北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2021年5月15日PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Asanyparentwithmorethanonekidknows,sibling(兄弟姐妹)relationshipscanbecomplicated,attimesdifferingbetweenbeingclosefriendsandrivals.
Siblingrivalinginparticularcanbeachallengetodealwithinnormaltimes,butwithmanyfamiliesspendingmoretimetogetherthaneverbecauseoftheworldwidepandemic(大流行病)in2020andonline(在线的)schooling,thatcancreateevenmoretensioninsomesiblingrelationships.
(76)“SiblingrivalryishardtodealwithRebeccaKennedysays.Thefirststepisrealizingthatkidsdooftenseesiblingsasrivals.Itstoughtohaveasiblingbecauseattheendofthedayasiblingis,insomeways,competingforthescarceresourceofparentsattentionorlove.
Onethingthatparentscandotoremovejealousyandrivalryistohelpeachchildfeelvaluedinhisorherspecialness.JanineDominguessays:Fixsomespace--itsyourbrothersdaytodayandtomorrowsgoingtobeyours.Thatcancreateahealthyrelationshipwithparentsandsiblings.Themoreattentionchildrenfeelfromparents,themoreconnectedtheyfeeltotheparentsandactuallythemorelikelytheyllseesiblingsasfriendsandnotrivals.
(77)Theotheristoavoidcomparingsiblingswitheachother.Itseasyforsomeparentstotrytoencourageonechildbycomparinghimorherwithasibling.ButKennedysuggeststhatparentsshouldlookathowmuchtheyrereinforcingcompetitionbypittingsiblingsagainsteachother.Shesays:“Sometimesitfeelsliketheeasierwaytogetachildtodosomethingthatasiblingisdoing,butwearethengettingthemint