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When we’re little, our mother is the center of ourattention, and we are the center of hers. So our mother’s characteristics leavean indelible(持久的)impression,and we are forever after attracted to people with her facial features, body type,personality, even sense of humor. If our mother is warm and giving, as adults we tend to be attracted to people who are warm and giving. If our mother isstrong and even-tempered, we  are going to be attracted to a fair-minded strengthin our mates.

         Themother has an additional influence on her sons: she not only gives them cluesto what they will find attractive in a mate, but also affects how they feelabout women in general. So if she is warm and nice, her sons are going to thinkthat’s the way women are. They will probably grow up to be warm and responsivelovers and also be cooperative around the house.

         Conversely,a mother who has a depressive personality, and is sometimes friendly but then suddenlyturns cold and rejecting, may raise a man who becomes a “dance-away lover”.Because he’s been so scared about love from his mother, he’s afraid ofcommitment and may pull away from a girlfriend for this reason.

         Whilethe mother determines in large part what qualities attract us in a mate, it’sthe father—thefirst male in our lives—who influences how we relate to the opposite sex. Fathers have anenormous effect on their children’s personalities and chances of maritalhappiness.

         Justas mothers influence their son’s general feelings toward women, fathersinfluence their daughter’s general feelings about men. If a father lavishespraise on his daughter and demonstrates that she is a worthwhile person, she’llfeel very good about herself in relation to men. But if the father is cold,critical or absent, the daughter will tend to feel she’s not very lovable or attractive.

         Inaddition, most of us grow up with people of similar social circumstances. Wehang around with people in the same town; our friends have about the same educationalbackgrounds and career goals. We tend to be most comfortable with these people,and therefore we tend to link up with others whose families are often much likeour own.

1.Why do our mother’s characteristics leave us an indelibleimpression?

    A. Because we are likely to be attachedto people with her characteristics.

    B. Because the mother and her child arethe centers of each other when her child is very young.

    C. Because our mother is better than ourdad.

    D. Because our mother is a woman who iskind to us.

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

    A. If our mother is warm and giving, welove to be together with warm and generous people.

    B. If our mother is strong and well-controlled,we are going to be attracted to a fair-minded strength in

our mates.

      C. Mother not onlygives her children clues to what they will find attractive in a mate, but alsoaffects

how they feel about women in general.

    D. Fathers influence their daughter’sgeneral feelings about men.

3.What can we know from Paragraphs 2 and 3?

    A. The mother only influences her sons.

    B. The sons always think women are warmand nice.

    C. A mother who has a depressive personalityis sure to raise a dance-away lover.

    D. The mother has an additionalinfluence on her sons.

4.What does the underlined word “lavishes” inParagraph 5 probably mean?

    A. Uses much.             B.Uses little.                     C.Never uses.                   D.Seldom uses.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

    A. Mothers’ influence on their sons.                            B.Parents’ influence on their children.

    C. Parents’ impression on theirchildren.           D.Fathers’ influence on their daughters.       

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】略