2017届高考英语二轮阅读理解训练：（14）
<p> 2017届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（14）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2017届·合肥四校高三4月质量检测)</p><p> <span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="an">an</span> “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span>” <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="indulging">indulging</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>，<span word="say">say</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.<span word="Youngsters">Youngsters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span>，<span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span>.</p><p> <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span><span word="savvy">savvy</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="racking">racking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="debts">debts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="spoilt">spoilt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dissatisfied">dissatisfied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p> <span word="Behavioural">Behavioural</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Calland">Calland</span> <span word="said">said</span>，“<span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="fairy">fairy</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>.<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="such">such</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="arises">arises</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>—<span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="age">age</span><span word="appropriate">appropriate</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Calland">Calland</span>，<span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> “<span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Says">Says</span> <span word="No">No</span>”</p><p> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span> <span word="with">with</span></p><p> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="Nicky">Nicky</span> <span word="Hutchinson">Hutchinson</span>，<span word="added">added</span>，“<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>.<span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parcels">parcels</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span>，<span word="once">once</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>，<span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="for">for</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Calland">Calland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Hutchinson">Hutchinson</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="resisting">resisting</span> “<span word="pester">pester</span> (纠缠) <span word="power">power</span>”．</p>
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