国开电大本科《人文英语3》机考第四大题阅读判断题库

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国开电大本科《人文英语3》期末机考题库第四大题阅读理解判断题

说明：更新至2022年7月试题，适用于2023年1月期末期末一体化、纸质考试。

A01FreeMassiveOnlineOpenCourses(MOOCs)

Aclasswithhundredsoreventhousandsofstudentsmightsoundlikeateacher'sworstnightmare.ButabigideainhighereducationthesedaysisMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,orMOOCs.

Someuniversitiesofferfree,non-creditMOOCsavailabletoanyoneintheworld.Otherschargeforcoursesandprovidecredits.Theideaisstilldeveloping.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologystarteditsfirstMOOCin2012.Theschoolplanstooffermanyfree,non-creditcoursesthroughaprojectcalledMITx.ManyChineseuniversitiesarebeginningtoofferfreeMOOCsnowtoo.

Nowadays,MOOCsalmostcovereverytopic,likecomputerscience,technology,mechanics,engineering,languages,etc.

Generallyspeaking,therearenoformaleducationrequirementsforthesefreeonlinecourses.Studentswatchshortvideos.Then,theytakeinformal,ungradedquizzesafterthevideoseachweekforcertainweeks.Quizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtokeepstudentsengagedandkeepthemthinking,forstudentstobeabletocheckthattheyunderstoodwhatwascovered.Theycanrepeatedlywatchthevideosandtakethequizzeswhenevertheywant.Studentsreceivehomework.Theycanjoinonlinegroupstoexchangequestionsandanswersaboutthecourses.Theteachersholdvirtualofficehourstoanswerquestionsthatthestudentshaveposted.Theyalsopresenttheirownquestionsandobservations.

Somesupportersclaimedthattherearethingsthatwecandobetterintheonlineformat.Wecancertainlydeliverhigh-qualityeducationtomanystudentsatmuchlowercost.

26.Someuniversitiesofferfree,non-creditMOOCsonlyavailabletothepeopleintheU.S.[答案]F27.Quizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtocheckhowmanycreditsstudentsmayget.[答案]T

28.Studentsmayhavehomework.[答案]T

29.TheMOOCsareofbothhighqualityandlowcost.[答案]T

30.ItisprobablethatsomeChinesearetakingMOOCs.[答案]T

Ao2AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville'sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas“BabyDoe”.Theirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsofthe

OldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhe

movedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen.“Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere.”hesaid.

Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville'sfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleabout

mininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.「Itwas

hiscustomto“grubstake”prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or

“grub”,whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.

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Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor“grub”.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.“Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewon'tmakeanydifference,”Hesaidandwentonsellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.Thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichthey

gaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsothe

minebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe“PittsburghMine,”made1300000forTaborinreturnforhis$17investment.

LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethetownfor$117000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding$35000worthofsilverperdayatone

time.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameitsfirstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate.

1.LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT

A.becauseTaborbecameitsleadingcitizen

B.becausegreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundthere

C.becauseitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor

[答案]C

2.Theword“grubstake”inparagraph2means

A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsupplies

B.toopenageneralstore

C.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesandinreturngetashareinthemine,ifonewasdiscovered

[答案]C

3.Tabormadehisfirstfortune{A;B;C}.

A.bysupplyingtwoprospectiveminersandgettinginreturnaone-thirdinterestinthefindings

B.becausehewaspersuadedbythetwominerstoquitsupplying

C.bybuyingthesharesoftheother

I答案]A

4.TheunderlyingreasonforTabor'slifecareeris

A.purelyaccidental

B.basedontheanalysisofminer'sbeingverypoorandtheirpossibilityofdiscoveringprofitableminingsiteC.throughthehelpfromhissecondwife

[答案]B

5.Ifthispassageisthefirstpartofanarticle,whomightbeintroducedinthefollowingpart?A.Tabor'slife.

B.Tabor'ssecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt.

C.Othercolorfulcharacters.

[答案]B

A03Apassengertoldanairhostessthatheneededacupofwatertotakehismedicinewhentheplanejusttookoff.Shetoldhimthatshewouldbringhimthewaterintenminutes.

Theairhostesswaskeptsobusythatsheforgottogivehimthewater.Asaresult,thepassengerwashelduptotakehismedicine.Thirtyminuteslater,whenthepassenger'sringforservicesounded,shehurriedovertohimwithacupofwater,butherefused.

Inthefollowinghoursontheplane,eachtimetheairhostesspassedbythepassenger,shewouldaskhimwithasmilewhetherheneededhelpornot.Butthepassengerneveransweredaword.

Whenhewasgoingtogetofftheplane,thepassengeraskedtheairhostesstohandhimthepassengers'booklet.Shewasverysad.Sheknewthathewouldwritedownsharpwords,butwithasmileshehandedittohim.

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Offtheplane,sheopenedthebooklet,andsmiled,forthepassengerputit.“Ontheflight,youaskedmewhetherIneededhelpornotfortwelvetimesinall.HowcanIrefuseyourtwelvesinceresmiles?”

That'sright!Whocanrefusetwelvesinceresmilesfromaperson?

26.Thepassengerwantsacupofwaterbecauseheisthirsty.[答案]F

27.Theairhostessforgottogivehimthewateronpurpose.[答案]F

28.Thepassengerrefusedthecupofwatershebroughtfinally.[答案]T

29.Thepassengerdidn'twriteanysharpwordsinthebooklet.[答案]T

30.Thispassagetellsusthatasinceresmilebringsnouseincertaincases.[答案]F

1.Apassengerwantsacupofwaterbecauseheisthirsty.[答案]F

2.Theairhostessforgottogivehimthewateronpurpose.[答案]F

3.Thepassengerrefusedthecupofwater.[答案]T

4.Thepassengerdidn'twritedownanysharpwords.[答案]T

5.Thispassagetellsusthatasinceresmileisofnouse.[答案]T

A04ASpeech-BetterLivesforAll

Intoday'ssociety,workingpeoplecanseldomfindtimetorelaxintheirbusyschedules.Theyoftenworkovertimebecauseoftoomuchworkwaitinginqueue,whichendsupcausingalotofphysicalandmentalproblems.Fortunately,moreandmorepeoplearenowawarethatrelaxationandstress-reliefarenecessaryfor

life.One'shealthshouldneverbesacrificedforaneedtoworkhard.

Indeed,findingtimetorelaxmakespeopleworkmoreefficiently.

Manypeopleplantripstospendtheirfreetimetravelingwiththeirlovedones.Thismayhavebeenaluxuryin

thepast,butithasbecomemorecommoninrecentyears.Travelingathomeandabroadhasnowbecomeconvenientandaffordable.

Goingjoggingandgoingtothegymafterworkhavealsobecomemorepopular,astheyareratherconvenientwaystoexerciseandstayfit.Exercisinghelpsrelaxyourbodyandhasbeenshowntorelievementalstressas

well.Thisdemandforrecreationandleisureservicehasalsostimulatedtheeconomy,asnewbusinessesarecreatedtomeettheseneeds.

Insum,workinghardisimportant,buthavingagoodqualityoflifecanactuallyfacilitateyoursuccessatwork.Knowingwhenandhowtorelaxshouldheapartofwellbalancedlifestyles.Takeawalkoutdoors,visit

thegym,orgojogging.Youwillfindthatyourtimewasnotwasted,evenifitwasnotspentworkinginyouroffice.

26.Intoday'ssociety,workingpeoplecanoftenfindtimetorelaxthemselvesintheirbusyschedules.[答案]F27.Fewpeoplearenowawarethatrelaxationandstress-reliefarenecessaryforlife.[答案]F

28.Travelinghasbecomemorecommoninrecentyears.[答案]T

29.Exercisingcanonlyhelprelaxyourbody.[答案]F

30.Peopleshouldkeepabalancebetweenworkandrelaxation.[答案]T

Bo1BetterLifeforAⅡI

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Intoday'ssociety,workingpeoplecanseldomfindtimetorelaxthemselvesintheirbusyschedules.Theyoftenworkovertimebecauseoftoomuchworkwaitinginqueue,whichendsupcausingalotofphysicalandmentalproblems.However,morepeoplearenowawarethatrelaxationandstress-reliefarenecessaryforlife.One'shealthshouldneverbesacrificedforaneedtoworkhard.Indeed,findingtimetorelaxmakespeopleworkmoreefficiently.

Manypeopleplantripstospendtheirfreetimetravellingwiththeirlovedones.Thismayhavebeenaluxuryin

thepast,butithasbecomemorecommoninrecentyears.Travellingathomeandabroadhasnowbecomeconvenientandaffordable.

Goingjoggingandgoingtothegymhavealsobecomemorepopular,astheyareratherconvenientwaystoexerciseandstayfit.Exercisinghelpsrelaxyourbodyandhasbeenshowntorelievementalstressaswell.This

demandforrecreationandleisureservicehasalsostimulatedtheeconomy,asnewbusinessesarecreatedtomeettheseneeds.

Insum,workinghardisimportant,buthavingagoodqualityoflifecanactuallyfacilitateyoursuccessatwork.Knowingwhenandhowtorelaxshouldbeapartofwellbalancedlifestyle.Takeawalkoutdoors,visitthegym,orgojogging.Youwillfindthatyourtimewasnotwasted,evenifitwasnotspentworkinginyouroffice.

26.Intoday'ssociety,workingpeoplecanoftenfindtimetorelaxthemselvesintheirbusyschedules.[答案]F27.Inthepastfewpeoplemightaffordtravelling.[答案]T

28.Thedemandforrecreationandleisureservicehasmadetheeconomydevelop.[答案]T29.Exercisingcanonlyhelprelaxyourbodyinsteadofstayingfit.[答案]F

30.Peopleshouldtakeabalancebetweenworkandrelaxation.[答案]T

ColCaringFortheElderly

Caringfortheelderlyisnotaneasytask,andtherearenohardandfastrulesonhowitshouldbedone.Herearesometipsyoucanapplytomakelifeeasierandhappierforbothyourselfandtheelderlypersoninyourcare.

EstablishaRoutine

Organizetheperformanceofdailyactivitiesinaroutinemanner,sothattheyareperformedinthesamewayandatthesametimeeveryday.Thisroutinewillestablishasenseofstructureandincreasefeelingsofcontrolandsafety.However,thisroutinecanbebrokenwithunplannedeventsoccasionally,aselderlypeoplemayfindtheroutinestructuretooboringandrestrictive.

GettoKnowThem

Itisimportantthatyougettoknowtheelderlyinyourcare,theirdailyhabits,likesanddislikes,etc.Thebetteryouknowtheperson,thehigherqualityofcareyoucanprovide.

TreatThemwithRespect

Ifelderlypeopledonothaveyourrespect,theywillfeelliketheyarebeingpushedaroundoraskedtodothingsthattheydon'twantto.Thiscanleadtoabadrelationship.Bytreatingelderlypersonsinyourcarewithrespect,youcandevelopastrongbondwiththem.Besides,youcantalktothemlikeadults,showyourloveandrespect,whichwillnotonlymakethemfeelgood,butmayalsogainyoutheirrespectinreturn.

MentalStimulation

Itisbettertotrytokeepthemoccupiedwithchallenginggames,likecrosswordsorchess,whichwillkeeptheirmindssharp.Theyliketodiscussworldeventsandtheirlifehistorieswithyou.Thiswillgivetheelderlypeopleafeelingofself-worthandmakethemfeelneeded.

SocialInteraction

Organizeandencouragesocialinteraction.Remainingconnectedtootherpeopleandtheworldisimportantfortheelderly.Ithelpstheelderlyfeelmoreengaged.Encouragethemtotalktootherresidentsorperticipateingemes,discussionsordaytrips.Helpthemtodevelopastrongrelationshipwithaneighbor.Itisimportantfortheelderlytotalktoothersandmakefriends.

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26.Theelderlypeoplewillalwaysobeytheroutinestructure.[答案]F

27.Weneedtoknowtheelderlypeoplemoretoprovidethemwithbettercare.[答案]T

28.Weneedn'trespecttheelderlypeoplewhencaringthem.[答案]F

29.Discussionscan'tmaketheelderlypeoplefeelneeded.[答案]F

30.Itisnecessaryfortheelderlypeopletomakefriends.[答案]T

Eo1Englishisspokenasanativelanguagebyaround377millionpeople,andasasecondlanguagebyaround375millionspeakersintheworld.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagewillsoonoutnumberthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage.Around750millionpeoplearebelievedtospeakEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Englishhasanofficialoraspecialstatusin75countrieswithatotalpopulationofover2billion.

ThedominationoftheEnglishlanguagegloballyisasurething.Englishisthelanguageofinternationalcommunications,business,tourism,education,science,computertechnology,mediaandtheInternet.

Britishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcenturywereundoubtedlythemaincausesforthespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworld.Fromthefifteenthcentury,theBritishbegantosailallovertheworldandbecameexplorers,colonistsandimperialists.TheytooktheEnglishlanguagetomanyplaces.Forthelasthundredyears,theUSAhasplayedaleadingroleinmostpartsoftheworld.TheHollywoodfilmindustryalsoattractedmanyforeignartistsinquest.offameandfortuneandthenumberofAmericanfilmsproducedeveryyearsoonfloodedthemarket.

However,thefutureofEnglishasagloballanguagewilldependverylargelyonthe

political,economic,demographicandculturaltrendsintheworld.

26.Englishisspokenasasecondlanguagebyaround377millionpeopleintheworld.[答案]F

27.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagearemorethanthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage.[答案]F28.Itisnotsurprisingthat70%ofallinformationstoredintheinternetisinEnglish.[答案]F

29.ThespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworldresultedfromBritishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcentury.[答案]T

30.ItisdefinitelypredictedthatEnglishwillstillactasagloballanguageinthefuture.[答案]F

FolFreeMassiveOnlineOpenCourses(MOOCs)

Aclasswithhundredsoreventhousandsofstudentsmightsoundlikeateacher'sworstnightmare.ButabigideainhighereducationthesedaysisMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,orMOOCs.

Someuniversitiesofferfree,non-creditMOOCsavailabletoanyoneintheworld.Otherschargeforcoursesandprovidecredits.Theideaisstilldeveloping.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologystarteditsfirstMOOCin2012.Theschoolplanstooffermanyfree,non-creditcoursesthroughaprojectcalledMITx.ManyChineseuniversitiesarebeginningtoofferfreeMOOCsnowtoo.

Nowadays,MOOCsalmostcovereverytopic,likecomputerscience,technology,mechanics,engineering,languages,etc.

Generallyspeaking,therearenoformaleducationrequirementsforthesefreeonlinecourses.Studentswatchshortvideos.Then,theytakeinformal,ungradedquizzesafterthevideoseachweekforcertainweeks.Quizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtokeepstudentsengagedandkeepthemthinking,forstudentstobeabletocheckthattheyunderstoodwhatwascovered.Theycanrepeatedlywatchthevideosandtakethequizzeswhenevertheywant.Studentsreceivehomework.Theycanjoinonlinegroupstoexchangequestionsandanswersabout

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thecourses.Theteachersholdvirtualofficehourstoanswerquestionsthatthestudentshaveposted.Theyalsopresenttheirownquestionsandobservations.

Somesupportersclaimedthattherearethingsthatwecandobetterintheonlineformat.Wecancertainlydeliverhigh-qualityeducationtomanystudentsatmuchlowercost.

26.Someuniversitiesofferfree,non-creditMOOCsonlyavailabletothepeopleintheU.S.[答案]F27.Quizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtocheckhowmanycreditsstudentsmayget.[答案]T28.Studentsmayhavehomework.[答案]T

29.TheMOOCsareofbothhighqualityandlowcost.[答案]T

30.ItisprobablethatsomeChinesearetakingMOOCs.[答案]T

Io1ASpeech-BetterLivesforAll

Intoday'ssociety,workingpeoplecanseldomfindtimetorelaxintheirbusyschedules.Theyoftenworkovertimebecauseoftoomuchworkwaitinginqueue,whichendsupcausingalotofphysicalandmental

problems.Fortunately,moreandmorepeoplearenowawarethatrelaxationandstress-reliefarenecessaryforlife.One'shealthshouldneverbesacrificedforaneedtoworkhard.

Indeed,findingtimetorelaxmakespeopleworkmoreefficiently.

Manypeopleplantripstospendtheirfreetimetravelingwiththeirlovedones.Thismayhavebeenaluxuryin

thepast,butithasbecomemorecommoninrecentyears.Travelingathomeandabroadhasnowbecomeconvenientandaffordable.

Goingjoggingandgoingtothegymafterworkhavealsobecomemorepopular,astheyareratherconvenientwaystoexerciseandstayfit.Exercisinghelpsrelaxyourbodyandhasbeenshowntorelievementalstressas

well.Thisdemandforrecreationandleisureservicehasalsostimulatedtheeconomy,asnewbusinessesarecreatedtomeettheseneeds.

Insum,workinghardisimportant,buthavingagoodqualityoflifecanactuallyfacilitateyoursuccessatwork.Knowingwhenandhowtorelaxshouldheapartofwellbalancedlifestyles.Takeawalkoutdoors,visit

thegym,orgojogging.Youwillfindthatyourtimewasnotwasted,evenifitwasnotspentworkinginyouroffice.

26.Intoday'ssociety,workingpeoplecanoftenfindtimetorelaxthemselvesintheirbusyschedules.[答案]F27.Fewpeoplearenowawarethatrelaxationandstress-reliefarenecessaryforlife.[答案]F

28.Travelinghasbecomemorecommoninrecentyears.[答案]T

29.Exercisingcanonlyhelprelaxyourbody.[答案]F

30.Peopleshouldkeepabalancebetweenworkandrelaxation.[答案]T

Io2BetterLifeforAII

Intoday'ssociety,workingpeoplecanseldomfindtimetorelaxthemselvesintheirbusyschedules.Theyoftenworkovertimebecauseoftoomuchworkwaitinginqueue,whichendsupcausingalotofphysicalandmentalproblems.However,morepeoplearenowawarethatrelaxationandstress-reliefarenecessaryforlife.One'shealthshouldneverbesacrificedforaneedtoworkhard.Indeed,findingtimetorelaxmakespeopleworkmoreefficiently.

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Manypeopleplantripstospendtheirfreetimetravellingwiththeirlovedones.Thismayhavebeenaluxuryin

thepast,butithasbecomemorecommoninrecentyears.Travellingathomeandabroadhasnowbecomeconvenientandaffordable.

Goingjoggingandgoingtothegymhavealsobecomemorepopular,astheyareratherconvenientwaystoexerciseandstayfit.Exercisinghelpsrelaxyourbodyandhasbeenshowntorelievementalstressaswell.This

demandforrecreationandleisureservicehasalsostimulatedtheeconomy,asnewbusinessesarecreatedtomeettheseneeds.

Insum,workinghardisimportant,buthavingagoodqualityoflifecanactuallyfacilitateyoursuccessatwork.Knowingwhenandhowtorelaxshouldbeapartofwellbalancedlifestyle.Takeawalkoutdoors,visitthegym,orgojogging.Youwillfindthatyourtimewasnotwasted,evenifitwasnotspentworkinginyouroffice.

26.Intoday'ssociety,workingpeoplecanoftenfindtimetorelaxthemselvesintheirbusyschedules.I答案]F27.Inthepastfewpeoplemightaffordtravelling.[答案]T

28.Thedemandforrecreationandleisureservicehasmadetheeconomydevelop.[答案]T

29.Exercisingcanonlyhelprelaxyourbodyinsteadofstayingfit.[答案]F

30.Peopleshouldtakeabalancebetweenworkandrelaxation.[答案]T

L01LIFELONGLEARNING&DISTANCEEDUCATION

Theterm“lifelonglearning”isverypopularnowadays.Itdescribestheneedforpeopletocontinuetheireducationandtrainingthroughouttheirlives.Lifelonglearningismoreandmoreimportantforeveryonebecausepeoplearenowfacingdifferentcareerchoicesinchangingeconomies.Itisbelievedlifelonglearningisacrucialresponsetothechallengesoftheglobalknowledgeeconomy.

Currently,mostuniversitieshavereactedtotheeraoflifelonglearningbyaddingnewprogramsandservicesforadultswhoseektocombineemploymentwithpart-timestudy.Specialarrangementshavebeendevelopedforthesestudentsbutthecoreactivityoftheuniversity,providingteachingtofull-timeyoungundergraduates,oftengoesonmuchasbefore.

Lifelonglearningisbothformalandnon-formal;andtheboundariesbetweenface-to-faceteachinganddistanceeducationareincreasinglyblurred.

Bymakinglearningpossibleanytimeandanywhere,distanceeducationisapowerfultoolforsupportinglifelonglearning.Technology-basedteachingiscreatingneweducationalsystemsthatanyonefromanywherecanaccess.Thekeychallengeforuniversitiesistoevolvefromateacher-centeredmodelofeducationtostudent-centeredmodel.Thechallengeforgovernmentsisthattheyhavetodevelopnewfundingapproachesandnewqualityassessmentprocedures.

1.Thetermlifelonglearningdescribestheneedforpeopletocontinuetheireducationandtraininginacertainperiodoftheirlives.[答案]F

2.Thechallengesoftheglobalknowledgeeconomybringtheneedsforlifelonglearning.[答案]T3.Lifelonglearningisnon-formal.[答案]F

4.Theuniversitiesshouldmaketheclassroomstudent-centered.[答案]T

5.Todevelopanewqualityassessmentsystemisachallengeforthegovernment.[答案]T

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P01StopYellingAtYourKids

Parentingishard.Ifyou'reaparent,I'msurethatIdon'tneedtotellyouthatourjobisatoughone.When

you'remanagingchildren,itcanbedifficulttorememberthattheyarestilllearning.Ifyoufindyourselfyellingatyourkidsmoreoftenthanyouwantto,herearesomewaysthatcanhelpyoureducetheyelling.I'vebeenworkingonthisforthepastfewmonthsandIhavetosay,it'sbeenamazingforboththekidsandme.

Ifyouarehavinganargumentwithyourchild,youneedtomakesureyoubothtakethetimetoreallylisten.Itgivesbothofyoutimetothinkandreallylistentoeachother,whichisimportant.Kidsaremorelikelytolistentoyouifyoulistentothem!

Oneofyourbiggeststrugglesistoremindyourselfofappropriateexpectations.Youcan'texpectthatyouryoungestactsasresponsiblyasyouroldest.Youshouldlowerwhatyouexpect-takingintoconsiderationthingsliketheirage-itcanmakeabigdifference.

Youshoulddoyourbesttotakeamomentbeforeyellingandtakeinadeepbreath.Itmakesaworldofdifferenceforyou.Insteadofyelling,you'dbetterwhisper.Itcanalsohelpdiffuseanysituationbymakingthingsquieter,notlouder.Besides,themoretimeyouspendwithyourkids,thebetteryou'llgetatcommunicatingwiththem.You'rebothmorelikelytounderstandeachother.

Ifyourchildrenaren'tlisteningoritseemstheyonlydon'tlistentoyou,youdon'ttakeitpersonally.Youshouldremindyourselfthatyourkidsarestilllearningandthey'renotgoingtobeperfect.

26.Asaparent,youmayknowthatparentingisaneasyjob.[答案]F

27.Listeningtoeachotherisagoodwaytostopargumentbetweenparentsandtheirkids.[答案]T28.Usuallyyoungerkidsbehavelessresponsiblythanelderchildren.[答案]T

29.Parentsshouldlowertheirexpectationsfortheirkids.[答案]T

30.Bothyellingandwhisperingcanhelpmakethingsquieter.[答案]T

S01StopYellingAtYourKids

Parentingishard.Ifyou'reaparent,I'msurethatIdon'tneedtotellyouthatourjobisatoughone.Whenyou'remanagingchildren,itcanbedifficulttorememberthattheyarestilllearning.Ifyoufindyourselfyellingatyourkidsmoreoftenthanyouwantto,herearesomewaysthatcanhelpyoureducetheyelling.IvebeenworkingonthisforthepastfewmonthsandIhavetosay,it'sbeenamazingforboththekidsandme.

Ifyouarehavinganargumentwithyourchild,youneedtomakesureyoubothtakethetimetoreallylisten.Itgivesbothofyoutimetothinkandreallylistentoeachother,whichisimportant.Kidsaremorelikelytolistentoyouifyoulistentothem!

Oneofyourbiggeststrugglesistoremindyourselfofappropriateexpectations.Youcan'texpectthatyouryoungestactsasresponsiblyasyouroldest.Youshouldlowerwhatyouexpect-takingintoconsiderationthingsliketheirage-itcanmakeabigdifference.

Youshoulddoyourbesttotakeamomentbeforeyellingandtakeinadeepbreath.Itmakesaworldofdifferenceforyou.Insteadofyelling,you'dbetterwhisper.Itcanalsohelpdiffuseanysituationbymakingthingsquieter,notlouder.Besides,themoretimeyouspendwithyourkids,thebetteryou'llgetatcommunicatingwiththem.You'rebothmorelikelytounderstandeachother.

Ifyourchildrenaren'tlisteningoritseemstheyonlydon'tlistentoyou,youdon'ttakeitpersonally.Youshould

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remindyourselfthatyourkidsarestilllearningandthey'renotgoingtobeperfect.

26.Asaparent,youmayknowthatparentingisaneasyjob.[答案]F

27.Listeningtoeachotherisagoodwaytostopargumentbetweenparentsandtheirkids.[答案]T28.Usuallyyoungerkidsbehavelessresponsiblythanelderchildren.[答案]T

29.Parentsshouldlowertheirexpectationsfortheirkids.[答案]T

30.Bothyellingandwhisperingcanhelpmakethingsquieter.[答案]T

TolThelawdefincsyouthfulofienders(age