18．Parents play an important role in determining the educational success of their children．Their expectations for how well their children do at school and the environment at home are important determinants of achievement．Family influence is great in helping a child to realize academic accomplishment．
Children who live in homes in which the parents are academically successful，once they become parents，often feel that their job is to prepare their children to do likewise in school．They take their kids on vacation，but they spend time learning about local history at museums．They also may ensure that their kids have time to study and understand the importance of school attendance．School is a priority for these families，and children who live in them grow up with a focus on learning．
Parents who have high academic expectations and those who adopt a more authoritarian parenting style for their children often have children who do well in school．However，it can be dangerous to set expectations too high，such that a child feels overly pressured to perform．These types of expectations should be balanced with those that relate directly to the child，so that they will be able to personally set and reach goals，work hard and to enjoy being curious．
Parents who support their children in their academic work also positively influence their performance．This takes different forms for families．Some parents might help with homework，or volunteer at school．Others provide a quiet study space，a consistent bedtime or a positive example of hard work and discipline．How parents show support for their child's academic career varies by family and by culture．No matter how it is shown，it is a vital part of a child's academic success to know their parents are behind their efforts．
A love of reading in a household can also positively affect a child's academic attainment．Learning new vocabulary，and how to predict，understand and respond to a text are just some of the skills children can learn at home that are important in an academic environment．Reading books，newspapers，magazines and websites with children on a regular basis sets them up for success at school．
28．According to the text，parents have an important effect on children'sC．
A．family life
B．next generation
C．academic achievement
D．expectations of their jobs
29．What may a family with academically successful parents put first？B
A．Family travel．
B．Attending school．
C．Historic knowledge．
D．Going to museums．
30．How may academically successful parents influence their children's academic achievement？A
A．They can offer help to their children in different ways．
B．They may ask teachers to their houses to teach．
C．They put great pressure on their children．
D．They ask their children to solve problems alone．
31．What could be the best title for the text？D
A．How to improve the relation in a family
B．Benefits of academically successful parents
C．What parents can do to help their children
D．Family influence on children's academic achievement．
分析 文章主要講述了家庭教育對孩子的學業成績有很大的影響，作者通過論述的方式闡明了父母將是影響自己孩子學業的重要因素之一．
解答 28．C 細節理解題．根據文章內容"Family influence is great in helping a child to realize academic accomplishment．"家庭的影響對幫助孩子實現學業成就有很大的幫助，可知父母對孩子的學業有很大的幫助．故選C
29．B 細節理解題．根據文章內容"often feel that their job is to prepare their children to do likewise in school．"經常覺得他們的工作就是讓孩子們在學校里做同樣的事情，可知一個孩子學業成功的父母首先是看重學校的教育．故選B．
30．A 細節理解題．根據文章內容"Parents who support their children in their academic work also positively influence their performance．This takes different forms for families．Some parents might help with homework，or volunteer at school．Others provide a quiet study space，a consistent bedtime or a positive example of hard work and discipline．How parents show support for their child's academic career varies by family and by culture．"父母支持他們的孩子在他們的學術工作也積極地影響他們的表現．這需要不同形式的家庭．有些家長可能幫助作業，或志愿學校．他人提供一個安靜的學習空間，一貫的就寢時間或努力工作和學科的積極的榜樣．父母如何給自己孩子的學業支持家庭和文化的變化．可知，父母們通過不同的方式去影響他們的孩子．故選A．
31．D 標題概括題．文章主要講述了家庭教育對孩子的學業成績有很大的影響，作者通過論述的方式闡明了父母將是影響自己孩子學業的重要因素之一．故選D．
點評 做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．
