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Stopping Yelling At Your Kids
Parenting is hard. If you.re a parent, I.m sure that I don.t need to tell you that our job is a tough one. When you.re managing children, it can be difficult to remember that they are still learning. If you find you are yelling at your kids more often than you want to, here are some ways that can help you reduce the yelling. I.ve been working on this for the past few months and I have to say, it.s been amazing for both the kids and me.
If you are having an argument with your child, you need to make sure you both take the time to really listen. It gives both of you time to think and really listen to each other, which is important. Kids are more likely to listen to you if you listen to them!
One of your biggest struggles is to remind yourself of appropriate expectations. You can.t expect that your youngest acts as responsibly as your oldest. You should lower what you expect – taking into consideration things like their age – it can make a big difference.
You should do your best to take a moment before yelling and take in a deep breath. It makes a world of difference for you. Instead of yelling, you.d better whisper. It can also help diffuse any situation by making things quieter, not louder. Besides, the more time you spend with your kids, the better you.ll get at communicating with them. You.re both more likely to understand each other.
If your children aren.t listening or it seems they only don.t listen to you, you don.t take it personally. You should remind yourself that your kids are still learning and they.re not going to be perfect.
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1. As a parent, you may know that parenting is an easy job. 回答
2. Listening to each other is a good way to stop argument between parents and their kids. 回答
3. Usually younger kids behave less responsibly than elder children.回答
4. Parents should lower their expectations for their kids. 回答
5. Both yelling and whispering can help make things quieter. 回答
The Wichita Falls Police Department is trying to help curb crime in neighboring communities throughout the city. On Saturday Wichita Falls Police gave a free two-hour presentation to help locals keep their community crime free.
More than 20 people showed up at the Martin Luther King Center in east Wichita Falls to be part of the presentation.
Wichita Falls Police Officer Jeff Hughes said that they wanted to make sure the folks out there were aware they were doing everything to take away the opportunity from a bad guy.
Hughes reminded those in attendance that their homes outside presentation could be an open invitation to criminals. One of the biggest ways to prevent crime, according to Hughes is to use CPTED. Also known as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
“The biggest site, that we are dealing with now, that we are endorsing fully, is Nextdoor and it.s simply just nextdoor.com,”
The site is free and helps locals set up a Virtual Community that they can interact with from the comfort of their own home.
"With www.nextdoor.com it all happens in a web based program where if you send something out it gets to that group or that person instantly, they will get an alert on their phone or an email," said Hughes.
According to Hughes, he has already seen a positive impact locally from the site and hopes it can continue to expand in Wichita Falls.
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1. The Wichita Falls Police Department is planning sterner measures to combat crime. 回答
2. According to Hughes, one of the biggest ways of crime prevention is through environmental design. 回答
3. The biggest site that police are approving fully is nextdoor.com. 回答
4. The purpose of nextdoor.com is to help locals set up a real community. 回答
5. If you use the nextdoor.com site, you have to pay for it. 回答
English, the Global Language
English is spoken as a native language by around 377 million people, and as a second language by around 375 million speakers in the world. Speakers of English as a second language will soon outnumber those who speak it as a first language. Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign language. English has an official or a special status in 75 countries with a total population of over 2 billion.
The domination of the English language globally is a sure thing. English is the language of international communications, business, tourism, education, science, computer technology, media and the Internet.
British colonialism in the 19th century and American capitalism and technological progress in the 20th century were undoubtedly the main causes for the spread of English throughout the world. From the fifteenth century, the British began to sail all over the world and became explorers, colonists and imperialists. They took the English language to many places. For the last hundred years, the USA has played a leading role in most parts of the world. The Hollywood film industry also attracted many foreign artists in quest of fame and fortune and the number of American films produced every year soon flooded the market.
However, the future of English as a global language will depend very largely on the political, economic, demographic and cultural trends in the world.
1. English is spoken as a second language by around 377 million people in the world. 回答
2. Speakers of English as a second language are more than those who speak it as a first language. 回答
3. It is not surprising that 70% of all information stored in the internet is in English. 回答
4. The spread of English throughout the world resulted from British colonialism in the 19th century and American capitalism and technological progress in the 20th century. 回答
5. It is definitely predicted (预见) that English will still act as a global language in the future. 回答
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.
The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger.s ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.
In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never answered a word.
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers. booklet. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it. “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”
That.s right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
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A passenger wants a cup of water because he is thirsty. 回答
The air hostess forgot to give him the water on purpose. 回答
The passenger refused the cup of water. 回答
The passenger didn.t write down any sharp words. 回答
This passage tells us that a sincere smile is of no use. 回答
Public speeches are speeches delivered in public for 回答
. There are different kinds of speeches, such as impromptu speeches, extemporaneous speeches, speeches from reciting, speeches from 回答
, etc. In order to arouse the interest of the audience and to obtain their support, 回答
or consent, the speaker will have to appear to be 回答
to the audience and use 回答
to make his speech persuasive, engaging and 回答
. Public speeches are strongly influenced by the 回答
of the written language. Generally speaking, the language used in public speeches is formal in 回答
, clear and vivid in 回答
, and persuasive in 回答
.
Most couples who get married or decide to live together generally plan to have children. Several years ago, people thought that having big families was common and this was seen as an advantage. That was mainly because children began working at an early age to help provide for the family. But with the changing times and with the cost of living getting higher every single year, having a big family is no longer considered to be a practical option. In fact, more couples consider that they have only one child and some do not have any desire to become parents at all.
According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, by 1986, women aged 40 to 44 years, were considerably more likely to have given birth to two children than three children (36% vs. 27%) or four or more children (19%). However, taken together, women were still more likely to have had three or more children than to have had two children (46% vs. 36%).
In recent years, women were more likely to have had two children than three or more children – a trend that was most marked in the most recent period (38% vs. 25% in 1996; 38% vs. 22% in 2006). These days, most families in Australia have two children. But the number of women who had given birth to a single child increased progressively from only 8% in 1981 to 13% in 2006.
The U.S. Census Bureau states that there are approximately 14 million only children in America today. This comprises 20% of the children.s population compared to only 10% around fifty years ago.
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1. Several years ago, people thought that having big families was 回答
A. uncommon and this was seen as an advantage
B. common and this was seen as a disadvantage
C. common and this was seen as an advantage
2. By 1986, taken together, women were still more likely to have had 回答
children.
A. less
B. more
C. no
3. In recent years, women were more likely to have had 回答
.
A. three or four children
B. more children
C. fewer children
4. According to the passage, we can predict that the number of family with a single child will 回答
(将会增长).
A. decrease dramatically
B. increase dramatically
C. remain steady
5. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? 回答
A. Families Having Fewer Children Nowadays.
B. Couples Having More Children Nowadays.
C. Women Being Likely to Have More Children.
Demand for Elderly Care Services in China Rising Rapidly
The number of elderly people aged above 60 increased. Demand for elderly care services in China will continue to rise due to the increasing aging population. The number of elderly people aged above 60 was over 200 million in 2012, and will be 300 million in 2025 and 400 million in 2034, according to experts.
It will be a tough challenge for China to deal with, due to the increasing rates of urbanization and a decreasing birth rate. The Chinese people will be facing a big challenge if we do not have enough money when we get older.
The United Nations defines an aging society as one that has 10 percent of its population at or above the age of 60.
When most developed countries were classed as an aging society, their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita stood at between 5,000 to 10,000 U.S. dollars or above. However, China became an aging society in 2001, and its GDP per capita was only 1,000 U.S. dollars. It was 6,000 U.S. dollars in 2012. China’s economic foundation for an elderly society is fragile.
On Sept. 13.2013, the State Council issued a guideline to speed up the development of China’s elderly care services, hoping to complete a social care network for its elderly by 2025.
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1. What does the word “decreasing” in Paragraph 2 mean?回答
A. It means “falling”.
B. It means “rising”.
C. It means “peaking”.
2. What does GDP stands for?
A. Government Document Publishing Service.回答
B. Gross domestic product.
C. General domestic product.
3. What was China’s GDP per capita in 2012? 回答
A. It was 1,000 U.S. dollars.
B. It was 6,000 U.S. dollars.
C. It was 10,000 U.S. dollars.
4. Why is China’s economic foundation for an elderly society fragile？回答
A. Because of its increasing aging population and its low GDP per capita.
B. Because when China was classed as an aging society, our gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is high.
C. Because of its decreasing aging population and its high GDP per capita.
5. The passage implies that 回答
A. Chinese government can do nothing to deal with the challenge of the increasing aging population
B. Chinese people don’t need enough money when they get older
C. The Chinese social care network is expected to be completed in the near future