广东省深圳市南头重点中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

    Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways (improve) our English writing ability. Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and (take)less time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. we keep practicing, gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we (certain) run up against many (difficult). In the first place, often happens that we have trouble (find) suitable words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.

    As far as I am concerned, my (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look it up in our dictionary. We can also turn our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for development of our writing skills.

    "Snowplow(扫雪机) parenting" is the newest parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, calling their college kids to wake them up so that they don't sleep through a test, and even calling their kids' employers.

    "'Helicopter (直升机) parenting' means monitoring their kids' every activity, which is out of date." Claire Cain Miller and Jonah Engel Bromwich wrote in The New York Times. "Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: clearing any problems in their children's path to success so that they don't have to meet failure or lose opportunities."

    There is a mother who started a charity in her son's name to try to raise his chances of being accepted to the college. Another parents spent years helping their daughter avoid foods with sauce, which she didn't like. Once she got to college, she had problems with the food in her school because it was all covered in sauce.

    A survey says that three-quarters of parents of children between the ages of 18 and 28 ask for doctor visits or haircuts for their children, and 11% say they would call their kids' bosses whether their children are having an issue at work.

    As reported, wealthy parents try to get their children into top colleges by giving a large amount of money to a school, such as paying for a building. This parenting has become the most popular way to raise children, whatever the income, education, or race is.

    Julie, a teacher at Stanford, told the Times that "snowplow parenting" is not a reasonable approach. "The parents should prepare the kid for the road, instead of preparing the road for the kid," she said.