細節題。根據2,3哈根Amy Chua is back in the spotlight, reflecting on how overnight infamy (惡名) affected her life, her family and her parenting. 說明在那本書出版以后她的生活和家人都收到了影響，故C項正確。

3.D 推理題。根據倒數4,5行Instead of forcing Lulu to practise violin for hours a day—the source of their biggest fights說明彈鋼琴的時間是她何媽媽之間戰爭的源頭和主要原因，故D項正確。

考點：考查教育類短文閱讀

點評：本文講述了虎媽自從有關作品出版以后，她的生活和教育發生收到了很大的影響，現在對待孩子的方式也變得溫和一點，有所改變�？疾橥评眍}較多，要求考生在仔細閱讀文本的基礎上，仔細審題和每個選項，做適當的延伸，做出合理的判斷推理。