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阅读理解 I live in an area where most parents would rather cut back on personal hobbies for themselves than stop paying for their children's activities. Music lessons, horseback riding, summer camps, sports teams — the list goes on and on. Often, so do the costs. And even if the money is not there, some parents find a way. I know people who have borrowed from family and run up their credit cards to pay for all the stuff they believe their children just cannot miss. "The experiences we thought kids had to have before high school have moved down to junior high and now elementary, " said William Doherty, a professor of family studies and director of the marriage and family therapy program at the University of Minnesota. Soon, we'll be talking about leadership opportunities for babies. "Somehow, not offering our children every possible opportunity feels like bad parenting, " said Wendy Mogel, a clinical psychologist. But in an effort to give their children everything, some parents end up not just using up financial resources, but also their own emotional energy. "A lot of parents are exhausted by their own overparenting, " said Bryan Caplan, an economics professor at George Mason University. "They make so many sacrifices and are so stressed out by driving around so much that they explode at kids for changing the radio station. " "It's easy to take a look at the more successful kids and assume that all the activities are why they are more successful, " Professor Caplan said. But research doesn't bear that out. On a recent National Public Radio program, Steven D. Levitt, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, said he and another economist could find no evidence that that sort of parental choices could be correlated at all with academic success. （1） What can we infer from William Doherty's argument? A . Kids need to experience so many activities at a young age. B . Kids should seize leadership opportunities when they were babies. C . Kids are taking part in extracurricular activities at a much younger age. D . Kids should take part in extracurricular activities before elementary school. （2） Why do parents offer their children so many lessons according to Wendy Mogel? A . They want to show off their love to their children. B . They think that is the kind of life their children want to live. C . They want to be good parents and be responsible for their children. D . They believe the lessons can help their children achieve academic success. （3） What does the underlined phrase "bear that out" in the last paragraph mean? A . Prove. B . Deny. C . Examine. D . Understand. （4） What is the bad effect of offering children too many extracurricular activities? A . The children may make no sacrifice. B . The parents may get extremely tired. C . The parents may ask too much of their children. D . The children may not be successful in the future. 答案： C C A B

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