The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes (态度) surprisingly shows that their family life is happier than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive (积极的) today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious（叛逆的）and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that these parents are much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel LaSalle. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. When they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Cromer, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call talk or discussion. For example, when I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion（叛逆）is not based on real facts. A researcher explains, “Teenagers were thought to be different from others in a part of time in our social history. But to our surprise, they say they are getting on well with their parents. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled.” The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ______________________.
| A．share family duties | B．cause trouble in their families |
| C．go boating with their family | D．make family decisions |
Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents ___________________.
| A．go to clubs more often with their children | B．are much stricter with their children |
| C．care less about their children’s life | D．give their children more freedom |
According to the writer, teenage rebellion ____________________.
| A．may be a wrong opinion | B．is common at present |
| C．lived only in the 1960s | D．was caused by changes in families |
Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
| A．Discussion in family. | B．Teenage education in family. |
| C．Harmony in family. | D．Teenage trouble in family. |
In many British schools, the pupils usually wear their school uniforms to school on weekdays.However, recently the students at LVS Ascot Junior School in England wore something quite different.What they wore was what people wear when they go to bed—pyjamas (睡衣)．They did this not only for fun, but for a local charity called Christopher's Smile.
Christopher's Smile was set up in 2008 by Karen & Kevin Capel whose only son Christopher died of cancer at a young age.They hope their charity will help pay for more research into children's cancers.Since then, the charity has raised a lot of money and gotten more and more volunteers.Every year, thousands of people take part in different activities such as charity walk or run to show their support for Christopher's Smile.
The students of Grade 6 at LVS Ascot Junior School also wanted to do something for the sick children.They organized the event “Pyjamas Day” to support Christopher's Smile.“We wanted to raise money for our charity in a way that the whole school could join in it, so each pupil paid ￡1 to wear his or her pyjamas to school on Pyjamas Day，” said the young organizers.Both the students and their teachers took part in the event with great interest.Together they not only raised some money, but also had a good time.Who set up Christopher's Smile?
| A．LVS Ascot Junior School's teachers. |
| B．The local government. |
| C．LVS Ascot Junior School's students. |
| D．Christopher's parents. |
Christopher's Smile was set up to ________.
| A．tell people some knowledge about children's cancers |
| B．have fun for the students in LVS Ascot Junior School |
| C．help the local government do more things for students |
| D．raise money for more research into children's cancers |
What is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Charity walk. | B．Charity run. |
| C．Charity concert. | D．Pyjamas Day. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．It has been six years since Christopher's Smile was set up. |
| B．Few pupils wear school uniforms to school on weekdays in Britain. |
| C．In LVS Ascot Junior School, only students join in the event “Pyjamas Day”． |
| D．All students in England need to wear pyjamas to school on Pyjamas Day. |
The best title for the passage may be ________.
| A．The Christopher's Smile | B．Fun and Charity |
| C．The Pyjamas Day | D．Children's Cancers |
| Welcome to Jiulong hotel and we will do all we can to make your stay an enjoyable one. We hope you will find the following useful to you. |
| Meal times Breakfast 7:30 － 9:30 am Lunch 12:00 － 2:00 pm Afternoon tea 4:00 － 5:30 pm Dinner 7:00 － 9:15 pm Tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches can be brought to your rooms from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm except during the meal times listed above. Cold drinks in your rooms can be used at any time. |
| Room cleaning The waiters will clean the room if you leave the room at any time between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. |
| Valuables Please put your valuables in our safe (保险箱), or we can’t be responsible (负责的) for your loss. |
| Leaving If you want to leave, please tell us before 6:30 pm of the day. Or you will have to pay for another day. |
| Attention To make sure of other people’s good rest, turn down the radio or the TV after 11:00 pm. |
The hotel serves the following foods in rooms EXCEPT .
| A．coffee | B．cakes |
| C．candy | D．cold drinks |
The underlined word “valuables” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．贵重物品 | B．行李 | C．随身物品 | D．包裹 |
If you’re about to leave, you should tell the hotel before
_______of the day so as not to pay for another day.
| A．10:00 am | B．4:00 pm |
| C．6:30 pm | D．11:00 pm |
You should after 11:00 pm.
| A．watch TV | B．turn down the TV |
| C．clean your room | D．turn off the radio |
What do we know from the reading above?
| A．The waiters in the hotel work for 8 hours a day. |
| B．The hotel can look after your things in the room well. |
| C．You can’t book (预定) a room in the hotel after 6:30 pm. |
| D．Your room is cleaned when you leave between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. |
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A different way of teaching is widely used in our English study.Before class, we make study plans first.Then we look up the new words, listen to the recording and read the text.When we meet problems we can't solve by ourselves, we always write them down in our notebooks.
In class, we sit in groups to discuss the problems freely.The teacher always offers help when we need.After discussion, it's time for us to give a report to the class.We also make conversations in pairs and practice a lot.It's really good for our listening and speaking.
After class, we have less homework now so we can go to the library to read English books, magazines and newspapers.We can also surf the Internet for useful information.
In a word, we enjoy the new way of studying.We can make more progress in our study.
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In a word, we can make more progress in the new way. |
Dear Xia Your
Do you know that there are two ___A__ days for parents in America? One is Mother’s Day on the __B__ Sunday of May, and the other is Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. On these two days, American children often give gifts to their parents ___C__ take them out for lunch or dinner. Common gifts are flowers and cards for mothers and shirts or ties for fathers. I heard that it is becoming more and more popular to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in China. I wonder if children over there also give similar gifts to __D___ parents. I believe that there are many ways to show our love. Actually, we don’t have to spend a lot of money. It is also a good idea ___E___ parents to do something instead.
A B C D E
父亲节 越来越受欢迎____________
We ______ too much time doing our homework every day.
书写下列问题的答语：
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their life are their friends. They believe that their family don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families ,it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight(打架),and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It’s very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend much time on the phone. This communication (交流) is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can be the right one to talk about something with .These things are difficult to say to the family.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents even ask their children not to meet their good friends.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案.
| A．friends | B．brother |
| C．sisters | D．parents |
| A．To make friends | B．To fight with brothers |
| C．To stop meeting friends | D．To phone parents |
| A．stay alone at home |
| B．fight with their parents |
| C．talk to their friends |
| D．go to their brothers and sisters for help |
| A．Parents should choose everything they like. |
| B．Children should choose everything they like. |
| C．Parents should understand their children better. |
| D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help. |
A. How to make friends.
B. The communication is Important in children’s growing up.
C. Parents should ask their children to meet then friends.
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