单选题
It's never too early or too late for a parent to become a teacher. In this age of teacher accountability, endless school testing, increased pressure and competition, and the proliferation of "educational" toys, too many people forget that success begins at home. Freeman A. Hrabowski Ⅲ, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and co-author of Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males and Overcoming the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Young Women, says that in the interviews he and his co-authors conducted, the overwhelming factor in their children's academic achievement was that parents inspired and envisioned their children's success. They thought and talked about what would be required to have a .successful child. "It just makes such a difference when there's someone in that house working to relate to that child and inspire that child," Hrabowski says. "These parents (of the high achievers discussed) are really inspirational in their commitment to their children." Professor Barbara T. Bowman, one of the faculty founders of Chicago's Erikson Institute, an independent institution of higher education that prepares child development professionals for leader- ship, says that Black children must learn in two different cultures-the African-American culture in which they live and the mainstream culture on which school and education are based. Bowman also says the relationship between children and their parents is critical. "It is the early responsive ness of the caregiver to the infant's behavior that creates a sense of well-being and optimism that affects the child's interest in learning," says Bowman, who served as president of the institute from 1994 to last year. "Children who like and want to please the adult learn better what the adult wants them to learn." In this day of highly competitive testing and the stress of getting high SAT or ACT scores, it's important also to avoid pressuring or overexposing your child. Your son or daughter is probably already facing stress at school and on the playground. Your role is to help him or her relieve and manage that stress. Help them to understand that life does not end or begin with a test. And while academic success is important, it's also important to keep everything in perspective. Failure is a relative term in the grand scheme of things. If your child did poorly on a test, but answered a particularly tough question correctly, stress the positive. On the other hand, if schoolwork comes too easily to your child, find other ways to challenge him or her so they understand that life won't always be that way.
单选题
According to the author, the parents of high achievers are usually ______. [A] successful themselves [B] teachers [C] inspirational [D] working hard
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题；本题的关键定位词是the high achievers，在原文的第二段我们可以找到相关信息，而阅读原文相关内容，我们可以找到“These parents(of the high achievers discussed) are really inspirational”这样的描述，也就是说C选项是正确选项。误选B选项的考生可能是对文章第一句话的理解出现了偏差。其实，结合全文来看，文章是在讲述家庭教育对于孩子在学术上取得成功的重大作用，所以文章第一句话所说的teacher其实是在强调家庭教育的重要作用，并不是说真的需要父母去做老师才能培养出成功的孩子。而A选项和D选项则在原文中找不到相应的信息，属于比较容易排除的干扰选项。
单选题
It can be inferred from the passage that the African-American culture is ______. [A] an important part of the mainstream culture [B] the base of the mainstream culture [C] different in many ways from the mainstream culture [D] dependant on the mainstream culture
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题；题目中的关键定位词是African-American culture，借助这个关键词我们可以在原文的第三段找到相关的信息。原文对于非裔美国人的文化和美国社会的主流文化使用了“two different cultures”这样的表达来定位。所以结合4个选项，C选项的表述符合原文的意思。A、B和D三个选项都把两者看作一种依赖关系，误选的考生很有可能是对原文中“the mainstream culture on which school and education are based”这句话的理解不够准确。提醒这些考生在备考的过程中要注意多分析真题和模拟题中的长难句，提高自己理解的准确度。
单选题
Whether a child is interested in learning depends on ______. [A] the content the adult wants the children to learn [B] how pleased the parents are when the children are learning [C] the feedback the parents give to children at an early age [D] the physical health of the children
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题；题目中的关键定位词是interested in learning，在原文中我们可以定位到原文的第四段。通过对原文的相关信息“It is the early responsiveness of the caregiver to the infant's behavior that creates a sense of well-being and optimism that affects the child's interest in learning”的分析，我们知道我们需要的答案就是这个强调句中被强调的部分，也就是responsiveness这个核心词，即父母在孩子早期对于孩子的行为所给予的反馈。在4个选项中，C选项所表述的feedback和原文的信息是一致的，是我们需要的正确答案。A选项来自原文第四段的最后一句话，B选项和D选项是对原文中的“please”和“well-being”两个词的曲解，请考生体会和比较。
单选题
The suggestion given in the last paragraph is ______. [A] to emphasize the importance of success for children [B] to avoid pressuring the children too much [C] to challenge the children as much as possible [D] to use the positive effect of pressure
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 段落主旨题；题目明确指向最后一段，要求我们对最后一段给出的建议进行归 纳。在段落的第一句话就出现了对于建议的归纳，“avoid pressuring or overexposing your child”就是这个段落围绕的中心。误选B选项的考生对于“while academic success is important，it's also important to…”这样的表达的误解，这样的让步从句要表达的重点内容在后面，而不是while所带的部分。C选项把原文的“if schoolwork comes too easily to your child， find other ways to challenge him or her"这样的意思扩大了范围，选项中“as much as possible”的表述是不准确的。D选项对于原文“stress the positive”所表达的“要强调积极的一面”这样的含义进行了曲解。
单选题
Which one of the following is the best title for the passage? [A] How to raise a high-achieving child [B] Successful students whose parents are teachers [C] Key factors for children's success [D] Motivation and challenge: what do children need most?