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2020版高考江苏英语大一轮精准复习练习：第三部分阅读理解专题十二推理判断含答案

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该类题最能考查学生的英语综合运用能力和逻辑思维能力。

因此,此题型要求考生能根据全文所提供的事实及自己的一些常识,进行合理的逻辑推测,判断作者的意图,人物的动机、目的以及性格的特征,事件发生的前因后果等;还能理解某句、某段的深层意义,进而把握全篇的文脉,即句与句、段与段之间的关系,并能据此进行推理和判断。

过专题【五年高考】A组自主命题·江苏卷题组Passage 1(2018江苏,D) 词数:704Children as young as ten are becoming dependent on social media for their sense of self-worth, a major study warned.It found many youngsters (少年) now measure their status by how much public approval they get online, often through “likes”. Some change their behaviour in real life to improve their image on the web.The rep ort into youngsters aged from 8 to 12 was carried out by Children’s Commissioner (专员) Anne Longfield. She said social media firms were exposing children to major emotional risks, with some youngsters starting secondary school ill-equipped to cope with the tremendous pressure they faced online.Some social apps were popular among the children even though they supposedly require users to be at least 13. The youngsters admitted planning trips around potential photo-opportunities and then messaging friends—and friends of friends—to demand “likes” for their online posts.The report found that youngsters felt their friendships could be at risk if they did not respond to social media posts quickly, and around the clock.Children aged 8 to 10 were “starting to feel happy” when others liked their posts. However, those in the 10 to 12 age group were “concerned with how many people like their posts”, suggesting a “need” for social recognition that gets stronger the older they become.Miss Longfield warned that a generat ion of children risked growing up “worried about their appearance and image as a result of the unrealistic lifestyles they follow on platforms, and increasingly anxious about switching off due to the constant demands of social media”.She said: “Children a re using social media with family and friends and to play games when they are in primary school. But what starts as fun usage of apps turns into tremendous pressure in real social media interaction at secondary school.”As their world expanded, she said, c hildren compared themselves to others online in a way that was “hugely damaging in terms of theirself-identity, in terms of their confidence, but also in terms of their ability to develop themselves”.Miss Longfield added: “Then there is this push to conn ect—if you go offline, will you miss something, will you miss out, will you show that you don’t care about those people you are following, all of those come together in a huge way at once.”“For children it is very, very difficult to cope with emotionally.”The Children’s Commissioner for England’s study—Life in Likes—found that children as young as 8 were using social media platforms largely for play.However, the research—involving eight groups of 32 children aged 8 to 12—suggested that as they headed toward their teens, they became increasingly anxious online.By the time they started secondary school—at age 11—children were already far more aware of their image online and felt under huge pressure to ensure their posts were popular, the report found.However, they still did not know how to cope with mean-spirited jokes, or the sense of incompetence they might feel if they compared themselves to celebrities (名人) or more brilliant friends online. The report said they also faced pressure to respond to messages at all hours of the day—especially at secondary school when more youngsters have mobile phones.The Children’s Commissioner said schools and parents must now do more to prepare children for the emotional minefield (雷区) they faced online. And she said soci al media companies must also “take more responsibility”. They should either monitor their websites better so that children do not sign up too early, or they should adjust their websites to the needs of younger users.Javed Khan, of children’s charity Barnardo’s, said: “It’s vital that new compulsory age-appropriate relationship and sex education lessons in England should help equip children to deal with the growing demands of social media.”“It’s also hugely important for parents to know which apps their children are using.”1.Why did some secondary school students feel too much pressure?A.They were not provided with adequate equipment.B.They were not well prepared for emotional risks.C.They were required to give quick responses.D.They were prevented from using mobile phones.2.Some social app companies were to blame because .A.they didn’t adequately check their users’ registrationB.they organized photo trips to attract more youngstersC.they encouraged youngsters to post more photosD.they didn’t stop youngsters from staying up late3.Children’s comparing themselves to others online may lead to .A.less friendliness to each otherB.lower self-identity and confidenceC.an increase in online cheatingD.a stronger desire to stay online4.According to Life in Likes, as children grew, they became more anxious to .A.circulate their posts quicklyB.know the qualities of their postse mobile phones for playD.get more public approval5.What should parents do to solve the problem?municate more with secondary schools.B.Urge media companies to create safer apps.C.Keep track of children’s use of social media.D.Forbid their children from visiting the web.6.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.The influence of social media on children.B.The importance of social media to children.C.The problem in building a healthy relationship.D.The measure to reduce risks from social media.答案1.B2.A3.B4.D5.C6.APassage 2(2017江苏,C) 词数:452A new commodity brings about a highly profitable, fast-growing industry, urging antitrust(反垄断)regulators to step in to check those who control its flow. A century ago, the resource in question was oil. Now similar concerns are being raised by the giants(巨头)that deal in data, the oil of the digital age. The most valuable firms are Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft. All look unstoppable.Such situations have led to calls for the tech giants to be broken up. But size alone is not a crime. The giants’ success has benefited consumers. Few want to live without search engines or a quick delivery. Far from charging consumers high prices, many of these services are free(users pay,in effect, by handing over yet more data). And the appearance of new-born giants suggests that newcomers can make waves, too.But there is cause for concern. The internet has made data abundant, all-present and far more valuable, changing the nature of data and competition. Google initially used the data collected from users to target advertising better. But recently it has discovered that data can be turned into new services:translation and visual recognition, to be sold to other companies. Internet companies’ control of data give s them enormous power. So they have a“God’s eye view”of activities in their own markets and beyond.This nature of data makes the antitrust measures of the past less useful. Breaking up firms like Google into five small ones would not stop remaking themselves:in time, one of them would become great again. A rethink is required—and as a new approach starts to become apparent, two ideas stand out.The first is that antitrust authorities need to move from the industrial age into the 21st century. When considering a merger(兼并), for example, they have traditionally used size to determine when to step in. They now need to take into account the extent of firms’ data assets(资产)when assessing the impact of deals. The purchase price could also be a signal that an established company is buying a new-born threat. When this takes place, especially when a new-born company has no revenue to speak of, the regulators should raise red flags.The second principle is to loosen the control that providers of on-line services have over data and give more to those who supply them. Companies could be forced to reveal to consumers what information they hold and how much money they make from it. Governments could order the sharing of certain kinds of data, with users’ consent.Restarting antitrust for the information age will not be easy. But if governments don’t want a data economy controlled by a few giants, they must act soon.1.Why is there a call to break up giants?A.They have controlled the data market.B.They collect enormous private data.C.They no longer provide free services.D.They dismissed some new-born giants.2.What does the technological innovation in Paragraph 3 indicate?A.Data giants’ technology is very expensive.B.Google’s idea is popular among data firms.C.Data can strengthen giants’ controlling position.D.Data can be turned into new services or products.3.By paying attention to firms’ data assets, antitrust regulators could .A.kill a new threatB.avoid the size trapC.favour bigger firmsD.charge higher prices4.What is the purpose of loosening the giants’ control of data?A.Big companies could relieve data security pressure.ernments could relieve their financial pressure.C.Consumers could better protect their privacy.D.Small companies could get more opportunities.答案1.A2.C3.B4.DPassage 3(2016江苏,C) 词数:443El Niño, a Spanish term for “the Christ child”, was named by South American fishermen who noticed that the global weather pattern, whi ch happens every two to seven years, reduced the amount of fishes caught around Christmas. El Niño sees warm water, collected over several years in the western Pacific, flow back eastwards when winds that normally blow westwards weaken, or sometimes the other way round.The weather effects, both good and bad, are felt in many places. Rich countries gain more from powerful Niños, on balance, than they lose. A study found that a strong Niño in 1997-98 helped America’s economy grow by$15 billion, partly because of better agricultural harvests:farmers in the Midwest gained from extra rain. The total rise in agricultural incomes in rich countries is greater than the fall in poor ones.But in Indonesia extremely dry forests are in flames. A multi-year drought(干旱)in south-east Brazil is becoming worse. Though heavy rains brought about by El Niño may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.The most recent powerful Niño, in 1997-98, killed around 21,000 people and caused damage worth$36 billion around the globe. But suchNiños come with months of warning, and so much is known about how they happen that governments can prepare. According to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), however, just 12% of disaster-relief funding in the past two decades has gone on reducing risks in advance, rather than recovery and rebuilding afterwards. This is despite evidence that a dollar spent on risk-reduction saves at least two on reconstruction.Simple improvements to infrastructure(基础设施)can reduce the spread of disease. Better sewers(下水道)make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach. Stronger bridges mean villages are less likely to be left without food and medicine after floods. According to a paper in 2011 by Mr Hsiang and co-authors, civil conflict is related to El Niño’s harmful effects—and the poorer the country, the stronger the link. Though the relationship may not be causal, helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at leastreduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people. Since the poorest are least likely to make up for their losses from disasters linked to El Niño, reducing their losses needs to be the priority.1.What can we learn about El Niño in Paragraph 1?A.It is named after a South American fisherman.B.It takes place almost every year all over the world.C.It forces fishermen to stop catching fish around Christmas.D.It sees the changes of water flow direction in the ocean.2.What may El Niños bring about to the countries affected?A.Agricultural harvests in rich countries fall.B.Droughts become more harmful than floods.C.Rich countries’ gains are greater than their losses.D.Poor countries suffer less from droughts economically.3.The data provided by ODI in Paragraph 4 suggest that.A.more investment should go to risk reductionernments of poor countries need more aidC.victims of El Niño deserve more compensationD.recovery and reconstruction should come first4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A.To introduce El Niño and its origin.B.To explain the consequences of El Niño.C.To show ways of fighting against El Niño.D.To urge people to prepare for El Niño.答案1.D2.C3.A4.DPassage 4(2015江苏,C) 词数:460Suppose you become a leader in an organization. It’s very likely that you’ll want to have volunteers to help with the organization’s activities.To do so,it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer.Researchers have identifie d several factors that motivate people to get involved.For example,people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness,to expand their range of experiences,and to strengthen social relationships.If volunteer positions do not meet these needs,people may not wish to participate.To select volunteers,you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.People also volunteer because they are required to do so.To increase levels of community service,some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs.Unfortunately,these programs can shift people’s wish of participation from an internal factor(e.g.,“I volunteer because it’s important to me”)to an external factor(e.g.,“I volunteer because I’m required to do so”).When th at happens,people become less likely to volunteer in the future.People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.Once people begin to volunteer,what leads them to remain in their positions over time?To answer this question,researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time.For instance,one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year.One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteerpositions.Although this result may not surprise you,it leads to important practical advice.The researchers note that attention should be givento“training methods that would prepare volunteers for tro ublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience”.Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view“volunteer”as an important social role.It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work.Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements suchas“Volunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am.”Consistent with the researchers’ expectations,they found a posi tive correlation(正相关)between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer.These results,once again,lead to concreteadvice:“Once an individual begins volunteering,continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity...Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help st rengthen role identity”.1.People volunteer mainly out of.A.academic requirementsB.social expectationsC.financial rewardsD.internal needs2.What can we learn from the Florida study?A.Follow-up studies should last for one year.B.Volunteers should get mentally prepared.C.Strategy training is a must in research.D.Volunteers are provided with concrete advice.3.What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work?A.Individual differences in role identity.B.Publicly identifiable volunteer T-shirts.C.Role identity as a volunteer.D.Practical advice from researchers.4.What is the best title of the passage?A.How to Get People to VolunteerB.How to Study Volunteer BehaviorsC.How to Keep Volunteers’ InterestD.How to Organize Volunteer Activities答案1.D2.B3.C4.ALet me tell you about your Chinese grandmother.Somewhere in Hong Kong,in the late fifties,a young waitress found herself pregnant(1.Why is June 6,1990 a special day for Mommy?A.Her dream of being a mother came true.B.She found her origin from her Chinese mother.C.She wrote the letter to her daughter.D.Her female line was well linked.2.How does Mommy feel about her being given away?A.It is bitter and disappointing.B.It is painful but understandable.C.She feels sorry but sympathetic.D.She feels hurt and angry.3.What does“I stood out like a sore thumb”in Paragraph 5 mean?A.I walked clumsily out of pains.B.I was not easy to love due to jealousy.C.I was impatient out of fear.D.I looked different from others.4.What can be inferred from Mommy’s Anglo family life?A.She used to experience an identity crisis.B.She fought against her American identity.C.She forgot the pains of her early years.D.She kept her love for Asia from childhood.5.Why did Mommy name her daughter“Sha o-ming”?A.To match her own birth-name.B.To brighten the lives of the family.C.To identify her with Chinese origin.D.To justify her pride in Chinese culture.6.By“Your past is more complete than mine,”Mommy means.A.her past was completed earlier than Shao-ming’sB.Shao-ming has got motherly care and a sense of rootsC.her mother didn’t comfort her the way she did Shao-mingD.her past was spent brokenly,first in Asia,then in the US答案1.D2.B3.D4.A5.C6.BB组统一命题、省(区、市)卷题组Passage 1(2018课标全国Ⅰ,D) 词数:351We may think we’re a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new st udy shows that we keep using our old devices(装置) well after they go out of style. That’s bad news for the env ironment—and our wallets—as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.To figure out how much power these devices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life—from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation. Desktop computers, basic mobile phones, and box-set TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997. And MP3 players, smartphones, and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002, before tablets and e-readers showed up in 2007.As we accumulat ed more devices, however, we didn’t throw out our old ones. “The living-room television is replaced and gets planted in the kids’ room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house,”said one researcher. The average number of electr onic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007. We’re not just keeping these old devices—we continue to use them. According to the analysis of Babbitt’s team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with thei r energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions(排放) more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.So what’s the solution(解决方案)?The team’s data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing. They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.1.What does the author think of new devices?A.They are environment-friendly.B.They are no better than the old.C.They cost more to use at home.D.They go out of style quickly.2.Why did Babbitt’s team conduct the research?A.To reduce the cost of minerals.B.To test the life cycle of a product.C.To update consumers on new technology.D.To find out electricity consumption of the devices.3.Which of the following uses the least energy?A.The box-set TV.B.The tablet.C.The LCD TV.D.The desktop computer.4.What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices?A.Stop using them.B.Take them apart.C.Upgrade them.D.Recycle them.答案1.A2.D3.B4.APassage 2(2018课标全国Ⅲ,C) 词数:368While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.Their efforts have been proven fruitful. Wang Shu, a 49-year-old Chinese architect, won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize—which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture—on February 28. He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art(CAA). His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园) of the university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities. Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types. The curves(曲线) of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills, forming a unique view.Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages. He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls, roofs and corridors. This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).Wang’s works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions. Through such a balance, he had created a new type of Chinese architecture, said Tadao Ando, the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums. “That is only evidence that traditions once existed,”he s aid.“Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions. They think tradition means old things from the past. In fact, tra dition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created,”he said.“Today, many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions. Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are,”said Wang.The study of traditions should be combined with practice. Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said.1.Wang’s winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are .A.following the latest world trendB.getting international recognitionC.working harder than ever beforeD.relying on foreign architects2.What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most?A.Its hilly environment.B.Its large size.C.Its unique style.D.Its diverse functions.3.What made Wang’s architectural design a success?A.The mixture of different shapes.B.The balance of East and West.C.The use of popular techniques.D.The harmony of old and new.4.What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang?A.Spread them to the world.B.Preserve them at museums.C.Teach them in universities.D.Recreate them in practice.答案1.B2.C3.D4.DPassage 3(2018天津,D) 词数:367Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing?How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door?If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, you’ll have no trouble answering these questions.Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A child’s day is filled with fascinat ion, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear;we are numb(麻木的)to new stimulation(刺激), new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits.The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began complaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted they’d felt cold water at first.Another block to awareness is the obsession(痴迷)many of us have with naming things. I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides, and said, a “ruby-crowned kingle t”and checked it off. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.The pressures of “time”and“destination”are further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distan tcamp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what’s around them. I asked them what they’d seen. “Oh, a few birds,”they said. They seemed bent on their destinations.Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.1.According to Paragraph 2, compared with adults, children are more.A.anxious to do wondersB.sensitive to others’ feelingsC.likely to develop unpleasant habitsD.eager to explore the world around them2.What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?A.To avoid jumping to conclusions.B.To stop complaining all the time.C.To follow the teacher’s advice.D.To admit mistakes honestly.3.The bird watchers’ behavior shows that they.A.are very patient in their observationB.are really fascinated by natureC.care only about the names of birdsD.question the accuracy of the field guides4.Why do the hikers take no notice of the surroundings during the journey?A.The natural beauty isn’t attractive to them.B.They focus on arriving at the camp in time.C.The forest in the dark is dangerous for them.D.They are keen to see rare birds at the destination.5.In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should.A.fill our senses to feel the wonders of the worldB.get rid of some bad habits in our daily lifeC.open our mind to new things and ideasD.try our best to protect nature答案1.D2.A3.C4.B5.APassage 4(2018浙江,A) 词数:313In 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had been writing novels for a century—most experts date the first novel to Robinson Crusoe in 1719—but nobody wanted to do it professionally. The steam-powered printing press was still in its early stages; the literacy(识字)rate in England was under 50%. Many works of fiction appeared without the names of the authors, often with something like“By a lady.”Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral or just plain bad.In 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first professional writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose characters—from Oliver Twist to Tiny Tim—were held up as moral touchstones. Today Dickens’ greatness is unchallenged. Removing him from the pantheon(名人堂)of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa.How did Dickens get to the top?For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass. Some 60,000 novels were published during the Victorian age, from 1837 to 1901; today a casual reader might be able to name a half-dozen of them. It’s partly true that Dickens’ style of writing attracted audiences from all walks of life. It’s partly that h is writings rode a wave of social, political and sc ientific progress. But it’s also that he rewrote the culture of literature and put himself at the center. No one will ever kn ow what mix of talent, ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a distinguished writer. But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possible—and important for our own culture—to understand how he made himself a lasting one.1.Which of the following best describes British novels in the 18th century?A.They were difficult to understand.B.They were popular among the rich.C.They were seen as nearly worthless.D.They were written mostly by women.2.Dickens is compared with the Mona Lisa in the text to stress.A.his reputation in FranceB.his interest in modern artC.his success in publicationD.his importance in literature3.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A.To remember a great writer.B.To introduce an English novel.C.To encourage studies on culture.D.To promote values of the Victorian age.答案1.C2.D3.APassage 5(2018北京,C) 词数:345Plastic-Eating WormsHumans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year. Almost half of that winds up in landfills(垃圾填埋场), and up to 12 million tons pollute the oceans. So far there is no effective way to get rid of it, but a new study suggests an answer may lie in the stomachs of some hungry worms.Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics. The team left 100 wax worms on a commercial polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours, and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams, or almost 3% of it. To confirm that the worms’ chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethyle ne breakdown, the researchers made some worms into paste(糊状物)and applied it to plastic films. 14 hours later the films had lost 13% of their mass—apparently broken down by enzymes(酶)from the worms’ stomachs. Their findings were published in Current Biology in 2017.。

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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother 虎妈战歌
--- Are Chinese Mothers Superior?
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• An article published under the headline “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” in the Wall Street Journal on January 8, 2011, contained excerpts from her book, in which Chua describes her efforts to give her children what she describes as a traditional, strict “Chinese” upbringing.This piece was controversial.
• Better yet, write a listed a number of rules that she said she enforced on her two daughters. According to the article they were not allowed to:
What kind of reaction might you get?
What kind of reaction might you get?
• In the week since The Wall Street Journal published an excerpt of the new book by Amy Chua, a Yale law professor, under the headline “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” Ms. Chua has received death threats, she says, and “hundreds, hundreds” of e-mails. The excerpt generated more than 5,000 comments on the newspaper’s Web site, and countless blog entries referring in shorthand to “that Tiger Mother.” Some argued that the parents of all those Asians among Harvard’s chosen few must be doing something right; many called Ms. Chua a “monster” or “nuts” — and a very savvy provocateur.

21世纪大学英语考试大纲

考试大纲课程名称大学英语（21世纪）课程负责人关淑云开课系部外国语学院教研室大学英语教研室二〇一二年七月十日《大学英语》考试大纲（21世纪）一、课程基本信息课程编号：AJX034001/ AJX034002/ AJX034003/ AJX034004中文名称：大学英语英文名称：College English适用专业：非英语专业本科考试对象：非英语专业本科生课程性质：公共基础课总学时：280总学分：16二、课程简介本课程是非英语专业本科生的一门必修基础课，选用教材为高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材《21世纪大学英语》，是一门以外语教学理论为指导，以英语语言知识与应用技能、跨文化交际和学习策略为主要内容，以培养学生较强的英语综合应用能力，增强自主学习能力和综合文化素养，从而适应今后工作、进一步学习和进行国际交流的需要为目的，集多种教学模式和教学手段为一体的课程。

三、考试目标1、考察学生能掌握英语会话中心大意，抓住要点和相关细节的听力能力。

2、考察学生运用基本词汇和短语的能力。

3、考察学生运用基本语法结构以及多种句型结构的能力。

4、考察学生通过阅读获取信息的能力。

5．考察学生的翻译能力和书面表达思想的能力。

四、考试依据1、考试内容所依据的教材[1] 汪榕培、陶文好、邹申. 《21世纪大学英语应用型综合教程》（1-4册）.上海：复旦大学出版社. 2011年8月.[2] 汪榕培、陶文好、邹申. 《21世纪大学英语应用型视听说教程》（1-4册）. 上海：复旦大学出版社. 2011年8月.2、考试内容所依据的教学大纲《大学英语》教学大纲3、考试内容所依据的基本阅读素材[1] 赵振才. 英语常见问题解答大词典[M]. 北京：世界图书出版公司,2010.[2] 薄冰. 薄冰大学英语语法[M]. 北京：开明出版社, 2010.[3] 张道真. 《现代英语用法词典》. 北京：外语教学与研究出版社. 2009五、考试方法与考试时间1、考核形式：闭卷2、考试题型、题量及分值试卷可以含以下题型：1)听力（短对话；长对话；复合式听写等多种形式）；20’-30’2)多项选择（包括语法、语序、句型、连接词、形近词等）；10’-20’3)十五选十；10’4)完型填空；10’-15’5)翻译（包括补全句子、整句翻译、段落翻译）；5’-15’6)阅读理解（阅读理解可以是选择题、正误判断题或者回答问题）；30’7)写作（应用文类型、四六级类型）；15’试卷包含四至六道大题，主观题占30%左右，客观题占70%左右。

创造性的基本元素是好奇心、想象力和批判性思维的申论作文

创造性的基本元素是好奇心、想象力和批判性思维的申论作文创造性的基本元素是好奇心、想象力和批判性思维。

它们都不是“知识”本身，而是超越“知识”本身的。

这三个元素相互关联。

好奇心是驱动力，推动我们去探寻；依靠想象力，我们拓展思维空间，使探寻超越现实的局限；而批判性思维让我们挑战已有的知识，永远去寻找新的、更好的答案。

如果一个人学会了人类的全部知识，但若没有好奇心、想象力和批判性思维，他也只能是一个有知识的人，而不可能是一个有创造力的人。

我讲三个与教育有关的故事。

第一个故事是关于中国和美国的。

大家是否知道今年（注：本文写于2011年）以来《华尔街日报》（The Wall Street Journal）有关中美问题最热门的文章是什么？是一篇有关教育的文章，题为“中国母亲为何更胜一筹”（Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior?）。

作者是美籍华人、耶鲁大学法学院教授蔡美儿（Amy Chua）。

文章讲述她如何用中国式教育方法在美国教育她的两个女儿。

她刚出版了一本《虎妈的战歌》（Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother）。

就在这篇文章的同一版上，是另一篇关于“国际学生评估项目”（Programfor International Student Assessment，PISA）的评估结果报告。

这个国际项目每三年对世界各地15岁的中学生就阅读、数学和自然科学三个项目进行考试评估。

在2010年的评估中，上海市的中学生在三项中均名列全球第一。

而美国中学生呢？阅读排第17名，数学排第31名，自然科学排第23名。

可想而知，这两篇文章放在一起给美国人带来的冲击，有点像1957年苏联成功发射第一颗人造卫星时的情形。

这篇文章和这本书迅速成为美国主流媒体最受关注和最具争议的话题。

“中国虎妈”立刻成为一个流行词。

其实她所讲述的内容，都是我们中国家长教育子女的一般方法：要用功读书，不要看电视，不要玩电脑游戏，苦练钢琴和小提琴，不要碰其他乐器，等等。

往年例题英语写作

What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences. This often requires fortitude on the part of the parents because the child will resist; things are always hardest at the beginning, which is where Western parents tend to give up. But if done properly, the Chinese strategy produces a virtuous circle. Tenacious practice is crucial for excellence; rote repetition is underrated inAmerica. Once a child starts to excel at something—whether it's math, piano, pitching or ballet—he or she gets praise, admiration and satisfaction. This builds confidence and makes the once not-fun activity fun. This in turn makes it easier for the parent to get the child to work even more.

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Parenting Styles (教育子女的方法)

Besides developing their children’s selfesteem, confidence and responsibility, active parents hope to augment (boost) the integrity, character and decisionmaking skills of their children.
5. Active Parenting (积极主动型)
Active parenting involves a continuing quest on the part of the parents to improve their parenting skills and stay abreast of new developments in child psychology and teaching methods. Active parents take a proactive approach to parenting, as opposed to waiting for problems or issues to develop before they are addressed. They try to beat the problem to the punch (do sth beforehand) and increase a child’s awareness of an inevitable problem before it arises.
Have expectations for the child that increase as the child grows older. Don’t ignore rebellion, and stand strong when a child refuses to do as told. Explain why things are done a certain way, not just how. Make an effort not to be intimidating or domineering all the time.

Amy Chua

Amy ChuaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, searchAmy ChuaBorn 26 October 1962 (age 51) Champaign, Illinois, United StatesAlma mater A.B. Harvard College J.D. Harvard Law SchoolOccupation The John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law SchoolNotable work(s) 2003 World on Fire2007 Day of Empire2011 Battle Hymn of the Tiger MotherSpouse(s) Jed RubenfeldChildren Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld Louisa Chua-RubenfeldParents Leon ChuaWebsiteAmy Chua Official WebsiteAmy L. Chua (traditional Chinese: 蔡美兒; simplified Chinese: 蔡美儿; pinyin: Cài Měi'ér, born October 26, 1962) is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She joined the Yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at Duke Law School. Prior to starting her teaching career, she was a corporate law associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. She specializes in the study of international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization and the law. As of January 2011, she is most noted for her parenting memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.Contents[hide]∙ 1 Biographyo 1.1 Early lifeo 1.2 Bookso 1.3 Personal life∙ 2 Bibliography∙ 3 References∙ 4 External linksBiography[edit]Early life[edit]Chua was born in Champaign, Illinois. Her parents were ethnic Chinese from the Philippines who emigrated to the United States. She has Hoklo ancestry and was raised in a Hokkien-speaking, not a Mandarin Chinese-speaking household.[1] Her ancestors (including her grandparents and her mother) were born in Southern China's Fujian province.[1] Amy's father, Leon O. Chua, is an Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and is known as a leading authority on nonlinear circuit theory and cellular neural networks, and as the discoverer of the memristor.[2] Chua's mother was born in China in 1936, before relocating to the Philippines at the age of 2.[1] She subsequentlyconverted to Catholicism in high school and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas, with a degree in chemical engineering, magna cum laude.[1]She was raised as a Roman Catholic and lived in West Lafayette, Indiana.[3] When she was eight years old, her family moved to Berkeley, California. Chua went to El Cerrito High School and graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College in 1984. She obtained her J.D. cum laude in 1987 from Harvard Law School, where she was an Executive Editor of the Harvard Law Review.[4]Books[edit]Chua has written three books: two studies of international affairs and a memoir.Her first book, World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability(2003), explores the ethnic conflict caused in many societies by disproportionate economic and political influence of "market dominant minorities" and the resulting resentment in the less affluent majority. World on Fire-- which was a New York Times Bestseller, selected by The Economist as one of the Best Books of 2003,[5] and named by The Guardian as one of the "Top Political Reads of 2003"[6] -- examines how globalization and democratization since 1989 have affected the relationship between market dominant minorities and the wider population.Her second book, Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance –and Why They Fall(2007), examines seven major empires and posits that their success depended on their tolerance of minorities.Her latest book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, published in January 2011, is a memoir that ignited a global parenting debate with its story of one mother’s journey in strict parenting techniques.[7]Personal life[edit]Chua and her daughters at the 2011 Time 100 galaChua lives in New Haven, Connecticut and is married to Yale Law School professor Jed Rubenfeld. She has two daughters, Sophia and Louisa ("Lulu").[8] Chua, whose husband is Jewish, has stated that her children can speak Chinese, and they have been "raised Jewish".[9]She is the eldest of four sisters: Michelle, Katrin, and Cynthia. Katrin is a physician and a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.[10]Cynthia, who has Down Syndrome, holds two International Special Olympics gold medals in swimming.[10][11]Bibliography[edit]∙World On Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability. 2002. Doubleday. ISBN978-0385512848∙Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance--and Why They Fall. 2009. Anchor. ISBN 978-1400077410∙Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. 2011. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0143120582References[edit]1.^ Jump up to: a b c d Chua, Amy (2011). Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.Penguin Press. p. 14. ISBN978-1-59420-284-1.2.Jump up ^Chua, Leon O. (September 1971). "Memristor - The MissingCircuit Element". IEEE Transactions on Circuits Theory (IEEE) 18 (5): 507–519.3.Jump up ^ Maslin, Janet (January 19, 2011). "Amy Chua's ‘BattleHymn of the Tiger Mother' - Review". The New York Times.4.Jump up ^Yale Law School | Faculty | Curriculum Vitae5.Jump up ^"Home entertainment". The Economist. December 4, 2003.6.Jump up ^"Top political reads of the year". The Guardian(London).December 24, 2003.7.Jump up ^Hodson, Heather (January 15, 2011). "Amy Chua: 'I'm goingto take all your stuffed animals and burn them!'". The Guardian(London).8.Jump up ^ Chua, Amy (January 8, 2011). "Why Chinese Mothers AreSuperior". Wall Street Journal.9.Jump up ^I Am Amazed by Amy Chua — Chris Abraham10.^ Jump up to: a b Hong, Terry (January 9, 2011). "'Battle Hymn ofthe Tiger Mother,' by Amy Chua". San Francisco Chronicle.11.Jump up ^Special Olympians Come To Berkeley For Summer Games -News Story - KTVU San FranciscoExternal links[edit]∙Amy Chua Official Website∙Yale Law School profile∙Leigh Bureau speaker profile∙Booknotes interview with Chua on World on Fire, February 9, 2003.。

Why_Chinese_Mothers_Are_Superior(中国母亲何以更优越)

[1]尽管我们对文化模式化的腔调有反感，但是众多的研究表明中国人和西方人之间在育儿方面有着明显并可以量化的差异。

在一项对50位西方式的美国母亲和48位中国移民母亲的研究中，几乎70%的西方母亲或者说"强调学业有成无益于孩子"或"家长需要培养学习是有趣的观点"。

相对地，几乎0%的中国母亲有同样的认识。

相反，绝大部分的中国母亲说他们相信他们的孩子能成为"最好的"学生，"学业成就反应成功的家教,"并且称如果孩子在学校表现不佳则表明哪里出了问题和家长没能做好自己的工作。

其它研究指出中国父母每天花费多于西方家长大约10倍的时间在孩子的学业上。

相比之下，西方的孩子更有可能参与体育运动团队。

[2]中国式母亲所理解的是在你擅长某事物之前其中是没有乐趣可言的。

要达到擅长于某事，你只能付出努力，而孩子从不会自愿地付出努力的，那么这就是为什么能不被他们的喜好所左右变得尤为重要。

这经常要求家长们坚持，因为孩子们会反抗；万事开头难，而西方式的父母倾向于在开始时便放弃。

然而如果正确地处理，中国式的战略能建立一个良性循环。

坚韧不拔地练习，练习，再练习是通往卓越的关键；死记硬背在美国是被低估了。

一旦一名孩子开始擅长某些东西－－数学，钢琴，投(棒)球，或者芭蕾－－他就会受到夸奖，被羡慕和有满足感。

这些则会建立信心和将曾经没趣的活动变得有趣儿。

进一步地会让家长更容易地要求孩子付出更多的努力。

[3]中国家长能做些西方家长所不能的事情。

我小时候，有一次－－也许不止一次地－－我对我母亲表现得十分的不尊重，我父亲用福建话气愤地叫我"垃圾"。

那做法很起作用。

我感觉很可怕，对自己的行为感到惭愧。

但那并没有伤害我的自尊或诸如此类的东西。

我清楚地知道他有多么地看重我。

我实际上没有认为我一无是处或觉得自己"垃圾"。

[4]作为一名成年人，有一次我在苏菲亚对我极其不尊重时采取了同样地举动，用英文称她垃圾。

Why_Chinese_Mothers_Are_Superior

华尔街日报：Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior 华人妈妈为什么牛作者 : 曹武龙(许多人奇怪中国父母怎么老培养出优秀的子女，他们不明白这些父母的孩子怎么老是数学专家或者音乐天才。

这些家庭里有什么秘密？这些秘密是不是可以效仿？这些问题我可以回答，因为我自己就做到了。

下面是我的两个女儿，苏菲娅和露伊莎从来不允许做的一些事情)A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what these parents do to produce so many math whizzes and music prodigies, what it's like inside the family, and whether they could do it too. Well, I can tell them, because I've done it. Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to do:•attend a sleepover(不在家过夜)•have a play date (参加玩乐日)•be in a school play(参演校园剧)•complain about not being in a school play(抱怨不能参演校园剧)•watch TV or play computer games(看电视，玩电脑游戏)•choose their own extracurricular activities(自己选择课外活动)•get any grade less than an A(功课不拿A成绩）•not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama(任何一门功课不拿第一，除了体育和戏剧)•play any instrument other than the piano or violin(弹除了钢琴和小提琴以外的乐器)•not play the piano or violin.(不弹钢琴或小提琴)I'm using the term "Chinese mother" loosely. I know some Korean, Indian, Jamaican, Irish and Ghanaian parents who qualify too. Conversely, I know some mothers of Chinese heritage, almost always born in the West, who are not Chinese mothers, by choice or otherwise. I'm also using the term "Western parents" loosely. Western parents come in all varieties. (我下面说的“中国妈妈”是广义的。

Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior虎妈战歌中国妈妈为什么更胜一筹解析

Tiger Mother
蔡美儿 (Amy Chua) 1962年（虎年）生于伊利诺州香槟(Champaign) 。 1984年以极优荣誉毕业生毕业于哈佛大学。曾供职于华尔街，并曾在杜克大学、哥伦比亚大学、纽约大学及斯坦福大学任教，现任耶鲁大学法学院终身教授。蔡美儿的祖辈是中国福建人，大约在20世纪二三十年代先后乘船前往菲律宾，蔡美儿的奶奶精明能干，做塑料制品的卖卖，赚了一大笔钱。从此家族开始变得富裕。蔡美儿父亲是蔡少棠 (Leon M. Chua)，颇有数学天分，前往美国开拓人生，后毕业于麻省理工大学。目前他是柏克莱加大电机系教授，被称为“非线性电路理论及细胞式神经网络”之父。蔡美儿嫁给耶鲁法学院授Jed Rubenfeld（美国犹太裔），生有两个女儿。
• NO • choose their own extracurricular activities 自己选择课外活动 • NO • get any grade less than an A 功课不拿A • NO • not be the No. 1 student in every subject except PE and drama 任何一门功课不拿第一，除了体育和戏剧 • NO • play any instrument other than the piano or violin 弹除了钢琴和小提琴以外的乐器 • NO • not play the piano or violin.不弹钢琴或小提琴
Here are some things her daughters were never allowed to do:
• NO• attend a sleepover 不在家过夜 • NO • have a play date 参加玩乐日 • • NO be in a school play 参演校园剧 • NO • complain about not being in a school play 抱怨不能参演校园剧 • NO • watch TV or play computer games 看电视，玩电脑游戏

母亲伟大的原因英语作文

母亲伟大的原因英语作文In the annals of history, no figure stands taller, no influence is more profound, and no love is more pure than a mother. She is the epitome of sacrifice, the very essence of compassion, and the ultimate symbol of unwavering devotion. The reasons for a mother's greatness are as vast as the universe and as intricate as the finest tapestry. They are not merely the sum of her actions but the essence of her being.Firstly, a mother's greatness lies in her unparalleled capacity for love. This love is not merely an emotion; it is a force that transcends time and space, knowing no bounds and requiring no reciprocation. It is the kind of love that can withstand the test of time, growing stronger with each passing moment. A mother's love is like a beacon in the dark, guiding her child through the challenges of life with warmth and compassion.Secondly, a mother's greatness is reflected in her unwavering commitment to her children's welfare. She is willing to sacrifice her own needs and desires for the betterment of her children, without expecting any reward or recognition. Her dedication knows no limits, and her resilience knows no bounds. A mother will do whatever it takes to ensure that her children are happy, healthy, and safe.Moreover, a mother's greatness is evident in her role as a constant source of inspiration and guidance. She is not just a caregiver; she is a mentor, a teacher, and a friend. She instills values and morals in her children, teaching them the importance of honesty, kindness, and hard work. She encourages them to dream big and to never give up on their goals, even in the face of adversity. A mother's influence is immeasurable, shaping the character and destiny of her children for generations.Lastly, a mother's greatness lies in her resilience and strength. She is the rock that holds the family together during difficult times, the pillar of support that never waivers. She carries the weight of the world on hershoulders with grace and dignity, never complaining orgiving up. Her strength is both physical and emotional, and her resilience is a testament to her unwavering love and commitment.In conclusion, a mother's greatness is a multifaceted phenomenon that encompasses her unparalleled capacity for love, her unwavering commitment to her children's welfare, her role as a constant source of inspiration and guidance, and her resilience and strength. She is the epitome of everything that is good and pure in the world, and her greatness is a testament to the power of love and dedication.**母亲的伟大之处**在历史的长河中，没有任何人物比母亲更崇高，没有任何影响比母亲更深远，也没有任何一种爱比母亲更纯洁。

英语作文中国文化中的贤妻

The Ideal Wife in Chinese CultureIn the vast and profound tapestry of Chinese culture, the ideal wife holds a distinguished place. She is not merely a partner or a mother, but a beacon of virtue, wisdom, and patience. The concept of the "ideal wife" in Chinese culture is often associated with the traditional virtues of loyalty, obedience, chastity, and kindness. This ideal is deeply rooted in historical texts, literary works, and social norms, shaping the way women are perceived and expected to behave.The ideal wife in Chinese culture is expected to possess the quality of loyalty, not only towards her husband but also towards her family and society. She is committed to maintaining harmony within the household and upholding the moral values of the family. Her obedience is not passive submission, but rather a manifestation of respect and understanding. She obeys not just her husband, but also the social norms and cultural traditions that guide her life.Chastity is another essential virtue of the ideal wife. She is expected to maintain purity both physically andspiritually. This virtue is a testament to her self-control and dignity, reflecting her value as a woman and her commitment to her marital vows.Kindness and compassion are also integral to the character of the ideal wife. She is known for her tender care towards her husband, children, and elderly relatives. Her kindness extends beyond the household, encompassing her interactions with neighbors, friends, and society at large. Her compassionate nature enables her to empathize with others' sufferings and offer support and comfort.Wisdom is another key attribute of the ideal wife. Sheis not just intelligent but also possesses practical wisdom, able to handle household affairs with efficiency and tact. She knows how to balance the demands of family life withher own personal growth and development. Her wisdom also extends to her role as an advisor and counselor to her husband, offering insights and perspectives that enrich his decision-making.The ideal wife in Chinese culture is not just a role model for women but also a symbol of the harmonious family and society. Her existence is a testament to the values ofrespect, love, and mutual support that underlie Chinese cultural traditions. As society evolves and changes, the concept of the ideal wife continues to evolve too, incorporating modern values and aspirations while maintaining the timeless virtues of loyalty, obedience, chastity, kindness, and wisdom.**中国文化中的贤妻**在中国文化这幅丰富而深邃的织锦中，贤妻占有举足轻重的地位。

词汇越少,中国人越有表现力的英语作文

词汇越少,中国人越有表现力的英语作文In today's fast-paced world, the ability to communicate effectively is more important than ever. With the rise of social media, text messaging, and email, it may seem like our vocabulary is shrinking by the day. However, there is a belief that the fewer words a person uses, the more powerful their message can be. This notion is particularly true in Chinese culture, where brevity and conciseness are highly valued.Chinese characters may be intricate and complex, but when it comes to communication, less is often more. This is evident in traditional Chinese poetry, where poets use a limited number of characters to convey deep emotions and complex ideas. Take the example of a haiku, a Japanese form of poetry that is also popular in Chinese literature. In just three lines and seventeen syllables, a haiku can evoke a sense of beauty, sadness, or wonder. By using only a few carefully chosen words, the poet leaves room for the reader's imagination to fill in the rest.The concept of "less is more" can also be seen in Chinese calligraphy, where artists use a few brush strokes to create stunning works of art. The economy of language in Chinese writing allows for greater precision and impact. A singlecharacter can encapsulate a wealth of meaning and emotion, making it a powerful tool for self-expression.In everyday conversation, too, the Chinese language prioritizes brevity. Chinese proverbs and idioms are short, pithy expressions that pack a punch. These sayings have been passed down through generations and are still widely used today to convey timeless wisdom and truth. By using fewer words, Chinese speakers can communicate complex ideas in a concise and memorable way.The art of speaking with fewer words is not just a linguistic skill; it is a cultural value that is deeply ingrained in Chinese society. Silence is often seen as a sign of wisdom and restraint, while speaking too much is considered vulgar and inconsiderate. In Chinese culture, it is better to listen carefully and speak thoughtfully than to fill the air with empty words.In contrast, Western cultures often value verbosity and eloquence. The more words we use, the more we believe we are getting our point across. However, this can sometimes lead to confusion, misunderstandings, and miscommunication. In a world where attention spans are shrinking and information overload is a constant threat, the ability to communicate clearly and concisely is a valuable skill.So, does having a smaller vocabulary make Chinese people more expressive? In some ways, yes. By using fewer words, Chinese speakers can distill their thoughts and emotions into simple yet powerful statements. In a world where words are often cheap, brevity can be a refreshing change. Whether it's a haiku, a calligraphy painting, or a proverb, the Chinese language has a unique ability to convey meaning with elegance and grace.Ultimately, the key to effective communication lies not in the number of words we use, but in the clarity and impact of our message. Whether we speak in Chinese, English, or any other language, the art of expression is a universal skill that transcends linguistic boundaries. As we strive to connect with others and share our experiences, let us remember that sometimes, less really is more.。

中国最伟大母亲的作文英语

中国最伟大母亲的作文英语Title: The Greatest Mother in China。

In the vast landscape of Chinese history, there have been numerous individuals who have left indelible marks, but among them, one figure stands out as a beacon of selflessness, sacrifice, and unwavering love – China's greatest mother. Her story resonates through the annals of time, inspiring generations with her boundless compassion and resilience.Born into humble beginnings in a small village in rural China, she faced the harsh realities of poverty from an early age. Despite the hardships that surrounded her, she possessed an innate sense of empathy and an unwavering determination to make life better for those around her. Her journey was not one of grandeur or acclaim but rather a quiet yet profound dedication to her family and community.From dawn till dusk, she toiled in the fields alongsideher husband, their calloused hands a testament to their tireless labor. Every grain of rice harvested was a testament to their resilience in the face of adversity. Yet, amidst the backbreaking work, she never lost sight of what truly mattered – her children.Her love knew no bounds, and she poured every ounce of her being into nurturing and guiding her children. Despite the scarcity of resources, she ensured they received an education, believing fervently in the power of knowledge to break the shackles of poverty. Even when the weight of the world threatened to crush her spirit, she remained steadfast, her love a beacon of hope in the darkest of times.As her children grew, she watched with pride as they forged their paths in the world. Their successes were a testament to her sacrifices, a reflection of the values she instilled in them. Yet, amidst the celebrations, she remained humble, content in the knowledge that she had fulfilled her duty as a mother.But her love extended far beyond the confines of her own family. She was a pillar of strength in her community, offering support and solace to those in need. Her doors were always open, her hearth always warm, her words always wise. In times of joy, she rejoiced with her neighbors; in times of sorrow, she offered a shoulder to lean on.Her legacy endures not in monuments of stone but in the hearts of those whose lives she touched. She may not have wielded power or commanded armies, but her influence far surpassed that of any ruler. She was the embodiment of maternal love – fierce yet gentle, unwavering yet compassionate.Today, as we reflect on her life and legacy, let us honor China's greatest mother not with grand gestures or lofty tributes but with acts of kindness and compassion. Let us strive to emulate her selflessness and resilience, to cherish those we hold dear, and to make the world a better place one small act of love at a time. For in doing so, we keep her spirit alive, a beacon of hope for generations to come.。