Question

Moms take care of their children’s life and dads bring home food and make the family rules. These are the roles moms and dads fall into when they become parents and it’s common among all cultures. But times change and parents’ roles seem to be changing, too. More women are bringing home food by having full-time jobs and men are taking care of their children at home.

Chinese TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? provides a closer look at the changing roles of dads in modern family life. The show follows the adventures（冒险经历）of five celebrity（明星）dads who take trips with their young children and try to complete a set of tasks. It shows how dads are trying hard to find the best way to raise their children and keep a closer relationship with them. Young dads no longer want to be cold.

Psychologists（心理学家）say that a strong fatherly influence is important in a child’s development. Because fathers teach their children skills and encourage them to try new things, and they also give them a sense of safety. A child learns that if something goes wrong, he or she can depend on dad to help fix it. The psychologists also say that without a dad, a child is more possible to drop out of school and get into trouble.

A mother’s love is important, and so is a father’s love. Chen Mo, a psychology professor says, “It takes both parents to raise a child. Children have different needs at different ages and this needs to be considered by both parents.”

1. What are the common roles of moms and dads in all cultures?

A. Moms take care of their children and dads bring home food and make the family rules.

B. Moms bring home food and dads take care of their children at home.

C. Both parents take care of their children at home.

D. Both parents go out to work, while grandparents take care of their children at home.

2. What are the young dads trying to do in the show?

A. They are trying hard to find the best way to change roles of dads in modern life.

B. They are trying to complete a set of tasks with their kids. They are also trying hard to find the best way to raise their children and keep a closer relationship with them.

C. They are trying to make more money.

D. They are trying to be cold to their kids.

3. Why is a strong fatherly influence important in a child’s development?

A. Fathers teach their children skills and encourage them to try new things. They also give them a sense of safety.

B. If something goes wrong, a child can depend on dad to help fix it.

C. With a dad, a child can do better in school work.

D. Without a dad, a child is more possible to drop out of school and get into trouble.

4.Why does it take both parents to raise a child?

A. A child feels safer with both parents.

B. A child feels happier with both parents.

C. Both parents need to consider that children have different needs at different ages.

D. It is both the father’s and the mother’s duty to raise a child.

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

1.1】考查细节理解。由文章第一句Moms take care of their children’s life and dads bring home food and make the family rules.选出A句意：在所有的国家，父母通常的角色是什么？妈妈照顾孩子，爸爸带食物回家并且制定家庭规则。

2.2】考查细节理解。由第二段的who take trips with their young children and try to complete a set of tasks. It shows how dads are trying hard to find the best way to raise their children and keep a closer relationship with them.可以选择B。句意：在这个节目中，这些年轻的父亲们将要努力和孩子们完成一系列的任务，还有努力找到一个最好的方法来抚养孩子并且与孩子保持更亲近的关系。

3.3】考查细节理解。由第三段第一句和第二句得出。可以选择A。句意：为什么强烈的父爱的影响对一个孩子很重要。父亲教给孩子们技能并且鼓励他们尝试新东西，父亲还给孩子们一种安全感。

4.考查细节理解。由文章最后一段的It takes both parents to raise a child. Children have different needs at different ages and this needs to be considered by both parents.可以选择C。句意：为什么养育一个孩子需要父母双方。父母双方都有考虑孩子在不同的年龄有不同的需求。

考点：记叙类阅读。