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届高考英语冲刺集训Day127选5阅读4
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FamilyValues
Tounderstandanation,youshouldfirstgettoknowitsminimumunit—family.1
IntheUS,uponreachinganappropriateage,childrenareencouraged,butnotforced,to“leavethenest”andbeginanindependentlife.2Parentsdonotarrangemarriagesfortheirchildren,nordochildrenusuallyaskpermissionoftheirparentstogetmarried.Youngadultsmeettheirfuturespouses(配偶)throughotherfriends,atjobs,andinorganizationsandreligiousinstitutions.Althoughchildrenchoosetheirownspouses,theystillhopetheirparentswillapproveoftheirchoices.
Parentsfeelthatchildrenshouldmakemajorlifedecisionsbythemselvesinmanyfamilies.Aparentmaytrytoinfluenceachildtofollowaparticularprofessionbutthechildisfreetochooseanotherjob.3Asonmaydeliberatelydecidenottogointohisfather’sbusinessbecauseofafearthathewilllosehisindependenceinhisfather’sworkplace.Thisindependencefromparentsisnotanindicationthatparentsandchildrendonotloveeachother.StronglovebetweenparentsandchildrenisuniversalandthisisnoexceptionintheAmericanfamily.
4ItisnotlikeweChinese.Parentsarerulersandmasters.WeChineseloveourparentswithfearandtotalrespect.InAmerica,childrenalwayshavetheirownopinionsandevencantalkaboutsomesensitiveproblemswiththeirparents,likefamilyfinancialsituation,therelationshipbetweenmotherandfather,andevensex.
5Therefore,itiscontrarythat,ononehand,Americansadmireindependenceandequalitythattheydon’twanttomakesacrificetomakeupafamily,butontheotherhand,Americansthinkhighlyoffamilyintheirvaluesystem.
A.IntheAmericanfamily,childrenandparentsareequal.
B.Itcanreflectthetraditionalvaluesandcustomsofanation.
C.Whenitcomestobigproblems,childrendonothavetoalwaysfollowtheirparents’ways.
D.Afterchildrenleavehome,theyoftenfindsocialrelationshipandfinancialsupportoutsidethefamily.
E.AlthoughAmericanspaymuchattentiontoindependenceandequality,theydon’tbelieveinmakingsacrifice.
F.Sometimeschildrendopreciselytheoppositeofwhattheirparentswishinordertodeclaretheirindependence.
G.Manyofthemareexpectedtoleavewhatcouldbelife’smostimportantdecision—marriagealmostentirelyuptoluck.
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HowtoSleepBetter
Ifyou’rehavingtroublegettinggoodsleepthroughthenight(turning,wakingupmorethanonce,forexample),thistextwilltellyouwhatyoucandotoensureapeacefulnight’ssleep.
1.Getonschedule.Changingyoursleepingtimebymorethananhourcanseverelydisturbyoursleepquality.1Forexample,ifyounormallywakeupat6a.m.onweekdaystogettowork,youmightgotobedaround10p.m.,becausethat’swhenyoustarttofeelsleepy,andit’salsoagoodtimetoensure8hoursofsleep.If,ontheweekend,yousleepuntil9a.m.,youprobablywon’tbeabletofallasleepthatnightuntil1a.m.
2.2Waitatleastthreehoursafterdinnerbeforegoingtosleep.Digestionslowsdownwhileasleep,andafullstomachmayinterruptsleep.Similarly,youshouldavoidgoingtobedwithanemptystomach,asacompletelyemptystomachmayequallydisturbyoursleepingpatterns.
3.3Exposuretolightduringthetimewhenyou’resupposedtobesleepingcandisruptyourbody’sinternalclock.Turnyourlightoff,oruseaverydimnightlight4Theyincludewindows,LEDclocks,computerlightsandcableboxes.
4.Changeyoursleepingposition.Youmaythinkthatit’simpossibletocontrolwhatpositionyousleepinsinceyouaren’tfullyawareofwhatyouaredoing,butitispossibleanditcanmakeaconsiderabledifference.5
A.Trytoavoidallsourcesoflight.
B.Keeptheroomasdarkaspossible.
C.Makenoteofunusualcircumstances.
D.Bemindfulofwhatyoueatordrinkbeforebed.
E.Sleepisconsideredtobeadequateonlywhenthereisnodaytimesleepiness.
F.Inotherwords,suddenchangeofsleepingtimewillaffectyour“biologicalclock”.
G.Soifyouwakeupinthemiddleofthenight,makeanefforttohaveacomfortableposition.
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AlthoughdifferentuniversitiesintheUShavedifferentadmissionspolicies,mostdetermineadmissionbasedonseveralstandards,includingastudent’shighschoolcourseofstudy,highschoolGradePointAverage(GPA),participationinactivities,SATorACTexamscores,awrittenessay,andpossiblyapersonalinterview.
Theuniversityadmissionsofficeconsiderswhetherastudenthastakencoursesinhighschoolthat,havepreparedhimorherformoredifficultcoursework.Astudent’shighschoolGPAisalsoconsidered.1Eachlettergradeisassignedanumberofpoints:
A=4points,B=3,C=2,D=1andF=0point.