淘金式巧攻英语四级词汇解析第七期

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In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the childs acquisition (学会) of each new skill—the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters, others are sever over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the childs own happiness.

As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教),their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.

A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.

Eager：a. 渴望的,热切的
[考点]：be eager to do 渴望做；be eager for 渴望得到；eager to please 极想讨好别人。
[扩展]：eagerly ad. 热心地，急切地

Worry：v.(about)(使)担心, （使）苦恼, n. 烦恼,忧虑,苦恼
[考点]：worry about…/be/feel worried about… 担心…；nothing to worry about 没什么可担心的；a very worrying situation 令人担忧的局势
[扩展]：worried a. 担忧的，烦恼的

Encourage：vt. 鼓励, 激励, 怂恿, 赞助, 促进, 助长
[考点]：encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人（做某事）；encourage sb in … 在…方面鼓励、支持某人
[扩展]：encouraging a.鼓励的，给于希望的；encouragingly ad. 振奋人心地 ；encourager n. 鼓励者，怂恿者；encouragement n. 鼓励，奖励，怂恿，支持

Impose：vt. (on)把…强加于，征（税等），处于（罚款等）
[考点]：impose sth on sb 使某人接受（意见或信仰），将某事物强加于；impose oneself on sb 强迫某人接纳自己；impose a tax 征税； impose duties on wines/cigarettes 征收酒类税/香烟税

Standard： n. 标准，规格 a. 标准的
[考点]：standard of living 生活水平； up to/below standard 到/未达到目标；

Emotion： n. 情感，感情，激情
[考点]：with emotion 感动地，激动地
[扩展]：emotional a. 表现强烈感情的，令人动情的，情绪激动的； emotionally ad. 在情绪上

请解释以下词汇:

以下这些单词在阅读理解中可能会遇到，特别在“教育”这一方面的阅读着中，所以一定要看到这个单词，知道期意思。

1. community

2. enthusiasm

3. foundation

4. punctual

5. principle

6. opportunity

1. Eagerly watching the childs acquisition of new skills .
A) should be avoided
B) is universal among parents
C) sets up dangerous states of worry in the child
D) will make him lose interest in learning new things

2. In the process of childrens learning new skills parents .
A) should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read
B) should not expect too much of them
C) should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own
D) should create as many learning opportunities as possible

3. The second paragraph mainly tells us that .
A) parents should be strict with their children
B) parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community
C) parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone
D) parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation.

4. The word“precept” (Line 3, Para.3) probably means“ ”
A) idea B) punishment C) behaviour D) instruction

5. In moral matters, parents should .
A) observe the rules themselves
B) be aware of the marked difference between adults and children
C) forbid things which have no foundation in morality
D) consistently ensure the security of their children