2007级新视野大学英语试题A(5)

可用于期末复习

A boy between the ages of 6 and 14 still admires his mother and has plenty to learn from her. But his interests are changing — he is becoming more interested in what men have to offer.

A boy knows he is turning into a man. He has to learn from a man to complete his development.

The father's job is to step in over time. If there is no father around, then the child depends more on finding other men — at school, for example. Yet men are leaving teaching, especially in primary schools. This is a problem.

They insisted, too, that they needed lots of extra support. Throughout primary school years and into high school, boys should spend a lot of time with their fathers and mothers, getting their help, learning how to do things and enjoying their company.

With regard to feelings, at this stage the father is more important. The boy is ready to learn from his father and listens to what he has to say. Often he will take more notice of his father. It's enough to drive a mother wild!

Now is a good time for a father to do "little" things: playing in the yard on summer evenings, going for walks, telling stories about life, telling him about his own youth, working on hobbies or sports together for the enjoyment of doing it. This is the time when good memories are laid down that will be healthy to your son, and you, for years to come.

Although every boy is different, it's common for boys at this age to get a little argumentative （好争论的）, restless and moody （闹情绪）. It's not that they are turning bad — just that they are being born into a new self and birth always means struggle.

I believe this is the age when we fail teenagers the most. In our society all we offer those in the middle teens is "more of the same": more school. So it's little wonder that problems arise.

36. According to the passage a boy needs the help of _________ to develop well.

A) his mother only

C) neither his mother nor his father B) his father only D) both his mother and father

37. One problem for a boy's development is that ________.

A) there are fewer men teaching in primary schools

B) there are fewer women teaching in primary schools

C) the boy's interests are changing

D) the boy wants to act as a man

38. The good time for a father to have an influence on his son is ________.

A) when the boy is 14

C) from about age 6 to the 14th birthday B) when the boy is at primary school D) since the boy was born

39. By the middle teens boys argue often with their parents. This means ________.

A) they are turning bad

B) they are turning good C) they are being born into a new self