專題04閱讀理解議論文

1.（2023上?江蘇南通?高二統(tǒng)考期末）Inthecomingeraofbudget（預(yù)算）cutstoeducation,distancelearning

couldbecomeacommonthing.

Theappealtothoseinchargeofeducationbudgetstotradeteachersfortechnologyissostrongthattheytend

toignorethedisadvantagesofdistancelearning.Schoolfacilitiesareexpensivetobuildandmaintain,andteachers

areexpensivetoemploy.Ifstruethatonlineclassesdonotrequirebuildingsandeachclasscanhosthundredsof

people,whichcanresultingreatersavings,butmovingawayfromatraditionalclassroominwhichaliving,

breathinghumanbeingteachesandinteractswithstudentsdailywouldbeadisaster.

Physicallyattendingschoolhashiddenbenefits:gettingupeverymorninginteractingwithpeers,andbuilding

relationshipswithteachersareimportantskillstocultivate（培養(yǎng)）inyoungpeople.Moreover,schoolsaremorethan

simpleplacesoftraditionallearning.Theyarealsoplacesthatprovidemeals,placeswherestudentsreceivemental

helpandothersupport.

Thosepolicy-makersareoftenfascinatedbythelatesttechnologyineducationanditspotentialtotransform

educationovernight.Butonlineeducationdoesnotallowateachertokeepastrugglingstudentafterclassandoffer

help.Educationalvideosmaydeliveracademiccontent,buttheyareunabletomakeeyecontactorassessa

student9slevelofengagement.Distanceeducationwillnevermatchthepersonalteachinginatraditionalclassroom.

Intheirfirst18yearsoflife,Americanchildrenspendonly9%oftheirtimeinschool.Yetteachersareexpectedto

preparethemtoberesponsiblecitizens,cultivatetheirsocialskills,encouragesuccessfultimemanagement,and

enhancetheircapacitytocompeteinacompetitivejobmarket.Giventheseexpectations,schoolsshouldnot

becomepermanently“remote”.

Thepoweroftheclassroomisrootedinthequalitiesofthepeoplegatheredinthesameplace,atthesametime,

includingtheirnature,empathy,devotionandsoon.Technology,nomatterhowadvanced,shouldsimplybeatool

ofagoodteacher.

1.Whatisonepossiblebenefitofstudentsattendingschoolphysically?

A.Formingthehabitofgettingupearly.

B.Eatingnutritionallywell-balancedmeals.

C.Growingintolivingandbreathinghumanbeings.

D.Developingrelationshipswithpeersandteachers.

2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthelatesttechnologyineducation?

A.Itmayreduceface-to-faceinteraction.

B.Itmaymakemanyteachersjobless.

C.Itmayaddtostudenfsfinancialburden.

D.Itmayrevolutionizeclassroomteaching.

3.Whatdoestheauthorsayteachersareexpectedtodo?

A.Toenhancestudenfsleadershipcapacity.

B.Toteachstudentsskillsinapplyingforjobs.

C.Toenablestudentstoadapttothechangesinlife.

D.Topreparestudentstobecompetitiveinthefuture.

4.Whycouldn'ttechnologyreplaceagoodteacher?

A.Itlackshumanity.B.Itcan'tmeetpersonalneeds.

C.Itisstillnotadvanced.D.Itcan'ttrackstudents5growth.

2.（2023上?山西忻州?高二統(tǒng)考期末）Whetheryourkidcancountonasizableinheritance（遺產(chǎn)）oryour

familyislivingpayperiodtopayperiod,acollegedegreeisamust.Alongwiththeinvisiblelifeskillsyougetfrom

thoseformativeyearsoncampus,collegecomeswithabankablepayout:AGeorgetownUniversitystudyfound

that,onaverage,collegegraduatesmakeamilliondollarsmoreoveralifetimethanpeoplewhostopathighschool.

Recently,aBronxnonprofitaskedmetospeaktoagroupofhighschoolerswhosefamilieswerestruggling

financially.Theparticipantswere（rightly）worriedabouttakingontoomuchcollegedebt.Here'swhatItoldthem:

Evenwhenyousubtract（扣除）tuition,lostearningsduringthecollegeyears,andotherfactors,anaveragecollege

gradwillstilltakein$300,000morethanthosewithoutacollegedegree.

Andwhilerisingtuitionfeesareaseriousworry,freecollegeprogramsofonekindoranotherhavesprungup

inmorethan20states.Myownhomestate,NewYork,boastsoneofthemostcomprehensiveefforts.TheExcelsior

Scholarshipprogramguaranteesthatstudentsatpublicinstitutionsattendtuition-freeiftheirfamilyearnsunder

$110,000ayear.

EveninSiliconValley,wheretherearemanysuccessfulpeoplewhodon'townacollegedegree,Iaskeda

groupofparentsthereififstruethatkidsaregivingupacollegedegreebecausethey'resurethey'llberichpeople.

Theanswerwasaresounding,unapologeticno.

ThetruthisthatinthisSTEM（science,technology,engineeringandmath）-centricage,anyformof

home-schoolingorsocialeducationcan'treplacetheformalschooleducation.Especiallyinanagewhenmany

low-endcareersarebeingreplacedbyartificialintelligence(AI),acollegedegreecangiveyourkidanedge.

5.Inwritingparagraph1,theauthoraimsto.

A.proposeadefinitionB.makeacomparison

C.giveanexampleD.presentanargument

6.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.FreecollegeprogramsareavailableallovertheUSA.

B.IntheSTEM-centricage,acollegedegreeisessential.

C.InNewYork,allpublicschoolstudentsaretuition-free.

D.Childrenfromrichfamiliesdon'tneedacollegedegree.

7.Whatishappeningtothelow-endcareers?

A.Theyaredevelopingveryrapidly.

B.TheyareallbeingengagedbyAL

C.Theyarealldependingonadegree.

D.TheyaredisappearingbecauseofAL

8.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Whydoyouneedacollegedegree?

B.Wherecanyouenjoyfreeeducation?

C.WhatisamustintheSTEM-centricage?

D.HowmuchdopeoplewithadegreeearninUS?

3.(2023上?江蘇徐州?高二統(tǒng)考期末)Iwantedtosetmyselfthewritingchallengeofcitingsomeofthemany

positivethingsabouthavingababy.Ifsaddressedtooneperson,butIhopethatthosewhofindthemselvesata

similarcrossroadsgethelpfromit.

TomyfriendA,

Allyoueverseemtohearaboutparenthoodisnegative.Idonotfeelthis.Youcreateanewlifeinthatchild,

andwiththatbaby,yougetanewlife,too.WhenIbecameamother,myownmother'sembrace,andmyfather^,

nottomentionmyextendedfamily's,havekeptmegoing.

Weareusedtohearingabouthowmotherhoodlimitsyourlife,lesssoabouthowitcanexpandit.Ihave

alwaysbelievedthatlifeisfundamentallyabouthumanrelationships,andhavingababyhasenhancedmine.

Becomingamother-andgivingbirth-hasenhancedmyfeelingsofsolidaritywithotherwomen.Parentinghas

alsoallowedmetoexperiencechildhoodagain.Ihavealwayswantedtogivesomeoneelseachildhood.My

wide-eyedlittleboyisatthestagewhereheissimplyinlovewiththeworld,andthatloveisthrillingly

unconditional.Itisaprivilegetowitness,anditmakesmedeterminedtomaintainitforhimasmuchasIamable

to,becausehislaughisthebestsoundthatIhaveeverheard.

Anoteaboutsleep:youwillbeOK-you'vehadenoughwildnightstoknowyoucancope.Andyoucanget

yourbodyback,whateverthatmightmeantoyou.Asforyourcareer,ifsnormaltoworry.Ispeakonlyformyself

whenIsaythatIwishIhadspentlesstimeworryingbeforehandabouthowIwouldwrite.Ihavefarlesstime,now,

butI'mstillwriting.Evenaparagraphadayaddsuptoanovel,eventually.Thereissomuchuntappedjoyandlove

therewaitingforyou,andIhopeI'vegivenyouasmallglimpseofsomeofittoholdonto.

9.Whomightbetheintendedaudienceforthisarticle?

A.Self-centeredparents.

B.Thosefearingtohaveababy.

C.Broken-heartedfriends.

D.Thoseavoidingmarriage.

10.Howdoestheauthormainlymakehisargumentsconvincing?

A.Byexplainingideas.B.Byquotingsayings.

C.Bycomparingfacts.D.Byconcludingopinions.

11.Whydoesthewritergiveexamplesofherwritinginthelastparagraph?

A.Toshowhowsuccessfulshewasasawriter.

B.Tonotethatwherethereisawillthereisaway.

C.Totellherfriendthatgivingbirthisapieceofcake.

D.Topersuadeherfriendnottoworryabouthercareer.

12.Whichcolumnmaythearticlebechosenfrom?

A.Opinion.B.Headline.C.Health.D.Culture.

4.（2023上?江蘇鎮(zhèn)江?高二統(tǒng)考期末）RachelCarson'sclassicbestselleraboutecologicalthreats,Silent

Spring,startedawaveofAmericanenvironmentalism.Itplayedadirectroleinthe1972decisiontobantheuseof

thepesticide（殺蟲齊（J）DDT.Sixtyyearsago,thepublicwasintroducedtoCarson'sarguments.Thecoming

anniversarymakesthisagoodtimetoconsiderwhetherthebookachievedoneofhermajorgoals:protecting

wildlifeand,inparticular,birds.

Carsentookacomplextechnicalsubject-thedamagingeffectsofpersistentpesticideandexpresseditinone

simple,poeticimage:aspringinwhichnobirdssang.Sheaskedustoimaginewhatitwouldbeliketoawakenin

themorninginaworldwithoutthesesongs.Shewrotewithgrace,andshemadeusfeeltheloss.Buthowwellhave

weactedonCarson'swarnings?

Withsomeexceptions,wehaven'tbeenverysuccessful,andneitherhavebirds.Twenty-ninepercentofNorth

Americanbirdshavediedoutsince1970,Grasslandswerethehardesthit,withadocumentedlossofmorethan

700millionbreedingindividuals.Thenumberofdeadbirdstotalednearlythreebillion,afigurethatsparked（弓|起）

acampaignwithtipsonwhatpeoplecandotosavethem.Giventhesedata,itiseasytoconcludethatdespitethe

brillianceofherwriting,Carsondidnotsucceedinprotectingbirds.

Still,the2019birdstudy,despiteitsworryingresults,alsosuggeststhatprotectingbiodiversityisnotlost

cause.Oneimportantexceptioniswetlands,wherebirdabundanceincreasedby13percent.Theotheranimative

exceptionisbaldeagles,whichacreontheedgeofextinctionatthetimeCarsonwrote,buttheyrecoveredinlarge

partasaresultofthebanonDDT.AnewsstorypublishedbytheAudubonSocietynotesthat"thenumbersshow

thattakingstepslikewildlifemanagement,habitatrestorationandpoliticalactioncanbeeffectivetosavespecies.”

13.HowdidRachelCarsonfulfillherwritingpurposeinherbook?

A.Bywarninggracefully.B.Byarguingsimply.

C.Bythinkingcritically.D.Bydrawingvividly,

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“animative“inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Alarming.B.Encouraging

C.ReliableD.Imaginable.

15.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardtheeffectofRacheFsbook?

A.Negative.B.Objective.

C.Positive.D.Unconcerned.

16.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.AnAmericanwriterdidn'tfulfillherpromise.

B.Oureffortstoprotecttheenvironmentwereinvain.

C.Bookshavelimitationsinraisingenvironmentalawareness.

D.Birdsarestillintrouble60yearsafterSilentSpringwarnedus.

5.（2023上?浙江寧波?高二統(tǒng)考期末）Iamabiglaugher.Tvebeentoldthateveninaroomofathousand

people,youcanalwayshearmelaughingoverthecrowd.Forme,laughteristheultimateformofembodiedjoy.

Andby“embodied”,ImeanthatmywholebodyisinvolvedwhenIlaugh.Ontheinside,ifslikeabubbling

fountainofjoyspillingoutallovertheplace.

Butwhatisjoy,anyway?

Lifecanbeterrible,butifyoudecidetofollowthesoundofthejoy-fountain,youwillfindjoyshowingupin

allkindsofplaces:petsplayfullybouncingaround,kindness,oreveninnothingness.

Howcanjoybefound?Afriendmovedintoanewapartmentandneededsomehelp,soIhelpedhim.

Afterwards,hewasobviouslysomuchhappierandatease.Inoticedthatplayingevenasmallpartinhishappiness

broughtmegreatjoy,andItookamomenttoletthisfeelingofembodiedjoyin.Wecanpracticelettingjoyinby

noticinghowitfeelstosmile.Wheredoesyourbodylightupwhenyousmile?WhenIsmile,itmakesmewantto

takeadeepbreath,andInoticemyshouldersandbellyrelaxing.WhenIembodycaringandloving,itfeelsgreat!

Sadly,manyofusareunawareofjoy,orsuspiciousofit.Maybeyouareafraidtoopenuptojoy,ormaybe

youaresounfamiliarwithwhatjoyfeelslikethatyouignoreorresistitwhenitcomesknocking.Noone,other

thanyou,ownsyourhappiness,butyoumightunknowinglyblockfeelingsorexperiencesthathelpyouembodyjoy.

Thefactisthatwhenyoucan'tembodyjoy,youmissoutononeoflife'sessentialvitamins.

Wantmorejoy?Don'tbeafraidtolooksilly.Sillinesshelpsustakethingslesspersonally.Ithelpsusseethe

worldthewayakiddoes.Whenwecanfindmorejoyinthesmallsofeverydaylife,wecanembodyhappiness,

ratherthanjustpursuingit.

17.Howisthetopicofjoyintroducedatthebeginningofthepassage?

A.Byhighlightingajoyfulexperience.

B.Bystressingtheimportanceoflaughing

C.Bysharingtheauthor'sunderstandingofjoy.

D.Bypresentinganultimateformofsatisfaction.

18.Whatmightbetheauthor'sadviceonfindingjoy?

A.Takingadeepbreath.B.Smilingtoyourfriends.

C.Reflectingonnothingness.D.Doingsmallactsofkindness.

19.Whatmightbethereasonformanyofusmissingoutonjoy?

A.Thatmanyofusrefuseitonpurpose.

B.Thatmanyofusareinsensitivetojoy.

C.Thatmanyofuslacklife'sessentialvitamins.

D.Thatmanyofusarelikelytotakejoyforgranted.

20.Whatmessagedoestheauthorconveyinthistext?

A.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.

B.Happypeoplearehappyinchildhood.

C.Worrydoesnotseek,butmanseeksit.

D.Loveofjoyisbelief;thecreationofjoyislife.

優(yōu)選提升提

6.（2023上?浙江寧波?高二鎮(zhèn)海中學(xué)?？计谀￤henyouwalkthroughaneighborhood,whatdoyousee?In

theUnitedStates,itwilllikelybeafewtreesandbushesamonglargeareasofgrassylawns（草坪）.Thesebiggreen

carpetsmightlookpretty.Butaplainexpanseofgrassisanecologicalwasteland.Ifsfilledwithjustonetypeof

plant-aspeciesthatdoesn'tsupportinsects,birdsorotherwildlifethewayanaturalecosystemwould.

LawnsstartedinEnglandbackaroundtheMiddleAges.Atthattime,mostpeoplehadtogrowtheirownfood.

Abigexpanseofgrasswouldserveasadisplayofwealth;thesepeoplecouldaffordtohavelandwithout

crops.

ThegrassesplantedbackthenwerenativetoEngland.Theygrewwellwiththatnation'ssoils,amplerainsand

cooltemperatures.

Thosesamegrassesnowcoverlawnsacrosstheworld,fromEuropeandtheUnitedStatestoAustralia.

AlthoughtheydidwellinEngland,they'renotaswelladaptedtoplaceswithdifferentclimatesandlevelsof

soilnutrients.

Thatmeansitcantakealotofworktomaintaintheseyards.Peopletendtoaddfertilizerstokeeptheirlawns

green.Theywaterregularly,becausethesegrassspeciescan'thandlehotsummersorplaceswithlittlerain.People

mayevenusechemicalstokeepoutweedsandpests.

Allthoseactivitiesuseuporpollutemuch-neededfreshwater.Bothareproblems,especiallyinthefaceof

ongoingdrought.Pesticidesandfertilizerswashedawaybyrainorwateringcanalsoharmtheecosystemsin

streams.

Thafswhyagrowingnumberofpeoplearerethinkinglawns.Whatdoesthatmean?Allowingagreater

varietyofplantsandanimalstothriveinthesespacescouldsavewater,expertssay.Itcouldalsoreducechemical

pollution.Yardsplantedwithmorediversespeciescouldmakeforhealthierecosystemswithmorepollinationand

pestcontrol.Intheend,suchchangesshouldbenefitpeopleandwildlifealike.

21.Whydoestheauthormentionlargegrassylawnsinparagraph1?

A.Todescribetheirpopularity.B.Toexplaintheirwasteofmoney.

C.Tointroducetheirgreatbenefits.D.Toshowtheirlackofplantdiversity.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inParagraph4referto?

A.Peoplegrowingvariouscropsontheirlawns.

B.GrassesnativetoEnglandspreadingworldwide.

C.Grasseslackingadaptationtodiverseenvironments.

D.Grasslandsbeingkepttoshowwealthandstatus.

23.Whatdopeopleusuallydotoattendtotheirlawns?

A.Employchemicalstokillharmfulpests.B.Plantdrought-resistantnativegrass.

C.Adaptthegrassestodifferentsoils.D.Avoidusingartificialfertilizersonlawns.

24.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsmakingyardsdiverse?

A.Skeptical.B.Surprised.C.Dismissive.D.Favorable.

7.（2023上?福建三明?高二統(tǒng)考期末）HowAIwilltransformeducationisveryimportanttoschoolssuchas

mine,teacherssuchasme,andhardworkingcare-giverssuchastheparentsinmycommunity.CouldAIgetour

childrentograspnewconceptsandskills?MightAIbebetterequippedtohelpthemexploittheirownintelligence?

Afterafewdayswatchingmychildrenuseartificialintelligence-basedlearningtools,Icantellyoutheshort

answerisNO.

Humanintelligenceisdifferentfromthecomputer's.Forone,humanintelligencecannotbemeasured.The

brainisplastic,alwaysdevelopingandgrowingaswelearnfromourenvironments.Inaddition,humanintelligence

reliesonhumaninteraction.Exercisingourintelligenceissomethingwedonaturallyasweconnectwithothers,

considertheworldaroundusandseektoimproveourrelationshiptothatworld.

Ineducation,therehasbeenamovementtowardsocial-emotionalandproblem-basedlearning.Soeducators

attempttomotivateinterestinsubjectsandskillsbyturninglearningmomentsintocommunal（共有的）

problem-solvingevents.Whenwecombineanalyticallearningwithsocial-emotionallearning,studentsbecome

masteredinthematerialwewantthemtoknowandgetmoreexcitedaboutthelearningprocess.

UsingAIlooksverydifferentfromthis.AIlearningofteninvolvesanindividualworkingalonewitha

computerprogram.Itcancrowdsourceinformationtohelpstudentsfindfactsabouttheirenvironment,solvea

problemandcomeupwithacreativewayforward.ButAIdoesn'tforcestudentstothinkthroughorkeepanything.

Andsimplybeingfedfactsandinformationisnotthesameas“l(fā)earning”.

ItisfascinatingtoimaginethatAImightcurewhatannoysus.Manyparentsdon'thavetheresources-intime,

moneyorenergy-toteachtheirkidsathome.IfAIcouldfillthegaps,howgreat,right?YetthenatureofAI

“teaching“asitcurrentlyexistsmeansthatstudentsmerelylevelupwithoutlearning.Whenitcomestodeveloping

intelligence,nothingcanbeatwhatwehumanshavebeendoing,facetoface,forcenturies.

25.Whatdoweknowabouthumanintelligenceaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.ItismeasuredeasilyB.Itisofgreatsignificance

C.ItisrelatedtoeducationD.Itischangeableandinteractive

26.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAIlearningfromparagraph4?

A.Itiswidelyusedatschool.

B.Itmakesnodifferencetoeducation.

C.Ithelpsdevelopstudents5intelligence

D.Itdoeslittlehelpwithstudents5truelearning.

27.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetoAIlearning?

A.UnclearB.NeutralC.DisapprovingD.Favorable

28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.CouldAIReallyTeachStudents

B.ShouldstudentsUseAIFrequently

C.HowStudentsUseAIinTheirStudy

D.HowTeachersInteractwithStudents

8.（2023上?福建南平?高二統(tǒng)考期末）Didyouknowthatcuttingmeatanddairyproductsfromyourdietcan

reduceyourfoodcarbonfootprintby73%?Ifslikelyyou'veheardsimilarstatisticsbefore,whichmighthaveeven

grabbedyourattentionlongenoughtotryaplant-basedlifestyleforawhile.However,forsome,cuttingout

deliciousmeatyproductsforeverseemstoorestrictivetosustainlongterm.

It'struethatwe'recreaturesofhabit,sothedisheswelovemightbedifficulttogiveupevenwhenweintend

todoso.Butalltheexcitingnewfoodtechnologycouldgreatlychangethewayweconsumefood.Usually

consistingofsoy,grainorpeaproteinbases,fakemeathamburgersusearound90%lesswaterthantheirbeefstuff,

soforallthoselookingtomakeachangewithoutchangingtheirdiet,thiscouldbewonderfulnews.

Howevergoodthismaysound,ifsnotaperfectsystem.Meatalternativeshavetheirconstraintstoo,butthe

goodstillfaroutweighsthebadwhenusedtoreplaceredmeat.Ifhealthisabigconcernforyou,youmightbe

betteroffstickingtovegetablesandenjoyingfakemeatasatreatassomebrandscanbeoverprocessedormaynot

containsufficientnutrients.

Currently,companiesareracingtocreatethefirst“l(fā)abgrown^^meatproductsasasimpleanswertoeveryone's

concerns.However,withallthemoralconcerns,questionsabouthealthandcostofproductionbeingextremely

high,thisisalongwayfrombecomingarealityinmassproduction.

Theexcitingthingtotakefromthis,whicheversideyoumaybeon,isthatthefakemeatindustryisgrowingat

sucharapidspeed.Ifsboundtoproduceapracticalsustainableoptionsoon,sokeepwatchingthisspace.

29.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Togiveadefinition.B.Toleadinthetopic.

C.Toprovidestatistics.D.Tosupporttheargument.

30.Whatisthehighlightoffakemeathamburgers?

A.Theyarenutritious.B.Theyaredelicious.

C.Theyareeco-friendly.D.Theyaremoney-saving.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph3probablymean?

A.Values.B.Flavors.C.Advantages.D.Limitations.

32.Howmightthefutureofthefakemeatindustrybe?

A.Worrying.B.Promising.C.Disappointing.D.Unpredictable.

9.（2023上?福建廈門?高二統(tǒng)考期末）Noteverymaniscutouttobeafather.Ifthethoughtoffatherhoodfills

youwithfear,maybeitisn'tforyouormaybeifsasignthatyoutaketheresponsibilityoffatherhoodseriously.

Asaparent,youarealwaysgoingtohavetotrustyourinstincts（本能）.There5snocomprehensiverulebook

onparenting.You'llscrewupsometimes.（Hopefully,yourhusbandorwifewillbetheretonudge（用肘推）youin

therightdirection.）And,asinmanyotheraspectsoflife,doingtherightthingwillrarelymakeyoupopular.Your

kidswillneedlimitsanddiscipline,andsomedaystheywillgetangrywithyouforit.Butthekidsknowonsome

levelthattheyneedlimitsandthattheresponsibleparentwhoissettingandenforcingthemisdoingsobecausehe

orshecares.It'sthechildrenwhoseparentsallowthemtodoanythingtheywantwhooftenharbordoubtsabout

whethertheyarereallyloved.

Certainly,wecanfindmeaninginalotofplacesinlife.Butformostofuswhohaveseentheemergenceofa

smallbaby,fatherhoodgiveslifeunparalleledmeaning.Parenthood,foralotofus,maywellbean

antidepressant-notbecauseyoualwaysfeelgood,butbecauseyounolongerhaveanytimetositaroundfeeling

bad.Yourkidswillalwaysneedyouinonewayoranother-firstforbottle-feeding,thenasfellowpretend

superheroesandtoapplyBand-Aidstoskinnedknees,andthen,whentheyareteenagers,asafreepersonalUber

serviceor,onceinagreatwhile,forunexpecteddeeptalksaboutthemeaningoflife.

IknowwhatIdidwithmykidsdayafterday,nightafternight,yearoveryear,matteredsomuch.Iwon't

pretendtohaveeverythingfiguredoutaboutlife,butIdidfigureouttheimmeasurablevalueinbeingonelinkina

greatchainoffamily,stretchingbacktoourancestorsandcontinuingintothefuture,intowhatevertheworld

throwsatusnext.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“screwup“inparagraph2mean?

A.Messup.B.Feeldown.C.Staystrong.D.Getinspired.

34.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Parentingbooksareessentialforparents.

B.Strictparentsarepopularwiththeirkids.

C.Discipliningkidsisawaytoshowlove.

D.Kidsseldomunderstandparents9intentions.

35.Whydoestheauthormentionthethingsaparentdoesforkidsinparagraph3?

A.Tosharesomeparentingtips.

B.Tostress