When I was in my second year in senior high school, I found a four-dollar-an-hour part-time job at Villa-nova Pizza. Like many of my friends, I longed to earn some pocket money from the job as well as gaining social experience. Just one week after I worked there, Stubby, the manager, called me into his office. As the saying goes, “life isn’t a bed of roses”. My first job ended in failure, His reason was that I showed up late twice and took more breaks than others. “Oh, I’m a loser,” I thought to myself. I believed that thought was shared by my brothers, neither of whom had ever been fired, and my mother, though she would never express it in those terms.
“I am too sad to do anything,” I complained to my father. After listening to my words, he laughed. “It’s not funny; I’m a loser,” I said.
“No, you’re not. This is a part of growing up. You will be all right, my dear daughter,” he said, patting my shoulder. “Trust me. You are good enough.”
I looked into my father’s eyes and I could see he really trusted me. And I believed him. Since then, “Trust me. You are good enough” are the only words I have repeated to myself. I have worked hard to be a better person and cherished every chance I have got.
Finally, I succeeded in entering a good university. After graduation I found my dream job. I couldn’t wait to call my father and show my gratitude.
Look ahead when you experience something unpleasant and there is always someone around believing in you. When they believe in us, we begin to believe in ourselves, too. They tell us we are good enough over and over until we can hear it.
【小题1】Why was the author fired?A.She was usually late for work, |
B.She had no social experience, |
C.She had too many breaks. |
D.She failed to complete her task. |
A.He laughed at her. |
B.He complained to the cruel boss. |
C.He was too sad to do anything. |
D.He comforted her and said he believed in her. |
A.She phoned her father and thanked him. |
B.She returned home to have a celebration. |
C.She showed her gratitude to her teacher. |
D.She invited her family to a big party. |
A.Strict and devoted. |
B.Caring and kind. |
C.Ambitious and brave. |
D.Humble and humorous. |
As a father who works outside the home, I recognize that it is easy for me to get caught up in stress at work. Indeed, sometimes it is difficult to turn off my work focus and turn on my family focus so that I can come home and be the loving husband my wife needs and the playful father my kids want.
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2. Be goofy(滑稽的)with your kids. The more voices you do, the more expressive you are when you play with them, the more they will feel your love and your acceptance of them.
3. Spend time reading to them. Allow your kids to choose a book and spend time reading some of it to them before bed. The more effort you put into it the more they will feel your love.
As a therapist(临床医学家)who works with children and their families, I have noticed that the better the relationship that a father has with his child, the more influence that father will have on his child. As fathers work on developing a strong link with their kids through positive interactions, they can have a positive effect in the lives of their children.
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A.Fathers have such an important and irreplaceable role in the family. |
B.Sometimes books can help you deal with children. |
C.Reading stories is an excellent time for dads to practice voice imitations. |
D.Here are some thoughts to help fathers keep their little ones in mind. |
E.As a father he must involve hardships in all his life. |
F.And the confidence can give their children a great advantage to succeed in the future. |
G.Make a plan to spend time each day with your kids. |
According to a new US study, couples who expect their children to help care for them in old age should hope they have daughters because they are likely to be twice as attentive overall.
The research by Angelina Grigoryeva, a sociologist at Princeton University, found that, while women provide as much care for their elderly parents as they can manage, men do as little as they can get away with and often leave it to female family members.
Using data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study, a study which has been tracking a cross-section of over-50s for the last decade, she calculated that women provide an average of 12.3 hours a month of care for elderly parents while men offer only 5.6 hours.
“Whereas the amount of elderly parent care daughters provide is associated with limitations they face, such as employment or childcare, sons’ caregiving is associated only with the presence or absence of other helpers, such as sisters or a parent’s spouse(配偶),” she explained.
“Sons reduce their relative caregiving efforts when they have a sister, while daughters increase theirs when they have a brother.”
“This suggests that sons pass on parent caregiving responsibilities to their sisters.”
In the UK, the 2011 census(人口普查) showed that there are now around 6.5 million people with caring responsibilities — a figure which has risen by a tenth in a decade.
But many are doing so at the risk of their own health. The census showed that those who provide 50 hours or more of care a week while trying to hold down a full-time job are three times more likely to be struggling with ill health than their working counterparts(相对应的人) who are not careers.
【小题1】Where can you probably find the text?A.In a popular science journal. | B.In a heal care guideline. |
C.In a physics textbook. | D.In a tour booklet. |
A.American couples are preferring daughters to sons a lot |
B.sons are twice likely as daughters to care for parents in old age |
C.having a brother makes women less likely to do their fair share |
D.men tend to take less care of their parents than women |
A.The number of people providing care has increased by 6.5 million. |
B.More people have left behind their work to look after the elderly. |
C.Many people who both work and care others can be threatened by health problems. |
D.People shouldn’t take much responsibility to care for the old. |
A.Positive. | B.Subjective. | C.Objective. | D.Negative. |
Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace! When she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said," Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of housework that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don't forget that for your birthday, Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?" Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.
Jenny worked on her housework very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brand-new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands(跑腿).The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!
Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.
One night when he finished the story, he said," Jenny, do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl said.
"Well, then, give me your pearls."
"Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jenny said. "But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?"
"Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. "Good night, little one."
A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, and Jenny gave the same reply.
Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. "Here, Daddy," she said, and held out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father's hand.
With one hand her father held the plastic pearls and the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue box. Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful pearls. He had had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap stuff so that he could give her the real thing.
【小题1】Why did the mother tell Jenny the plastic pearl necklace "cost an awful lot of money"?A.She was discouraging Jenny from buying it. |
B.She was telling Jenny to ask her grandma for help. |
C.She was reminding Jenny of its true value. |
D.She was encouraging Jenny to get it by her hard work. |
A.She promised to work on the housework hard. |
B.She was lucky to have her birthday coming near. |
C.She went out with her mother to run errands. |
D.She got supported from her grandma with a dollar bill. |
A.She was disappointed that her father always asked for her necklace. |
B.She was struggling in her mind about the decision to make. |
C.She was pleased to give the necklace to her father. |
D.She was unwilling to exchange her necklace for the real one. |
A.Her father's request. | B.Her father's tolerance. |
C.Her father's real necklace. | D.Her father's love. |
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