Your kids learn a lot from their friends—things you can’t teach them, no matter how much you

want to.

Probably the most important thing kids learn is how to have peer relationships. As a parent, you can’t do this, because you and your child aren’t equals.

For example, when you’re sitting on your family room floor and your very young child asks you to pass him the blocks, you probably hand them right over. If your child is sitting with a peer and asks the same thing, though, he might not get what he wants.

To succeed, your child will need to learn strategies for getting what he wants. For example, he might simply yank (猛拉) the toy out of his friend’s hand. If he does that, he may learn that it’s not the best way of getting what he wants because it leads to fighting and time-outs. The successful child will learn that he needs to negotiate a trade, to wait patiently, or to find something else equally fun to play with.

Friends also provide emotional support, something that is part of the foundation of healthy adulthood. You can’t be with your child on the elementary school playground or at the high school dance. Your child’s friends will be the ones to stick up for her, to include her in games, and later, to tell her she looks great even if her lousy prom (糟糕的舞会) date wanders off instead of dancing with her.

Friends also help your children learn. Friends solve problems together, imitate each other, and

pass on knowledge .

Some experts believe that the single biggest predictor of your child’s success later in life is her ability to make friends. In fact, they claim it’s even more important than IQ and grades.

This doesn’t mean that the kids who are most popular in school do the best later on in life. What matters is not the number of friends a child has but rather the quality of the relationships.

This is good news for those of us who hate to think that popularity really is the Holy Grail of childhood and adolescence. While it’s true that popularity has many advantages, and that many popular kids really are nice people—and not just the best dressed or best looking—it’s better to have a few good friends than to have the admiration of the masses.

1.By giving the example in Paragraph 3, the author wants to show that .

A.kids can learn how to deal with the relationships when they stay with their peers

B.parents should spend more spare time playing with their kids

C.kids should learn how to be polite when they ask their parents for help

D.parents can teach their kids how to be good members in the modern society in their daily life

2.What does the underlined phrase“stick up for” in the fifth paragraph mean?

A.envy B.oppose

C.support D.ignore

3.In the author’s opinion, is more important than being popular for kids.

A.getting high grades

B.having some real friends

C.developing a good habit

D.knowing how to dress themselves up

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.How to Bridge the Generation Gap

B.What It Takes to Be a Good Friend

C.Why Friends Are Important

D.How to Be Popular in School

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的)time in Daniel's life. I wanted to him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have to me. Or what he might to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always never hearing him put his into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was of was the stubble(短须)on his chin as his face pressed mine. What I had said to Daniel was . It was nothing. And yet, it was .

1.A. experience B. spend C. enjoy D. shape

2.A. show B. give C. leave D. instruct

3.A. last B. first C. very D. next

4.A. on B. into C. down D. up

5.A. sign B. scene C. scenery D. sight

6.A. interest B. instruction C. courage D. direction

7.A. failed B. discouraged C. struck D. troubled

8.A. future B. embarrassing C. obvious D. lost

9.A. last B. pass C. fly D. remain

10.A. counted B. meant C. valued D. eared

11.A. think B. want C. expect D. wish

12.A. But B. And C. Instead D. So

13.A. wondered B. regretted C. minded D. tried

14.A. views B. actions C. feelings D. attitudes

15.A. important B. essential C. hard D. complex

16.A. disappeared B. changed C. progressed D. advanced

17.A. sensitive B. convinced C. aware D. tired

18. A. by B. against C. on D. with

19. A. clumsy B. gentle C. clever D. moving

20. A. none B. all C. anything D. Everything

Besides the excitement of travel, one reason to study abroad is that you will experience new customs, holidays, foods, art, music, and politics firsthand.

“I learned the language and am now fluent, but perhaps what’s more important was how much I learned about cultures, people, and myself. I learned this from the viewpoint of an active member of the community and my host family, not from the tourist’s point of view,” says Andrew, who studied in Poitiers, France.

Another reason for studying abroad is that you’ll gain self-confidence. Christina studied in Caracas, Venezuela, a city of 10 million people and a huge change from her home town of 35,000! Christina says she learned how to better stand up for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. What could make you more confident than that?

Living away from home can also help you adjust in the transition(过渡) to college and adulthood. Mathew says he returned from studying in Australia with confidence and a real interest in international affairs that made him different from his peers(同龄人). “After having gone abroad in high school, I found the transition to college to be a breeze –moving 560 miles from home didn’t seem particularly frightening after having lived thousands of miles away.”

Most of all, it’s fun while you’re studying in a different learning environment.

1.The passage is mainly about .

A.the benefits of studying abroad

B.living in a foreign country

C.the excitement of travel

D.learning a language

2.What did Andrew pay special attention to while studying abroad?

A.Host families. B.The foreign cultures.

C.Places of interest. D.Community problems.

3.The example of Christina mainly shows that studying abroad can .

A.change our habits B.offer us opportunities

C.increase our knowledge D.build our confidence

4.The underlined words “a breeze” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to .

A.something very important B.something very interesting

C.something very easy D.something very soft

One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final .

He discovered the youth was and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes .”

The president requested the youth to his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to .”

“Go and clean your mother’s when you go back today, and then me tomorrow morning,” the president said .

The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother . That night, Mother and Son for a very long time, longer than any talk before.

The next , the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked “Please tell me how you about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the of family relationship.”

The president said, “You are . This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”

1.A. Election B. test C. interview D. competition

2.A. strong B. excellent C. humorous D. cute

3.A. maker B. cleaner C. mender D. seller

4.A. wash B. hide C. show D. dry

5.A. found B. let C. helped D. watched

6.A. study B. ignore C. work D. rest

7.A. Clothes B. hands C. feet D. shoes

8.A. see B. move C. recognize D. answer

9.A. on purpose B. in patience C. by chance D. at last

10.A. Carefully B. nervously C. happily D. shyly

11.A. after B. until C. because D. as

12.A. Believed B. sensed C. noticed D. expected

13.A. Quietly B. sadly C. excitedly D. angrily

14.A. Thought B. slept C. sat D. talked

15.A. Morning B. noon C. afternoon D. evening

16.A. Worried B. felt C. brought D. spoke

17.A. Courage B. Appreciation C. success D. family

18.A. Important B. difficult C. different D. impossible

19.A. value B. secret C. type D. change

20.A. Educated B. respected C. trusted D. Hired

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