It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents.
It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they always forget how they themselves felt when young.
Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble. They just feel cut off from the adults world, and have not yet been accepted into their world.
Sometimes young people are so proud of themselves that they do not want their parents to say yes to what they do.
| A．A good parent-child relationship is based on mutual (相互的) respect. |
| B．All they want is to be left alone and do what they like. |
| C．Parents shouldn’t be too serious and strict with their children. |
| D．For example, young people like to act without much thinking. |
| E．That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own. |
| F．Young people will intentionally do something to make their parents angry. |
| G．They say that their parents don’t understand them. |
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【推荐1】So how can you hear a lot of English when you're not in an English-speaking country or family? Fortunately, there are many ways of hearing English.
Listen to English Radio
You can receive English-language radio in most countries. Two international networks are the BBC and VOA.
Watch English Television
It is now a lot easier to hear English on the Internet. If you' re reading this at your computer or mobile device you can probably listen to some English-language radio news right now, without even moving! And of course, you can find endless videos in English on You Tube and similar websites.
Listen to Songs in English
Songs in English are everywhere, even on foreign-language radio and TV stations. Listen to them often. But choose one that is not too difficult.
Get English--speaking Friends
Try to make friends with English-speaking people so that you can practice your English through conversation.
| A．Don t worry |
| B．Listen to English on the Internet |
| C．This will improve your speaking as well as your listening |
| D．Many large cities have cinemas that show films in English |
| E．Both of them have special programs for learners of English |
| F．TV is an excellent resource for hearing and listening to English |
| G．That means it should be slow, and with real words sung clearly |
【推荐2】Procrastination is the habit of delaying, finding an excuse to postpone, or avoiding work that needs to be done. Procrastination can often be used by people who want to avoid the negative emotions of a task. In this way, they will prioritize (优先考虑) their immediate feelings over their long-term goals.
1. Get clarity on the goals.
A common reason that people procrastinate is that they don’t have a clear idea of what is expected of them. Whether it’s schoolwork or a work task, there is no use sitting and worrying about goals when you can simply ask. Your boss or teacher would likely rather you ask a few questions about the task than miss the deadline altogether.
2. Clarify your priorities.
Take some time to get organized. What needs to be done and what doesn’t? What is the most important task?
3. Start small.
4.
Establish specific deadlines for completing a task. Then find someone who will help you be accountable. Peer pressure works! This is the principle behind self-help groups. If you don’t have anyone to ask, an online tool such as Procrustes can help you to self-monitor.
| A．Step up and seek support |
| B．Work with a professional anyway |
| C．Try writing a list and creating some structure |
| D．Sometimes a difficult task is too stressful to begin with |
| E．So asking for clearer instructions is at the top of your to-do list |
| F．A big task that we have put off can lead to a cycle of shame and guilt |
| G．This leads to many problems that they have to deal with subsequently |
【推荐3】Starting the day on the wrong foot can destroy the rest of it.By starting off with a positive attitude,you can face each task in a good frame of mind(心情)．
·Give yourself time to start the day.
·Be thankful.
·Ignore technology.Many people set alarms on their cell phone,and as soon as they turn it off,they check texts,e－mails,and social media.
·
| A．Make a to－do list and make an effort to follow it. |
| B．Try some of the following tips to start your day off right. |
| C．Technology can make you feel like you're starting your day busily. |
| D．Don't concentrate on what you did or didn't do yesterday but start each day new. |
| E．Before you get out of bed,take moments to concentrate on what you're thankful for. |
| F．If you feel annoyed or tired,do something physical to make yourself feel happy. |
| G．Instead of waking up and feeling rushed,wake up with enough time to feel relaxed. |
【推荐1】Just this morning, my 11-year-old son shared with me a “really sad dream”. Keep in mind that this is from a boy who watches very little war news, who rarely hears his parents talk of war, who has no relatives personally involved in the war. The dream went something like this:
All the fifth-grade boys from his school were soldiers in the war. Dylan and my son were on the Ukrainian side. Alex and others were fighting together with the Russians. These and other friends were found on both sides of the conflict, but none of them wanted to kill each other. They were actually trying to help and protect one another. Then a Russian soldier who was not someone the boys knew attacked Dylan. Alex and Andrew tried to warn Dylan and stop the attack, but it was too late. Dylan died. And it was very sad.
Besides the emotional power of the distant war expressing itself in my son’s life, what impressed me about his dream was that there were good people fighting on both sides. Is that an 11-year-old’s myth, or could it really be true? I affirmed (肯定) his concern for all the people directly involved in the war, all of which was pretty much in line with what the experts advise.
My son doesn’t get much news exposure from television, vastly preferring kid entertainment when he has a choice. And that’s. just as well. In fact, limiting children’s media exposure to war is one of the key suggestions the experts make.
However, there are questions and concerns. For weeks, my son has been praying daily that we will not go to war. Now he prays the war will end soon, and that people will not get hurt or killed. A few days ago, he voiced the almost casual question, “Will the war come to Oklahoma?” I answered no, and we agreed that we are fortunate to be far from the war. And yet, I think my son already understands that disaster — including the intentional horror of terrorism — can happen anywhere, like New York, Washington or even Oklahoma City. But still, that’s hardly the same as living with a daily personal fear or expectation of war reaching your home.
Tonight I kissed my boy goodnight and put him to bed, as again he prayed that God would help the war to end soon. I wonder how many more nights he will have to say that prayer…
1. Which of the following word can best describe the war in the boy’s dream?| A．Expected. | B．Natural. |
| C．Unrealistic. | D．Boring. |
| A．Keep children from TV viewing. |
| B．Stop thinking too much about the war. |
| C．Show concern for whoever suffers from the war. |
| D．Encourage children to be concerned about the war. |
| A．Uncertain when it will come to an end. |
| B．Fearful that it will come to Oklahoma. |
| C．Worried that it will cause more deaths. |
| D．Fortunate that it hasn’t affected her family. |
| A．To show how the war affects a kid. |
| B．To show what the war is like in a kid’s dream. |
| C．To show what a kid should do to stop the war. |
| D．To show what attitude a kid should take to the war. |
【推荐2】Whenever I ask to go to the movies, my mom’s first response is always “No!” When I want to go dancing, she adds a firm “No! No! No!” for emphasis. She claims she is only trying to protect me from what she calls “bad elements”.
On a sunny day, Mom rejected my request to go to West Indian Day Parade and insisted I accompany her as she worked cleaning a large house. I followed her to a grand dining room, watching her apply lemon-scented polish to the furniture. I imagined my friends dressing up in fancy costumes, enjoying the celebratory time at the parade. I glared at my mother, hoping she could feel the anger I was directing her way.
But as I watched, my emotions began to change. I noticed how tenderly she rubbed her dusting cloth along a large piano in the corner. “Is this like your piano in Guyana, Mom?” I asked. “Yes. This baby grand piano is exactly like the one my Dad bought me when I was your age.” Her sigh was full of longing.
I knew that my mother had been a talented pianist. I vaguely recalled dancing under the piano when she practiced for hours every day. Now she could barely play for our church choir because her fingers were gnarled from so many days spent cleaning other people’s homes.
“Stop!” Mrs. Smithers, the homeowner, yelled, “That’s a very valuable instrument!”
“I am well aware of that.” she said slowly, “I play for my church.”
“But that’s not a church-music piano. We play classical music on that piano.”
I watched as my mother’s eyes narrowed and her face tightened. I felt the same tightening in my chest.
“You don’t know anything about us … or pianos!” I screamed. Immediately I worried I had done something wrong, but I also felt the tightening in my chest loosened.
I waited for my mother to blame me, but instead she glanced my way, smiling proudly. “That’s all I have time for today. My daughter and I are going to the parade. Come on, love.”
“But Veronica, you will return next week, right?”
“No!” said my mother, “No! No! No!”
1. The underlined word “gnarled” in paragraph 4 probably means ______.| A．rough and twisted | B．clean and swift |
| C．painful but sensitive | D．bent but flexible |
| A．She regretted being a cleaning woman. |
| B．She quit her hobby to support the family. |
| C．She refused the daughter’s request due to the tight budget. |
| D．She wished her daughter to become a well-respected pianist. |
| A．From critical to ashamed. | B．From fearful to respectful. |
| C．From pitiful to understanding. | D．From angry to sympathetic. |
| A．Don’t look down upon those inferior to you. |
| B．Reaching out for those in trouble can be rewarding. |
| C．Understanding others’ experiences helps identify with them. |
| D．Don’t abandon your idea even if one shows strong disagreement. |
【推荐3】I accidentally heard a father and daughter in their last moments together at an airport. They had announced her plane's departure Standing near the door, he said to his daughter, "I love you. I wish you enough." She said," Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy." They kissed good-bye and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there, I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude （干涉）on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, ''Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?" "Yes, I have," I replied.
Saying that brought back memories of expressing my love and appreciation for all my dad had done for me. Recognizing that his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I knew what this man was experiencing. ''Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?" I asked.
''I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral," he said.
"When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." He paused for a moment and looked up as if he were trying to remember it in detail. He smiled even more. "When we said 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with enough good things," he continued and then turned toward me. He then shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory:
"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive…I wish you enough 'Hellos' to get you through the final 'Good-bye…
He then began to sob and walked away.
1. Why did father say it was a forever good-bye?| A．He would wait for his daughter. |
| B．He thought his days were limited. |
| C．His daughter wouldn't come back. |
| D．He had a quarrel with his daughter. |
| A．He seldom visited his father | B．He was busy working. |
| C．He was good at chatting, | D．He had the same feeling. |
| A．Treasuring the time together. | B．Keeping your spirit alive. |
| C．Appreciating the sun more. | D．Making your attitude bright. |
| A．I Have Challenges Ahead | B．A Sad Journey |
| C．I Wish You Enough | D．A Sad Father |
【推荐1】There have been precious few positives during the COVID pandemic but British academics may have unearthed one: People look more attractive in protective masks.
Researchers at Cardiff University were surprised to find that both men and women were judged to look better with the lower part of their faces covered.
Dr Michael Lewis, a reader from Cardiff University’s school of psychology and an expert in faces, said research carried out before the pandemic had found that medical face masks reduced attractiveness because they were associated with disease or illness. “We wanted to test whether this had changed since face coverings became common and understand whether the type of mask had any effect, so we began this research,”Lewis stated.
The first part of the research was carried out in February 2021 by which time the British population had become used to wearing masks in some circumstances. Forty-three women were asked to rate on a scale of 1 to 10 the attractiveness of images of male faces without a mask, wearing a plain cloth mask, a blue medical face mask, and holding a plain black book covering the area a face mask would hide.
The participants said those wearing a cloth mask were significantly more attractive than the ones with no masks or whose faces were partly covered by the book. But the blue medical mask made the wearer look even better. “At a time when we feel unprotected, we may find the wearing of medical masks safe and reliable and so feel more positive towards the wearer,”Lewis explained.
Lewis said it was also possible that masks made people more attractive because they directed attention to the eyes. He said other studies had found that covering the left or right half of a face also made people look more attractive, partly because the brain fills in the missing gaps and exaggerates the overall impact.
The results of the first study have been published in the journal Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. A second study has been carried out, in which a group of men look at women in masks;it has yet to be published but Lewis said the results were broadly the same.
1. Why was the research conducted?| A．To test how the medical face masks work during the pandemic. |
| B．To illustrate the importance of wearing medical face masks during the pandemic. |
| C．To test the effect the medical face masks have on people’s attractiveness during the pandemic. |
| D．To show wearing medical face masks reduces people’s attractiveness. |
| A．By rating the scale of the attractiveness. |
| B．By analyzing the data. |
| C．By asking subjects questions. |
| D．By referring to a theory. |
| A．Masks distract people’s attention. |
| B．Covering the left face makes people the most attractive. |
| C．The missing gaps make people look better. |
| D．The overall impact of people with masks may be beautified in one’s brain. |
| A．Protective masks are vital in our daily life. |
| B．Protective masks contribute to people’s attractiveness. |
| C．Men look more attractive than women with masks. |
| D．Protective masks make people reliable. |
【推荐2】China is witnessing fewer people tie the knot over the past few years, especially since the Outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A decline in the number of people of marriageable age is one of the reasons behind falling marriage registrations and marriage rate in China.
The Chinese government is paying growing attention to the phenomenon of delayed marriages and the declining marriage rate.
| A．There are some reasons for this phenomenon. |
| B．It has taken some measures to address these issues. |
| C．The COVID-19 pandemic has changed some people’s attitude to marriage. |
| D．Looking ahead, the Chinese society will embrace all sorts of arrangements concerning marriage. |
| E．Also, as their incomes rise and awareness grows, Chinese women change their perspective about marriage and family life. |
| F．Better opportunities for women to receive higher education and work have made them delay plans to marry and raise a family. |
| G．From 1980 to 1989, the average annual birth stood at 22.09 million persons while from 1990 to 1999, the figure declined to 20.85 million. |
【推荐3】Your peers are people your age or close to it who have experiences and interests similar to yours. You and your friends make dozens of decisions every day，and you influence each other’s choices and behavior. This is often ______ —it’s human nature to listen to and learn from other people in your age group.
Sometimes，though，the stresses in your life can actually come from your peers. They may pressure you into doing something you’re uncomfortable with，such as shoplifting，doing drugs or drinking，or taking dangerous risks when you are driving a car.
The pressure to conform（随潮流）can be powerful and hard to resist. A person might feel pressure to do something just because others are doing it. Peer pressure can influence a person to do something that is relatively harmless—or something that has more serious consequences. People may feel pressure to conform，so they fit in or are accepted，and they don’t feel awkward or uncomfortable. When people are unsure of what to do in a social situation，they naturally look to others for cues（暗示）about what is and isn’t acceptable.
The people who are most easily influenced will follow someone else’s lead first. Then others may go along，too—so it can be easy to think，“It must be OK. Everyone else is doing it. They must know what they’re doing.”Before you know it，many people are going along with the crowd—perhaps on something they might not otherwise do.
Responding to peer pressure is part of human nature—but some people are more likely to give in，and others are better able to resist and stand their ground.
It’s not always easy to resist negative peer pressure. But when you do，it is easy to feel good about it afterwards. And you may even be a positive influence on your peers who feel the same way—often it just takes one person to speak out or take a different action to change a situation.
1. Which is most likely to be filled in the blank in Paragraph 1?| A．positive | B．negative |
| C．impossible | D．uncertain |
| A．Your teachers give you a lot of homework. |
| B．Your classmates persuade you to cut class. |
| C．Your parents expect high scores from you. |
| D．Your relatives invite you to attend a party. |
| A．get a feeling of being accepted |
| B．feel a sense of achievement |
| C．set a good example for others |
| D．stand out in a crowd |
| A．Giving in to peer pressure is unavoidable. |
| B．Peer pressure usually leads to serious results. |
| C．Everyone can make a difference by resisting negative peer pressure. |
| D．Going along with the crowd usually means making a right choice. |
| A．different types of peer pressure |
| B．ways to deal with peer pressure |
| C．thoughts on peer pressure |
| D．the influence of peer pressure on people |
