精品解析：湖南省衡阳市第八中学2015-2016学年高一（理科实验班）下学期第二次自主招生考试英语试题解析

湖南省衡阳市第八中学2015-2016学年高一（理科实验班）下学期 第二次自主招生考试英语试题 注意事项： 1.本场考试时间为60分钟，总分为60分。 2.考生在答题前请检查试卷是否有缺页漏页，重影模糊等妨碍答题现象，若有请立即向监考老师通报。答案请填写在答题卡上，写在试题卷上无效。 3.本张试卷为2016年衡阳八中理科实验班第二次自主招生考试试题。 第一部分 阅读理解（每题2分，共40分） A Researchers from France and Italy discovered that Canadian parents are less strict with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy. “Our most important finding was the difference between Canadians and the others，” said Professor Michel Claes，the lead author of the study. “Canadians focus on independence and negotiation．On the other hand，Italians，for example，exercise more control．We found Canadians seem to focus on negotiation in case of a conflict.” Claes said Canada，France and Italy were selected for the study because they share important cultural and social factors.“We chose French­Canadians because they share the same language as France，and originally came from France and share certain values．Italy was included because it was considered to have similar，strong and important family values，” he explained. The researchers examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old. Canadian students reported less control and more free actions，according to the study．Italian parents were stricter and French parents were somewhere in the middle. Claes explains that the differences lie in education in Canada，France and Italy. “North America has its own educational values，which promote individualization．Tolerance and comprehension are encouraged．Italy，on the other hand，promotes respect of authority，control，and the need for permission.” he said. Children from all three countries described their mothers as warm and communicative．Italian and Canadian children had similar feelings about their fathers，and reported high levels of emotional ties．But French fathers were generally thought by their children to be more distant and cold. “We were surprised by this，” Claes admitted.“It seems as