【高考领航】（课标版）2015届高三英语一轮复习辅导与测试 第1部分 Unit 1 Friendship课时训练 新人教版必修1.docVIP

Friendship Ⅰ.阅读理解 Where Are We Going，Dad？presents a new generation of men who，in a break from Chinese tradition，now take an active role in their childrens lives. 《爸爸去哪儿》 Since its debut in October，the show has become one of Chinas most popular television shows，averaging more than 600 million viewers each week and more than 640 million downloads online.Sponsorship rights for the shows second season sold for 312 million yuan(about $50 million)，more than ten times higher than the rights to the first season.And searches for Where Are We Going，Dad？turn up over 40 million hits on Sina Weibo，Chinas Twitter. What accounts for the shows popularity？The show features a new generation of Chinese fathers，who，as part of the countrys emerging middle class，have faced more exposure to modern childrearing techniques such as taking an active role with their children. “In traditional Chinese culture，the conventional conception of parenthood is that the father is stern and the mother is kind.But on the show，we see fathers who are much gentler on their kids and more involved in their upbringing，” said Li Minyi，an associate professor of early childhood education at the leading Beijing Normal University.“This show raises an important question for modern Chinese society－what is the role of fathers in todays China？” Confucian tradition dictates that there is no human trait more important than filial piety: obeying your parents wishes and looking after them in their old age.But Chinese parents increasingly realize that discussing and respecting their childrens choices may be a more appropriate way to prepare them for modern society.“As they raise their children，parents are growing up at the same time，” said Wang Renping，a popular education expert，in an interview with the Qianjiang Evening News.“They cannot use parenting styles from 20 years ago to guide the development of children born 20 years later.” After each episode goes to air，the Chinese internet explodes with commentary on each celebr