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| A．Husband and wife. |
| B．Father and daughter. |
| C．Employer and employee. |
3 . Does the happiness of parents play a role in shaping the overall happiness of their children? Scientific studies have shed light on the far-reaching connection between parental happiness and the positive development of kids. It seems that parental happiness has an important influence on the emotional, social, and cognitive (认知的) development of children.
Another great idea is sharing experiences and creating many memories together. The idea is twofold.
One of the main aspects of being happy parents is feeling comfortable, confident and able to be themselves, despite their new status and huge responsibility. Honestly, when parents prioritize their own happiness, it has positive effects on the overall happiness of the family.
When parents put their own happiness first, they become role models for their kids. They see the importance of self-care, pursuing passions and maintaining healthy relationships.
| A．However, part of being responsible is being honest. |
| B．They are passing on some major life skills and attitudes. |
| C．They may lose a bit of their sense of self when caring for children. |
| D．Parents can adopt practical ways to enhance their own happiness. |
| E．A joyful and harmonious family environment benefits everyone involved. |
| F．This can happen when parents prioritize their own happiness according to Inc. |
| G．Firstly, the parents continue to be themselves and do something they love. |
4 . Conflict is an unavoidable part of life. So how can we save meaningful relationships after a fight with our loved ones?
Say the words. After hours of quarreling, many people struggle to summon up the courage to say “I am sorry.” To some it is almost equal to admitting defeat, and no one likes to lose.
Ask for the chance to make up or pay for your mistakes. This gesture is even more effective if it comes at some personal cost to you. So pay for that broken window with your allowance, buy your sister a new pair of headphones after a quarrel, or offer to help your partner with extra housework after arguments.
Apologies do work, but be mindful that how you apologize also matters.
| A．Take responsibility for your own wrongdoing. |
| B．One critical way is by learning how to apologize. |
| C．Many people try to avoid uttering those little words. |
| D．Second, real actions should come after sweet words. |
| E．It’s necessary to remember to avoid financial losses in a fight. |
| F．In the end, you will be further along in the forgiveness process. |
| G．And sometimes an apology is not enough to repair a relationship. |
5 . Search “toxic parents”, and you’ll find more than 38, 000 posts, largely urging young adults to cut ties with their families. The idea is to safeguard one’s mental health from abusive parents. However, as a psychoanalyst (精神分析学家), I’ve seen that trend in recent years become a way to manage conflicts in the family, and I have seen the severe impacts estrangement (疏远) has on both sides of the divide. This is a self-help trend that creates much harm.
“Canceling” your parent can be seen as an extension of a cultural trend aimed at correcting imbalances in power and systemic inequality. Today’s social justice values respond to this reality, calling on us to criticize oppressive and harmful figures and to gain power for those who have been powerless. But when adult children use the most effective tool they have – themselves – to gain a sense of security and ban their parents from their lives, the roles are simply switched, and the pain only deepens.
Often, what I see in my practice are cases of family conflict mismanaged, power dynamics turned upside down rather than negotiated. I see the terrible effect of that trend: situations with no winners, only isolated humans who long to be known and feel safe in the presence of the other.
The catch is that after estrangement, adult children are not suddenly less dependent. In fact, they feel abandoned and betrayed, because in the unconscious, it doesn’t matter who is doing the leaving; the feeling that remains is “being left”. They carry the ghosts of their childhood, tackling the emotional reality that those who raised us can never truly be left behind, no matter how hard we try.
What I have found is that most of these families need repair, not permanent break-up. How can one learn how to negotiate needs, to create boundaries and to trust? How can we love others, and ourselves, if not through accepting the limitations that come with being human? Good relationships are the result not of a perfect level of harmony but rather of successful adjustments.
To pursue dialogue instead of estrangement will be hard and painful work. It can’t be a single project of “self-help”, because at the end of the day, real intimacy (亲密关系) is achieved by working through the injuries of the past together. In most cases of family conflict, repair is possible and preferable to estrangement – and it’s worth the work.
1. Why do young people cut ties with the family?| A．To gain an independent life. | B．To restore harmony in the family. |
| C．To protect their psychological well-being. | D．To follow a tendency towards social justice. |
| A．Response. | B．Problem. | C．Operation. | D．Emphasis. |
| A．break down boundaries | B．gain power within the family |
| C．live up to their parents’ expectations | D．accept imperfection of family members |
| A．To advocate a self-help trend. | B．To justify a common social value. |
| C．To argue against a current practice. | D．To discuss a means of communication. |
6 . Life offers its fair share of challenges. At any given time, anyone can face difficult sea- sons in their life. It is true for you. When you're experiencing difficulty, it's always helpful to have a support system to get through it.
Offer legal resources. If you have family members who are in trouble with the law, you can offer assistance by pointing in the direction of various legal resources, You can even decide to cover a part of their legal fees in court.
Provide encouragement. When people are down on their luck, it's really easy for them to get discouraged and give up. Instead, it's a wise move to offer words of encouragement to the person. Always remind them that they're strong, capable and more powerful than they realize.
Be a safe place. Sometimes, people struggle because they don't feel any love or support from anyone around them.
| A．No man is an island. |
| B．Encourage independence |
| C．In fact, they are surrounded by pressure. |
| D．Always compete with your family members. |
| E．Tell them that they will get through this situation. |
| F．It's all up to you to decide how you can help them. |
| G．However, you know that there's nothing you can do. |
7 . The key to a happy life has nothing to do with getting ahead at work, making money, or traveling the world. Instead, living your best life and creating meaning is all about one thing: relationships.
A study of adult development has been running at Harvard since 1938, and is now on its second generation of participants—the children of the original study’s subjects. Over decades, the research team collected data about their lives, including their physical and mental health, marital (婚姻的) status and quality, career happiness, etc.
They found the most important aspect in how happy and healthy these men were over time was their relationships. In other words: Finding happiness in life is all about the people you love.
The research doesn’t only include romantic relationships and marriage. Quality, close relationships are important whether they are in the situation of romantic relationships or closeness between friends or family members. The kind of relationship you have is less important than how close you feel with them.
However, the study only included men, and important gender differences exist in how people experience relationships. Some research suggests that men may benefit more from marriage. But they tend to have a harder time keeping friendships; as men get older, they will more likely say they have nobody to discuss important subjects with. So it’s possible that having close relationships throughout their lives might affect men differently than women.
The findings line up with the effects of loneliness. People who are socially isolated have a greater likelihood of strokes (中风), heart attacks, and higher blood pressure, not to mention mental health issues.
Unfortunately for the youngest generations, recent surveys found that young Americans are lonelier than older generations. That will likely have a big impact on how healthy and happy people feel throughout their lives.
1. What’s the moral lesson from this passage?| A．Travel far and wide to learn a lot. | B．Keep an open mind to be creative. |
| C．Treasure your time with your loved ones. | D．Work hard to be the best of your profession. |
| A．Women are unwilling to participate in the study. |
| B．Men are better at maintaining a close relationship. |
| C．Women are not treated equally in scientific research. |
| D．The findings of the study may not be true for women. |
| A．Because they have nobody to talk to. | B．Because they are more socially isolated. |
| C．Because they can’t keep their relationships. | D．Because they suffer physically and mentally. |
| A．Close Relationships Make a Happy Life |
| B．Men Look Forward to Close Relationships |
| C．Close Relationships Ensure People’s Health |
| D．Men and Women Differ in Keeping Relationships |
1. What does the woman care most about the summer day camp?
| A．Its history. | B．Its reputation. | C．Its location. |
| A．Improving their grades. |
| B．Learning types of skills. |
| C．Developing special interests. |
| A．Neighbors. | B．Teacher and parent. | C．Husband and wife. |
1. What does the speaker's mother want her to be?
| A．A confident person. | B．A warm-hearted person. | C．A humorous person. |
| A．She often traveled by herself. |
| B．Her family moved frequently. |
| C．Her mother was busy working. |
| A．Importance of home schooling. |
| B．Mother-daughter relationship. |
| C．A role model in her family. |
10 . Recently I read an article written by Edan Lepucki and titled "Don't Play With Your Kids. Seriously." It makes a case for parents consciously withdrawing from their children ’s playtime until those children are able to play independently all the time.
According to Edan Lepucki, there are two main reasons. One is that it allows the child time and space to delve into wonderful imaginary worlds that he or she is not able to enter in quite the same way if a parent is present.
The second reason is that it gives parents a break. With everything else we do on a daily basis-feeding, cleaning, disciplining, educating, transporting, and more-it's simply too much to be expected to entertain our kids actively, as well. Lepucki describes a sense of exhaustion to which I can relate.
"The constant quarrelling was so exhausting that my husband and I didn't have the energy to play the way my son preferred. After I scolded him, I felt guilty and frustrated."
Adopting a no-play approach changed everything, improving both the relationship with her son and her own mental wellbeing, and it has done the same for me, with my own three children.
I have another reason for choosing this approach: It builds greater independence in children. Children play differently when adults are present. They tend to rely on adults to solve conflicts，whereas when they're on their own, they have no choice but to rise to the occasion and deal with any issue.
Lenore Skenazy, the author of "Free Range Kids", told me that when adults are present, kids act like kids, but when adults leave, kids become adults. She said, "If there's an adult there, they will take over. So adults need to step back."
Take this as your excuse to stop playing with your kids. Know that it' s perfectly OK to say no, to admit you need a break, and to encourage your children to play without you. Then sit back and observe the clever, imaginative little humans you've created at play. It's a most satisfying feeling.
1. What does the underlined part "delve into" in paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Develop. | B．Change. | C．Explore. | D．Preserve. |
| A．Her relaxing time is increased. | B．She becomes more independent. |
| C．She makes more adult friends. | D．Her physical health has improved. |
| A．To prove kids' poor independence. | B．To provide evidence for an opinion. |
| C．To show kids' changeable character. | D．To explain parents' bad effect on kids. |
| A．It Provides Us with Many Benefits to Play Alone |
| B．Parents Should Help Develop Kids' Independence |
| C．Refusal Can Create a Harmonious Family Atmosphere |
| D．It Won't Hurt Your Kids If You Stop Playing with Them |
