Moms take care of their children’s life and dads bring home food and make the family rules. These are the roles moms and dads fall into when they become parents and it’s common among all cultures. But times change and parents’ roles seem to be changing, too. More women are bringing home food by having full-time jobs and men are taking care of their children at home.

Chinese TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? provides a closer look at the changing roles of dads in modern family life. The show follows the adventures(冒险经历)of five celebrity(明星)dads who take trips with their young children and try to complete a set of tasks. It shows how dads are trying hard to find the best way to raise their children and keep a closer relationship with them. Young dads no longer want to be cold.

Psychologists(心理学家)say that a strong fatherly influence is important in a child’s development. Because fathers teach their children skills and encourage them to try new things, and they also give them a sense of safety. A child learns that if something goes wrong, he or she can depend on dad to help fix it. The psychologists also say that without a dad, a child is more possible to drop out of school and get into trouble.

A mother’s love is important, and so is a father’s love. Chen Mo, a psychology professor says, “It takes both parents to raise a child. Children have different needs at different ages and this needs to be considered by both parents.”

1. What are the common roles of moms and dads in all cultures?

A. Moms take care of their children and dads bring home food and make the family rules.

B. Moms bring home food and dads take care of their children at home.

C. Both parents take care of their children at home.

D. Both parents go out to work, while grandparents take care of their children at home.

2. What are the young dads trying to do in the show?

A. They are trying hard to find the best way to change roles of dads in modern life.

B. They are trying to complete a set of tasks with their kids. They are also trying hard to find the best way to raise their children and keep a closer relationship with them.

C. They are trying to make more money.

D. They are trying to be cold to their kids.

3. Why is a strong fatherly influence important in a child’s development?

A. Fathers teach their children skills and encourage them to try new things. They also give them a sense of safety.

B. If something goes wrong, a child can depend on dad to help fix it.

C. With a dad, a child can do better in school work.

D. Without a dad, a child is more possible to drop out of school and get into trouble.

4.Why does it take both parents to raise a child?

A. A child feels safer with both parents.

B. A child feels happier with both parents.

C. Both parents need to consider that children have different needs at different ages.

D. It is both the father’s and the mother’s duty to raise a child.

Have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you grow up? Many people think that we can have only one job in our lifetime. We all know that this is not true, but quite a few people actually think this way. For example, when people choose a major (专业) in college, they think that the decisions they make now will decide their jobs for the rest of their lives. However, there are many examples where people became successful after changing their careers (职业) later in life.

J. K. Rowling, writer of the famous novel Harry Potter, was actually a school teacher before she began writing books. In fact, she was out of work before the first Harry Potter book came out.

Former US President Ronald Reagan began as an actor when he was a young man. He later decided that he wanted to do political work. This kind of passion (激情) finally led him to become President of the United States.

The famous 19th century artist Vincent Van Gogh was not a painter from the beginning. He once worked as an art salesman and later became a preacher. It was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.

Careers are always open to change. The important thing is to find what you are really good at or what you really want to do. Once you find that passion, it’s all a matter of how hard you try.

1.______ was a teacher before he (she) became famous.

A. Vincent Van Gogh B. Ronald Reagan

C. J. K. Rowling D. Harry Potter

2. The underlined word “political” in Paragraph 3 means ______ in Chinese.

A. 政治的 B. 艺术的 C. 文学的 D. 经济的

3. According to the passage, the most important thing to think of when choosing a career is ______.

A. what major you choose in college

B. how much money you can make

C. changing jobs as often as possible

D. finding what you really want to do

4. How is the passage organized? (Par = Paragraph)

A. Par 1→Pars 2~4→Par 5

B. Pars 1~2→Par 3→Pars 4~5

C. Par 1→Pars 2~3→Pars 4~5

D. Pars 1~2→Pars 3~4→Par 5

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