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Take That Tiger Mom

In the ongoing battle between Tiger Moms, French Mamas, and everyone else who wants to know what is the best way to raise their kids, a new study adds evidence that the extreme Tiger-style may do more harm than good.

Authoritarian parents are more likely to end up with disrespectful children with violent behaviors, the study found, compared to parents who listen to their kids with the goal of gaining trust.

It was the first study to look at how parenting styles affect the way teens view their parents and, in turn, how they behave.

The study considered three general styles of parenting. Authoritative parents are demanding and controlling while also being warm and sensitive to their children’s needs.

Authoritarian parents, on the contrary, are demanding and controlling without the appearance of caring, attachment and receptiveness. They take a “my way or the highway” approach to their kids.

Permissive parents, the third group, have warm and receptive qualities, but they set few boundaries and carry out few rules.

Using data on early 600 kids from an ongoing study of middle school and high school students in New Hampshire, researchers from the University of New Hampshire were able to find “my way or the highway” parenting with more violent behaviors like robbery, drug-taking, and attacking someone else with the intention of hurting or killing.

Firm but loving parenting, on the other hand, led to fewer lawbreakers. Permissive parenting, surprisingly, didn’t seem to make much of a difference either.

To explain the link between parenting style and behavior in kids, the researchers suggested that what matters most is how reasonable kids think their parents’ power is. This sense comes when kids trust that their parents are making the best decisions for them and believe that they need to do what their parents say even if they don’t always like how their parents are treating them.

When kids respect the power of their parents, the researchers reported in the journal of Adolescence, their behavior is better. Previous research has also linked firm but caring parenting with kids who have more self-control and independence.

“When children consider their parents to be the reliable figure, they trust the parents and feel that they have a duty to do what their parents tell them to do,” said lead researcher Pick Trinkner. “This is very important as the parent doesn’t have to rely on a system of rewards and punishments to control behavior and the child is more likely to follow the rules when the parent is not physically present.”

1.Tiger Moms and French Mamas are mentioned in the passage to _______.

A. give an example of authoritarian parenting

B. show the advantage of parenting

C. compare two types of parenting

D. introduce the topic

2.According to the research, what kind of parenting style is likely to cause children’s criminal behaviors?

A. Caring parenting. B. Permissive parenting.

C. Authoritarian parenting. D. Authoritative parenting.

3.Which of the following probably belongs to the action of the permissive parents?

A. Allowing the kids to stay up late at weekends as the kids like.

B. Beating the kids if the kids don’t follow their instructions.

C. Listening to the kids’ request and giving their demands.

D. Setting some rules and checking the kids’ behaviors.

4.According to the passage, children are more likely to obey the rules when _______.

A. their parents listen to them totally

B. they believe in and accept their parents

C. their parents are sensitive to their needs

D. their parents demand and control their behaviors

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Friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches.It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that When we haven’t got a television.People think that we are very strange.“But what do you do in the evening?”,they are always asking.The answer is very simple.Both my wife and I have hobbies.We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls.My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages.This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays.I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection.Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together.

Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house.This does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before.Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do.On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us.They all have a good time.Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games.

1.The couple have not got a television, because

A. they are not rich enough

B. they are strange people

C. they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways

D. they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts

2.Both of the couple are interested in

A. learning languages

B. traveling

C. staying home alone

D. watching people play games

3.At night when there is no electricity, the couple

A. have to stare at the walls

B. can do nothing but sit in silence

C. will have many visitors

D. have to go out for candles

4.The writer tries to tell us that ____.

A. the television is useful

B. electricity is important

C. life is enjoyable without television

D. life is impossible without a television

You know eating fruit and vegetables does good. But do you know it can also make you look good? People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appeared more attractive, researchers found. Scientists at St Andrews University found eating them slightly increased yellow and red pigments in the volunteers' skin. They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start, and after three and six weeks. Increasing their intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day was found to make the person look more healthy and an extra 3.3 portions could enhance their attractiveness, when their photographs were rated by others.

Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids(类胡萝卜素),which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays, and can also prevent age-related diseases including heart disease and cancer. But while it was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables such as carrots could turn skin orange,it was not known a small increase was perceptible(被觉察)to others—and was seen as appealing.

A camera measured changes to the skin's redness, yellowness and lightness, and found it significantly changed in people who naturally increased their intake. These changes were not evident in three weeks. Using light sensors, the researchers showed these red and yellow hues were linked with the levels of carotenoids in their skin. There are hundreds of carotenoids but those thought to have the most dramatic effect are lycopene(番茄红素)—which gives tomatoes and red peppers their red colour—and beta-carotene found in carrots as well as broccoli, squash, and spinach. Skin colour is also affected by chemicals called polyphenols(多元酚),found in apples, blueberries and cherries, which cause blood rush to the skin surface.

1.What do we know from the research?

A. If you take in a little more fruit and vegetables, you will obviously look more attractive in three weeks.

B. People who increased their intake of greens by 3.3 portions a day were found the most attractive after six weeks.

C. Increasing your intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day can greatly improve your health.

D. The researchers took the pictures of the 35 people in the research at different stages.

2.Which of the following is NOT the function of carotenoids?

A. They can protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays.

B. They can prevent heart disease and cancer.

C. They can keep you in good health.

D. They can prevent age-related diseases.

34. 3.Which of the statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. We've already known eating extreme amounts of carrots can turn skin orange.

B. We knew in the past that eating a few more carrots could make us look appealing.

C. The research showed the improvement in skin is linked with the levels of carotenoids in it.

D. Among hundreds of carotenoids, lycopene is thought to have the most dramatic effect

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

A. Eating fruit and vegetables does good.

B. Eating fruit and vegetables makes you look good.

C. How to become attractive?

D. Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids.

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Bedrooms

Bedrooms are very important. In fact, you spend one third of your life in yours. This means that your probably don’t want a boring bedroom. You will not want a bedroom full of so many things that you can’t get to your bed, or that is painted in your least favorite color. 1.________

When you are designing a bedroom and you don’t know what to do with some space in the corner, you may want to see if you can fit in a desk or a small sitting area. 2.________ You might want to fill this space to get some more storage space or have somewhere to have some privacy.

Furniture is not the only thing to consider when you design your bedroom. 3.________If you aren’t sure what to do, just keep your walls and furniture white, and make sure that little things are also in the same style.

4.________ You can put up dry erase boards, chalkboards, and pictures to give your room some style. You may also want to put in a bedside table. Those are great ways to show others some of your favorite photos and lovely toys. Finally, try to find something that adds energy and life to your bedroom. 5.________

A. You also need to consider color.

B. You could also put in a bookshelf to create space.

C. Besides, you might have some wall space to use up.

D. This means you will need to plan out your bedroom.

E. Don’t choose a heavy, large bed for a small bedroom.

F. Of course, plants help a lot and they can also keep the air clean.

G. If you love to read in bed, a small bedside table probably won’t work.

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