【答案解析】1. Jerry was tired of sunbathing and swimming. He wanted to swim down to the bottom of the sea to see what it was like there and play with other boys. But he felt he should not leave his widowed mother alone. His mother was also considerate of him. She hoped Jerry could stay on the safe beach with her care at his side. But she was afraid that her son felt that she tried to keep him close and she was possessive. Her son was eleven years old. She should give him freedom, and let him go wherever he likes to go. He could take care of himself without her. When Jerry swam far, be kept looking back to see whether his mother was still on the beach. 2.Most people believe that American education is of the highest quality in the world, but the author has his unique opinion. He thinks that there are serious problems in American education. The low quality of American education cannot be faulted on the low teaching level. Teachers are working hard, but the problem is that they are teaching so rigidly that they work rigidly from the approved rigidly programmed primers. They are afraid of losing their jobs. They can't cultivate rare geniuses in this way. Another serious problem in American education is that children ate not taught how to respect and inherit cultural heritage of human beings. What the author states here is the situation of primary education.