Question

The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 36 . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折), not  37

what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is  38  by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American  39 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children   40  on their own two feet. From  41  each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more  42  to make their own choices.  43  choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to  44  them with. When they  45  young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage  46  . Of course, many young adults still  47

their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the  48  ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own , not  49  to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to  50  their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own   51  . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the  52  

to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a (an)  53  among equals.  But  54  to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to  55  . Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents.

1.A. strange           B. different                C. new                   D. unlike

2.A. noticing         B. remember                         C. knowing                 D. deciding

3.A. influenced             B. made             C. controlled                D. changed

4.A. services         B. standards                       C. rules                    D. values

5.A. sit                        B. get                 C. stand                           D. rise

6.A. adulthood               B. girlhood                     C. boyhood                      D. childhood

7.A. freedom                  B. space                            C. time                            D. money

8.A. Adults             B. Teenagers                   C. Americans                   D. Parents

9.A. help                  B. join                C. share                       D. provide

10.A. gain                B. pass                  C. become                   D. reach

11.A. wives              B. partners            C. husbands                  D. couples

12.A. seek                 B. invite                 C. try                        D. choose

13.A. room               B. house                 C. nest                       D. place

14.A. connected           B. held                   C. stuck                  D. tied

15.A. serve                   B. treat                C. describe                         D. recognize

16.A. jobs                           B. plans             C. dreams                   D. hopes

17.A. dependence         B. trust              C. belief                       D. confidence

18.A. friendship              B. companion         C. membership           D. association

19.A. known                        B. similar            C. contrary             D. due

20.A. travel             B. visit              C. see               D. live

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】略