I usually get up at 5:00. I make coffee, go to my desk and work. When my boys get up, I’m theirs. I follow the min to the kitchen and make them breakfast. While they’re eating, I make their lunch, pick out their school clothes and get the little one dressed.

    My wife takes them to school. I bring them home. I am not the only father at the school gate. The boys and I walk the 12 blocks home unless the weather is terrible. Then we take the subway. I remind them of looking out, like an animal looking after their babies.

    At home, they play on the computer and the little one will draw, sometimes for hours. When their mother comes home, they run to her. She has been in the official day and tired, but her attention is all on them.

    I have made dinner. We sit down and eat together. After they do their homework, Karen takes them to bed. I listen to the noise of the boys’ and their mother’s voice.

    One afternoon when we were on the way home from school, the boys and I stopped at the clothing store. The saleswoman looked at the boys and said to me in a low voice, “You’re Mr. Mom, aren’t you?” I felt very angry. I’m not Mr. Mom. That’s not how I look at myself. The boys have a mother, a wonderful mother. She works outside the home, I work in the home. We are parents together. I’m a father!

    1.The first paragraph talks about_____________.

    A. what the children have for breakfast    B. how busy the man is in the morning

    C. why the man cooks lunch    D. when the children go to school

    2.We know from the second paragraph that_____________.

    A. they take the subway to school when the weather is bad

    B. the man drives a car and his wife walks to work

    C. the man goes to meet the boys before school is over

    D. it doesn’t take them long to arrive home

   3.Paragraph 3 tells us that __________.

    A. the children’s mother is very strict with them

    B. the man’s wife works in an office very near the school

    C. the children’s mother used to be back hours later than them.

    D. the man has three or more children and the youngest loves drawing

   4.We learn from the last two paragraphs________________.

    A. what the saleswoman said has hurt the man a lot

    B. before the children get to sleep, the man’s wife tells stories

    C. what the man hast o do from morning to night everyday

    D. the man’s wife is Karen and she talks a lot

   5.This passage tells us_____________.

    A. never to call a man Mr. Mom

    B. the man doesn’t enjoy working at home

    C. something about the children’s school life

    D. what kind of people the man and his wife are

Some children are born bosses. They have a need to make decisions, manage their environment and lead rather than follow. Too much rule in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Family expert John Taylor says, “Children have secret feelings of weakness. They are always trying to feel safe. ”It’s the parents’ duty－not the child’s－to provide safety.

When a “boss child’’ doesn’t learn limits（限制）at home, troubles will appear outside the family. The child may have trouble obeying（遵守）teachers, for example, or keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your ruling ways.

Bossy kids are often unusually bright. Their parents need to be especially careful to manage them. Bossy kids usually work more on the mother. It’s important for both parents to know their child’s weakness, to agree on key rules and to back each up.

    Even as you try to be kind—to a point—don’t give up your parental ruling post. Instead, stand your ground by using body language that tells your child who the boss is.

    Good manners are important to family. Show a child by example how to ask for something rather than shout orders. Try asking your child to do things that are not too difficult. Then reward（奖励）him with a hug（拥抱）and words such as “Thank you. I like it when you listen to me.” Over time good manners will become associated（联结）with pleasure.

1.Is the passage mainly about how to teach children?

2.Do boss children usually feel lonely or have a lot of friends?

3.Which of the parents should know their child’s weakness?

4.Why is it important to teach children good manners?

5.What should parents be like to teach a boss child well?

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

Last Sunday the Greens went to the movies. They got home very late. Father opened the front door and went into the house. It was very dark, so mother turned on the light. On the way to their bedroom, mother said, “Listen, John! I can hear someone in the bedroom. ” They all stood quietly outside the bedroom. They could hear some voices in the room.

“You are right. ” father said, “There are two men in it. They are talking. ” Then he shouted, “Who’s there?” But no one answered. Father opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room was empty. Then father found something and laughed. “The TV is still on. I forgot to turn it off this morning!” father said.

1.The Greens got home very early.

2.On the way to their bedroom, mother heard someone in the bedroom.

3.They all stood quietly in the bedroom.

4.There were really two men talking in the room.

5.Father opened the door slowly and turned on the light.