2024-2025学年高一英语上学期期末真题分类汇编-学生版-专题06 阅读理解七选五

2024-2025学年高一英语上学期期末真题分类汇编-学生版一一专题06

阅读理解七选五

经典基础题

（一）

（23-24高-上•江苏常州•期末）Evensmallamountsofprocessedmeatcangreatlyraiseyourcancerrisk,the

WorldCancerResearchFund（WCRF）writes.TheWCRFupdatetheirguidelineseverydecade,andinthisone,

theyoutlinethreemainproblems:tobacco,redprocessedmeat,andalcohol（酒精）.1Almosthalfofall

cancercasesarepreventable,theywrite,andthemoststraightforwardwayisthroughahealthydiet.Butwhatdoes

thatmean?

Nosmoking

2Whilethisisno:strictlyapartofahealthydiet,smokinghaslongbeenproventocauseawide

varietyofcancers,aswellasincreasetheriskforcardiovasculardiseasesandotherserioushealthissues

Avoidalcohol

Decadesago,peoplethoughtthatyoucouldenjoyalcoholinlowtomoderatequantitieswithoutcausinga

healthrisk.Recentresearchseemstosuggestthateveninlowquantities,drinkingalcoholcangreatlyincrease,your

riskofcancer.3So,betteravoidit.

Redmeat

Thelistwouldn,tbecompletewithoutredmeat.Asotherstudiesbeforeit,theWCRFreportfurther

emphasizesthatredmeatisalsoassociatedwithanimportantriseincancerrisk,especiallyprocessedredmeat.39.

4Noamountofprocessedredmeatissafeifyouwanttominimizeyourriskofcancer.

Thefindingsdon'tnecessarilyoffersomething-theyjustrepeatwhatmountainsofresearcharcalready

saying:ifyouwanttoavoid,cancer,youneed（oeatmorethingsthataregoodforyou,lessofthethingsthatare

harmfultoyou,andbeatleastsomewhatphysicallyfit.5

A.Yes,evenlittledrinkingisbadfbryou.

B.Asmokingareaisplannedforpeoplewhowanttosmoke.

C.Thefirstthingyoushoulddoisgiveupsmoking（ifyoudosmoke）.

D.However,inthemodernworld,ihatseemstobeincreasinglydifficult.

E.Letmespellthatoutadifferentway:baconandsausagesarcbadfbryou.

F.TheWCRFreportfocusesonfindingthecausesofcancerandhowtoavoid(hem.

G.Besidesafleetingphysicalhealth,redmeatalsodoesharmtoone'smentalhealth.

(-)

(23-24高一上•江苏南通•期末)Thesignificanceofthejunioryearinhighschoolisoftenignored.6

Makingplansforuniversityandfuturecareersmainlydependsonthismostimportanttimeaswell.Herearesome

tipsonhowtospendasuccessfuljunioryear:

,Starttoresearchuniversitiesandcolleges.Universityapplicauonprocessesarenotonlylongandcomplex,

buttheyalsovary(不同)bycountryandregion.Visituniversitywebsitesandfindoutwhattheapplicationperiod

is,whatdocumentsareneeded,andanyadditionalqualificationstheyrequire.7Organizingthis

informationinatablehelpsmakecomparisonseasier.

•Findtraininginthefieldofyourinterest.Thisprovidesyouwithanopportunitytodevelopnewskillsand

acquireknowledgebeyondtheclassroom.8Byobservingandexperiencing(heworkplacedirectly,I

developedmyinterestsfurtherinthatmedicalfieldandlearnedandfehhowdoctorsandnursesconnectedwith

patients.

,Beactivelyinvolvedintheschoolcommunity.9Itmaywellbethelastopportunitytomake

unforgettablememoriesinhighschoolbeforecomingintotherealworld.Cherishtheconnectionsyoumakeduring

highschool,astheycanprovideasupportnetworkthroughoutyourlife.

•10Duringthejunioryear,acontinuousnumberoflongreportsandthepressureofexamsmaymake

youanxiousandinsecure.Seekemotionalsupportfromyourfriends,parentsandteachers,andhavesomeonewho

youcantrust.Also,sparesometimetoplaysportsorenjoyyourhobbies.

Thinkofyourhighschooljourneylikeamarathon:althoughyoumaybeslow,aslongasyoustayflexible,

youwillbeabletofinishtherace.

A.Findyourownwaystorelievestress.

B.Haveasmoothcommunicationwithyourparents.

C.Thereisabrightfutureinfrontofeveryoneofyou.

D.Infact,itisthebusiestandtoughesttimeofhighschoollife.

E.Ionceworkedatalocalhospitalduringmysummervacation.

F.Don'thesitatetoparticipateinnewactivitiesortakeanyleadershiprole.

G.Collectinformationaboutdifferentaspectsoftheuniversityasmuchaspossible.

（三）

（23-24高一上•江苏连云港•期末）Anyonewhohasanideaworthsharingisabletogiveapowerfultalk.Theonly

importantthinginpublicspeakingisnotconfidence,stagepresence,orsmoothtalking.11

Iamusingtheword“idea”quitegenerallyhere.12Itcanbeasimplehow-to.Orabeautifulpicture

thathasmeaning.Orperhapsjustareminderofwhatmattersmostinlife.Anideaisanythingthatcanchangehow

peopleseetheworld.

Doyouhaveideas（hatareworthawideraudience?13Alotofspeakersarehappy（otalkforhours

withoutsharinganythingmuchofvalue.Buttherearealsomanypeoplewhothinklittleofthevalueoftheirwork,

theirlearning,andtheirdeepunderstandings.

Morelikely,youhavefarmoreinyouworthsharingthanyou'reevenawareof.Youdon'thavetohave

inventedlionlights.You'veledalifethatisyoursandyoursonly.14Therearelessonstobedrawnfrom

someofthoseexperiencesthataredefinitelyworthsharing.Youjusthavetoknowwhichones.

15Whatarethetwoorthreethingsyou,vedonethatyou'remostproudof?Ifyoucouldwaveamagic

stick,whatistheoneideayou'dmostlovetospreadtootherpeople'sminds?

A.Arcyoustressedaboutthis?

B.Ilishavingsomethingworthsaying.

C.Itdoesn'thavetobeagreatinvention.

D.Thelessonyoumightdrawfromthestoryisfamiliar.

E.Thereareexperiencesyou'vehadthatareuniquetoyou.

F.Thinkbackoveryourworkofthelastthreeorfouryears.

G.It'samazinghowbadwcarcatjudgingananswertothatquestion.

（四）

（22-23高——上•江苏无锡•期末）Europeansandotherwesternnationshavecontrolledcarindustryforovera

century.Butanewcomerwillsoonberunningafterthemattheirheels.16Itismorethantenyearssince

theydidbetterthanAmericatobecomethemostproductivecar-makcrsintheworld.Chinaisproducingthebest

carsintheworld,andonthewaytocontrollingcarproduction.1?

Chinahasgraduallybuiltitscar-makingcapabilitiesduringdifferentperiods.18Andthenits

state-ownedcompaniesreachedarrangementswithwesternmakerslikeGeneralMotorsinthe1980s.This

producedcarsthatwerefarbetterdesigned,andsoonChina'sroadswerebecomingbusywithwesternclones.

19Itstillpaysrelativelylowwagesandhasmillionsofskilledworkers.Skilledworkersareimportant

toreducethecostsbecausetheymakevehiclesthatneedfewerrebuilds.SomeChinesevehiclesinthepastten

expertsays,“Youdon'thavetocomeupwithaplanfbrworldpeace.Thinksmallenoughtoidentifydetailsinyour

lifethatbelongonlytoyou.''

EditingandSubmitting（提交）theCollegeEssay

Whenreviewingtheessay,studentsshouldmakesuretheirwritingisshowing,nottelling.Thismeansstudents

shouldshowtheirreadersexamplesthatprovetheyhavecertaindetails.

25.On（heCommonApp,fbrexample,studentscopy（heiressayintoatextbox.

A.Thiscanfeellikealotofpressure.

B.DonHletanyoneelsechangethestyleoftheessay.

C.Theycanaskfriendsorotherfamilymembersforhelp.

D.Itmeanspayingcloseattentionlothelittlemeaningfulthingsintheirlife.

E.Startingearlywillalsogivestudentsplentyoftimetoworkthroughtheessay.

F.Expertssaystudentsshouldnarrowtheirfocusandwriteaboutauniqueexperience.

G.Whenanessayisreadytogo,studentswillgenerallysubmititonlinewiththerestoftheirapplication.

（六）

（23-24高一上•江苏盐城•期末）Conflict（矛盾）isunavoidableinafriendship,butknowinghowtodealwithit

canmakeadifference.Herearesonictipsthatmayhelpyou.

★Alwayschoosecomfortablespacestohavedifficultconversationsin.

26Therefore,meetingyourfriendinpersontodiscussaproblemisthebestway,withaphonecall

beingtheotheroptiontoconsiderifyoucan'tmeethim/herinperson.27Acaf€,forexample,isagood

choice.

★Trytoseethingsfromyourfriend'spointofview.

Whensomeone,orsomething,hasmadeyouunhappy,itcanbeeasytoseethingscompletelyfromyourpoint

ofview.28Whenyoutalktoyourfriend,keepanopenmind,andseethesituationfromhisorherside.

Avoidstatementthatbeginwith4tYoudid"or"Yousaid.,,29Besides,makesureyouarcfocusedonthe

current（当前的）conflict.Bringinguppastconflictsorfeelingswillonlymakethesituationworse.

★30

Ifyoucan'tsolvetheproblemanditcontinuestomakeyoufeelbad,itmightbetimetogiveupyour

friendship.Thiscanbereallydifficultbutcuttingsomeonewhoismakingyouunhappyoffmightbeagoodthing

intheendforbothyouandyourfriend.

A.Conveyyourhonestfeelings.

B.Butthisisunhelpfulduringdisagreements.

C.Decidewhetheryouneedtoendthefriendship.

D.Communicatewith^feelingstatements“suchas“Ifeel..D

E.Onceyourconflictissolved,moveforwardwithyourfriend.

F.Textingsomeoneislikelytobeaninvitationtomisunderstanding.

G.Makesureyoufindsomewheretomeetwhereyoubothfeelcomfortable.

（七）

（23-24高一上•江苏泰州•期末）Homeworkstresscanbeharmful,makingstudentsanxious,tired,andbuilding

negativefeelingstowardsthewholeexperienceofstudying,Ifyouaretroubled,readonforsometipsonstress

management,andfindasolutionthatsuitsyou.

•31

Goodtimemanagementmaynotsolveallofyourproblems,butitcangoalongwaywhenyouaredealing

withstressfromhomework.Mosthomeworkstressstartsfromfailingtofinishhomeworkintime.Recordingthe

timespentonindividualtasks,aswellasplanningcarefully,mayhelpreduceyourstress.

•Useacleanworkspace.

Beforeyoubeginworkingonyourhomework,ensurethereisnotanythingthatleadstopoorconcentrationin

yourworkspace.32Inaddition,itisproventhattooloudnoise,toomanycolors,andmessyspace

cancausemorestress,andthereforeclearingupthetablemayhelpyouconcentrate.

•Askforhelp.

33Sometimesstressiscausedbythefactthatthe（askistoodifficultforyoutounderstand.

Gettingsomeexternalaidmayhelpyoubetterunderstandthetopicandfurtheryourabilitytocompletetheproject.

•Haveatimelyrest

Don'tforgettorestwhenyoustarttofeelburntout.34Anditisimportanttodealwithitwhenit

comesup.Greatwaysofrestingincludetakingashortsleep,goingonawalk,dancing,cookinganiceand

nutritiousmeal,exercising,andspendingsometimeonahobby.

Thesearejustsomeof（hemanywaysofhowyoucandealwithhomeworkstress.Thefactisthatfbrsomeof

you,stressmaystillbepartof（hestudy.35Ifyoucanmanageit,youmayfindyourworkless

stressful.

A.Managetimeproperly.

B.Makefulluseofyourtime.

C.Inthatcase,moreseriousproblemsarelikelytofollow.

D.Don'thesitatetoturnto（eacherswhenfeelingchallenged.

E.Mentalandphysicaltirednessisacommonsideeffectofstress.

F.Allthatcanbedoneisfindtricksworkingforyoutodealwiththisstress.

G.Itcouldbeaphoneoranythingelsetakingyourmindawayfromhomework.

（A）

（22-23高一下•江苏淮安•期末）Haveyoueverfeltawaveofanxiety（焦虑）whengoingoutinpublic?Haveyou

everfeltasifpeopleweretalkingaboutyouorlaughingatyou?36.Luckily,herearethreetipstohelpyou

overcomethisissue.

Understandthespotlighteffect（焦点效应）

Manypeopleassumethatthey'rebeingjudgedallthetimebutactuallyitmayonlybeoccasional.Keeping

thisinmind,wecanlookatothersandthinktoourselves,“Ah,they'reprobablythinkingaboutthemselvesright

now”.Wheneveryoustartfeelinganxiousoutside,youcanremindyourselfofthis.37.Itwillgiveyouan

advantageinsocialsituations.

Usecognitiverestructuring（认知重建）

38.Forexample,youstutter（结巴）abitwhiletalkingwithsomeoneelse.Thenyoubegintoworry

you'vemessedupandthatthispersonnowthinkslessofyou.Inthissituation,youcanremindyourselfthat

everyonestuttersfromtimetotime.Andsincethespotlightefleetexists,chancesarethispersondidn'tevennotice

it.Thiswayofthinkingwillimmediatelyrelaxyou.

39

Ifyoualwaysrunawayfromafear,yourbodyandmindwillrememberitassomethingdangerousenoughto

runawayfrom.Butifyoufaceyourfears,overtimeyourbodywillstarttoacceptthemassomethingmanageable.

Andyouranxietyshoulddecreaselittlebylittle.Youcantakebabystepshere.Startoffbysayingthankyouto

peopleyouoftenmeet,suchascashiersorbusdrivers.Thenwhenyoufeelcomfortableenough,moveonto

makingsmalltalkswiththem.4（）.Thisshouldhelpyouwithyouranxiety.

A.Faceyourfears

B.Talktopeoplefrequently

C.Youcanturnablindeyetopeoplearoundyou

D.Well,youmightbesufferingfromsocialanxiety

E.Youcanalsotryiofocusmoreonothersthanyourselves

F.Finally,youcanincreasetheamountanddepthofthesetalks

G.Thisiswhenyouquestionthebeliefsthatcauseyouranxiety

（九）

（23-24高一上•浙江丽水•期末）Self-discipline（自律）isatermthateveryoneunderstands.However,fewpeople

appreciateit.Disciplinehappenstoeventhemostfamouspeople.Itisnecessaryforalllivingbeings,because

withoutittherewouldbedisorderaroundus.41.

Improvesyourself-esteem

Nothingismoreenjoyablethandevelopingnewhabits,quittingoldones,andachievingyourgoals.42.

Sticktoaroutine,manageyourtime,andfightdelay.Highself-esteemcarrieswithittherestofyourlifeandyour

relationship.Highself-esteemalsohelpsyoufacechallengeswithgreaterconfidenceindifficultsituations.

Helpsyouachievegoals

Weallhavegoalsinlife.Workgoalsareverycommon,buttheycanalsoincludethingslikelearninganew

language,improvingahobbyorfitnessgoal.43.Itwon'thappenovernight.

44.

Notallgreatheadsareborn,mostofwhomfollowaverybusyscheduleandkeepthedisciplineintheirlives

tobecomegoodleaders.Gooddisciplinecreatesapositiveattitudetowardssociety,confidenceandadesiretodo

somethinggreat.Disciplinehelpspeopledevelopattitudesthatarcthekeytosuccess.Theycanserveasgreatrole

modelsforothersinsociety.

Makesyoumoretrustworthy

45.Forexample,ifyoudon'tknowhowtomanageyourtime,youmayhaveproblemsmeeting

deadlinesatwork,arrivingontimeforeventsandmeetings,orspendingenoughtimewithyourlovedones.You

canearnareputationforbeinguntrustworthy.

Disciplinecanhelpyoudevelopnewhabits,andmanageyourdineeffectively.Withtimeanddiscipline,you

willseeimprovementsandsuccess.

A.Makesyoualeader

B.Helpspeoplebuildconfidence

C.Youneeddisciplinetogetwhatyouwant

D.Lackofdisciplinecanmakeabigdifferenceinyourlife

E.Therefore,theimportanceofdisciplineinlifecannotbeignored

F.Trustworthypeoplearemorelikelyiobelikedandrespectedbyothers

G.Thesevictoriesgiveyouasenseofhappiness,makingiteasiertckeepdiscipline

（十）

（23-24高一上•浙江杭州•期末）AyoungmancalledJerryKingattendedashowinhishometownofTampa,

Floridain1918andwasdeeplyimpressedbytheunicyclists（独轮车手）.46.Itwouldtakeanother40

yearsforthedreamtocometruewhenheformedTheCharlesRiders,knowntodayasTheKingCharlesTroupe

（剧团），agroupofyoungAfricanAmericankidswhoperformedunbelievablebasketballskillswhileriding

unicycles.

Mr.Kingfirsttaughthis6-year-oldsonCharleshowtorideunicycleinthehallwayoftheirhouse.Whenthe

weatherturnednicetheymovedoutsidetothelocalparkwhereCharlesshowedhisskillstotheotherkidsinthe

neighborhood.47.

In1958,withthepurposeofgettingmorepeopleinthecommunityinvolved,JerryKingstartedaunicycle

club.Theclub,basedoutoftheSouthBronx,wasmadeupof10（）kids,andMrJerryuseditasanopportunityto

buildtheircharacter.48.

Thefirsttryofthetroupetookplacein1961onasidewalkoutsideMadisonSquareGarden.49.A

producernamedIrvingFeld,fromBarnumandBaileyCircus,sensedimmediatelythattherawenergyofthese

youngathletescouldbeshapedintoahigh-qualityproduction.TheKingCharlesTroupemadeitsfirstpublic

performanceoneyearlater,andthereafterbegantheirroadintothespotlight.

Now,onits5thgeneration,thetroupehasperfbnnedtoover100millionfans.445（）We'vehaddifficult

times,butthey'veonlydeepenedourfaithinthoseideals.^^saidHarrison,onememberofthetroupe.

A.Whatheexperiencedthatdaysparked（触发）adrcam.

B.Theirexcellentskillsarenotachievedovernight.

C.Fromthisclub.TheKingCharlesTroupewasborn.

D.Combiningunicycleswithbasketballwasacommonattemptat（hattime.

E.Mr.Kingsharedhistalentswithotherkidswhowantedtolearnhowtoride.

F.ThistroupeisallaboutlivingtheidealsofthecharacterthatMr.Jenytaughtus.

G.There,theteamshowedtheirunicyclingandbasketballpassingskillssuccessfully.

（+-）

（23-24高一上•浙江台州•期末）Life!It'salotoffunbutitcanalsobechallenging.51Lifecanletus

dov/nandcansometimesfailtodeliverwhatwewerehopingfbr.That'sjustthewayitis.Butsometimesthe

problemsthattroubleusarctheonesthatwccreateinourownmindssomaybeit'stimetostopblamingothers,

badluck,orwhatever,andlooktoourselves.Hereareafewsimpletipstochangethewaywelivefor（hebetter.

“Mylife'samess.IjustwishIcoulddisappeaf';"Whydothesethingsalwayshappentome?"Thoughtslike

thesehelpnoone.Overdramatising（过分夸大）asituationonlymakesitworse.Tryandputthingsintoperspective

aliitle,takeastepback,sleeponit,oraskafriendforhelp.52

Soyourteacherdidn'tgiveyouthepartintheschoolplaythatyoureallywanted.Well,that'sashame.

53Maybe（herewereotherstudentswhoweremoresuited（o（herole.Similarly,whenyourfootballteamloses,

theydon'tlosejusttoupsetyou.Thingsgowrongfbramillionandonedifferentreasons.It'snotallaboutyou.

Noonegetsitrightallofthetime,andthatincludesyou!Sodon'texpectlifetoalwaysworkouttheway

youthinkitshould.54Ifyou'renotlivinguptoyourownexpectations,bekindtoyourself.

55Andnexttimelifedoesn'tgoexactlythewayyouwantitto,tryanduseoneortwo.It'stimeto

takecontrolofyourlife.

A.Sokeepthesetipsinmind.

B.Thingsdon'talwaysgoourway.

C.Thingsarcneverasbadastheyseem.

D.Openyourmindtootherpossibilities.

E.Ifothersletyoudown,bekindto（hem.

F.There'snothingyoucandotochangethepast.

G.Butitdoesn'tmeanyourteacherdoesn'tlikeyou.

（十二）

（23-24高一上•浙江宁波•期末）We'reallhuman,andwcknowtherearcsomedayswhenwcfeelgoodandothers

whenwegetdowninthedumps.Butknowinghowtokeepthingssteady,oratleastmorepositivethannegative,is

asmartmovefbryourhealth,bothmentalandphysical.56"Mood（情绪）awarenessisanecessarypartof

keepinggoodmentalhealth.Itdoesn'tmeanyoushouldfeelpositiveallthetime.57Instead,trytobe

awareofwhatyourmoodis,whateventsorenvironmentscanstariit,andlearnwaystofindbalance/'explains

HimaliPandya,chiefstrategyanddevelopmentofficeratPeopleUSA,amentalhealthcrisispreventioncenter.

Atthefirststep,you'resupposedtotrymoodtracking.58Useonemethodperweek,thenthink

aboutwhichseemedtoworkbestforyouandconsiderbuildingitintoyourroutinegoingforward.

•DailyJournaling

Justletitflow!Eachday,writedownhowyoufeltwhenyouwokeupinthemorning,atmidday,andinthe

evening.59Itmayalsobehelpfultowritedownanythingthatcontributedtoachange:nyourmood

throughouttheday.Thisisagreatwellnessactivitythatcanhelpyouprocessdailyexperiences.

•MoodChart

Thisissimilartojournaling,butitoffersabitmorestructurethatcanhelpshowanypatternsthatseemto

influenceyourmood.60Andthendrawcolumns（柱状图）fordayoftheweek,mood.and

mood-changingfactors.Makeitfunbyusingcoloredpensoremojistickersfortracking.

A.Belowaretwopopularwaystodothis.

B.Infact,thatisanunrealisticexpectation.

C.Andthentherearetimeswhencurmoodszipupanddown!

D.Becomingawareofyourmoodtrendscanhelpyougetthere.

E.Theseareimagesyoucolorinaccordingtohowyou'refeeling.

F.Createachartinyourjournal,onawhiteboard,oronapieceofpaper.

G.Ifyounoticemoodchangesbetweenthosetimeperiods,writethosedowntoo.

（十三）

（23-24高——上•浙江温州•期末）Becomingaself-actualizedpersonmeansbecomingsomeonewhnhasreached

（heirfullpotential.Collegeiswhereyoucanexploreandslowlybuildyourselfintothekindofpersonyou

wanttobe.Here'ssomeadvicethatwillmakethejourneyeasierfbryou.

Takecareofyourselfbeforeanything.ReachingyourfbllpotentialisthefinallevelofMaslow,sHierarchy

ofneeds（马斯洛需层次理论）.61Thingslikeeatinghealthyfoodandkeepingyourselfsafeneedtobe

takencareofbeforeyourexplorationofpersonalgrowth.

Neverstoplearning.Learningdoesn'tstopwhenyouleavecollege.Infact,youshouldmakeitapointto

keeplearningaslongasyou'realive.Whateverjobyouchoose,there'salwaysgoingtobenewknowledge.62

Findsomethingfiinineverything.It'sfinetoadmitthatcertaintopicsaredifficulttounderstandimmediately.

Butconsideringthemasboringwillonlyannoyyouandmakethelearningprocessharder.63Notopicwill

beboringifyoutreatitwiththerightattitude.

64Withoutorganizationalskills,youcannotmakegoodarrangementsandfinishtasksontime.You

needtolearnhowtomanageyourtimebecausethiswillgiveyouenoughspacetostudyfbrcollege,and（henhave

enoughfreelimefbryourownhobbiesoutsideofschool.

Reachingyourfullpotentialisanongoinglife-longprocess.65Ifyougiveyourselfenoughtimeand

space,you'llrealizeyourfullpotentialasyougrowandlearn.

A.Organizeyourtimeeffectively.

B.Balanceyourstudyandhobbies.

C.Thewillingnesstocontinuelearningwilltakeyoufarinlife.

D.Toreallygetpleasurefromlearning,youmustkeepanopenmind.

E.Withtheideathatit'sboring,you'llneverfinditanyeasiertolearn.

F.Itrequiresyoutosatisfyyourneedsforhealth,safetyandnewexperiences.

G.Thismeansyouhavetomeetycurbasicneedsfirstbeforeyouconsideryourdreams.

（十四）

（23-24高一上•浙江宁波•期末）Improvingyourfamilylifecanhelpmakeyourfamilymemberscloserand

preventconflictsfromgettinginthewayofeveryone'shappiness.66Fortunately,therearelotsofconcrete

stepsyoucantaketomakeyourtimewithyourfamilymoreenjoyableandfulfilling.

Havemealstogetherasoftenaspossible.

Parentsworkandkidshaveafter-schoolactivities,soit'stoughtohavebreakfastanddinnertogetherevery

day.However,doyourbesttoeattogetherasoftenaspossible.67Whensomeonegetshomefromworkor

practicelate,sitdownwiththemwhiletheyhavedinner,evenifyou'vealreadyeaten.Spendingtimetogetherand

havingaconversationismoreimportantthaneatingatthesametime.

Dohouseholdchorestogether.

Fewpeopleactuallyenjoydoingchores,butsharinghouseholdresponsibilitiescanhelpeveryoneinyour

familytakeprideinyourhome.6XForinstance,whoeverfinishesfoldingtheirlaundryfirstmightgetto

pickoutthemovieyou'llwatchtogether.Dividechoresupintoage-appropriatecategories.Afterdinner,your

youngestcouldwipe（he（able,youroldestcouldfillthedishwasher,andyoucouldpulawayleftovers.

Avoidcomparingyourfamilytothoseyouseeonsocialmedia.

Itcanbeeasytobelievethatbecauseotherpeoplealwayslookhappyintheirpicturesandvideos,theyalways

feelthatway.69Ifyoustarttoenvysomeoneelse'sfamily,justremindyourselfthatyoudon'tknowwhat

theirlifeisreallylike,andtheylikelyhavefamilyargumentsando:hcrissuesjustlikeeveryoneelse.Remember,

evenifsomeoneelse'sfamilytakesmorevacationsorhasmoreexpensivethings,itdoesn'tmeanthey'reany

happierthanyouandyourfamilyare.

Avoidharshcriticismandjudgments.

Giveeachotherpermissiontoexpressemotionsandactsillywithoutfearofcriticismorjudgment.70

Ifyou'reaparent,offerpositive,constnictivecriticism,andtrytodiscourageyourchildrenfromharshlyjudging

eacnother.Insteadofsaying,“No,that'snothowyoudothat,"say,"Goodtry,butletmehelpyoudothistheright

way.

A.Remember,everyfamilyneedstoworktokeep（heirrelationshipshealthyandstrong.

B.Whenpeopleexpectharshjudgment,theytendtobottlethingsupandavoidsharingtheirfeelings.

C.However,navigatingfamilyrelationshipsrequirespatience,understanding,andeffectivecommunication.

D.Familymealsareakeyroutinethathelpsyoustayinvolvedineachother'slives.

E.Whenyouarestressed,you'remorelikelytomakeharshjudgments.

F.Trytomakeitasfunaspossible,suchasbyplayingmusicorhaving