大人不应该逼迫孩子表演
Most children are not willing(情愿的) to show their talents or skills in front of others although their parents and grandparents keep asking them to do so, reported Tianfu Morning News.
Many parents ask their children to give a public performance by singing a song, reciting a poem or dancing during family meetings or at important festivals.
The newspaper did a survey among twenty children. Sixteen said they were unwilling to do that when asked to perform for family relatives or friends of parents. Three said it’s OK to show off what they are good at. Only one student was glad to give a show.
Luo Hang told the newspaper that her 7-year-old son was pushed to show his talent by his grandmother but he seldom did as required. At her 55th birthday party, the grandmother again tried hard to make the boy sing a song and even promised to give him some gift money, but the boy still refused.
Another mother, Lu Yang, said she has never pushed her 3-year-old daughter to try to impress others, because she remembered how bad she felt when encouraged to perform when she herself was a child. But since Lu’s mother is looking after the child, she even dressed her granddaughter up to perform with others.
Lin Da, an educational expert, said parents should respect the choice of children. Parents need to be very careful in using words like “don’t be shy”, “worthless”, or “coward(胆小鬼)” to describe their children, said Lin.
1.Parents may ask children to do the following things EXCEPT________.
A singing songs
B reciting poems
C meeting at important festivals
D dancing for relatives
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，在家庭聚会或者重要节假日的时候有的父母会让孩子在公众面前唱歌、朗诵诗歌或者跳舞等才艺表演，并不包括C项。故选C。
2.What’s the percentage(百分比) of children who are not willing to perform in public?
A 5%.
B 15%.
C 20%.
D 80%.
解析：选D。D 数字计算题。 根据第三段第一、二句“The newspaper did a survey among twenty children. Sixteen said they were unwilling to do that when asked to perform for family relatives or friends of parents.” 可知受访人数为20人，其中16人表示不想表演，因此是80%的人不愿意表演，故选D。
3.What did Luo Hang’s son do at his grandmother’s birthday party?
A He danced.
B He showed his talent.
C He got some gift money.
D He refused to sing a song.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第四段的“At her 55th birthday party, the grandmother again tried hard to make the boy sing a song and even promised to give him some gift money, but the boy still refused.”可知男孩拒绝了唱歌。故选D。
4.Who encouraged Lu Yang’s daughter to perform with others?
A Lu Yang.
B Lu Yang’s mother.
C Luo Hang.
D Lin Da.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“But since Lu’s mother is looking after the child, she even dressed her granddaughter up to perform with others.”可知因为是卢女士的母亲在照看孩子，所以她让孩子去表演，甚至还盛装打扮孩子让其和别人去表演。故选B。
5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A Parents should not force children to perform.
B Parents should stop children from performing.
C Parents should not ask children to perform.
D Parents should encourage children to perform.
解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Lin Da, an educational expert, said parents should respect the choice of children.”可知家长应当尊重孩子的选择，也就是说家长不能强迫孩子表演。故选A。