单选题 Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
单选题
  • A.Ambitious but sensible.
  • B.Ambitious and unrealistic.
  • C.Expecting the child to be a genius.
  • D.Setting a super high standard for the child.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster, According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes that ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well — especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Li is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano end violin lessens for him. Although Michael's mother knows very little about music, Michael's father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set a too high standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are end so they enter him in every piano competition bald. They are very unhappy when he does not win. "When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered," Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents end now he always seems quiet and unhappy. What is the right attitude in bringing up a child? [解析] 选项中的Ambitious but sensible和Setting a super high standard for the child表明,本题可能考查教育孩子的态度。短文中提到if parents are not too unrealistic...but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed...A)是对ambitious in a sensible way的同义转述,故答案为A。 but转折处为常考点,是听音重点。
单选题
  • A.He knows very little about music.
  • B.He is a member of a large orchestra.
  • C.He wants Michael to be a great trumpet player.
  • D.He never makes Michael enter music competitions.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] What does the speaker tell us about Michael's father? [解析] 由短文中提到的Michael's father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra可知,答案为B。 问题中的Michael's father是听音关键。
单选题
  • A.Both of them are successful educators.
  • B.They are happy even when Winston does not win.
  • C.They want Winston to be a successful musician.
  • D.They fail to enter Winston in many piano competitions.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] What can we learn about Winston Chen's parents? [解析] 由短文中提到的his parents are successful musicians以及They want their son to be as successful as they are可知,温斯顿·陈的父母想让他成为成功的音乐家,故答案为C。 本题需要综合短文中的信息点进行推理判断。
单选题
  • A.He does not like to play piano.
  • B.He has to attend many piano lessons.
  • C.He has to enter every piano competition.
  • D.He is afraid of disappointing his parents. Passage Three
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] Why does Winston always seem quiet and unhappy? [解析] 由短文最后提到的Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy可知,答案为D。