Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son. Suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut.” Joanna said.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up(依偎) with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a young lady. The problem is finding out which time is which.”
Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list,” said Michael Riera, a writer.
“This completely changes during the teen years,” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”
Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are the best to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental(脑力的) break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means that __________.
| A．the son is always busy with his studies |
| B．the son doesn’t want to see anymore |
| C．the son keeps himself away from his parents |
| D．the son wants to live with his friends |
What troubles Tina and Mark the most is that __________.
| A．their daughter isn’t as happy as before |
| B．they can’t understand what their daughter thinks |
| C．they don’t know what to say to their daughter |
| D．their daughter talks far more to her friends than to them |
“The wall of silence” in the first paragraph means that __________.
| A．teenagers talk a lot with their friends |
| B．teenagers do not talk with their teachers |
| C．teenagers do not talk much with their parents |
| D．teenagers talk little about their studies |
The better way for parents to know their children is to be a ________.
| A．teacher | B．friend | C．manager | D．student |
What do we learn from the passage?
| A．Parents are all happy with their growing children. |
| B．Parents are teenagers’ best friends. |
| C．Parents should keep silence before teenagers. |
| D．Parents should try to understand teenagers. |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There was a man who had a little son．He loved him very much．Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy．
When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do．And he wasn’t able to play with his little son．He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy．So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover．He got an ideA． He patiently tore the map up into pieces．Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table．He explained to the boy that it was a map of the word． He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished． Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought．
After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad． Can we play now?”
The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy．On the back of the page was a picture of a man．When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely．” Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night?
| A．He had to read a magazine． |
| B．He had some extra work to do． |
| C．He had to learn something about a map． |
| D．He had to stay at his office for extra work． |
What did the man ask his son to do?
A． To read the magazine to find the map．
B． To tear the map of the world up into pieces．
C． To put the pieces of the map of the world back together．
D． To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the worlD． How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
| A．A few hours． |
| B．About an hour． |
| C．About half an hour． |
| D．The whole night． |
Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
A． It’s a report about a father’s extra work．
B． It’s a story between a father and his clever son．
C． It’s an advertisement for the map of the worlD．
D． It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’problems．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Mary is getting married next Saturday．Today she asks her best friend Lucy to shop for clothes to wear at the wedding．‘So what are we looking for, Mary,’ Lucy asks．
‘Well, my parents want me to wear a traditional Chinese dress, but I prefer a more modern style．I think I’ll buy two dresses and wear them at different times on my wedding day．’ Mary answers．The girls look in many shops．At one shop, Mary tries on a Chinese-style dress．‘I like it,’ Lucy says．‘Red is a very strong color and represents love and prosperity(繁荣) for Chinese weddings．I think your parents will be pleased． ’
Mary does not look happy．‘I don’t think I look good in red． I think it makes me look too od． What about this blue one?’ ‘Well, that’s a nice dre ss too, but blue is a calm color．It could help you feel calm, but I think you want a happier color for your wedding．If you don’t like red, what about orange? It represents joy and it is a good color for weddings,’ Lucy explains．
After listening to Lucy’s opinions, Mary says, ‘Even though the orange dress would be the best for my wedding because it represents joy, I’ll choose the red dress because it will remind my mother of her own wedding and will make her happy．’ What would Mary prefer to wear at the wedding?
| A．A Chinese dress |
| B．A modern-style dress |
| C．A Chinese-style suit． |
| D．A traditional Western dress． |
Why will Mary buy two dress?
| A．Because she is greedy(贪心的)． |
| B．Because she likes shopping so much． |
| C．Because she has lots of money． |
| D．Because she wants to keep her parents and herself happy． |
What is good about the blue dress?
| A．It makes Mary look young． |
| B．It represents love and prosperity． |
| C．It will keep Mary calm． |
| D．It will make Mary happier． |
What is the passage about?
| A．Different colors for different situations． |
| B．How color affects one’s moods． |
| C．Mary’s choice for a wedding dress． |
| D．Mary’s and her mother’s preferences． |
Many years ago, two friends, Mike and Jim, were walking through the desert. Somehow they began to quarrel (争吵) about small matters. Suddenly, Mike hit Jim in the face. Jim was hurt, but he said nothing. He just wrote in the sand: Today my best friend hit me in the face.
They kept on walking, and at last, they found a river. So they decided to take a bath.
Suddenly, Jim got stuck in the mire (陷在泥里). At that moment, Mike saved him. After Jim felt better, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life.
Mike saw this, and asked, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. After I saved you, you wrote on a stone. Why?”
Jim answered, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand. Then winds of forgiveness (宽恕) can blow it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave (铭刻) it in stone, then no wind can ever blow it away.” When did the story happen?
What did Mike and Jim quarrel about?
Did Jim say anything when he was hit?
Where did Jim write after Mike saved him?
Who do you think might be deeply moved at last?
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you may be quiet, shy and prefer following to leading.
Colours influence our moods. There is a relationship between colours and moods. A yellow room makes people feel cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings us warmth and joy on the saddest winter day. Black is depressing (令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over River Thames. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than that on any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black. An active person may like ________.
| A．yellow, orange or red |
| B．yellow, black or red |
| C．orange, blue or black |
| D．green, blue or brown |
Most people feel more _______ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
| A．tired |
| B．bored |
| C．relaxed |
| D．worried |
Why did more people kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?
| A．Because the bridge was too crowded. |
| B．Because people didn’t like the bridge. |
| C．Because the colour of the bridge was depressing. |
| D．Because no one saved them. |
In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work ______.
| A．worse |
| B．harder |
| C．more slowly |
| D．more carelessly |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Your Favourite Colour |
| B．The Secret of Colour |
| C．The Colour of A Bridge |
| D．Stop People from Killing Themselves |
Everybody makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what you will do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decision could be the turning point of your life.
I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.
Before I made that decision I wasn’t a good student. I didn’t listen to my parents or teachers, and my grades became poor. Then came the high school entrance exam.
At the turning point of my life, my mom wanted to have a conversation with me. I felt impatient but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldn’t refuse. Instead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future. Without thinking too much, I just said I would like to study hard.
Mom smiled and asked again: “I asked: what do you WANT to do?”
I had never seriously thought about the question before. So, I kept silent.
“Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society,” she went on, “it is your own decision. It should be made by yourself, not anyone else, including me. ” After saying that, she had tears in her eyes.
For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about my life, my future and what kind of person I wanted to become.
It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard.
The path to my future became clear to me. I didn’t act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more. With passion (激情) in my heart, I studied hard.
Now, I’m 17 and I’m in one of the best schools in my city, in one of the best classes at the school and I am one of the best students in the class.
Thanks to that decision, I have become what I am today. When did the writer make the important decision?
| A．After he was 17 years old. |
| B．After he was in one of the best classes. |
| C．When he was a pupil. |
| D．When he was studying in Junior 3. |
What was the writer like before the decision?
| A．He didn’t do well in his lessons |
| B．He was a good student. |
| C．He was one of the top students in his class. |
| D．He did what his teachers and his parents asked him to do |
How did the writer make the decision?
| A．It was easy for him to make the decision. |
| B．It was his second time to make the decision. |
| C．He made the decision seriously. |
| D．It was his mother that made the decision for him. |
Why did the writer make the decision?
| A．Because his teacher talked with him patiently. |
| B．Because he didn’t want to act rebelliously any more. |
| C．Because his mother asked him to study hard as usual. |
| D．Because his father asked him to think about his future by himself. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The writer made the decision that he should work hard. |
| B．It took the writer several years to make the decision. |
| C．After hearing his mother’s words, the writer had tears in his eyes. |
| D．At the turning point of his life, the writer wanted to have a conversation with |