Some children are born bosses. They have a need to make decisions, manage their environment and lead rather than follow. Too much rule in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Family expert John Taylor says, “Children have secret feelings of weakness. They are always trying to feel safe. ”It’s the parents’ duty－not the child’s－to provide safety.

When a “boss child’’ doesn’t learn limits（限制）at home, troubles will appear outside the family. The child may have trouble obeying（遵守）teachers, for example, or keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your ruling ways.

Bossy kids are often unusually bright. Their parents need to be especially careful to manage them. Bossy kids usually work more on the mother. It’s important for both parents to know their child’s weakness, to agree on key rules and to back each up.

    Even as you try to be kind—to a point—don’t give up your parental ruling post. Instead, stand your ground by using body language that tells your child who the boss is.

    Good manners are important to family. Show a child by example how to ask for something rather than shout orders. Try asking your child to do things that are not too difficult. Then reward（奖励）him with a hug（拥抱）and words such as “Thank you. I like it when you listen to me.” Over time good manners will become associated（联结）with pleasure.

1.Is the passage mainly about how to teach children?

2.Do boss children usually feel lonely or have a lot of friends?

3.Which of the parents should know their child’s weakness?

4.Why is it important to teach children good manners?

5.What should parents be like to teach a boss child well?

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.

When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s  46  to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to  47  a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t   48  or lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even  49  to the owner of the restaurant.

Paying the bill    50  also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays  51  everybody. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but  52  friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “Going Dutch（均摊费用）”.Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the  53  .This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s  54  to leave tips of 10％,15％,or 20％ of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!

The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can  55  the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.

1.A. popular            B. difficult               C. important

2.A. cause              B. keep                 C. make

3.A. noisy              B. noise                 C. lucky

4.A. shout              B. explain               C. complain

5.A. are                B. is                   C. be

6.A. on                 B. for                  C. in

7.A. until               B. when                C. unless

8.A. gatekeeper          B. seller                C. waiter

9.A. terrible             B. common             C. serious

10.A. invent              B. find                 C. prefer

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.

When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s important to know the right and wrong things to do. (2)For example, in China it’s OK to make a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy and lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many Western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there will be unhappy.

Paying the bill is also (1)__________ __________ country to country. In China one person usually pays for everyone. In Western countries, if friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “ go Dutch”. Also, when Westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite.

The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.

1. 在（1）处填上适当的词，使句意完整，上下文通顺：____________   _____________

2.将（2）句译成中文：__________________________________.

3. 根据短文内容回答问题：  

How will other people feel if a table is too loud in Western countries?

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4.在文中找出 People think it’s polite to leave a tip的同义句：

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5.在文中找出本文的中心句：____________________________________________

We know good manners are important. Today I am going to tell you something about manners in different countries. I think you already know that people in different countries usually have different ways of doing things. Something that is rude in one country may be quite polite in another. For example, in Britain you mustn’t lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having liquid food. That is considered bad manners in Britain. But in Japan you needn’t worry about making a noise when you drink something. It shows that you are enjoying it. In Britain we try not to put our hands on the table at all during a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table throughout a meal. In Arabic countries we must be careful with our hands. You see, in Arabic countries you mustn’t eat with your left hand. This is considered to be very impolite. So, what should you do if you visit a foreign country? Well, you needn’t worry. You can ask the native people there to help you and you can just watch carefully and try to do what they do.
【小题1】In Arabic countries you must be careful with your _____.