2 . We try to give our children so much but sometimes forget to give them the greatest gift, the ability to feel grateful. Without that, we can never give them enough. Gratitude can be expressed for anything—the sight of beautiful clouds, our warm home, or a nice meal.
Many of our parents tried to make us feel grateful by pointing out the hungry children in some faraway land. This often resulted in us offering to send those children the unpleasant clothes or ugly tennis shoes. Just have a look around us, we know how this happened. All around are material things that they (and we) are led to believe we must have- -that we have a right to have.
The most important is simply being an example of being grateful for the things in our own lives. In my work as a school psychologist, a mother with a 9-year-old came to see me for help. We worked out a way to teach him to feel gratitude- but not to say how fortunate he was. She started by talking about what had gone on in her day that she was grateful for: a friend who praised her work or the quiet evening without too much washing. Then she asked him if anything good happened in his day. He got the idea, shared a few things, and it soon became a habit.
So along with all the things on the wish lists, we can add another one: gratitude. It might even help to start by letting our kids know that, regardless of their appearance, their scores, or their abilities, they are source of gratitude in our lives.
1. According to the author, gratitude________.
| A．may come from everyday life | B．should come first on the wish lists |
| C．is more important than children's scores | D．must be taught by teachers in school |
2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
| A．The situation of children in poor areas. | B．The skill of choosing and sending gifts. |
| C．The difference between right and wrong. | D．The reason for children's feeling ungrateful. |
3. The story of the 9-year-old boy is mainly to show that parents should________.
| A．teach their children to forget bad things in life | B．set an example to children to feel grateful |
| C．tell their children how lucky they are | D．praise their children quite often |
4. In which part of a website can we probably find the text?
| A．News. | B．Jobs. | C．Family. | D．Arts. |
