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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It’s the age when we have to deal with the most      in our life. This transition from children to adulthood is      for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is       . When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.

It’s all not so    about being a teenager though. We don’t have to have our     take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn’t go before. We can have      with friends or even alone, which we couldn’t have because we were too       to know what pleasure is! It’s a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to      what is good for us, and make decisions without     others.

But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue      .” During this period, we are having much      for our studies. If we don’t pass, we won’t get jobs, and things will take a turn for the     .With the present world economy in      , we have to do really , really well in our      for a job. Adults say that their    is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much    than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will     what we become and how we lead our life in the future.

In conclusion, it is quite      that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better.          for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What’s more, we should understand the right      of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.

1.A．chances  B．changes    C．feelings    D．expectations

2.A．smooth   B．practical    C．demanding   D．necessary

3.A．knowledge  B．independence  C．confidence   D．responsibility

4.A．easy   B．strange   C．bad D．interesting

5.A．guides  B．partners    C．parents    D．friends

6.A．fun   B．trouble    C．relation    D．business

7.A．proud   B．young   C．smart    D．mature

8.A．predict   B．remember   C．imagine    D．understand

9.A．guiding  B．helping    C．inviting    D．consulting

10.A．occasionally B．briefly    C．forever    D．naturally

11.A．pressure  B．passion    C．motivation   D．panic

12.A．better   B．worse       C．fewer       D．more

13.A．decline  B．hope    C．increase    D．debt

14.A．contribution B．education   C．application  D．qualification

15.A．promotion  B．work    C．experience   D．age

16.A．harder  B．happier    C．easier    D．lighter

17.A．reflect  B．confirm   C．determine   D．identify

18.A．vital   B．urgent   C．common   D．unnecessary

19.A．Or   B．Otherwise   C．But    D．Because

20.A．experience  B．way     C．condition    D．power

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：在青少年到成人这一个过渡期是非常重要。对将来的工作和生活有重要的决定作用。要让孩子知道这些，但是不能过分的给孩子施加压力

1.B考查名词辨析A．chances机会；B．changes改变；C．feelings感觉；D．expectations期望；根据下文讲了从青少年，过渡期和成年人可知应该是变化。故选B项

2.2】A考查形容词辨析A．smooth光滑的顺利的；B．practical实践的；C．demanding要求的；D．necessary必要的；根据后面的but rough for others.可知是rough 的反义词smooth。所以选smooth，意为“平坦的，顺利的”

3.3】D考查名词辨析从后文“我们是青年时，我们犯的错误会受到责备或者惩罚”，所以青少年最重要的事情是“责任”。responsibility“责任”；knowledge“知识”；independence“独立”；confidence“信心”。

4.4】C考查形容词辨析A．easy容易；B．strange奇怪；C．bad坏的；D．interesting有趣的；根据前面的When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.可知尽管我们的生活不那么容易。故选A项。

5.5】C考查名词辨析；A．guides指导；B．partners同伴；C．parents 父母；D．friends朋友；根据后面的with friends or even alone可知我们没有必要让父母带我们去我们不想去的地方。故选C项。

6.6】A考查名词辨析A．fun有趣；B．trouble 困难；C．relation 关系；D．business事情；根据后面…know what pleasure is! It's a very enjoyable time of life 可知这儿是have fun with sb.和某人玩得开心。故选A项。

7.7】B考查形容词辨析A．proud骄傲的；B．young年轻的；C．smart 聪明的；D．mature成熟的；根据前面being a teenager though.可知太年轻。故选B项。

8.8】D考查动词义辨析。A．predict预测；B．remember 记住；C．imagine 想象； D．understand理解。根据上下文可知这儿的句意：我们足够大到我们能明白什么是对的。故选D项

9.9】D考查动词义辨析。A．guiding引路B．helping帮助C．inviting邀请D．consulting商量根据上文，我们足够大到我们能明白什么是对的，不用去咨询别人，故选D项。

10.0】C考查副词辨析A．occasionally偶然地；B．briefly 简洁地；C．forever永远地；D．naturally自然地；根据前面的All good things must come to an end。中的come to an end 可知后面所有坏的东西永远继续下去。故选C项

11.1】A考查名词辨析A．pressure压力； B．passion感情；C．motivation 动机；D．panic害怕 ；根据In conclusion, it is quite ____ that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. 中的暗示，故选A项。

12.2】B考查形容词辨析A．better更好的；B．worse 更糟的；C．fewer少； D．more多的；根据we won't get jobs，那说明情况会很糟糕。故选B项。take a turn for the worse“恶化，逆转”。

13.3】A考查动词辨析A．decline下降；B．hope希望；C．increase 增加；D．debt负债；根据上下文可知现在世界上的经济处于下滑趋势，故选A项。decline“下降，衰退”符合句意。

14.4】B考查名词辨析A．contribution 贡献；B．education教育；C．application 申请；D．qualification资格；根据前面During this period, we are having much ____ for our studies.在学习中会有压力，故这儿推知是“教育”，故选B项。

15.5】D考查名词辨析A．promotion晋升；B．work 工作；C．experience经历；D．age年龄；根据后面的But I think the transition from a kid to an adult中应该是成年人说他们这个时期是他们一生中最困难的时期。故选D项。

16.6】A考查形容词辨析A．harder困难的；B．happier 快乐的；C．easier 容易的；D．lighter轻的；根据前面Adults say that their ____ is the hardest part of life. 可知过渡期比真正成为一个成年人要难得多，故选A项。

17.7】C考查动词辨析A．reflect反应；B．confirm证明；C．determine 决定；D．identify解释；根据前面What we do in our teenage yearswill ____ what we become and how we lead our life in the future.可知我们在青少年所做的将会决定我们成为什么样的人将来会怎样引导我们的生活。故选C项。determine“决定”

18.8】D考查形容词辨析A．vital 重要的；B．urgent 迫切的；C．common 普通的；D．unnecessary没有必要的；根据上下文，父母给那些已经压力重重的孩子再施加压力是没有必要的，故选D项

19.9】C考查连词辨析A．Or否则 ；B．Otherwise否则；C．But 但是；D．Because因为；前后两句话是转折关系，故选D项。

20.20】B考查名词辨析A．experience经历；B．way 方法；C．condition条件；D．power力量；在这个时期，我们应该明白正确的生活方式能够使我们的存在更快乐。故选B项。

考点：教育类短文