PartB
Directions:
Youaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatextaboutwhatparentsaresupposedtodotoguidetheirchildrenintoadulthood.ChooseaheadingfromthelistA——Gthatbestfitsthemeaningofeachnumberedpartofthetext(41——45)。Thefirstandlastparagraphsofthetextarenotnumbered.Therearetwoextr aheadingsthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
HowCanaParentHelp?
Mothersandfatherscandoalottoensureasafelandinginearlyadulthoodfortheirkids.Evenifajob'sstartingsalaryseemstoosmalltosatisfyanemergingadult'sneedforrapidcontent,thetr ansitionfromschooltoworkcanbelessofasetbackifthestart-upadultisreadyforthemove.Hereareafewmeasures,drawnfrommybookReadyorNot,HereLifeComes,thatparentscantaketopreventwhatIcall“work-lifeunreadness”。
41.
Youcanstartthisprocesswhentheyare11or12.Periodicallyreviewtheiremergingstr engthsandweaknesseswiththemandworktogetheronanyshortcomings,likedifficultyincommunicatingwellorcollaborating.Also,identifythekindsofintereststheykeepcomingbackto,astheseoffercluestothecareersthatwillfitthembest.
42.
Kidsneedarangeofauthenticrolemodels-asopposedtomembersoftheirclique,popstarsandvauntedathletes.Haveregulardinner-table discussionsaboutpeoplethefamilyknowsandhowtheygotwheretheyare.Discussthejoysanddownsidesofyourowncareerandencourageyourkidstoform.someideasabouttheirownfuture.Whenaskedwhattheywanttodo,theyshouldbediscouragedfromsaying“Ihavenoidea.”Theycanchangetheirminds200times,buthavingonlyafoggyviewofthefutureisoflittlegood.
43.
Teachersareresponsibleforteachingkidshowtolearn;parentsshoulderesponsibleforteachingthemhowtowork.Assignresponsibilitiesaroundthehouseandmakesurehomeworkdeadlinesaremet.Encourageteenagerstotakeapart-timejobKidsneedplentyofpracticedelayinggratificationanddeployingeffectiveorganizationalskills,suchasmanagingtimeandsettingpriorities.
45.
Theyshouldknowhowtodealwithsetbacks,str essesandfeelingsofinadequacy.Theyshouldalsolearnhowtosolveproblemsandresolveconflicts,waystobrainstormandthinkcritically.Discussionsathomecanhelpkidspracticedoingthesethingsandhelpthemapplytheseskillstoeverydaylifesituations.
Whataboutthesonordaughterwhoisgrownbutseemstobestr ugglingandwanderingaimlesslythroughearlyadulthood?Parentsstillhaveamajorroletoplay,butnowitismoredelicate.Theyhavetobecarefulnottocomeacrossasdisappointedintheirchild.Theyshouldexhibitstr onginterestandrespectforwhatevercurrentlyintereststheirfledgingadult(asna?veorillconceivedasitmayseem)whilebecomingapartnerinexploringoptionsforthefuture.Mostofall,thesenewadultsmustfellthattheyarerespectedandsupportedbyafamilythatappreciatesthem.
41.___________
A.SetaGoodExampleforYourKids
B.BuildYourKid'sWorkSkills
C.PlaceTimeLimitsonLeisureActivities
D.TalkabouttheFutureonaRegularBasis
E.HelpKidsDevelopCopingStr ategies
F.HelpYourKidsFigureOutWhoTheyAre
G.BuildYourKidsSenseofResponsibility
正确答案:F


