Question

【題目】How to get siblings (兄弟姐妹）to get along

One of the greatest gifts of parenthood is seeing your children form a relationship with each other that is independent of you. By giving them someone else to play with you can free up some time for yourself. Here are four techniques you can use to help your children appreciate each other while they are young.

1. 【1】 The No.1 thing parents can do to help their kids stay on good terms with each other is not to compare them with each other. Never say “Your sister never...” or “Why can’t you do what your brother does?” 【2】

2. Stay out of the way. Try not to get too involved(參與) in your kids’ arguments. Learning cooperation and problem-solving is an important skill in life. 【3】 And don’t blame the older one for not “knowing better.” That puts pressure on the older child and leads to unhappiness.

3. Activities and opportunities. Have your kids go to their siblings’ games and activities. 【4】 “My kids go to each other’s activities, and take part in activities together,” says Patricia Walters-Fischer, mother of two. Not only do her children go, but they also offer support, encouraging each other before a big game or performance and offering comfort when things don’t go well.

4. Vacations. Don’t ignore the value of a family vacation for bringing siblings together When kids are away from their friends and forced to spend time together, they often enjoy each other 【5】 In fact, a weekend camping trip offers some of the best opportunities for working together, having fun and experiencing something new.

A. Don’t compare.

B. Never shout at them.

C. That only serves to fuel the competition.

D. It doesn’t need to be anything extremely great.

E. They may need help solving a conflict, but try not to take sides.

F. Give them a project, and they will learn how to work together.

G. Get them involved in one another’s lives, so they can have a better appreciation of who their sibling is.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】E

【4】G

【5】D

【解析】本文屬于教育類短文，介紹了4條關(guān)于家庭中兄弟姐妹如何相處的建議。

【1】A

根據(jù)第一段可知，本文主要講述的是父母親如何讓家里的孩子們和諧相處。再根據(jù)橫線后句The No.1 thing parents can do to help their kids stay on good terms with each other is not to compare them with each other.可知，第一個(gè)建議就是不讓孩子們互相比較。故A項(xiàng)符合本段中心思想。

【2】C

根據(jù)橫線前句Never say“Your sister never...” or “Why can’t you do what your brother does?”可知，本段建議父母不要對(duì)孩子進(jìn)行比較，比較只會(huì)讓競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈。故選C。

【3】E

本段標(biāo)題Stay out of the way. Try not to get too involved(參與) in your kids’ arguments.可知，當(dāng)孩子之間發(fā)生爭(zhēng)論的時(shí)候，父母親不要選邊站隊(duì)，要讓孩子自己去解決問題�？芍�E項(xiàng)符合上下文聯(lián)系。

【4】G

根據(jù)橫線后句“My kids go to each other’s activities, and take part in activities together,”可知，我們要讓孩子相互參加對(duì)方的活動(dòng)，站在對(duì)方的立場(chǎng)看到問題。這樣做可以讓對(duì)方之間的理解更加深入。故選G。

【5】D

本段主要介紹的是通過假期活動(dòng)讓孩子增進(jìn)理解。假期不要太長，有時(shí)候周末的活動(dòng)即可。故D項(xiàng)，It doesn’t need to be anything extremely great.符合上下文串聯(lián)。