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U2-A-B3ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices.Clickonthebestchoice.(20points)PassageOneIntheearlystagesinanewrelationshipwhileyouarediscoveringnewthingsaboutyourpartner,manyconflictsanddisagreementswillarise,whichshouldbeaddressedappropriatelybybothbecauseifyouthinkyoucansavearelationshipaloneyouaresadlymistaken.Astherelationshipmaturesovertimemanyissuescanberesolvedthroughcompromiseandbyunderstandingthatyoubothhavedifferentneedsandideas.Culturaldifferencesbetweenpartnerscanmakearelationshipexperiencingproblemsevenmoredifficult,andcanbeatruetestofhowstrongyourrelationshipreallyis.Youmaythinkyoucansavearelationshipalone,butinrealitybothpartnershavetoputinthenecessaryeffortanddiscusswaysandmethodsthatcanbepursuedtofindsolutions.Inmostcasesbothofyouwillrathertryandsavetherelationshipespeciallyifyoureallyloveoneanother,sotheanswertothequestionisclearlyno!Whenbothpartnersagreethattherelationshipisexperiencingproblems,thenunderstandingwhattheseissuesare,andthereasonsbehindthemisthefirststep.Thecomfortofknowingthatyoudonothavetosavetherelationshipalonemakeslookingforthesolutionalotsimplerbecausebothofyouwillwanttoworktheproblemsouttogether.Therearemanydifferentavenuesthatcanbeexploredtosaveyourrelationship.Thesparkneedstobeputbackintoyourfeelingsandqualitytimespentwithoneanotherwithoutoutsideinfluencesisagoodidea.Aweekendawaytosomewherespecialgivesyouthechancetodiscusstheproblemsthatcausedthemisunderstandings.Thisalonetimeandknowingthatyoudonothavetosavetherelationshipalonewillgiveyouconfidencethatallisnotlost.Whenyouarerelaxedineachother'scompany,thendiscussingtheproblemyouwerefacingbecomessomucheasier.Gettingtogetherandassessingthestatusofyourrelationshipisaveryimportantanswertothequestion:whethercanyousaveyourrelationshipalone.Bothofyouwillhavemademistakesandtherealizationofwhatthesearewillgiveyoutimetoreflectonmethodsandcompromisetohelpavoidfutureproblemsthataresimilarinnature.21.Whatwouldworsentherelationshipbetweentwopeopleaccordingtothepassage?A.Thematureofarelationship.B.Differentneedsandideas.C.Thedifferencesbetweentwopeopleinaspectofculture.D.Aperson'scompromiseandmisunderstanding.正确答案：C22.Whatisthefirststepyoucantaketosavetherelationship?A.Communicatewithyourpartnersothattwocanworktogether.B.Assessthestatusofyourrelationship.C.Achangetorenewyourloveandfeelingstowardseachother.D.Definetheproblemsandunderstandthereasonsthatcausethem.正确答案：D23.Whichofthefollowingisagoodwaytosavetherelationship?A.Onepersoncantakeafewdaysofftotraveltosomeplacesalone.B.Twopeoplecanspendsomequalitytimetogether.C.Twopeoplecanfindnewmeaningsoftheirfeelingsandemotions.D.Twopeoplecanfindsomefriendstodiscussabouttheirproblemsappearing.正确答案：B24.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Aneffectivecommunicationbetweenanykindsoffriendsisveryimportant.B.Inordertoestablishtrustandfaith,onepersonshouldtrytotalktohisorherpartnerasmuchaspossible.C.Inordertoavoidtroublesorproblemsinfuture,twopeopleshouldhaveareflectiveattitudetowardsmistakestheyhavemadeorwillhavemade.D.Withthematureofarelationship,itiscertainthatmoreproblemsorconflictswouldappear.正确答案：C25.Whatisthetoneoftheauthortowardsthesolutionofpossibleproblemsinarelationship?A.Pessimistic.B.Optimistic.C.Neutral.D.Unclear.正确答案：BPassageTwoQualityfamilyrelationshipsarebecomingincreasinglyimportantinoursociety.Withpressuresandissueschildrenarefacingtoday,theneedforopencommunicationandpositivefamilyrelationshipsisvital.Today'schildrenalsofacedangersnotknownofinthepast.Childrenarebeingtaughtnottoblindlyobeyanadult'srequestsifitcouldbeasafetyrisk.Asaresult,adultsarenolongerperceivedasinfallibleandchildrenareencouragedtothinkordecideforthemselvesandbemoreassertivethanchildreninpreviousgenerations.Mostparentswanttheirchildrentofeelfreetotalktothem;yetdon'talwaysknowhowtheycanfosterit.Ithelpsifparentscanrememberthatcommunicationinvolvespropertimingandbothtalkingandlistening.Whenchildrenhaveaproblem,theirparents'effortsatlisteningoftenresult,instead,inlecturingandofferingadvice.Unsolicitedadviceprovideslittleopportunityforchildrentosharetheirfeelingsandcanresultinchildrenbecomingreliantonothers'influence.Inturn,thesechildrenmaydevelopinadequatedecision-makingskillsastheymature.Mostparentscanbeveryacceptingaboutmostofthefeelingstheirchildrenhave,unlesstheysaysomethingthatmakestheparentangry,anxious,oruncomfortable.Effectivelisteninginvolvesarespectfulattitude,concentration,eyecontact,andanefforttostopandthinkaboutwhentobesilentandwhenorhowtorespond.Asimplenodorwordofacknowledgmentwillletachildknowyouarelistening.Whenlistening,avoidprobingquestionslikeWhy?.Thesequestionsshiftthefocusfromfeelingstoanalyzingandchildrenmayinterpretitasadenialoftheirfeelings.Instead,tuneintothefeelings,andthenputthefeelingwordintoasentence.Thiswillshowthatyouunderstandandaccepthowtheyfeel.Childrenofallageslearnhowtoidentifytheirfeelingsandsolvetheirownproblemswhenparentshelpgivetheirfeelingsaname.Some