高考英语（江苏专版）二轮复习与策略专题限时集训17细节理解题（二）含解析

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1、专题限时集训（十七）细节理解题（二）（2016-镇江第一学期期中考试）In1693thephilosopherJohnLockewarnedthatchildrenshouldnotbegiventoomuch"unhealthyfruit^toeat.Threecenturieslater,misguidedideasaboutchildraisingarestillpopular.Manyparentsfearthattheirchildrenwilldieunlessceaselesslywatched.InAmericathelawcanbeequallypara

2、noid（偏执l白9）•InSouthCarolinathismonthDebraHarrellwasjailedforlettingher9—year—olddaughterplayinaparkunsupervised（无人监督的）.Herseverepunishmentreflectstherichworld'sworryaboutparenting.Bymostobjectivemeasures.modernparentsarefarmoreconscientious（认真的）thanpreviousgenerations-Dadsaremorehands-onth

3、antheirfatherswere,andworkingmothersspendmoretimenurturingtheirchildrenthanthehousewivesofthe1960sdid.However,therearetwoproblemsinthispicture,connectedtoclass.Oneisatthelowerend.Evenifpoorparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthantheyoncedid,theyspendlessthanrichparentsdo.Americaisalaggard

4、here:itsgovernmentspendsabundantlyonschool—agekidsbutmuchlessthanotherrichcountriesonthefirsttwoorthreeyearsoflife.IfAmericadidmoretohelppoorparentswithyoungchildren,itwouldhavehugereturns.Thesecondone,occursattheotherendoftheincomescale,andmayevenapplytootherwiserational（理'性的）Economistrea

5、ders:well-educated,richparentstrytodotoomuch.Safetyispartofit一theyfearthatiftheyarenotconstantlywatching,theirchildrenmaybreaktheirnecks,whichistheleastrational.Despitetheimpressionyougetfromwatchingcrimedramas,childreninrichcountriesaresafe,solongastheylookbothwaysbeforecrossingtheroad.Th

6、eotherpopularparentalfear一thatyourchildrenmightnotgetintoanIvyLeaguecollege一ismorerational.Academicsuccessmattersmorethaneverbefore.Butbeyondacertainpoint,parentingmakeslessdifferencethanmanyparentsimagine.StudiesinMinnesotaandSweden,forexample,foundthatidenticaltwinsgrewupequallyintellige

7、ntwhethertheywereraisedtogetherorapart.AstudyinColoradofoundthatchildrenadoptedandraisedbybrainyparentsendedupnobrainierthanthoseadoptedbyaverageparents.Thisdoesn'tmeanthatparentingisirrelevant.Thefamilieswhoadoptchildrenarecarefullyscreened,sotheytendtobewarm