Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers .But last summer，Joanna 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 of his room is always closed，” Joanna noted.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14¬year¬old daughter.“She used to cuddle up (蜷伏) 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 little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is to find 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，writer of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers.“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 in the best position 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 (精神的)break，for children also need freedom，though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend，not a manager(管理者)，with their children is a better way to know them.
1.What troubles Tina and Mark most is that________.
A．their daughter isn’t as lovely as before
B．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly
C．they don’t know what to say to their daughter
D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs something
2.Which of the following best explains “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?
A．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.
B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.
C．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.
D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives.
3.What’s the better way for parents to understand their children according to(根据) the writer?
A. To be their children’s friend.
B. To have a talk with their children every day.
C. To do things with their children.
D. To give their children a lot of freedom.
4.What can be learned from the passage?
A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children.
B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.
C．Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.
D．Parents should try to understand their teenagers.
We can’t remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we eat out. Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be “liked.” Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal.
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?
A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not that good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. It turned out that the more photos they took, . So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food ahead of you?
Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals. After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will be unable to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone accept my photo? I hope a lot of people like it!” It seems like your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.
So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.
1.From the passage, we know people like to ___________ first before meals recently.
A. talk with their friends
B. take photos of the dish
C. have a taste of the dish
D. check their mobile phones
2.Which of the following can be put in the in Paragraph 3?
A. the less cheerful they became.
B. the more interested they were in the food.
C. the less delicious the food seemed to them.
D. the more “liked” they got on Weibo or Wechat.
3.What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 4?
A. People often treat mobiles as real people.
B. People regard mobiles as their secret friends.
C. People often make phone calls when they get together.
D. People pay more attention to mobiles than to real people.
4.Which of the following statement（阐述） is the writer’s opinion?
A. We take out our mobiles and click when a dish comes.
B. We check our mobiles from time to time during the meal.
C. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant.
D. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food.
A farmer had a faithful（忠诚的） horse who was old and couldn’t do much work. So the farmer no longer wanted to give him anything to eat and said, “ If you can bring me a lion here, I will keep you.”
The horse was sad, and went to the forest. There he met a fox. After the fox heard the story, he said. “I will help you. Just lie down, as if you were dead, and do not move.’’
The horse did what the fox asked, and then the fox went to the lion and said, “A dead horse is lying out there. Just come with me, and you have a rich meal.”
The lion went with him, and they were both standing by the horse, the fox said, “Now let me tie the horse to your tail and you can take it home and eat it.”
The fox’s words made the lion very happy. But the fox tied the lion’s legs together with the horse’s tail. When the fox finished his work, he said to the horse, “Pull the lion to the farmer.”
Then the horse pulled the lion away with him at once. The lion was very angry but he couldn’t do anything. When the farmer saw the lion, he was in a good mood（心情）, and said to the horse, “ You can stay with me.’’ And he give him enough food to eat until the horse died.
1.The farmer didn’t want to keep his horse any more because___________.
A. the horse was lazy
B. the horse didn’t follow the farmer’s words
C. the horse was ill
D. the horse was too old to do much work.
2.The lion believed the fox’s words because________________.
A. he could make friends with the fox
B. he wanted to eat the horse
C. he wanted to save the horse
D. he could be sent to the farmer
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The farmer was angry with the fox.
B. The fox helped the lion eat the horse.
C. The farmer accepted（接受）the horse at last.
D. At last the horse left the farmer.
4.What is the best title of the story?
A. A kind fox. B. A stupid lion
C.A clever idea D. A silly horse.
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Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence (独立)can be more useful than crying for help. That’s what’s the story I’ve heard recently tells me .
The young man was born in 1982 in a _________ family in a small town .When he was only 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby (弃儿) girl .A year later, his_________ left home with his younger brother because she couldn’t _________ hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12-year-old boy began to_________ his whole family: he took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl. _________ ,he didn’t give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl, he rented a room near his college and _________ her education by doing part-time jobs.
After the young man’s story went public, people were deeply impressed by his behavior.
_________ his life was hard, he didn’t abandon his father and his sister because_________ needed his help very much. And he _________ donations from others. He said he felt _________ because of kind offers, but he could depend on his own work. With his hard –won money, he _________ helped other students in trouble .
Today when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man’s behavior reminds us of what we don’t usually _________ : love and care for others. Nobody could continue to live _________ these .
Through his hard life, the young man is regarded as a _________ . So when facing difficulties, don’t _________ bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society, and you’ll find the world smiling back .
1.A. rich B. happy C. poor D. sad
2.A. father B. mother C. sister D. brother
3.A. understand B. stand C. believe D. think
4.A.support B. organize C. hate D. like
5.A.At times B. Sometimes C. At the same time D. For the first time
6.A.planted B. afforded C. ended D. went
7.A.Since B. Unless C. If D. Although
8.A. they B. he C. she D. you
9.A.received B. expected C. refused D. got
10.A. sorry B. worried C. encouraged D. sad
11.A. even B. hardly C. still D. too
12.A. get used to B. worry about C. pay attention to D. look forward to
13.A. with B. without C. by D. for
14.A.fool B. volunteer C. hero D. boy
15.A.knock into B. dream about C. talk about D. complain about
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1. 写作要点：
1）重视环保工作的意义；
2）你做过什么事；
3）你有什么体会。
写作要求：
1、语言要流畅，意思要连贯，表达符合英语习惯；
2、短文中不得出现真实地名和人名；
3、用词在80—90个左右。
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