I’m sure your parents love you and would love you even if you didn’t live up to their expectations, They are probably setting the bar as high as possible, so that you will aim high , That’s right, but you need some confidence that they’ll be there to catch you—and love you just the same—if you try and fail to achieve all their goals, Because what they’re doing now could lead to some unexpected results .and not good ones.
Giving you a lecture for achieving an A is a big mistake, Your parents might think they’re giving you the motivation for succeeding , but all this pressure is making you feel like you can never be good enough ,The risk is that you’ll stop trying anything unless you are sure you’ll be the best at it .And that can actually cause your grades to fall downwards, creating the opposite effect than you parents indeed.
Show your parents this letter that you wrote to me ,Tell them that you love them so much ,and you worry they won’t love you if you don’t achieve what they want, and how you suspect you may not be up to the challenge , Explain that you have other qualities that you wish they would value you for—such as your kindness, your sense of humor, your willingness to try and try again, and so on.
Have an honest talk with your parents about how all this pressure to be perfect is affecting you , If he talk doesn’t go the way you hope , you might want to schedule a meeting between you , your parents and a counselor（顾问）at school , The counselor can certainly help your parents understand how this kind of unhealthy pressure can lead to negative results, and give them advice about how to better encourage you to be all that you can be , at school and outside of it.
【小题1】Who does the author intend to write to?A．A boy/girl whose school work is not good enoughB．A boy/girl who has difficulty in getting along with parentsC．A boy/girl whose parents expect too much of him/herD．A boy/girl who needs love from his/her parents【小题2】According the text, why some parents have high expectations to their children?A．Because they hope their children will aim highB．Because they love their children very muchC．Because their children are lack of confidenceD．Because their children seldom achieve their goals【小题3】What kind of feeling may a child have if his parents ask him to achieve an A?A．He may be more confident about himselfB．He may feel that he can never be good enoughC．He may feel natural to cheat in the examD．He may hate his parents and try to make more mistakes【小题4】What is the advice given by the author?A．To apologize to his/her parents for disappointing themB．To let his/her parents know unhealthy pressure can lead to negative resultsC．To invite his/her teachers to help him/her to get rid of unhealthy pressureD．To try his/her best to achieve what his/her parents expect【小题5】What does the underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refer to?A．CounselorsB．ResultsC．ParentsD．ClassmatesC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章大意：本文是一封回信，作者告诉孩子如何解决父母对自己期望值过高的问题，并提出了一些建议。
【小题1】C推理判断题。根据文章的首句I’m sure your parents love you and would love you even if you didn’t live up to their expectations可以判断作者回信给父母对孩子期望很高的孩子。故C正确。
【小题2】A 细节推理题。根据文章第一段They are probably setting the bar as high as possible, so that you will aim high可知一些父母对孩子期望值高的原因是他们希望他们孩子有更高的目标。故A正确。
【小题3】B细节判断题。根据文章第二段Giving you a lecture for achieving an A is a big mistake, Your parents might think they’re giving you the motivation for succeeding , but all this pressure is making you feel like you can never be good enough可知孩子也许会认为自己永远不会有那么的好。故B正确。
【小题4】B细节判断题。根据文章第二段And that can actually cause your grades to fall downwards, creating the opposite effect than you parents indeed.可以判断作者建议孩子应当让父母知道不健康的压力可能导致孩子消极的后果，故B正确。
【小题5】C词义推测题。根据前一句The counselor can certainly help your parents understand how this kind of unhealthy pressure can lead to negative results可以推测出“them”代指“parents”，故C正确。