It is necessary for children to exchange ideas with parents from time to time so that the generation gap between parents and children can be _________.
A. released B. replaced C. narrowed D. disappeared
“Mary looks hot and dry” “So _________ you if you had so high a fever.”
A. do B. are C. will D. would
I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no _________ of what I wanted to do.
A. sense B. difference C. hope D. chance
当今过洋节成了年轻人的一种时尚，中国传统节日备受冷落。为了彰显民族文化的优秀传统，中国的一些传统节日已经被定为法定假日了。为了进一步扩大传统节日的影响，你要写一篇不少于100词的短文来提议将乞巧节作为法定节日。短文中需要有你的观点以及支持你的观点的依据或理由。
短文的要点有：
1．当今人们对于中西方节日的态度；
2．乞巧节来历（又叫七夕节，农历七月初七，牛郎织女相会，源于汉代）；
3．你的观点以及支持这个观点的理由。
参考词汇：情人节Valentine’s Day; 农历lunar
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When I was in primary school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class．I have forgotten what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson learned that day．
I was convinced that "I" was right and "he" was wrong --- and he was just as convinced that I was wrong and "he" was right．The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson．She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other．
In the middle of her desk was a large, round object．I could clearly see that it was black She asked the boy what color the object was．"White," he answered．
I couldn't believe he said the object was white, for it was obviously black! Another argument started between my classmate anytime, this time about the color of the object．
The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy had been standing and told him to come to stand where I had been．We changed places, and now she asked me what the color of the object was．I had to answer, "White．" It was an object with two differently-colored sides, and from his viewpoint it was white．Only from my side was it black
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must stand in the other persons' shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective（观点）．
1.What is the main idea of the text? （No more than 10 words）
2.What is the meaning of the underlined words "was convinced" in Paragraph 2?
（No more than 3 words）
3.What did the teacher ask the students while changing positions?
（No more than 8 words）
4.Why are both of their answers right? （No more than 10 words）
5.What do you think of the teacher? And why? （No more than 20 words）
I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling（叛逆）．I wish it were so．At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents．You should be learning to stand on your own feet．But take a good look at the present rebellion．It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents．Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(紧握）at one another's hands for reassurance．
They claim they want to dress as they please．But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music．But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together．Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that many people are doing it．They have come out of their cocoon（茧） into a larger cocoon．
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way．Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market．These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be．
And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children．All this adds to a great barrier(障碍） for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path．
But the barrier is worth climbing over．The path is worth following, You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party．You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records．You may have some thoughts 'that you don't care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it．Find yourself．Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are．That is the only kind of popularity that really counts．
1.In this passage, the author wants to tell .
A．teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
B．readers how to be popular with people around
C．parents how to control and guide their children
D．people how to understand and respect each other
2.According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them ．
A．have much difficulty understanding each other
B．lack confidence
C．dare not cope with （处理） problems single-handed
D．are much afraid of getting lost
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．There is no popularity that really counts．
B．What many parents are doing is helping their children find their own paths．
C．It is bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates．
D．Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing the same．
4.What does the author think of advertisements?
A．Convincing． B．Influential.
C． Instructive． D．Authoritative（权威的）．
5.During the teenage years, one should learn to .
A．differ from others in as many ways as possible
B．get into the right reason and become popular
C．find one's real self
D．rebel against parents and the popularity wave
