阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many parents expect their children to be perfect. By giving up this myth (神话，不可能的事), we may gain something better—the good childhood. Tameka Watkins, ___
36__, seems to have a natural skill for___
37__. She sits with her ten-year-old ___
38___ Cornelious—nicknamed C.D.— each night as he sets about doing his homework, but she doesn’t do it for him. ___
39__ he tells her what he is learning, she listens with___
40___. An investigation of the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that students like C.D. who __
41___ their studies at home have __
42__ average reading scores. The opportunity to talk about and to
reflect on (思考) what he knows will ___
43__ this honor student well through his school years.
While C.D. helps his mother clear the table, they talk about what’s on his__
44__. Sometimes it’s his dream of being a police officer. Tameka encourages her son’s “what if” thinking, asks about his idea for the __
45__, and ties it to his current (当前的) achievements. “You know, the police __
46__solve problems,” she might tell him, “just like you did in ___
47__.” And when he visits his mom, who works as an exercise technician, his mother’s liking for her job___
48___an example of satisfaction in a self-chosen task.
Takema is___
49__ Robert Brooks call “a charismatic (有魅力的) ___
50__”, one who helps the child learn about himself. “Children gather ___
51___ strength and a resilient (适应能力强的) mind from this loving notice,” he says.
Not overpraised, not __
52__ , not constantly rescued—__
53___listened to, understood, and supported, C.D. is ___
54__ the best possible gift of childhood from his __
55___. It is the chance to be himself.
| 小题1: | | A．that is | B．in other words | C．for example | D．such as |
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| 小题2: | | A．parenting | B．working | C．teaching | D．exercising |
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| 小题3: | | A．daughter | B．son | C．student | D．granddaughter |
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| 小题4: | | A．Whether | B．Unless | C．Though | D．When |
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| 小题5: | | A．doubt | B．satisfaction | C．interest | D．surprise |
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| 小题6: | | A．analyze | B．discuss | C．like | D．write |
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| 小题7: | | A．higher | B．lower | C．less | D．fewer |
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| 小题8: | | A．benefit | B．make | C．do | D．trust |
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| 小题9: | | A．study | B．brain | C．mind | D．thought |
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| 小题10: | | A．homework | B．teacher | C．future | D．family |
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| 小题11: | | A．can | B．might | C．shall | D．have to |
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| 小题12: | | A．your play | B．science class | C．language class | D．the room |
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| 小题13: | | A．takes | B．makes | C．sets | D．gets |
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| 小题14: | | A．what | B．that | C．which | D．who |
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| 小题15: | | A．teacher | B．technician | C．adult | D．friend |
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| 小题16: | | A．inner | B．outside | C．strong | D．full |
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| 小题17: | | A．overworked | B．overweighted | C．overslept | D．overprotected |
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| 小题19: | | A．receiving | B．refusing | C．giving | D．buying |
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| 小题20: | | A．class | B．school | C．society | D．mom |
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