Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (代沟).
Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go some place to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!
(1).According to the passage who have a communication problem?
A.parents and other people
B.only school kids and their parents
C.teachers and their students
D.parents and children of all ages
(2).How many pieces of advice does the writer give us to bridge the generation gap?
A.5
B.4
C.3
D.2
(3).The underlined word “bridge” in the passage means “______”.
A.建立
B.消除
C.通过
D.到达
(4).If the values of your parents are different from those of yours, you’d better ______.
A.argue with them
B.keep away from them
C.agree with them all the time
D.tell your parents what you care about
(5).The best title for the passage is______.
A.How to bridge the generation gap
B.How to deal with family problems
C.How to be good parents
D.How to be a good child
4.Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.
Here is an example.
“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards I can’t wait. It’s fun!”
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.
(1).From the passage we know that most children like _____ .
A.doing homework
B.playing computer games
C.playing cards
D.doing housework
(2).Jim and Robert chose________card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
A.two
B.four
C.eight
D.ten
(3).Jim likes to ________.
A.clean the bathroom
B.make the bed
C.feed the fish
D.sweep the floor
(4).The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “________”.
A.looked at
B.gave up
C.thought of
D.believed in
(5).Who did the housework on the weekends?
A.Jim
B.Robert
C.The parents
D.The whole family
