A special note to parents
It's time to give your kids a break. Constantly comparing them to a or another teenager gets old very quickly. Would you like to live your life with someone regularly making comparisons between you and someone else? How would wives feel if they were always told they are not as good at cooking as their motherinlaw, or how about fathers who are often reminded they are not as goodlooking or as rich as their wives' first boyfriend？Who cares anyway? Why, then, should your son or daughter always be held up for comparison with others?
It's time to give your kids a break.
Most people don't do their best work with someone looking over their shoulders. Forty years from now it won't matter what shoes your son wore, or how your daughter fixed her hair. What will matter is how they lived their lives.Isn't it the goal of all parents to raise a child who someday can be truly independent?
Concentrate on telling your child what they do well for a change. Remember, as parents we earn respect by how we live our lives, and not by what we demand of others. A young person who believes they are valuable can accomplish great things.Pick a few skills or behaviors that the teenager in your family does well, and offer a bit of praise and encouragement. A few kind words will surely bring a smile to their face, and perhaps a desire to work even harder.
Your sons and daughters are responsible for their own lives, so love them and give them the respect and support they deserve.Your children have the potential to grow into healthy and beautiful flowers or strong trees, young adults that you will be proud of, and not have to compare with anyone else.
72. The first paragraph mainly wants to tell us that ________.
A. parents shouldn't often compare their kids with others
B. it's very useful to make comparisons between you and someone else
C. no one likes being compared with others
D. you had better leave your kids alone
73. For all parents, their goal is ________.
A. to do their best work
B. to give whatever their children want
C. to live a happy life with their children
D. to want their children to be independent someday
74. According to the passage, as parents we had better ________.
A. accomplish great things for our children
B. offer a bit of praise and encouragement to our children
C. often compare our children with others
D. work even harder than our children
75. According to the last paragraph, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Parents should be responsible for their children's lives.
B. Children should give their parents respect and support.
C. Without parents' help, their children can't grow up.
D. Parents should believe their children are able to grow up.
知识点：教育类
72.A 73.D 74.B 75.D
72.A 细节理解题。作者以父母自己不愿意去和别人比较为例来说明同样的道理：不该将自己的孩子去和别人作比较。
73.D 细节理解题。由第三段末句可知：所有父母的目的是把孩子培养成真正独立的人。
74.B 分析判断题。由第四段最后两句可知，经常对孩子进行表扬和鼓励才真正对孩子的发展有帮助。
75.D 推理判断题。由最后一段内容可知，父母应该给予孩子尊敬和支持，相信他们有潜力能够长大成人。他们应该对自己的生活负责，而不是父母。