The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 36 . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折), not 37 what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is 38 by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American 39 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children 40 on their own two feet. From 41 each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more 42 to make their own choices. 43 choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to 44 them with. When they 45 young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage 46 . Of course, many young adults still 47 their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the 48  ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own , not  49 to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to 50 their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own 51 . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the 52 to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a (an) 53 among equals.  But 54 to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to 55 . Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents. 小题1: A．strange B．different C．new D．unlike 小题2: A．noticing B．remember C．knowing D．deciding 小题3: A．influenced B．made C．controlled D．changed 小题4: A．services B．standards C．rules D．values 小题5: A．sit B．get C．stand D．rise 小题6: A．adulthood B．girlhood C．boyhood D．childhood 小题7: A．freedom B．space C．time D．money 小题8: A．Adults B．Teenagers C．Americans D．Parents 小题9: A．help B．join C．share D．provide 小题10: A．gain B．pass C．become D．reach 小题11: A．wives B．partners C．husbands D．couples 小题12: A．seek B．invite C．try D．choose 小题13: A．room B．house C．nest D．place 小题14: A．connected B．held C．stuck D．tied 小题15: A．serve B．treat C．describe D．recognize 小题16: A．jobs B．plans C．dreams D．hopes 小题17: A．dependence B．trust C．belief D．confidence 小题18: A．friendship B．companion C．membership D．association 小题19: A．known B．similar C．contrary D．due 小题20: A．travel B．visit C．see D．live