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It is Saturday afternoon. You and your friends are planning to go to the movies and then spend the night together. Just as you start to get ready, your dad reminds you it is your aunt"s birthday and the whole family is going out to dinner to celebrate. How can this possibly end without a huge argument?
One of the greatest sources of tension(紧张情绪)between teenagers and their families is the struggle to balance personal desires with family expectations. As you are getting older, you are becoming more independent and more interested in being with your friends.
However, at the same time,your family is trying to figure out how to deal with these changes. While you once spent most of your free time with your family, you are now often absent from home. Parents may get their feelings hurt. Or they might feel that they are losing control of their family during this period. You might feel angry that so many family demands are placed on you.
There are a few things you can try to make it a little easier to ease(缓解)the tension.
* Make your plans in advance.Ask your parents if there is anything else planned at that time.
* When something with your friends interferes(干扰;冲突)with a family event, try to figure out if there is any way you can do both.
* Suggest something you would really like to do with your family. Sometimes parents feel better just knowing their teenager wants to spend time with them.
Some of the time you won’t be happy with the outcome(结果). You might either have to disappoint your parents or have to miss out being with your friends. However, if you show consideration(体谅)for the feelings of both your family and your friends, you can solve the problem in a tender way.
小题1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to _________.
A.show a disagreement of views
B.serve as a description of teenager trouble
C.serve as an introduction to the discussion
D.show the popularity of teenager problem
小题2:The tension between teenagers and their families is caused by the fact that____________.
A.teenagers don’t like to take family demands
B.parents want to keep their family under control
C.parents feel unhappy that their children make so many friends
D.both parents and teenagers don’t pay attention to each other’s feeling much
小题3:Which of the following is NOT the advice given in the passage?
A.Don’t feel angry if your parents ask you to do something.
B.Try to think of ways to balance family event with friend event.
C.Tell your parents before you decide to spend time with your friends.
D.Advise your parents to do something that you are interested in with you.
小题4:What’s the purpose of the passage?
A.To inform us of parent and teenager tension.
B.To tell us about a common teenager problem.
C.To persuade parents to show consideration for teenagers.
D.To advise teenagers how to deal with their tension with their family.

答案

小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:D
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 It"s only 4 hours flying time from Sydney, but a world away. What better place to rest than a country where the only place people hurry is on the football field and things are done in "Fiji time"?
Viti Levu is Fiji’s the largest island and here you"ll find the capital Suva and the international airport at Nadi Vatoa, on the other hand, is a tiny island in the farthest part of Fiji. Then there are 331 other islands, many of them with places to stay. 
With less than a million people living on islands, you"ll never feel crowded. And with a climate(气候)that changes only for five degrees between seasons, there’s never a bad time to come.  From cities to villages, from mountains to beaches, from water sports to wooden artworks, Fiji can give you more adventures and special experiences than you could find almost any where in the world. 
Whenever you come , wherever you go ,you’re sure to see some unforgettable events , from war dances to religious songs, from market days to religious days. It"s not just staged for tourists; it"s still a part of everyday life in Fiji. And any one of us can enjoy Fiji"s spirit by being part of the traditional sharing of yaqona—a drink made from the root of a Fiji plant
So why not join us for the experience of a lifetime?
小题1:Where is the international airport of Fiji?
A.In SuvaB.In SydneyC.On the island of VatoaD.On the island of Viti Levu
小题2:What does the text tell us about Fiji people?
A.They invented “Fiji time” for visitors
B.They stick to a traditional way of life
C.They like to travel from place to place
D.They love taking adventures abroad
小题3: One of the things that make Fiji a tourist attraction is
A.its comfortable hotels
B.its good weather all year round
C.its exciting football matches
D.its religious beliefs
小题4:Where can we most probably read this text?
A.In a personal diaryB.In a science report
C.In a travel magazineD.In a geography textbook

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Temperature is part of my married romance.   36  to New York from Baltimore——where there is just one small snowstorm each year——I was seated by a fireplace in my new home, with fires   37  all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding.
My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario(加拿大的安大略省), where winter   38  from September to May and cold wind is   39 . “When Canadians have -30℃, they   40  it bravely,” he says, “Cold wind is for crybabies.(爱哭的人)”
So to marry this man I had to learn to   41  for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me   42  jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots——comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a   43  meaning getting serious.
That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d   44 . My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could   45  tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional   46  to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on   47   days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build   48 .
49 , having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I   50  went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who   51  that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am   52  , in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater.
The word comfortable did not   53  refer to being satisfied. It’s from Latin, comfortare, meaning to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter;not to make us comfortable, but to make us   54  . We   55  not be warm but we are indeed comforted.
小题1:
A.ComingB. Having been coming
C. To comeD. Came
小题2:
A.lightningB. burningC. goingD. flashing
小题3:
A.appearsB. startsC. keepsD. runs
小题4:
A.somethingB. everythingC. nothingD. none
小题5:
A.suggest B. faceC. neglectD. love
小题6:
A.drink B. receiveC. dressD. ride
小题7:
A.under B. overC. insideD. with
小题8:
A.remarkB. signC. commentD. show
小题9:
A. sleep B. forget
C. dieD.continue
小题10:
A. hardly B. easilyC. tightlyD. loosely
小题11:
A.health B. reaction
C. feelingsD. adaptation
小题12:
A.rainy B. freezingC. sunnyD. happy
小题13:
A.characterB. love
C. hopeD. hardship
小题14:
A.MeanwhileB. However
C. ThereforeD. Besides
小题15:
A.merelyB. everC. neverD. just
小题16:
A.wonders B. knowsC. statesD. decides
小题17:
A.unableB. accustomed
C. interestedD. willing
小题18:
A.originallyB. exactlyC. actuallyD. namely
小题19:
A.wildB. coldC. strongD. warm
小题20:
A.willB. mustC. canD. may

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Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart.Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists.
Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon.The next day, this news appeared on page two of the town’s newspaper.The Beldon Post:
FIRE AT SEABREEZE
Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom.The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire.We say again to all our visitors: “Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed.” This was Beldon’s first hotel fire for five years.
The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one:
ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE
Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel.An angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire.The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels.When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp.” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.
What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident.There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact.Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel.
Now what do you think of the rest of the “news” ?
小题1:Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?
A.Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer.
B.A fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer.
C.It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers.
D.Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter.
小题2:Which of the following are probably facts? 
a.The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel.
b.A cigarette started the fire.
c.An old lamp started the fire.
d.The fire broke out at night.
e.There has never been a fire in Canfield.
A.b and cB.a and dC.c and eD.a and c
小题3:The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _______.
A.hotels in Beldon often catch fire
B.hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fire
C.this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel
D.Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe
小题4:The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _______.
A.the bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze Hotel
B.the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took place
C.the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other things
D.such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years

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Why must we pay taxes? The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example to pay its soldiers, sailors and airmen, to build roads, bridges, offices, schools, etc and to buy goods from abroad; and only the people of the country can supply the money.One of the most important taxes is income-tax which a person pays according to the amount of his income-tax.Whether he is a businessman, a doctor, a lawyer, a shopkeeper, a miner, or anything else.This is called a “direct” tax, because it is paid in money direct to the government.
Another tax is paid on goods such as watches, jewellery, new clothes, tobacco, wine, etc, when they are brought into a country, such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods if they are later sold in shops.We call it “indirect” tax, because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeeper.
People usually complain about having to pay taxes, but they forget that the money is spent on the things that they and their families need.We need policemen to catch thieves, to see that men obey the laws, to direct traffic, etc, and they must be paid what they earn; children need education and there must be schools and teachers; we want our streets to be kept clean, and the wages of men who do this kind of work have to be paid.Above all, the country must always be ready to defend itself against attacking enemies, and we cannot have an army without paying for it.
Taxes, therefore, cannot be avoided.We buy our own food and clothes and pay for our own amusements, but there are several things that the State finds the money for, and that are necessary for us if our society is to continue.So we have no real cause to complain when we are asked to supply money to be spent for the good of ourselves and for our fellow-citizens.
小题1:Indirect tax means _______.
A.tax that one pays direct to the government
B.tax that is not paid directly to the government
C.tax that is paid as an extra amount added to the price of certain goods
D.Both B and C
小题2:Which of the following is right?
A.Taxes are paid to the sellers.
B.Income-tax is an indirect tax.
C.The tax on new clothes is paid in money direct to the government.
D.Tax is amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.
小题3:People have no real reason to complain about having to pay taxes because _______.
A.some shopkeepers are very rich
B.they need money to buy goods from abroad
C.their children need education
D.the money is spent on the things that they and their families need

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I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had   36  the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started   37  our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come   38  and get on the   39  list.
The next morning I went down to the   40  at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I   41  the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to   42  me, and that I would stay in   43  with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to   44  the rest of the way.
And somewhere in there I became   45  when I went into something I   46 . I once worked there in 1966 for the   47  of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten   48  tall. And it was burning. I started to ask   49  in which my crane might be   50  a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had   51  the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people   52  them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely   53 . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my   54  and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to die.”
Then I 55  a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”
小题1:
A.noticedB.reachedC.hitD.passed
小题2:
A.findingB.makingC.gettingD.losing
小题3:
A.awayB.nearC.inD.down
小题4:
A.volunteerB.soldierC.policeD.fireman
小题5:
A.companyB.hotelC.centerD.home
小题6:
A.answeredB.madeC.heardD.received
小题7:
A.be curious aboutB.forget aboutC.laugh atD.worry about
小题8:
A.peaceB.touchC.connectionD.relation
小题9:
A.walkB.completeC.cancelD.smooth
小题10:
A.delightedB.frightenedC.embarrassedD.interested
小题11:
A.builtB.metC.designedD.had
小题12:
A.constructionB.planC.destructionD.use
小题13:
A.milesB.centimetersC.storiesD.floors
小题14:
A.meansB.numbersC.positionD.directions
小题15:
A.asB.whyC.whenD.because
小题16:
A.drivenB.letC.askedD.enjoyed
小题17:
A.pushingB.givingC.lookingD.picking
小题18:
A.dangerousB.urgentC.efficientD.important
小题19:
A.viewB.sightC.breathD.sense
小题20:
A.put downB.settled downC.knocked downD.let down

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