TLike most big projects, learning to manage your mother well is what you should do. Here are what I believe the best steps towards a better relationship with her. They are not necessarily surprising or revolutionary, but they have worked for many people. Try them.
Remember your mother’s age. As children, we often do not think of our mother as having an age. Even when we become conscious of her as an individual, age does not change our view; she is still our mother. Knowing our mother’s age, not just in numbers of years but in terms of her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better.
Listen to your mother. I have found that sometimes the things my mother told me long ago are remarkably useful. If your mother knows that you respect her point of view, even if you do not share it, it will help her feel close to you.
Remember that your mother has a past. A key step in managing our relationship with our mother is to find out about her early life. Niclle’s mother suffered much during the Second War World War. “My parents are both Jewish-Turkish. They met in France and married young for love. They were in their twenties when war broke out and because they were Jews, they had to go into hiding. She does speak to me about the war, and I think it is important to know what she went through. It is a part of her life that must have affected her deeply. ” Sometimes, in learning about our mother’s past, we know that it can encourage us to think about her whole life.
Ask your mother about your childhood history. My grandparents died when I was young. If you are fortunate enough to have living family, think of your life as a jigsaw puzzle and ask as many questions as you can to put the picture together. Understanding your roots and your childhood can help you now more clearly who you are, as part of a family which you share with your mother.
Keep a sense of humor about your mother. When we hear about someone else’s misfortunes with their mothers and are amused by them, our laughter is one of recognition. I have often listened to stories of difficult mothers and I have also listened to the following piece of advice they have found most helpful is: “Don’t have a sense of humor failure about your mother. ”
Remember that managing your mother is really about managing yourself. Taking any measure to managing our mother is the issue of how we manage ourselves. No matter how difficult we find her, it is important to remember that is not her behavior it self that is causing us discomfort, but the way we feel about her behavior. We should follow the way of her life. At the heart of managing your mother is being able to accept your flawed self. Only then are you able to accept your mother—-with all her failings.
小題1:The followings are the steps you can take to get on with your mother EXCEPT________.
A.Remember your mother’s age and past
B.Share your roots and your childhood with your mother
C.Have a sense of humor failure about your mother
D.Managing your shortcoming while managing your mother
小題2:What does the underlined phrase “a jigsaw puzzle” mean?
A.拼圖玩具B.瀏覽迷宮C.填充字謎D.游戲人生
小題3: Which of the following is implied but not stated in the passage?
A.It will help you have a better relationship with your mother if you respect her opinion.
B.You should follow a most useful piece of advice——a sense of humor.
C.The key measure of managing our mother is how we manage ourselves.
D.It is unreasonable to expect our mother to change totally from the way she was brought up.
小題4:The main purpose of writing the text is ________.
A.to give information about how we think of your mother.
B.to improve the relationship with your mother.
C.to keep a sense of humor about your mother all day long.
D.to accept your mother—-with all her failings.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B

小題1:事實細(xì)節(jié)題。A項直接可從標(biāo)題中得出答案。B項可根據(jù)第四條第一段最后兩句得出。和母親一起分享家族史和自己的童年。C項錯在應(yīng)該是:Don’t have a sense of humor failure about your mother。D項可參照最后一條,并由上下文了解flawed self有缺陷的自己;與shortcoming同義。
小題2:詞語猜測題?筛鶕(jù)句中上下文及put the picture together短語判斷。
小題3:斷推理題。A項在第二條listen to your mother中有陳述。B項在Keep a sense of humor about your mother. 條中可知。C項是最后一段中的事實陳述。D項文中并未陳述,但可根據(jù)全文及最后一條中的We should follow the way of her life一句可知。
小題4:判斷推理題。A錯在文章不僅僅是給出有關(guān)這方面的信息;而重要的是B項中的如何去改善與母親的這種關(guān)系。選項C、D是改善這種關(guān)系的具體內(nèi)容和細(xì)節(jié)。
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