If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius（天才）, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are realistic about what they expect their children to do, and are hopeful in a sensible（明智的） way, the child may succeed －especially if the parents are very supportive to their children.
Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although his father is a good musician, he never makes Michael enter music petitions if he is unwilling to.
Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a goal for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano petition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every petition I entered.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he is always quiet and unhappy.
【小题1】This passage is mainly about .A．how parents should bring up their childrenB．what aim can be easier for a child to achieveC．how parents should make a child a musicianD．what differences there are between parents【小题2】Michael is fortunate because .A．his parents help him in a practical wayB．he was born in a rich familyC．his father is a successful musicianD．he can do anything he likes【小题3】Winston’s parents set so high a goal for him that .A．he has to do his best to do everythingB．he has made greater progress in musicC．he is afraid he may disappoint themD．he wants to be a great musician somedayA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】主旨大意题。主旨题答案往往在：首尾段，首尾句。根据第一段和第二段的首句可知这篇文章主要围绕如何教育孩子展开。原句如下：If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才), they will cause great damage to him. However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible(明智) way, the child may succeed in doing very well。（如果父母教育方式得当，孩子就会成功，否则后果不堪。）
【小题2】细节题。结合第三段Although his father is a good musician, he never makes Michael enter music petitions if he is unwilling to可知Michael的父母对他的教育很宽容很实际。
【小题3】细节题。结合第四段set so high a standard导致的后果在最后一句害怕让父母失望，所以不快乐。Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always quiet and unhappy。