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12.When we give our kids holiday gifts,many of us can't wait to hear their appreciative cries of"thank you!"once the wrapping gets ripped off.But here's a tip:You'd be wise not to expect much gratitude from them for what they receive.Gratitude can make us happier,healthier,and even fitter.But do the kids show their gratitude for the stuff we buy them?All the research I've done has convinced me that it won't happen.One mom told me that when she asked her 16-year-old son to thank her for buying him a cell phone,he said,"But that's what moms should do."From a teenager's angle,it's a parent's responsibility to take care of the family.According to Dunham,Yale's assistant professor of psychology,"When teenagers code it that way,a gift is no longer something given freely and voluntarily"-it's just mom and dad living up to their obligation.
Parents do have the right to demand good manners and children should thank sincerely whoever gives them something.But kids can't know how blessed they are unless they have a basis for comparison.And they don't learn that by a parent complaining that they're ungrateful.We need to give our children the gift of a wider world view.Show by example that gratitude isn't about stuff-which ultimately can't make any of us happy anyway.It's about realizing how lucky you are and paying your good fortune forward.
You can collect all the charitable appeals and sit down together with the kids to go through them.You set the budget for giving and the kids decide how it's distributed.Once the conversation about gratitude gets started,it's much easier to continue all year.Also you can set up a family routine at bedtime where kids describe three things that have made them grateful.When kids go off to college,you can text them a picture each week of something that inspires your appreciation.
Teaching children to focus on the positive and appreciate the good in their lives is perhaps the greatest gift we can give them.And we can all learn together that the things that really matter aren't on sale at a department store.
32.How do children respond when receiving gifts from their parents?D
A.They show no interest in their parents'gifts.
B.They can't wait to open their parents'gifts.
C.They show much gratitude to their parents for the gifts.
D.They take their parents'gifts for granted.
33.To make children grateful for what they have,parents shouldC.
A.live up to their obligation
B.ask their children to have good manners
C.teach their children by setting an example
D.complain their children are ungrateful
34.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A
A.No gifts are greater than teaching children to be positive and grateful.
B.Children ought to realize how lucky they are to have considerate parents.
C.Children are supposed to decide how to distribute their own money
D.It is easy for parents to start the conversation about gratitude.
35.What's the purpose of the author writing this text?B
A.To explain the reason why children offer no gratitude to their parents.
B.To give advice to parents on how to help children develop gratitude.
C.To encourage parents to do things together with their children.
D.To remind parents of their responsibility to educate their children.
分析 本文属于议论文阅读,告诉我们现代社会中很多孩子对于自己得到的事物没有一颗感恩之心,作者对于这个现象给出了我们一些建议,同时告诉我们教给孩子关注生活中积极的事情并感激生活中那些美好的事物是父母亲给孩子的最好礼物.
解答 32.D 推理判断题.根据第二段第五句From a teenager's angle,it's a parent's responsibility to takecare of the family.可知从年轻人的角度出发,照顾家人是父母亲的责任.也就是说他们把父母亲给他们礼物当成是理所当然的事情.故D正确.
33.C 细节理解题.根据第三段第五句Show by example that gratitude isn't about stuff-which ultimatelycan't make any of us happy anyway.作者建议父母亲通过给出例子想孩子证明感激不是金钱可以换来的,因为金钱是不能让我们开心的.也就是说建议我们通过举例的方式.故C正确.
34.A 推理判断题.感觉最后一段第一句Teaching children to focus on the positive and appreciate the good in their lives is perhaps the greatest gift we can give them.可知教给孩子关注生活中积极的事情并感激生活中那些美好的事物是父母亲给孩子的最好礼物.也就是A项"没有什么比教会孩子积极乐观有感恩心更重要的礼物了."故A正确.
35.B.主旨归纳题.本文诉我们现代社会中很多孩子对于自己得到的事物没有一颗感恩之心,作者对于这个现象给出了家长一些建议,故选B.
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