Getting along with parents
Mom and dad are the most important people in your life, and they’re likely to influence you more than anyone else in your lifetime. It’s a parent’s job to love and guide kids, and most parents will do this as long as they live. Here are four ways you can stay close, get along, and build a strong relationship.
Spend time together. It might be easy to be physically in the same place with your mom and dad. Instead of playing a computer game or watching TV by yourself, maybe you should ask your mom and dad to play with you. You can go outside together, try a board game, or read a book together.
Many kids say they would like their parents to help them when they’re upset. But your mom and dad might not know that you’re having a problem. Tell your parents if you’re sad or struggling with something. If you don’t usually do this, give it a try and you will be glad.
Be kind. Little things might mean a lot to your mom and dad. It’s also lovely when a kid offers to help fold the laundry or cleans up his or her room without being asked. And if you try not to fight with your brothers or sisters, your parents might be so excited!
Show your care. Some families are always kissing, hugging, and saying “I love you” In addition to kisses and hugs, kids and parents can show their love by respecting each other, being caring, polite, and thoughtful.
| A．But how much time do you spend just enjoying each other’s company（陪伴）? |
| B．It’s important to show that you care for each other. |
| C．But parents do a lot more than just pass down their hobbies. |
| D．Share your feelings and ask for help. |
E. Talk on the phone and email each other to stay in touch.
F. You can brighten your parents’ day with a hug, a card or a joke.
G. That means you have many years to share with your mom and dad.
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In the 60s, people asked about your astrological (about star) sign. In the 90s, they want to know your website. 1Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The Web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.
2 Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout（版面设计）.At the top of the page is a banner(横幅). Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, text, and links to other websites follow.
3Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site.
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind: 4 If you are too much at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site.
Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of text online. 5
Smaller is better. Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.
Have the rights. Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. Learn the Net’s Copyright Article for more about this.
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building
| A．Start simply. |
| B．Break it into small pieces. |
| C．Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper. |
| D．Many websites are considered very interesting. |
E．Before you start building your site, do some pl
anning.
F．Think of your home page as the starting point of your website.
G．These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address.
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It’s no secret that kids like fast food. 1—so much that some companies have increased their marketing efforts in the past couple of years, says a report published last Monday by Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.
2. For example, it found that unhealthy foods take up children’s menus, 3, only a dozen met the nutritional standards the researchers set for preschoolers, and 15 met the criteria for teenagers.
To achieve saturation（渗透）of advertising, fast food re
staurants spent more than $ 4.2, billion on marketing and advertising last year, with $ 660 million on marketing specially to young people. At these rates, children and adolescents see more advertisements for fast food than for any other kind of food.
4,the report found that French fries are served with kids’ meals 86% of the time, and soft drinks at least 55% of the time.
US first lady Michelle Obama has called on the companies to limit their marketing campaigns directed at children. “As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, to raise my kids,” she said. “ 5, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts ruined by too many advertisements aimed at our kids.”
| A．And these kids have huge control over the flow of parents’ spending |
| B．But we have to ask ourselves |
| C．And fast food lies kids |
| D．The study doesn’t show fast food companies in the best light |
E．Though they might not have much money to spend
F．Out of 3,309 likely meal combinations
G．Despite advertisements that show healthy options
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So you want to do more with your life? Many teenagers have no idea where they’re going in life, and sadly, many don’t care.__ 1__
lJoin a club or play a sport. If you haven’t already, join a sports team or club. Do this based on your interests or skills.
lBe yourself._ 2__Just be yourself. But if it is something that will make you a better person, do it.
l__3__Good grades can help you to be accepted at a key university. But, most importantly, good grades make you confident, which can do wonders in your life.
l__4__If your friends are unwilling to change their bad lifestyle, you have to get away from them, for they will have a bad influence on you and keep you from improving yourself. In order to improve your life, you have to have a strong will to achieve better things.
lMake new friends. If you join a club or sport, t
his will happen naturally._ 5__
| A．Try your best to improve your grades. |
| B．Remember to have fun from time to time. |
| C．Don’t always follow others or the fashion. |
D．Do exercise as often as possible and don’t be laz y. |
E.Stop your bad habits and say “goodbye” to bad friends.
F.You will be surprised how much you have in common with others.
G.By improving your life as a teenager, you will improve your entire life.
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Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants.______ 1_____ And we need plants for another reason---we need them beacause they are beautiful.
____2Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.
____3____ That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why
people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden.
Do you talk to your plants? _____4____ Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird,
writers of a book called The Street of Plants, tell of an experiment in which two
seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant
was given love and hopeful ideas. ___5____ Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves.
| A．Plants get energy from the sun. |
| B．Do you give them love and take care of them? |
| C．After six months, The deserted plant faded(凋谢) away. |
| D．After six months, the beloved plant was bigger. |
E.We take in oxygen that plants make.
F.Everywhere people need beautiful plants.
G.Imagine a world without plants.
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某校正在开展课外阅读小组活动Peter, Helen, Catherine, Elizabeth和Jessica想根据自己小组成员的喜好找一篇英语阅读材料。阅读下面某报纸的文章摘要（A, B, C, D, E, F），选出适合他们的文章，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
1．Peter’s group members are fond of an article which can help them to find something that can both challenge their intelligence and provide entertainment．
2．Helen’s group members are fashionable and fond of advanced technology．They like reading something that can provide them with inspirations in achieving success and changing people’s way of life．
3．Catherine’s group members are athletic and spend a lot of time working out．They are fond of any stories about stars in the sports world．
4．Elizabeth’s group members want to read some articles which can help them keep pace with the trend of fashion．They hope to find in the article some hints on helping improve their appearances．
5．Jessica’s group members are keen on becoming volunteers and therefore are looking for some articles that can increase their chances of being chosen．
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