In one of my favorite photographs of my mother, she's about 18 and very tall, with long, blond hair. It's the 1970s and my dad is there, too, hugging her from behind.
I haven't seen this photo for years. I have no idea where it is now, but I still think of it and, specifically, my mom is in it. She looks so young and innocent. At that time she hasn't yet dropped out of college, or got married. The young woman in this photo has no idea that life will bring her five children and five grandchildren, one divorce, two marriages and a move across the country.
For me, as for many daughters, the time before my mother became a mother is a string of stories, told and retold: the time she sold her childhood Barbie doll to buy a ticket to Woodstock; the time she worked as a waitress at Howard Johnson's, struggling to pay her way through her first year at Rutgers. The old photos of her are even more appealing than the stories because they're a historical record, carrying the weight of fact.
It is always a comfort from those photos to know that time, aging and motherhood cannot take away a woman's essential identity. For daughters who closely resemble their moms, it must be an even bigger comfort: these mothers and daughters are twins, separated by a generation ,and an old photo serves as a kind of mirror.
For daughters, these old photos of our mothers feel like both a chasm(巨大差异)and a bridge. The woman in the picture is someone other than the woman we know. She is also exactly the person in the photo-still, right now. Finally, we see that the woman we've come to think of as Mom-whether she's nurturing(养育), or disapproving, or thoughtful, or supportive, or sentimental--is also a mysterious, fun, brave babe.
She's been here all this time.
【小题1】What can we know about the author's mother from paragraphs 2&3?A.She divorced twice all her life |
B.Life was tough for her during her first year at college |
C.She traveled across the country in her youth |
D.She was good at storytelling |
A.The photo reminds her of her mother |
B.Her mother looks young and happy in the photo |
C.She wonders why her mother dropped out of college |
D.The photo tells a lot about her mother in her youth |
A.the photos are kept well even after generations |
B.the photos record the life of the mothers faithfully |
C.the photos help daughters to learn more about their mothers |
D.the photos show the essential part of the mothers remains unchanged |
A.The Pictures of Our Mothers |
B.Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them |
C.My Favorite Picture of My Mother |
D.The Way to Learn About Our Mothers |
This was the first communication that had come from her aunt in Jessie’s lifetime.
“I think your aunt has forgiven me at last,” her father said as he passed the letter across the table.
Jessie looked first at the autograph(签名). It seemed strange to see her own name there. There was a likeness between her aunt’s autograph and her own, a hint of the same decisiveness and precision. If Jessie had been educated fifty years earlier, she might have written her name in just that manner.
“You’re very like her in some ways,” her father said, as she still stared at the autograph.
“I should think you must almost have forgotten what Aunt Jessie was like, dear,” she said. “How many years is it since you last saw her?”
“More than forty,” her father said. “We disagreed. We invariably disagreed. Jessie always prided herself on being so modern. She read Darwin and things like that. Altogether beyond me, I admit.”
“And so it seems that she wants to see me.” Jessie straightened her shoulders and lifted her head. She was excited at the thought of meeting this mythical aunt whom she had so often heard about. Sometimes she had wondered if the personality of this remarkable relative had not been a figment(虚构) of her father’s imagination.
But this letter of hers that now lay on the breakfast table was admirable in character. There was something of intolerance expressed in its tone. It was just like what her father had told her.
Mr. Deane came out of his past memories with a sigh.
“Yes, yes; she wants to see you, my dear,” he said. “I’ve heard she has set up a school and helped many youngsters. I think you had better accept this invitation to stay with her. If she took a fancy to you, you could get a better education…”
He sighed again, and Jessie knew that for the hundredth time he was regretting his own past weakness...
【小题1】How was the relationship between Jessie’s father and her aunt?A.It remained very close over the years. |
B.It was broken when they were young. |
C.It got tenser due to a misunderstanding. |
D.It was uneasy for their financial differences. |
A.eager to meet her aunt. |
B.cautious about her aunt’s invitation |
C.angry with her aunt for ignoring her family. |
D.puzzled by her aunt’s sudden interest in her |
A.Jessie’s aunt promised to offer her better education. |
B.Jessie’s aunt’s personality seemed to change a lot. |
C.Jessie and her aunt were different in personality. |
D.Jessie’s father felt sorry for what he had done. |
With disastrous global warming already part of the climate system, today’s children face a future entirely unlike that of their parents. Unsurprisingly, children can have many feelings about climate change, such as being anxious, frightened, sad and angry. In a recent survey of American teenagers, 57 percent said that climate change made them feel scared and 52 percent said it made them feel angry.
The most important thing parents can give children is hope: there are solutions, and everyone has something to contribute, whatever their age. Parents can help them discover the facts, know that they are not alone and find ways to take action.
Coverage includes:
·The realities of the climate emergency, where we are, and how we got here. It casts light on the historical progression of climate change.
·Strategies for talking to kids of different ages about the climate crisis. These include advice from experienced parents.
·How to keep our own hope and that of our children.
·A list of practical actions.
A.They tell families what they can do to deal with climate crisis |
B.Use it as a chance to listen to their fears and hopes for the planet |
C.Talking about climate change is key to preparing them for the future |
D.Children can learn what a livable as well as green world looks like |
E.These are very natural reactions to something uncertain and destructive |
F.Parents needn’t be experts on climate science to explore the topic with children |
G.This book offers both hope and practical ways to involve children in making a better world |
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