Love your parents
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling （满意的）part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.
Respect them more and cherish（珍惜）these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend.
Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.
Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them.
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. .
| A．There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example. |
| B．Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can. |
| C．Tell them you love them every morning. |
| D．Forgiveness is the key. |
| E．Parents will turn express their love to you. |
| F．After this, share your feelings with your parents. |
| G．Please remember parents are as important as friends. |
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【推荐1】Talking with Your Parents
Learning to deal with your parents as a young adult is a tough task. Sometimes, parents struggle to admit you have grown up and can care for yourself. Other times, they may simply have thought otherwise. No doubt, communication is the best way to solve the conflict. Here are some tips on that.
Choose a time when your parents can sit down and talk with you without being distracted. Try to talk with your parents alone at first. If you live away from home, call and ask what time would work the best for them.
Be straightforward and honest.
You are only as good as your words, so don't lie. Simply recount the events from your list and include your emotional reactions. If it is easier, you may ask your parents to remain silent until you finish with an initial 'list' of concerns.
When your parents get a chance to talk, respect them and listen carefully. This is your opportunity to try to understand where they are coming from. There is a possibility that the same event was viewed in two different ways.
Ask for advice.
Keep parts of the conversation positive by telling your parents about your goals for the future. Discuss your financial, romantic, or work plans and ask for their advice?
| A．Pick a good setting. |
| B．Choose a suitable time. |
| C．Wait until they are finished and ask some questions. |
| D．It's not healthy to hold thoughts and feelings inside. |
| E．It's best to avoid a public place for a conversation of this type. |
| F．You can also ask your parents for money to show respect for them. |
| G．This lets them know that you value their opinion and will request it. |
【推荐2】How is it that siblings (兄弟姐妹) can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family. The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later. The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival. The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too. One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father.
Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918. But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each other’s lives. Dr. Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings. The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one-on-one time with parents. But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development. Later-borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between “I” and “me”.
A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially. Love-hate relationships were common among the children. Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs.
One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age. Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and third. Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters. A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained form their parents. (375words)
1. The underlined part “in a different family” (in Para.1) means ________.| A．in a different family environment | B．in a different family tradition |
| C．in different family crises | D．in different families |
| A．get their parents’ individual guidance | B．learn a lot from their elder siblings |
| C．experience a lot of difficulties | D．pick up words more quickly |
| A．Siblings hated fighting and loved playing. | B．Siblings in some families fought frequently. |
| C．Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships. | D．Siblings learned to get on together from fights. |
【推荐3】It was the first family ski weekend in Colorado. I was tired and considered quitting it. But I figured I should push through—if I skipped out, then the kids would think that they could too. After dropping the kids at ski school, my husband and I charted our course on the mountain map. Then, I pushed off and three minutes later, my right ski inverted (倒转的) and took my leg with it... I still remember hearing the crack.
I was taken down the mountain in an ambulance. After surgery I woke up with my leg bandaged beyond recognition, my mouth dry and my mind confused. I wouldn’t walk for three months, optimistically. I couldn’t drive. I couldn’t navigate the steps in our house. I couldn’t even shower on my own. I turned to Adam and asked, “How are we going to manage?” “We’ll figure it out,” Adam said. I nodded, because what was the alternative? But nowhere in any of my cells did I believe him. Not even a tiny bit.
But something unexpected happened: my children learned to be both autonomous and empathetic. They ran up the steps each day after school to check on me. Without the luxury of my packing their lunches or ensuring that their homework was filed, they learned to do it themselves.
And my husband too! The man previously had to be told what to do and when to do it, and sometimes why too. When I went down on the mountain, he attended to my every need, as he said to me once, “After all the years that you did so much, it was my turn to show up.”
Sometimes—many times—both in life and in marriage, you hope for the sunset overlooking the ocean off a deserted beach, but what you get is a drive to physical therapy. That’s OK. When I went down on that mountain, I worried that my injury would upend everything. It turns out that it did.
1. What can be inferred about the mother before the accident?| A．She enjoyed herself in the ski. |
| B．She was desperate for a change. |
| C．She was the only breadwinner of the family. |
| D．She committed herself to taking care of the family. |
| A．Worried. | B．Regretful. | C．Relieved. | D．Respected. |
| A．Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise |
| B．God helps those who help themselves |
| C．He who makes no mistakes makes nothing |
| D．The one who wants to wear a crown must bear the weight |
| A．Unforgettable skiing | B．When mum broke her leg |
| C．A father turning over a new leaf | D．How to survive a skiing accident |
【推荐1】A new year brings a new calendar of exhibitions and there are so many fantastic shows to get stuck into. Make seeing more art your new year’s resolution and start filling your diary with these unmissable exhibitions.
Calligraphic Awards
Lanting Xu, written by calligrapher Wang Xizhi in the mid-4th century, is considered one of the greatest pieces of Chinese calligraphy. It thereafter inspired the China Calligraphers Association to launch the China Calligraphy Lanting Awards, the country’s top awards for the creation of calligraphy. An exhibition now at the National Art Museum of China shows such handwritten pieces by 19 artists who have received Lanting's lifetime achievement awards. The exhibition runs until April 27.
9:00 am-5:00 pm, closed on Mondays.
Refocusing on the Medium
Works by 17 trailblazers (先锋) in experimental video art from China, Japan and South Korea are being shown at Refocusing on the Medium: The Rise of East Asia Video Art, a survey exhibition at the Minsheng Art Museum. It is an unprecedented art exploration — how video is reshaping artistic creation since the 1960s. It takes viewers to the past and the frontiers of video art. The exhibition ends on May 8.
10:00 am-5:00 pm, closed on Wednesdays.
Rebuilding Ideals
Yin Zhaoyang is a leading artist of his generation. He has developed a highly personalized approach to landscape painting, exploring the relations between individuals and society, history and the present. Rebuilding Ideals, an exhibition at the Tang Contemporary Art Museum, reviews Yin’s creation and methods of thinking over more than 20 years. The exhibition runs until May 5.
10:00 am-5:00 pm, closed on Fridays.
Reverse Reconstruction
Contemporary artist Yang Mushi is showing installations (设备) made between 2019 and 2022 at his fourth solo exhibition, Reverse Reconstruction, at Galerie Urs Meile. It shows Yang's continuous exploration of the presentations of materials, such as stainless steel, wood and plastics. His works examine the meanings of handwork and mass production that have reshaped people’s way of life. The exhibition runs until May 15.
11:00 am-6:30 pm, closed on Mondays.
1. What is the author’s writing purpose of the passage?| A．To stress the importance of keeping an art diary. |
| B．To recommend several must-see art exhibitions. |
| C．To discuss why people should go to exhibitions. |
| D．To encourage readers to make new year’s resolution. |
| A．10:30 am on Sunday |
| B．11:00 am on Wednesday |
| C．2:30 pm on Monday |
| D．4:00 pm on Friday |
| A．The exhibition will be in progress until May 8. |
| B．The exhibition is available throughout the week. |
| C．The exhibition merely features works by Chinese artists. |
| D．The exhibition has reshaped artistic creation since 1960s. |
| A．Galerie Urs Meile. |
| B．Minsheng Art Museum. |
| C．National Art Museum of China. |
| D．Tang Contemporary Art Museum. |
| A．Business. |
| B．Sports. |
| C．Culture. |
| D．Nature. |
【推荐2】What comes to your mind when you think of kung fu? Maybe the image of Shaolin monks (和尚) posing with a serious look in their eyes. But does it really present the meaning of kung fu?
Laurence J. Brahm, a filmmaker from the United States, explored (探索) this question in Searching for Kung Fu (《寻找功夫》). In the movie, Brahm traveled to cities in China and the US in search of the value of kung fu.
Brahm himself is a kung fu lover who has been practicing the art for more than 40 years. For him, it is more than a pastime. Ages ago, Brahm was unable to use one of his legs for two years and had to walk with a cane (拐杖). But by practicing martial arts (武术), he was able to recover step by step. Now, kung fu has become a daily activity for him and also the way he begins the day.
Still, there are other deep meanings in the practice. Nonviolence is one value, which is shown both in the name and practice of kung fu. The Chinese character Wu has two parts—ge, meaning “to fight”, and zhi, meaning “to stop”. So, the meaning of kung fu in Chinese is the art of stopping fighting, the art of nonviolence. Kung fu artists always greet people with baoquan. This lets each person know that there are no hidden weapons (隐藏的武器) and shows trust.
“The traditional values of kung fu, actually, are in the minds of all Chinese people,” Brahm told Xinhua.
1. What does Brahm think of kung fu?| A．It’s just a way to kill time. | B．It’s bad for the performer’s legs. |
| C．It’s a way to stay healthy. | D．It’s the best way to greet people. |
| A．To fight bravely. | B．To stop fighting. |
| C．To greet people actively. | D．To use weapons secretly. |
| A．To present the value of kung fu. |
| B．To introduce a movie. |
| C．To prove the popularity of kung fu. |
| D．To show the kindness of Chinese people. |
| A．Strong-minded. | B．Friendly. | C．Generous. | D．Confident. |
【推荐3】Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some suggestions for you to bridge generation gap.
Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. You can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go to some place to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise. Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a car. They argued over it, but finally they came to a compromise. Michael bought the car, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try.
1. From the passage we know ________ have a communication problem.| A．teachers and students | B．parents and children of all ages |
| C．parents and their school children | D．children and other people |
| A．shout at them | B．write a letter to them every time |
| C．call them on the phone | D．speak to them politely |
| A．make yourself happy | B．become angry |
| C．go away | D．make yourself quiet and relaxed |
| A．keep away from them |
| B．agree with them all the time |
| C．have a talk with them and make your values known to them |
| D．argue with them every time you have disagreements |
| A．there are serious problems in families today |
| B．parents and children have a generation gap |
| C．parents should love their children |
| D．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap |
【推荐1】Most people don't need convincing that happy relationships are the key to a successful life. When Harvard researchers followed 268 men for more than 70 years, the study's founding director summarized its finding with a single sentence: Happiness is love.
The magic ratio(比例)for happy relationships
The piece comes from newsletter The Profile. Just seven days married, Polina Marinova asked The Profile readers for their best marriage tips.
A real thing for other relationships, too
It's important to note that the 5:1 ratio was not invented merely for couples.
| A．Humans are, as we all know, complex. |
| B．It’s a handy standard to keep in mind for all relationships. |
| C．The whole article is worth a read due to the excellent advice. |
| D．The tips were finally collected by a love expert John Gottman. |
| E．This ratio is actually backed by decades of research by John Gottman. |
| F．However, marriage life can be far happier if the 5:1 ratio is carried out. |
| G．The study also shows loving relationships improve your physical health and job satisfaction. |
【推荐2】All parents tell their children little white lies from time to time. For example, they always say, “Of course father Christmas comes down the chimney!” It is all part of the magic of childhood. However, there is one lie that’s bigger than all the others. It’s “I don’t have a favorite child”.
American writer, Jeffrey Kluger writes, “95% of parents in the world have a favourite child, and the other 5% are lying.” He may be exaggerating (夸大) the figures for dramatic effect, but scientific research shows that Kluger is not far off the truth, although every parent refuses to admit that they have a favorite child.
According to one recent study by the researchers from the University of California, which followed 384 sibling (兄弟姐妹) pairs and their parents for three years, 65% of the mothers and 70% of the fathers showed a preference for one of their children. As this study was among families that knew they were being monitored, there is a strong possibility the true figures could be significantly higher.
Generally, parents would say there is no favoritism in their families. But interestingly, a lot of personal stories from parents shows that they or their siblings were indeed their mother or father’s favorite children. It seems everyone knows favoritism exists, but nobody wants to put their hand up and say they are guilty of it themselves.
Another research suggests that mothers do tend to show a preference for their first-born son, while fathers often choose their youngest daughters as their favorite. Parents will often be drawn to the child who is easiest to get along with, or the child that share similar features to them. For example, mum will have a special bond with their sensitive, arty son while dad focuses attention on his sporty daughter.
Professor Scott says being least favoured in a family can colour our behaviour as adults. “Children who feel they are less loved within their family are more likely to develop anxiety, depression and low self confidence.” But some experts believe being less favoured can have positive consequences. Professor Scott agrees that favored children can sometimes find life difficult when they have to live in the real world without their parents.
1. The passage mainly tells the readers about _______________.| A．parents’ preference for their children |
| B．different ways of raising children |
| C．people’s love for their parents |
| D．parents’ influences on their children |
| A．There was no father Christmas or chimney at all. |
| B．People remember the magic of their childhood. |
| C．Parents really want to lie to their children. |
| D．Few parents admit they have a favorite child. |
| A．The son who shares similar features with his father. |
| B．The most beautiful youngest girl in the family. |
| C．The son who loves art and has a sensitive feeling. |
| D．The daughter who plays basketball very well. |
| A．His behavior as an adult will be affected. |
| B．He will have a colorful life in the future. |
| C．He will become more confident. |
| D．He will find that life is difficult. |
【推荐3】As most of us know, talking and listening don’t go smoothly every time.Will your parents take you seriously, believe what you say, listen to and respect your opinions?
●Be clear and direct.Be as clear as you can about what you think, feel, and want.
●Be honest. If you’re always honest, a parent will be likely to believe what you say.If you sometimes hide the truth or add too much drama, your parents will have a harder time believing what you tell them. If you lie, they’ll find it hard to trust you.
●Try to understand their point of view.If you have a disagreement, can you see your parents’ side?
●Try not to argue or complain. Using a tone that’s friendly and respectful makes it more likely that your parents will listen and take what you say seriously.
| A．Hit your pillow. |
| B．If you can, say so. |
| C．A lot depends on your parents. |
| D．Think twice before you make a decision. |
| E．Your parents won’t always see things in your way. |
| F．Give details that can help your parents understand your situation. |
| G．Of course, this is hard for any of us when we’re feeling heated about something. |
