In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
A revelation（启示）came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously（自发地）told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first trade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her fist music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting（借用）my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
1.What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A．Many children find lots of fun in mindless activities.
B．Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.
C．Rebecca collects online materials for her writing.
D．Rebecca is different from any other child of her age.
2.What was the author's writing experience?
A．She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
B．Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.
C．She was constantly under pressure of writing more.
D．Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
3.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest?
A．She possessed real talent for writing. B．She wanted to win.
C．She wanted to share her stories with readers. D．She had won a prize already.
1.A
2.B
3.C
【解析】
试题分析：.孩子们的成长是父母们关心的话题。家长们应该怎样帮助孩子，是放任自由，还是严格管教？本文作者给出了自己的看法。
1.推理判断题。根据第一段第一句可知A项正确。B、D两项文中没有提及，只是说Rebecca将业余时间用来写短篇故事，并没有说占用她太多时间去享受休闲时光。作者只是指出供孩子选择的娱乐活动很多，但没有指明孩子们是否从中得到了乐趣。从mindless(没头脑的，不用脑子的)一词可以看出，作者对这些活动至少是持有怀疑态度的，排除C项。选A。
2.推理判断题。A、D项不正确，这只是作者曾经的担心。C项是作者的经历，不是作者提及经历的目的。作者想到自己写作经历的辛酸和痛苦，故而担心自己的女儿。选B。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段第二句The story about a fearful angel starting first trade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her fist music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.可知作者参加比赛是想分享她的故事给读者，答案C。
考点：考查教育类短文
点评：阅读本文时要注意作者组织本文的结构：引题——论据——论点，只有把握了作者的中心论点，做题时才不会偏离议论中心。题目设置重点是推理题，通过文章的重点句子，理解作者的真正意图。
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B
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