届高考英语冲刺集训Day 127选5阅读4.docx

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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.