大学英语(四)复习题22376new

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1、大学英语（四）复习题一、阅读理解Passage1Thejobofraisingchildrenisatoughone.Childrendon’tcomewithaninstructionmanual.Andeachchildisdifferent.Inraisingchildren,whatwedoisinfluencedbyourculture.ToAmericans,thegoalofparentsistohelpchildrenstandontheirowntwofeet.Frominfancy,eachchildmaygethisorherownroom.Aschildrengro

2、w,theygainmorefreedomtomaketheirownchoices.Teenagerschoosetheirownformsofentertainment,aswellasthefriends.Whentheyreachyoungadulthood,theychoosetheirowncareersandmarriagepartners.Ofcourse,manyyoungadultsstillseektheirparents’adviceandapprovalforthechoicestheymake.Butoncethey“leavethenest”ataround1

3、8to21yearsold,theywanttobe“ontheirown”.TherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildreninAmericaisveryinformal.Americanparentstrytotreattheirchildrenasindividuals.Theyallowthemtofulfilltheirowndreams.Americanspraiseandencouragetheirchildrentogivethemtheconfidencetosucceed.Whenchildrenbecomeadults,theirrel

4、ationshipwiththeirparentsbecomesmorelikeafriendshipamongequals.Butcontrarytopopularbelief,mostadultAmericansdon’tmaketheirparentspayforroomandboardwhentheycometovisit.Evenasadults,theyrespectandhonortheirparents.Mostyoungcoupleswithchildrenstrugglewiththeissueofchildcare.Mothershavetraditionallyst

5、ayedhomewiththeirchildren.Inrecentyears,though,agrowingtrendistoputpreschoolersinadaycarecentersoMomcanwork.ManyAmericanshavestrongfeelingsaboutwhichtypeofarrangementisbest.Somearguethatattendingadaycarecentercanbeapositiveexperienceforchildren.Othersinsistthatmothersarethebestcaregiversforchildre

6、n.Anumberofwomenarenowleavingtheworkforcetobecomefull-timehomemakers.DiscipliningchildrenisanotherareathatAmericanparentshavedifferingopinionsabout.Manyparentsfeelthatanold-fashionedspankinghelpsyoungsterslearnwhat“No”means.Otherspreferalternateformsofdiscipline.Forexample,childrenin“timeout”havet

7、ositinacornerorbyawall.Theycangetuponlywhentheyarereadytoactnicely.Olderchildrenandteenagerswhobreaktherulesmaynotbeallowedtogooutwithfriends.Someoftheirprivilegesathomemayalsobetakenawayforawhile.Althoughdiscipl