英语周报答案2023-2024book2 unit4

英语周报答案2023-2024book2 unit4

Amy Chua, a professor of law in Yale, nicknamed as Tiger Mother, has started a debate over Chinese-style parenting. Amy sets “10 Rules” for her two daughters. For instance, they’ve to get As in all subjects and play the piano or violin and practice hours every day.

There has been wide criticism(批评) across the US. “It’s kind of extreme,” said Jeffrey Seinfeld, a professor at New York University. “Children need parents who can guide them, not force them…”

Lawrence Solomon, a famous journalist for Canada’s Globe and Mail, has quoted statistics to show the failure of Chinese parenting. He writes that only 10 Chinese scientists outside the Chinese mainland have won the Nobel Prize in the past century. In contrast, American scientists have won more than 300 Nobel prizes, and Jews(犹太人), who take up only 1% of the world’s population, have got at least 180 (or almost one-fourth) of the prizes.

However, Amy’s strict rules help her daughters shine in their studies. The elder sister is known for her piano presentation at the Carnegie Hall, and the younger boasts an excellent academic record.

Besides, US statistics show that Chinese-Americans take up only 5% of the US population but 20% of the students in Ivy League schools（常春藤学校）.

Likewise, Chinese-Canadians take up more than one-third of the students in Canada’s two most famous universities, Toronto University and the University of British Columbia. Influenced by Confucius’ teachings, students from Korea and Japan are also excelling in academic fields.

Therefore, the Nobel Prize should not be taken as the yardstick of a country’s education. No culture or tradition, whether Eastern or Western, is better or worse. The same applies to Eastern and Western education systems. Both sides should stop using their concepts and criteria to judge the other. They should learn the good aspects of each other’s systems and clear the misunderstandings.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. there’re about 720 Nobel Prizes in the 20th century

B. Jeffrey Seinfeld agrees children need pushing to succeed

C. Amy Chua’s parenting style is widely accepted across America

D. Western concepts should be adopted to judge all education systems

2.What does the author think of the Chinese-style parenting?

A. Valuable.B. Unreliable.

C. Unchangeable.D. Flexible.

3. The underlined word “yardstick” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ______.

A. yardB. footstep

C. standardD. chopsticks

4.How does this passage develop?

A. By inferring.B. By comparing.

C. By reasoning.D. By explaining.

英语周报答案2023-2024book2 unit4试题答案

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文以蔡美儿，耶鲁大学的教授，别名虎妈，就她的教育方式引发了强烈的讨论。

1.A 细节理解题。根据第三段提到In contrast, American scientists have won more than 300 Nobel prizes, and Jews(犹太人), who take up only 1% of the world’s population, have got at least 180 (or almost one-fourth) of the prizes.犹太人，占不到世界人口的百分之一，获得180个诺贝尔奖，占四分之一，可知选A项。

2.A 推断题。根据第四段与第五段蔡美儿的女儿取得很多的成功，还有华商人占美国人口的百分之五，但有百分之二十的学生在常春藤学校学习，可知选A中国式的教育很有利用价值，故选A项。

3.C 猜测词意。根据最后一段提到No culture or tradition, whether Eastern or Western, is better or worse. The same applies to Eastern and Western education systems.无论东西文，同样的教育体系，都可以，所以诺贝尔不应该 以一个国家的教育做为衡量的标准，故选C项。

4.B 推断题。本文以蔡美儿，耶鲁大学的教授，别名虎妈，就她的教育方式引发了强烈的讨论，提到中西方教育的对比 ，故选B项。

考点：教育类阅读。

Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances(环境) don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is.

However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most people won’t put in.

This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable(不可忍受的) pain and will likely make you quit(放弃) well before you ever become good at it.

When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.

Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards. Consistent(坚持不懈的), hard work won’t guarantee(保证) you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.

1.What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A. the meaning of success B. the reasons for success

C. the standards of success D. the importance of success

2.Paragraph 2 tells us .

A. how to succeed B. why to set a goal

C. how to get good at something D. how to practice

3.That successful people suggest doing what one loves is based on the fact that .

A. work makes one feel pain B. one tends to enjoy his work

C. it takes a lot of time to succeed D. one gives up his work easily

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Having a goal is important to success.

B. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.

C. Being good is different from being great.

D. One cannot succeed without time and practice.

英语周报答案2023-2024book2 unit4试题答案

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文为议论文。成功的关键因素不是天赋、出身或运气，而是设定一个符合实际的目标，然后为此不断地努力、付出。巨大的努力也许无法确保你想要的成功，但是你为之付出的(领域)一定会成为你的优势所在。

1.

2.

3.

4.4】主旨大意题。概括全文可知，文章主要指出成功的关键不是靠天赋、出身或运气，没有大量的时间和练习，一个人是不会取得成功的。所以选D。

考点：考查人生百味类短文

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