阅读下面短文,请根据短文后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)。NowadaysinChina,parentscareabouttheirchildren’seducationmorethananythingelse.Theyspendalotcoachingtheirchildreninthe
阅读下面短文,请根据短文后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)。 NowadaysinChina,parentscareabouttheirchildren’seducationmorethananythingelse.Theyspenda
lotcoachingtheirchildrenintheirstudies;thosewhohavetimeorarenotabletodoithavetutorshiredfortheirchildren.Manyhavetheirchildrensenttoafter-classschools.Someothersevenhavetiredtoimprovetheirlivingenvironment.Itseemsasifabettereducationisallthatparentsexpectfortheirchildren.
Thesituationcanbeexplainedbythefollowingreasons.Firstofall,theswiftdevelopmentofChina’s
economyiscallingformoreandmoreskilledandknowledgeableworkersandprofessionals(专业人士).Second,theawarenessoftoday’sparents’hasbeengrowingthatsuccessinthisworlddependsmoreon
skillsandknowledgethanonanythingelse.Skillsandknowledgemeanscompetitiveness(竞争).Atlast,
withschooleducationbecomingmoreandmoreexpensive,itisnaturalforparentstoexpecttheirchildrencouldbecomesomebodyordoingsomethinggreat.
Ofcourse,I’mhappytoseemuchofparents’attentionpaidtotheirchildren’seducation.However,theyshouldnotgotoofartoignoretheirchildren’sabilitiesandpersonalqualities.Ithinkthefirstthingtoleanishowtosurviveandhowtobeaqualifiedcitizen.ifparentscantrytheirbesttohelpchildren’scharacters,itwillbringahappylifetotheirchildrenwhentheygrowup.
1. What’s the main idea of the passage? (Within 15 words)
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2. According to the paragraph 2, why are more and more skilled and knowledgeable workers needed. (Within 15 words)
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3. What the meaning of the underlined word “coaching”? (Within 8 words)
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