Neither your parents nor your aunt has any ______ thought but what is best for you.

Neither of your proposals ______.

A．make sense

B．are practical

C．makes sense

D．make senses

Speaker A: Are you going to your family reunion this Christmas holiday？Speaker B: ______

A．As a matter of fact, I don't mind it at all.

B．I do. I've been excited about it now.

C．However, my parents and I are going to take a trip to Hawaii.

D．You bet. All my uncles and aunts will take their children along, too.

for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modem ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems; and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships.

I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.

Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainments and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainments or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style. and taste.

Sometimes you are resistant and proud, because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog: you can't win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents' control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.

If you plan to control your life, cooperation can be part of that plan. You can charm others, especially your parents, into doing things the ways you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.

The author is primarily addressing ______.

A．parents of teenagers

B．newspapers readers

C．those who give advice to teenagers

D．teenagers

and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them．They have always complained，more or less justly，that they are possessive and dominant；that they do not trust their children to deal with crisis；that they talk too much about certain problems——and that they have no sense of humor，at least in parent-child relationships． I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young． Young people often irritate parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles，in enter-tainers and music．This is not their motive．They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet accepted．So they create a culture and society of their own．Then，if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents，this gives them additional enjoyment．They feel they are superior，at least in a small way，and that they are leaders in style. and taste． Sometimes you are resistant，and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do．If they did approve，it looks as if you are betraying your own age group．But in that case，you are assuming that you are the underdog（劣势者）：you can’t win but at least you can keep your honor．This is passive way of looking at things．It is natural enough after long years of childhood，when you were completely under your parents’contr01．But it ignores the fact that you are nOW beginning to be responsible for yourself． If you plan to control your life，cooperation can be part of that plan．You can impress others，especially your parents，into doing things the way you want．You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative，so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.

This passage is primarily meant for__________ ．

A.parents

B.teenagers

C.educators

D.psychologists

It's an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that (21) evening you're burning the mid-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, (22) are throwing the books at kids. (23) elementary school students are complaining of homework fatigue. What's a well-meaning parent to do？

As hard as (24) may be, sit back and chill experts advise. Though you've got to get them to do it, (25) helping too much, or even examining answers too carefully, you may keep them (26) doing it by themselves. "! wouldn't advise a parent to check every 27 assignment," says psychologist John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework, "There's a (28) of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children (29) the grade they deserve."

Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their (30) . But "you don't want them to feel it has to be (31) ," she says.

That's not to say parents should (32) homework—first, they should monitor how much homework their kids have. Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in (33) four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be" (34) more than a hour and a half," and two for high school students. If your child consistently has more homework than this, you may want to check (35) other parents and then talk to the teacher about reducing assignments.

21.

A. very

B. exact

C. right

D. usual

Ⅲ. Cloze (30 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Times have changed and the ideas of the young and the old about the same thing are often ill contra diction. For example, parents and teenagers often disagree about the amount of freedom and responsibility that young people (21) to have. The teenager is more independent and often wants to be (22) to choose his own friends, select his own courses in school, plan for his own vocational (23) , and earn and spend his own money, and generally (24) his own life in a more independent (25) than many parents are able to (26) .

Most problems (27) teenagers and their parents yield to (导致) (28) planning and decision making. Within ally particular family, (29) are avoided and problems are solved when all of the persons take (30) in the situation, and (31) in working it out. (32) parents and young people learn how to get (33) well with each other and develop skills in understanding and (34) understood, even (35) most difficult problems are relieved and a situation might appear that teenagers and their parents can some times see eye to eye.

21. A. is

B. should

C. will

D. are

ou' re burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards,【57】are throwing the books at kids.【58】elementary school students are complaining of homework【59】. What's a well-meaning parent to do？

As hard as【60】may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you've got to get them to do it,【61】helping too much, or even examining【62】too carefully, you may keep them【63】doing it by themselves. "I wouldn't advise a parent to check every【64】assignment, " says psychologist John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. "There's a【65】of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children【66】the grade they deserve.

Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their【67】. But"you don't want them to feel it has to be【68】, " they say.

That's not to say parents should【69】homework—first, they should monitor how much homework their kids【70】. "Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in【71】four, five, and six is standard, " says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be "【72】more than an hour and a half, and two for high-school students. " If your child【73】has more homework than this, you may want to check【74】other parents and then talk to the teacher about【75】assignments.

(56)

A．very

B．exact

C．right

D．usual

of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual the sort of environment in which he is reared (抚养). If an individual is handicapped environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.

The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster (收养) homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark's IQ was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.

This selection can be titled ______.

A．Measuring Your Intelligence

B．Intelligence and Environment

C．The Case of Peter and Mark

D．how the Brain Influences Intelligence

ir family name comes last. For example, my full name is Jim Allan Green. Green is my family name. My parents gave me both of my other names.

People don't use their middle names very much. So" John Henry Brown" is usually called "John Brown". People never use Mr.; Mrs. or Miss before their first names. So you can say John Brown, or Mr. Brown; but you should never say Mr. John. They use Mr. , Mrs. or Miss with the family name but never with the first name.

Sometimes people ask me about my name. "When were you born, why did your parents call you Jim？" they ask. "Why did they choose that name？ The answer is they didn't call me Jim. They called me James. James was the name of my grandfather'. In England, people usually call me Jim for short. That's because it is shorter and easier than James.

Most English people have ______ name(s).

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

nce. If he has trouble connecting, it hurts and can make him feel sad and withdrawn and lonely.

1. Help your child communicate. Naturally outgoing kids have an easier time expressing their interest in other children than shy ones do. But you can help build this skill through practice. Ask your child about his favorite games and toys. Praise him for specifics when he shows interest in other people: "You were so nice to let Roger talk about his little dog. I am proud of you."

2. Keep play short and sweet. Parents should keep early play dates short, so no one gets too fired and everyone has fun. Schedule the next one soon after that, so kids can quickly build on their comfort foundation.

3. Know your child. If your child is bossy, talk with him and agree before hand on which toys will be shared and which ones should be put away because your child just can't seem to share them. If you have a shy child, match him with a younger child so he has a chance to be the leader.

4. Help your child help others. Encourage your child to be a better friend by helping him include others in play. If you see someone being excluded, don't ignore it. This is an opportunity to work on your child's ability to understand others. "Rachel is being left out. That must make her feel very sad. Can you think or a way to include her in the game？"

5. Help your kids help themselves. If your child is the one who's being ignored or treated badly, teach him to speak up.

Which word can best describe a child who is good at connecting？

A．Bossy.

B．Confident.

C．Proud

D．Showy.

Radesky has studied the use of mobile phones and tablets at mealtimes by giving mother-child pairsa food-testing exercise. She found that mothers who sued devices during the exercise started 20percent fewer verbal and 39 percent fewer nonverbal interactions with their children. During aseparate observation, she saw that phones became a source of tension in the family. Parents wouldbe looking at their emails while the children would be making excited bids for their attention. Infants are wired to look at parents’ faces to try to understand their world, and if those faces areblank and unresponsive—as they often are when absorbed in a device－it can be extremely7disconcerting foe the children. Radesky cites the “still face experiment ” devised by developmentalpsychologist Ed Tronick in the 1970s.

In it, a mother is asked to interact with her child in a normalway before putting on a blank expression and not giving them any visual social feedback; The childbecomes increasingly distressed as she tr ies to capture her mother ’s attention. "Parents don&39;t have tobe exquisitely parents at all times, but there needs to be a balance and parents need to be responsiveand sensitive to a child ’s verbal or nonverbal expressions of an emotional need," says Rade sky. On the other hand, Tronick himself is concerned that the worries about kids&39; use of screens are bornout of an “oppressive ideology that demands that parents should always be interacting children: “It’s based on a somewhat fantasized, very white, very upper-middle-class ideology thatsays if you’re failing to expose your child to 30,000 words you are neglecting them.”

Tronickbelieves that just because a child isn ’t learning from the screen doesn ’t mean there －particularly if it gives parents time to have a shower, do housework or simply have a break fromtheir child. Parents, he says, can get a lot out of using their devices to speak to a friend or get somework out of the way. This can make them feel happier, which lets then be more available to theirchild the rest of the time.

26.According to Jenny Radesky, digital products are designed to ______.

A.simplify routine matters

B.absorb user attention

C.better interpersonal relations

D.increase work efficiency

Radesky’s food -testing exercise shows that mothers ’ use of devices ______.A.takes away babies ’ appetite

B.distracts children ’s attention

C.slows down babies ’ ver bal development

D.reduces mother-child communication

Radesky’s cites the “still face experiment ” to show that _______.A.it is easy for children to get used to blank expressions

B.verbal expressions are unnecessary for emotional exchange

C.children are insensitive to changes in their parents ’ mood

D.parents need to respond to children's emotional needs

The oppressive ideology mentioned by Tronick requires parents to_______.A.protect kids from exposure to wild fantasies

B.teach their kids at least 30,000 words a year

C.ensure constant interaction with their children

D.remain concerned about kid's use of screens

According to Tronick, kid ’s use of screens may_______.A.give their parents some free time

B.make their parents more creative

C.help them with their homework

D.help them become more attentive