The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It’s also, perhaps, the gentlest ,   1 not always.

Elephants are like us in some ways. They   2  for a long time—fifty or sixty years. They can  3  things very well. They never forget great sadness or happiness. A female elephant   4 , her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead   5 . Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a  6 friend.

Elephants are like us, but they’re also  7 .They live in families; families or females. There will be a few young males-a few “baby boy”. But they will soon be   8 away by their mothers or sisters. An elephant family   9  only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers and its great grandmothers.

The females stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years.The older animals   10 the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.And   11  happens to male elephant? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must   12 the family. The females just send them away. A bull elephant does not often have a friend ,He lives  13 ,away from the family, and away from other bulls.

Sometimes the females call a bull. He can   14 _them then, and they stay for a time. But soon his “wives” and “sisters” send him away again. The females have a very   15   

family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don’t know.

1.                A.and            B.but            C.so   D.yet

 

2.                A.play           B.work           C.live  D.sleep

 

3.                A.remember      B.practice        C.talk D.change

 

4.                A.is hurt          B.is caught        C.loses D.dies

 

5.                A.head           B.legs            C.body D.feet

 

6.                A.terrible         B.dad            C.young    D.dear

 

7.                A.different        B.same           C.special   D.popular

 

8.                A.thrown         B.sent           C.kicked    D.posted

 

9.                A.hopes          B.keeps          C.Allows    D.frightens

 

10.               A.look at         B.carry out       C.look after  D.take away

 

11.               A.how           B.who           C.which D.what

 

12.               A.leave          B.stay           C.hear  D.walk

 

13.               A.sadly          B.hard           C.alone D.noisily

 

14.               A.visit           B.beat           C.hide  D.receive

 

15.               A.dangerous      B.happy          C.beautiful  D.clever

 

 

Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.

More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”

 “Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.

Is there anything David misses about going out to work?

 “Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”

1.How many people are there in Laura’s family?

    A.2.    B.3.    C.4. D. 5

2.Who does most of the housework in the family?

    A.Laura.    B.David.

    C.The children.D.David’s parents.

3.What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?

    A.Cook for the family.

    B.Take children from school.

    C.Take a good rest with the children.

    D.Wash dishes and sweep the floor.

4.What does David think of his job at home?

    A.Hard.    B.Easy.    C.Boring. D. Fun

5.One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.

  A.children hate to stay with their mothers

  B.men are better at looking after the children

  C.women do better at work than they did before

  D.children want their fathers to help them with the homework

 

The father-chlild relationship(父子关系)is the most important because in many families the father is the head of the family and a role model to his children.

1. When a child is born in the family, the parents plan a future .The father is the most excited as he has different plans for new son or daughter.

2. In today ’s world ,fathers especially have no time for family .Work has taken up their time ,so they spend less time with their family and children. The importance of father and child bonding(亲密关系形成) has decreased in the recent years.

3. Do something together like playing games or a basketball match etc. Activities with your child help you get to know what she or he likes or dislikes and helps you bond better.

  4.If your child tells you she or he loves her or his mother more . you should know that you haven’t spent enough time with the child .Ask your wife how to get closer to your child .

  These are some tips for father and child boning in today ’s world .Children need both their parents to help them deal with the future when they grow up.

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1.The father–children relationship is the most important becaues a father _______ .

   A.has to meet his children every           B.is the head of a family and a model to his children

   C. spends the most time with his children    D. often play with his children after work

2.The underlined word “decreased ”means “____.”

   A. 消失  B.上涨    C.增加   D. 降低

3.If your child tells you she or he loves her or his mother more .       .

A.       you should know that you haven’t spent enough time with the child .

B.       you should know that you have spent enough time with the child .

C.       you shouldn’t know that you haven’t spent enough time with the child .

D.       you shouldn’t know that you have spent enough time with the child .

4.The article was written mainly for _________ .

A. fathers      B.mothers   C. sons        D. daughters

5.What’s the best title of this article?

   A.How to plan a chlid’s future               B. How to make the child have a happier lifestyle

  C.Father and child bonding is very important   D. Playing games with the child is nesessary.

 

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