As a boy grows up, there will be many people who influence him. As a father, you are his most important role model. Here are 5 things a son needs from his father.

1. He needs you to love his mother.

When you love your wife, you are showing him how to treat his mother, his sisters, and all the women he’ll meet in his life. This will set the foundation(基础) for the relationships he will have later in his life.

2. He needs to see you fail, not just succeed.

The best teacher is failure. When your son sees you fail and deal with the failure well, he sees that it is okay to make mistakes and that mistakes can be great teachers.

3. He needs you to be present.

He needs you to be present in his education, in his social life, and in all areas of his life. Your presence in all areas will give him the support he needs.

4. He needs your love.

No matter what choices your son makes, he needs you to love him, even when they are wrong. Your love will open the door to trust.

5. _________

“I’m proud of you, son.” “You are amazing, son.” “I know you can do it, son.” “That was an amazing play you made!” “You are a hard worker.” Your son needs to hear the words that let him know you love having him as a son.

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1.A man________will do good to his son’s future relationships with others.

A loving his wife

B talking with his son

C giving his son money

D staying at home often

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，作为一名父亲，当你爱你的妻子时，你就是在向他(儿子)展示如何对待他的母亲、姐妹以及他一生中遇到的所有女人，这为他之后处理人生中的关系奠定了基础。故选A。

2.What may a son learn from his father’s failure?

A Anyone can succeed.

B Success is important.

C Failure can be avoided.

D Mistakes are not terrible.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段的“he sees that it is okay to make mistakes and that mistakes can be great teachers.”可知，父亲的失败以及对待失败的态度可以让儿子不恐惧犯错。故选D。

3.What does the underlined word “they” refer to?

A Doors.

B Choices.

C Sons.

D Fathers.

解析：选B。B 词意指代题。根据划线部分前面的“No matter what choices your son makes, he needs you to love him.”可知，作为一名父亲，应该支持儿子做的决定，不管它们(这些决定)是对是错。故选B。

4.Which can be put back into the blank?

A He needs you to talk with him.

B He needs you to challenge him.

C He needs you to play with him.

D He needs you to praise him.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的夸赞性语言和最后一句“Your son needs to hear the words that let him know you love having him as a son.”可知，本段主要告诉父亲要多赞美自己的儿子。故选D。

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A Five ways to have a happy home life.

B Five ways to get on well with Dad.

C Five things a son needs from his father.

D Five suggestions for making a boy happy.

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文向我们介绍了父亲可以教给儿子的五件事情。故选C。