4. 【2011·皖南八校第三次联考】完型填空

A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （颂歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．

The   36   methods she used with her daughters would seem   37   to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to make grades   38   than As．They had to   39  playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．

There has been wide criticism （批评） of Chua's book in the US．"It's kind of   40  ," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be   41  ．Children need parents to   42   them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”

Now the criticism seems to have   43   to China．A（n）  44   expert Sun Yunxiao argued Chua's method of   45   would limit children from developing their full   46   ．"and that, focusing too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "parents would   47   their kid's ability fully to develop and to enjoy life．"

  48   critics （批评家） might have sympathy for kids experiencing this parenting style, some teenagers quite   49   it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A   50   mother is there to help her kids work hard．"

Others think that Chua has a（n）  51    in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's vital for children,” said an American professor, "  52  , kids need to be   53   sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they're good at it, and they   54  ．It's good to have high   55  ．”

36．A．rough         B．stubborn     C．strict           D．vivid

37．A．unimaginable     B．unimportant     C．uninteresting     D．unnecessary

38．A．higher           B．fewer         C．little             D．lower

39．A．drill         B．practise       C．exercise         D．experience

40．A．routine           B．extreme       C．excellence       D．encouragement

41．A．practical       B．high           C．specific         D．low

42．A．replace       B．love         C．force           D．guide

43．A．spread         B．belonged       C．turned         D．referred

44．A．concerned         B．delighted       C．optimistic     D．nervous

45．A．caring           B．fond           C．supporting     D．parenting

46．A．goal         B．potential     C．achievement     D．possibility

47．A．obtain         B．increase         C．create       D．sacrifice

48．A．Why         B．Because         C．While     D．What

49．A．resist           B．state           C．agree           D．appreciate

50．A．lion             B．monkey           C．tiger           D．sheep

51．A．sense         B．point           C．opinion     D．idea

52．A．Honestly         B．Positively       C．Hopefully     D．Finally

53．A．pushed         B．picked         C．lifted         D．dragged

54．A．count           B．work           C．help       D．benefit

55．A．levels       B．expectations     C．marks         D．results

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