Inahousewithmorethanonekidthereareboundtobesomeproblems.Whenbrothersandsistersdon’tgetalong,it’scalledsiblingrivalry(敌对).It’snormalbuttoomuchcompetitioncanmakeforanunhappyhomelife.Let’stalkaboutgettingalongwithbrothersandsisters.
Whatissiblingrivalry?
Alittlecompetitionisn’tabadthing.Sometimesitcankeepyouworkinghardbutsomesiblingrivalryinvolvesarguing.Peoplewholoveeachothermightarguesometimesbuttoomuchfightingisunpleasantforeveryone.
Haveyoueverheardofthegreen–eyedmonstercalledjealousy(嫉妒)?Sometimesbrothersand
sistersarejealousofoneanother.Forinstanceifyoursisteralwaysdoeswellatschoolitmaybefrustratingforyouespeciallyifyourgradesarelower.
Althoughyou’reprobablyproudofyoursiblingorsiblingsit’snormaltobealittlejealoustoo.Itmaymakeyoufeelbettertofocusmoreondoingyourownpersonalbestratherthancomparingyourselfwithabrotherorsister.
Don’tloseyourcool.
Sometimeswhenyou’rejealousandfrustratedit’seasytoloseyourtemper.Trytofollowthesetipstoavoidgettingintoafightwithyourbrotherorsister:Firstlytakeadeepbreathandthinkabit.Secondlyremindyourselfthatyouhavespecialtalents.Finallytrytocongratulateyoursiblingsontheirachievementsandsharetheirhappiness.Ifyoudothisforthemthey’llbemorelikelytodoitforyou.
Hopefullythesetipswillwork.Butifthesituationgetsoutofcontrolandyouandyourbrotherorsisterstartfightingalotyoumayneedtotalktosomeone.
1.Theunderlinedword“sibling”inParagraph1maybereplacedby“________”.
A.classmates B.historybooks
C.brothersandsisters D.parents
2.Howdoestheauthororganizethepassage?
A.Intheorderofspace. B.Bypresentingaquestionandsolvingit.
C.Intheorderoftime. D.Byillustratingcausesandeffects.
3.Supposeyoursisteralwaysdoesbetterinstudiesthanyoutheauthormayadviseyouto________.
A.neglectherachievements B.congratulateherandshareherha