1 . Three Books for A More Honest View of Parent
Nowadays, it seems there are two ways to write about parenthood. I am heartily sick of both. This year I’ve decided to hug books that are inspiring and honest, yet do not avoid the pleasures of parenthood.
Life Among the Savages Shirley Jackson price: $15
Shirley Jackson, author of one of the most amazingly sinister novels of all time and of the short story The Lottery, also wrote two charming novels about raising her four children in an old farmhouse in rural Vermont. In Life Among the Savages, Jackson’s humor is as thrilling as her horror, and her children seem never to inspire in her anything worse than a fond exasperation (恼怒) .
A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You Amy Bloom price: $13. 95
A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You contains one of the most absolute expressions of a mother’s love in fiction. Much of it takes place in the waiting room of a gender-reassignment surgeon. It’s about a woman who is determined to be the mother that her child needs her to be. In this collection ordinary women rise to the occasion demanded by motherhood. They make mistakes but they generall succeed in making up for them.
Family Man Calvin Trillin price: $ 18
In his memoir (回忆录) Family Man, Calvin Trillin writes with humor about his wife and daughters. He gives what I think is the single most useful piece of parenting advice “Getting advice on the best way to bring up children is like getting advice on the best way to breathe sooner or later you’re probably going to forget it and go back to your regular old in-and-out.” Trillin gives the impression of being the best kind of husband.
1. Which book tells a story of raising children in the countryside?A.The Lottery. | B.Family Man. |
C.Life Among the Savages. | D.A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You. |
A.A humorous mother. | B.An operation. |
C.Offering advice. | D.Being a kind husband. |
A.They share a theme. | B.They target the same audience. |
C.They were written by the same author. | D.They were published in the same year. |
1. Who got a new phone?
A.Daniel. | B.The man. | C.The man’s father. |
A.He wanted to have a phone like the speaker. |
B.He didn’t want the speaker to leave for college. |
C.He was sad that the speaker spent less time with him. |
A.Think about what he’s missing. |
B.Turn his phone off for a day. |
C.Stop playing games on the phone. |
注意: 写作词数应为80左右。
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1. Whom did people usually marry in Russia in the past?
A.Those with the same interests. |
B.Those with the same background. |
C.Those with the same profession. |
A.She was a scientist. | B.She was a teacher. | C.She was a musician. |
A.Husband and wife. |
B.Father and daughter. |
C.Employer and employee. |
6 . My parents have very different parenting styles. Dad brings out the best in me. He is calm and reasonable and treats me like an adult.
My friends and I think that our parents care too much about us. Take me for example.
Parents need to learn to trust us. There is no point in becoming angry, which just makes things worse. A few months ago, Mum went crazy when I told her I’d been receiving e-mails from a stranger I’d met online. Since then she hasn’t allowed me to use the Internet.
I understand them, but they overreact (反应过激).
We love the idea of being really close to our parents.
A.Some teenagers refuse to open up to their parents. |
B.But she isn’t so bad as many of my friends’ parents. |
C.Mum, on the other hand, kept respecting my decisions. |
D.We also know deep down that our parents care about us most. |
E.Recently, I wanted to take a train to Portsmouth to see a friend. |
F.What they do makes us not want to talk about our personal things with them. |
G.Mum, like so many parents of my friends, makes me not want to follow her advice. |
7 . A man came home from work late to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
“Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man.
“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
Looking up, the little boy asked, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”
The father was angry, “If the only reason why you asked that is that you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard every day for such this childish behavior?”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. “How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?”
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down and started to think: “Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 because he really didn’t ask for money very often.”
The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door. “Are you asleep, son?” He asked. “No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy.
“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too strict with you earlier,” said the man. “It’s been a long day and I took out my bad feelings on you. Here’s the $10 you asked for.” The little boy sat straight up, smiling, “Oh, thank you, daddy!” Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled(褶皱的)bills.
The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father. “Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father complained. “Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
1. Why was the father angry at first?A.Because he misunderstood his son. | B.Because he worked too late that day. |
C.Because his son wanted to buy a silly toy. | D.Because his son asked for too much money. |
A.To offer his son more money. | B.To check if his son was asleep. |
C.To make an apology for his strictness. | D.To take out his bad feelings on his son. |
A.That his son owed him money. | B.That his son had owned money. |
C.That his son had told a lie to him. | D.That his son refused to talk to him. |
A.Inspired. | B.Panicked. | C.Regretful. | D.Doubtful. |
1. 自己与父母的相处情况;
2. 改善关系的两点建议。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mark,
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Many teenagers have difficult getting along with their fathers. I can fully put myself your shoes, as I once experienced the same problem. You can try the followed suggestions.
Be patient with your father. You two must have misunderstood each another. The key to solve the problem is regular and honest communication. Explain your actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully, and address her concerns. Besides, you should try your best to seeing things from his point of view. Only in these ways can your misunderstandings be clear up. You will learn to back down and how your father will relax. With a little bit of patience and communication, much of these problems can be solved.
1、父母与子女关系良好的重要性;
2、你希望与你的父母之间的关系是怎样的;
3、如何才能建立这种关系?
注 意:1、100字左右。2、开头已为你写好,不计入总字数。
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