1. 高中进阶 (2289 期 20151103) 1 版 Filial Piety—It’s More Than Just Money

2. Pre-reading 1. How do you usually show respect for your parents and grandparents?

3. Pre-reading 2. What do you know about filial piety? In Confucian philosophy, filial piety is a virtue of respect for one’s father, elders, and ancestors. The Confucian classic Xiao Jing ( 《孝经》 ) has historically been the authoritative source on the Confucian tenet of filial piety. Filial piety is considered a key virtue in Chinese culture, and it is the main concern of a large number of stories. One of the most famous collections of such stories is The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars ( 《二十四 孝》 ).

4. While reading  Correct the following false statements. 1. Filial piety is one of the principles followed by people all over the world. 2. People have the same attitudes towards the beauty salon’s actions. Chinese people divided opinions about

5. While reading  Correct the following false statements. 3. Backward economy has made it difficult for many Chinese families to live as they used to. 4. People will probably forget their filial obligations when they live close to their parents. Modern life far away from

6. While reading  Choose the best answer. 1. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the beauty salon in Guangzhou? A. The amount of money wired to the employees’ parents monthly depends on their marital status. B. Workers will be informed of the policy before they are employed. C. The policy is based on people’s ignorance of filial obligations. D. Employees’ parents get either 150 yuan or 300 yuan every month from the company directly.

7. While reading  Choose the best answer. 2. It mainly talks about _________ in paragraph 4. A. why children and parents live far apart B. how to solve the problem of an aging population C. why elderly parents are unable to pay their medical bills D. how modern life has disrupted many Chinese families

8. While reading  Choose the best answer. 3. What can be inferred from the article? A. Students should live with their parents even after they grow up. B. Students should keep filial obligations in mind wherever they are. C. Students should not work for a company like the one in Guangzhou. D. Students do not need to their parents if they are wrong.

9. Language study  Complete each sentence with one word in its correct form. 1. Your salary is lower than expected because of tax __________. 2. Opponents of the government failed to __________ the meeting. 3. Some of my classmates __________ to study abroad after graduation. 4. It is __________ for all the students to wear school uniforms. 5. The __________ presidential candidate promised to increase employment. deductprospectiveintentiondisruptobligation deductions disrupt intend obligatory prospective

10. Word usage  You may live in a different city and have a career and a family of your own which takes up all of your time.  take 相关短语： take up ① 占用（时间、空间）；② 开始从事 take over ① 接收，接管；② 接替，接任 take to ① 喜爱，喜欢；② 养成（做 …… ）的习惯 take in ① 收容，收留；② （人、动物或植物）摄 入，吸收

11. Word usage  Complete each sentence with one phrase above in its correct form. 1. The little boy persuaded his father to __________ the abandoned cat. 2. He __________ from the former teacher as our language instructor. 3. I began to __________ getting up an hour earlier and going jogging. 4. I won’t __________ too much of your time, but could you explain the sentence again? take in took over take to take up

12. After reading  Supposing you were the manager of a company, what would you do to inspire filial respect for their parents among your employees?