准备:
课后练习册P3,1题Step 1: T or F
1.The relationship between Mr. Ballmer and his child is the same as thatwith his parents.
2.Today there is no generation gap any longer.
3.Family experts consider the new equality to be perfect.4.The 1960s is a turning point of generation relationship.5.Generation relationship still confuses people.
Step 2: choose a good title
A. Development of the Parent-child RelationshipB. Ways to Handle the Parent-child Relationship
C. Today’s Parent-child Relationship Compared with That in the Past
Step 3: Comprehension
1. The word “gulf” in Para.3 most probably means _________. A. interest B. distance C. difference D. separation
2. Which of the following shows that the generation gap isdisappearing?
A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.B. Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.D. Parents share more interests with their children.
3. The change in today’s parent-child relationship is _________.A. more confusion among parents
B. new equality between parents and childrenC. less respect for parents from children
D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents
Step 4: Translation
1. Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and arefriends.
2. Sometimes,when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter,
Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant (远距离)relationship (关系)with his parents when he was ateenager(青少年).
From clothing and hairstyles (发型) to activities (活动) and
expectations (期待), earlier generations(代) of parents and childrenoften appeared to move in separate orbits(不同的轨迹).Today, the generation gap(代沟) has not disappeared, but it isgetting narrow in many families.
Conversations(对话)on subjects such as sex and drugs would nothave taken place(不可能发生) a generation ago. Now they arecomfortable and common. And parent—child activities, from
shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that cancontinue into adulthood(持续到成年时代).
No wonder(不足为奇)greeting cards today carry the message,“To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality(平等) can alsoresult in(导致)less respect(尊重)for parents.
“In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion(困惑)among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of (各种各样的)reasons forthese evolving roles(进化的角色) and attitudes(态度).Great cultural(文化的)changes led to(导致)more open
communication and a more democratic process (民主化进程) thatencourages(鼓励)everyone to have a say.
“It’s not something easily accomplished (完成) by parents thesedays, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with(处理), but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parentnow.”
Step 5:辨析及翻译(完成书上P10翻译题)
1. resulted from 由于 resulted in 导致
2. as a result of结果是 because of 因为,of是介词 owing to 由于,幸亏
Step 6:完成练习册P3,3题
1. Mike, __________________, started ______________________ by
____________________.
2. The boy is difficult to ___________ as/because it is not easy to________________________.(恶作剧trick)
3. He had no ___________________________________(prepare for).No wonder __________________________.(失败fail)
4. There are many _________________________________, such as -____________________________.(表演performance)
5. _____________see wealth as ____________________________.(目标goal)
方法指导:
每一篇高考阅读真题都是宝贵的备考资源,要格外珍惜。题目做完之后,不要急于对答案,而是对文章加以精读: 要学会并记牢文章中的每一个生字,正确理解文章中每一句话的含义。读懂文章之后,还要仔细精读问题和选项,这是答题的关键所在,也是提高阅读解正确率的唯一方法。很多同学都忽略了这个步骤。所以无论你做多少篇阅读练习,成绩仍然无法提高。
也许有些同学认为精读阅读文章及题目选项会养成答题速度慢的\"坏习惯\"。但是如果总是强调速度,不求甚解考生就会陷入 \"练习、对答案、正确率无法提高\" 的循环,并且浪费了大量的真题资源。
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