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3.我认为

例文

OntheImportanceofaName

Thereisnodenyingthefactthatitisacontroversialtopicwhethernamesareimportantornot.Someholdthepositiveview.Theyclaimthatagoodname,oranamethatcanbeeasilyremembered,canbringonealotmoreopportunitiesthanothers.SomeChinesemayalsobelievethatanamedesignedaccordingtothetraditionaltheoryoffiveelementscanbringgoodluck.

Others,however,holdtheoppositeview.Theyarguethatanameisnothingbutacodetodistinguishonefromanother.Aperson“good”namemaynotbeassuccessfulasthenameindicates.Inthesameway,apersonwhohasacommonorcasuallygivennamecanalsoachievetremendoussuccess.

Personally,Ibelievethatbothsideshavesomethingright,soweshouldnotgotoextremes.Ontheonehand,wehavetoadmitthatawelldesignednamecanhelpapersontosomeextent.Ontheotherhand,weshouldnotexaggeratetheeffectofanameonaperson’sfate.Anyway,aperson’ssuccessmainlydependsonhishardworkanddesirablepersonalities.

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

HelicopterMomsvs.Free-RangeKidsWouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?

Probablynot.Still,whenLenoreSleazy,acolumnistfortheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethesubwayalonetogetbackto"

Longstoryshort:

mysongothomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,shedidn’texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders.

“Longstoryshort:

Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence,”SleazywroteonApril4intheNewYorkSun.“Longstorylonger:

HalfthepeopleI’vettoldthisepisodetonowwanttoturnoninforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchistherightwaytorearkids.It’snot.It’sdebilitating（使虚弱）—forusandforthem.”

OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSleazy’sdecisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN（accompaniedbyherson）andonpopularblogslikethebuffingtonpost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironicallyheadlined“MorefromAmerica’sWorstMom.”

Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposingcamps.AreModernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedanddangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderaboutunsupervised?

Fromthe“she’sanirresponsiblemother”campcame:

“Shameonyouforbeingsocarelessabouthissafety,”inCommentsonthebuffingtonpost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:

“Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedid’tcomehome?

”ButSleazygotalotofsupport,too,withwomenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselvesatsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe“helicopterparent”trend:

“GoodforthisMom,”onecommenterwroteonthebuffingtonpost.“Thisisamuch-neededrealitycheck.”

Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Sleazystartedherownblog—FreeRange,kids—promotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethathergenerationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walkedtothestore,tookbuses—andevensubways—allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicatedtosensibleparenting.“AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincarseatsandsafetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneedasecurityguard.”

Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?

Arecitiesandtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethantheywereinpreviousgenerations?

Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanit’severbeen;

it’sranked36thincrimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,stringerkidnapsareextremelyrare;

there’saone-in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityratesfromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthantheywere25years’ago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.

Thenthere’sthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervousaboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,someare.PartoftheproblemisthatwithwalltowallInternetandcablenews,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatit’snotsurprisingevennormalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedtomanagingtheirchildren’stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaoflettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday’sparentswerekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.Buttoday,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkorotherwisetthemselvestoschool.

Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbphenomenon.Parentsareworriedaboutcrime,andtheyareworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat’snotusedtopedestrians.Ontheotherhand,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,bychoiceorbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms.“Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheschools,”saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.

Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmorefreedom,there’snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachtoparenting.What’srightforSleazy’snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Italldependsondevelopmentalissue,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthatchild.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher.“Theabilitytofollowparentguidelines,thechild’slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachild’sgeneraljudgmentshouldbeweighed.”

GallagheragreeswithSleazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependenceliketakingpublictransportationalone.“Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysaregenerallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaughthowtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafesituationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes.”

Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modernparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheirparentsdid’t:

thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytowardrelievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Sleazygotalotofcriticismbecauseshedidn’tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe’dloseitandwantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom—amajorprincipleoffree-rangeparenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptrackoftheirkids.

Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopterparent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftwaremakeiteasierthanevertofollowachild’severymovementviatheInternet—withoutseemingtointerfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitoredasthey’reonparole（假释）.

1.WhenLenoreSleazy’ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he________.

A．Wasafraidthathemightgetlost

B．Enjoyedhavingtheindependence

C．Wasonlytoopleasedtotaketherisk

D．Thoughthewasanexceptionalchild

2.LenoreSleazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatch

A．Hinderstheirhealthygrowth

B．addstoomuchtoparents’expenses

C．Showstraditionalparentalcaution

D．Bucksthelatestparentingtrend

3.Sleazy’sdecisiontolethersontaketheSubwayalonehasnetwith________.

A．Oppositionfromherownfamily

B．Shareparentingexperience

C．Fightagainstchildabuse

D．protectchildren’srights

4.Sleazystartedherownblogto________.

A．Promotesensibleparenting

5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity________.

A．Rankshighinroadaccidents

B．Ismuchsafethanbefore

C．Rankslowinchildmortalityrates

D．Islessdangerousthansmallcities

6.Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids’safetythanpreviousgenerationsbecause________.

A．Therearenowfewerchildreninthefamily

B．Thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasing

C．Theirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrime

D．Crimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears

7.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson________.

A．Thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunity

B．Thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhood

C．theirparents’psycholo