题文
Our particular parenting style reflects our own way of “looking”. Here’s a great piece of writing reflecting parent’s particular ways on the parenting style that have become known humorously as helicopter parenting and submarine parenting.
Helicopter parents hover over their children, managing every aspect of their child’s life. On the contrary, submarine parents remain “hidden” coming to the surface when guidance is needed.
While helicopter parents may have the best intentions, in reality, they are raising children with few problem solving skills. Children with hovering parents never get the chance to face disappointment and build up their ability to recover from misfortune.
Think about your typical submarine. Submarines usually remain underwater. In case of a need for emergency surfacing, submarines can rise so quickly. They are driven partially out of the water. Submarine parents also remain out of sight, yet able to appear in the case of an emergency.
I admit I’m a submarine mom. My job as a parent is to have fun with my daughters while letting them explore and learn natural consequences.
My older daughter found herself acting in commercials and making more than minimum wage as a teen. To give her a sense of the real world, I insisted she spend three weeks every summer, picking strawberries and earning $3.50 on a good day.
When my youngest daughter Sondra was six, she wanted a very expensive American Girl Doll. I cut the full color 18" picture out of the American Girl catalogue and had it laminated (压膜). “Here’s your American Girl Doll.” I said “When you turn nine, I’ll buy you the 3D doll on your birthday.” Sondra played with her flat doll for months, making clothes and furniture for her. She learned creativity. I saved $88.00.
小题1:What is the text mainly about?A．Various means of transportation. B．Funny experiences of a mom.C．Humorous stories about parents. D．Different styles of parenting.小题2:The underlined phrase “hover over” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_____”.A．leave behind B．fly aroundC．watch overD．set aside小题3:Which of the following can be learned about helicopter parents from the passage?A．They give their children proper guidance.B．They try to do everything for their children.C．They teach their children how to face failures. D．They help their children explore by themselves.小题4:The author supports her point of view mainly by _____.A．stating facts and offering adviceB．using figures and giving evidenceC．analyzing data and drawing conclusionsD．making comparisons and giving examples 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
试题解析：本文是一篇议论文，讨论了两种不同的育儿方式：直升机式和潜水艇式，通过作比较和举例说明陈述了自己的观点。
小题1:D 主旨大意题。本文开篇点题：我们特别的养育风格反映了我们自己的“看”。这里是一个伟大的作品反映了父母的育儿的特殊方式，已经成为众所周知的幽默像直升机育儿潜水艇育儿。下面内容主要对这两种育儿方式进行了介绍，所以D正确。
小题2:C 词义猜测题。根据后句On the contrary, submarine parents remain “hidden” coming to the surface when guidance is needed相反，当被需要指导时潜艇父母保持“隐藏”浮出水面，和本句直升机父母在他们孩子的头上盘旋（引申为监视，照顾），管理他们生活的每一个方面，A. leave behind 落后B. fly around盘旋C. watch over监视，照顾D. set aside把..放在一边。所以C正确。
小题3:B细节理解题。根据第三段：尽管直升机父母可能有最好的意图，在现实中，他们培养出几乎没有解决问题的能力的孩子。有着直升机父母的孩子没有机会面对失望和增强从不幸中恢复过来的能力，判断出父母为孩子做好了一切，所以B正确。
小题4:D细节推理题。A. stating facts and offering advice陈述事实和提建议B. using figures and giving evidence用数字和给出证据C. analyzing data and drawing conclusions分析数据和得出结论，D. making comparisons and giving examples作比较和举例子，本文第三，第四段对两种育儿方式进行比较，后面三段是以我的女儿为例张开叙述的，所以D正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Our particular paren.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
