【2015高考复习】阅读理解“TigerMother”parentingraisesmediastorm.Anewbookwrittenbyaself­describedChinesedescent(血统)onhersuper­strictparenting—BattleHymnoftheTigerMotherhasraisedmediastormandfiercedebatesintheU．S.AmyChuaisaYaleLawSchoolprofessorandthemotheroftwoteenagegirls.SheisthedaughterofimmigrantsofChinesedescent.IntheChineseculture，thetigersymbolizesstrengthandpower.InherbookMs.Chuawritesabouthowshedemandedexcellencefromherdaughters.Forexample，herdaughters，SophiaandLouisa，wereneverallowedtoattendasleep­over，beinaschoolplay，watchTVorplaycomputergames.Theycouldn'tchoosetheirownafter­classactivitiesorgetanygradelessthananA．Theyhadtoplaypianoorviolin—andnoothermusicalinstruments.ShewritesthatifaChinesechildgetsaB—whichshesays“wouldneverhappen”—therewouldbe“ascreaming，hairtearingexplosion”．Shedescribesmakingher7­year­olddaughterplayapianopieceperfectly—yellingandnotlettingherleavethebencheventousethebathroom—untilitwas.ManypeoplehavecriticizedChua.Somesayherparentingmethodswereabusive.Sheevenadmitsthatherhusband，whoisnotChinese，objectstoherparentingstyle.Butshesaysthatwasthewayherparentsraisedherandherthreesisters.StacyDeBroff，whohaswrittenfourbooksaboutparenting，saysAmyChua'sparentingstyleisnotlimitedtoChinesefamilies.Shesaysitrepresentsatraditionalwayofparentingamongimmigrantsseekingabetterfuturefortheirchildren.Butshealsoseesarisk.Whenchildrenhavenotimetobesocialortofollowtheirowninterests，theymightnotdevelopotherskillsthattheyneedtosucceedinlife.StacyDeBroffadvisedparentsnottojustrepeatthewaytheywereraised.AlisonLo，anassistantprofessorofmarketingattheUniversityofWashington'sBothellcampussaid，“Idon'tthinkAmyisadvocatingabestpracticeofparentingstyle，orthatsuccessandachievementsarecriticalyardsticks(衡量标准)ofagoodlife.ButIcanimaginehowstrongherdaughters'collegeapplicationsaregoingtobe.Formanyparentswhosedreamsareseeingtheirkidsgraduatingfromacompetitiveuniversity，Amyissharingwiththereadersthatitisachievablebypersistent，dedicatedparentalguidance，”LosaidinaninterviewwithJuli