Communication (沟通) is a problem for parents and children of all the ages. If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents, don't worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (代沟).
Don't argue with your parents. Don't talk to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you shout at them. And you can't express yourself well if you are angry. Go to some place to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don't think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise. Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. If that happens, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values (价值观). The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding values might help them know your purpose in life.
1. Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you ________.| A．often go home late | B．don't speak to them calmly |
| C．write a letter to them | D．express yourself well |
| A．agree with them all the time | B．keep away from them |
| C．know about their hobbies | D．have a talk with them often |
| A．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap |
| B．parents and children should not have a generation gap |
| C．parents should show love and respect to their children |
| D．there are so many serious problems in the family today |
| A．赞同 | B．承诺 | C．妥协 | D．讨论 |
| A．How to Bridge the Generation Gap | B．How to Deal with Family Problems |
| C．How to Be Good Parents | D．How to Be Good Kids |
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【推荐1】All of us may have experienced embarrassing moments. It could have been the time when you pronounced a simple word wrong in class, wore your T-shirt backwards, talked about someone else without realizing they were right behind you, or secretly tried to take a picture of someone while the flash was on.
Though these embarrassing moments don’t harm us a lot, they come back from time to time and make us feel upset. Even if these moments may have faded (消失) after some time, we would always remember the feeling of strong embarrassment. In fact, these feelings may last for years. When these kinds of feelings return, they are known as a “cringe attack (羞愧综合征)”.
I personally get a quite uncomfortable feeling when I think back on a party my parents took me to when I was younger. I ate a bowl of strawberries by myself. My parents shouted at me in front of everyone for being so selfish. From then on every time I put a strawberry into my mouth, my brain just throws that embarrassing scene back.
Why do these “cringe attacks” still pop up in our daily lives even though the actual events happened weeks, months, or even years ago? According to researchers, our brains give special attention to feelings that can be easily noticed. The stronger the feeling is, the stronger the memory will be. If you have a highly embarrassing or highly emotional (情绪激动的) moment, no matter what it is, your brain will try to catch it.
So how can we deal with this? Well, we can start by trying to be more objective (客观的) about our past selves. Consider that you are not alone in your embarrassment—everyone fails or makes silly, embarrassing mistakes. Instead of just trying to forget what we did, we should try to accept who we were at that moment and think about how we can change for the better.
1. Why did the writer talk about his own experience in Paragraph 3?| A．To show his love for strawberries. | B．To give an example of “cringe attacks”. |
| C．To explain that he was not really selfish. | D．To show everyone has embarrassing moments. |
| A．We will live a more exciting life. |
| B．We will keep the event stay shorter in our memory. |
| C．We will remember better about the event. |
| D．We will feel more embarrassed about the event. |
| A．Taking them seriously. | B．Just forgetting about them. |
| C．Trying to improve ourselves. | D．Comparing them with others’. |
| A．①②/③④/⑤ | B．①/②③/④⑤ | C．①/②③④/⑤ | D．①②/③/④⑤ |
| A．To help us forget what we did. |
| B．To help us describe some embarrassing moments. |
| C．To help us avoid making embarrassing mistakes. |
| D．To help us face “cringe attack” correctly. |
Project Hope is an education program to help students. It builds schools in the poorest parts of China and it helps poor families afford an education for their children.
Since Project Hope started in 1989, it has done very well. By 2012, Project Hope had raised 8.73 billion yuan. With this money, it has aided 4.5 million children to go to school and it has built 18,002 Hope Primary Schools.
Project Hope has made important contributions (贡献) to both education and the health of children. For more than 20 years, Project Hope has encouraged the moral development and modern thinking of students. As a result, the students in Hope Schools respect their teachers, aid the poor and help one another. Project Hope is the best-known and most successful education program in China. Without Project Hope, there is a risk that many children would have an unhappy future.
1. Project Hope started in 1989.2. By 2012, Project Hope had raised 8.73 million yuan.
3. Project Hope has only made important contributions to the education of children.
4. Without Project Hope, there is a risk that a lot of children would have an unhappy future.
【推荐3】On New Year’s Day, many people eat special food for good luck. In Spain, people eat twelve grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve—One grape for good luck in each month of the new year.
During the Spring Festival, Chinese people eat dumplings. Sometimes people put a coin（硬币）in one of the dumplings. Everyone hopes to find the coin for luck in the new year. Of course they don’t eat it. In the south（南方）of China, people make rice cakes for New Year. People call rice cakes “Nian Gao”. It means “getting better year after year”.
Japanese eat noodles on New Year’s Eve and on their birthdays. They think noodles may bring them good luck and long life.
The food may be different in each country, but the meaning is the same. People hope the food will bring them luck and fun in the coming year.
1. Why do people in Spain eat twelve grapes on New Year’s Eve? ________
| A．Because grapes are delicious. |
| B．Because twelve is a lucky number. |
| C．Because they want good luck all year round. |
| D．Because there are twelve months in a year. |
| A．dumpling | B．coin | C．luck | D．rice |
| A．How to make dumplings. |
| B．Chinese people like eating dumplings. |
| C．Chinese people eat dumplings and Nian Gao during the Spring Festival. |
| D．Nian Gao is people’s favorite food. |
| A．money | B．coin | C．gift | D．food |
【推荐1】You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chineseblood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
1. “ABCs” in this passage means_____________.| A．three English letters | B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but go to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
| A．洪水 | B．祖先 | C．身份 | D．血统 |
| A．They are Chinese citizens. |
| B．They are overseas Chinese. |
| C．They may speak little Chinese. |
| D．ABCs may know little about China. |
| A．different kinds of bananas |
| B．overseas Chinese |
| C．the Nobel Prize |
| D．the story of C.N. Yang |
【推荐2】Not only adults but also teenagers have problems in their life. Here is a survey showing the main problems of teenagers.
They feel stressed because they have too much homework to do both at school and at home. They have lots of exams to take. And parents usually send them to different classes at weekends. They don’t have their own time to do what they are interested in.
Now more and more teenagers are getting short-sighted. They often read in bed or keep reading for a long time without having a rest. Some of them are crazy about playing computer games. Some spend too much time watching TV.
Another serious problem among teenagers is that many of them are becoming fat. They eat too much junk food, but they take little exercise.
I think teenagers should think of ways to deal with problems. They should make a plan for study and hobbies. In this way, they can relax themselves.
1. How many main problems are mentioned in the survey?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．too much homework | B．lots of exams |
| C．different classes to take at weekends | D．A, B and C |
| A．目关短浅的 | B．近视的 | C．无先见的 | D．小眼的 |
| A．Eating too much junk food | B．Taking too little exercise |
| C．A and B | D．Reading for a long time without rest |
| A．making a plan for study and hobbies | B．watching TV too much |
| C．reading in bed | D．playing computer games |
【推荐3】Do you like drinking coffee in the KFC? Now here is good news for you. You can eat the coffee cup after drinking coffee.
In KFC, people like fried chicken best. But in some years, people will like different things. Now KFC is working to make an edible coffee cup. We find these kinds of coffee cups are cookies and they look like cups. They are from white chocolate. You can eat it too. The food scientists from the USA make these kinds of cups. They look nice, smell delicious and taste great. Some people say, “These cookie cups have different smells. The smells bring people pictures of nice things like nice stars, relaxing music and delicious food.
For sure, these kinds of cups taste good, and they are good for the environment(环境), too. They may come to China someday next year.
1. We find this kind of coffee cup is .
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．nice stars | B．relaxing music | C．delicious food | D．great fruits |
| A．可回收的 | B．可观赏的 | C．可食用的 | D．可变换的 |
| A．Because they are from food, not paper. | B．Because food scientists make them. |
| C．Because they can make people happy. | D．Because they have delicious smells. |
If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about the speed of reading? Some people read very quickly, while others read very slowly. But which one is better?
The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions carefully. He may
read so quickly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember.
The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered.
So, you see, either a quick reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about the speed of reading.
①Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.
②Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, science and history books, and math problems. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.
③Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
④In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
1. What should be read quickly according to the passage?| A．Directions for making something. | B．Math problems. |
| C．Science and history books. | D．Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc. |
| A．To read as fast as you can. | B．To fit your reading speed to your needs. |
| C．To read as slowly as possible. | D．To keep your reading at a certain speed. |
| A．newspaper | B．story-book | C．dictionary | D．textbook |
| A．What Books to Choose? | B．How to Be a Rapid Reader? |
| C．How to Read? | D．Why Reading is Important? |
【推荐2】Once there was a boy and his little sister living in a small village. The boy was good-looking but his sister was not. One day they found a mirror(镜子) and they saw what they looked like for the first time. The boy was very pleased and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look nicer than you!” The girl didn’t like what her brother said and gave him a hard push. “Go away!” she said angrily. Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always be good as well as look good.” Then the father said to the girl, “My dear, a beautiful heart is more important than a beautiful face. If you are good to others, you will be happy too.”
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T”，错误的为“F”。
1. The sister was good-looking but the boy was not.
2. The boy and his sister saw what they looked like in the mirror.
3. The girl was angry at what her brother said and pushed him.
4. Their father said nothing to them after seeing what happened.
5. Their father thought being good to others could make the girl happy.
【推荐3】It’s a Sunday (星期天) morning. Mary doesn’t need to go to school. She says to her mom, “ I need some clothes. Can we go to Nice Girls’ Store?”
“Well, what do you need, Mary?” Mom asks her.
“My skirt is small, so I want to buy a skirt. And I need a pair of sports shoes, too,” Mary says.
“I see. Let’s go and see now.”
In the store, Mary sees a blue skirt. It’s nice. So she asks the clerk(店员), “ How much is it?” The clerk says, “It’s twenty dollars.”
“OK. Let me think about it. Thanks.”
Mary asks her mom, “ What do you think of that blue skirt, Mom?”
“It’s nice, but I don’t think blue is nice on you. What about this green skirt, Mary?”
“Oh, it’s nice!” Mary says.
They take it at a good price. Only 12 dollars! They buy a pair of green sports shoes, too. It’s 32 dollars.
1. Who goes to the store with Mary?| A．Her father. | B．Her friend. | C．Her aunt. | D．Her mother. |
| A．Her skirt is long. | B．Her skirt is short. |
| C．Her skirt is big. | D．Her skirt is small. |
| A．the blue skirt | B．the green skirt |
| C．the pair of blue shoes | D．the pair of green shoes |
| A．$12 | B．$32 | C．$44 | D．$52 |
| A．Mary needs a hat | B．Mary doesn’t like green |
| C．blue is nice on Mary | D．the store is for girls |
【推荐1】British and American culture has the same source(源头) between the two countries. They have common historical background of education. Education in the United States carried on the ancient tradition of education in Europe, but developed to its own characteristics(特点). So the difference between the two counties is still very large.
USA
There is no general educational system(系统) in the USA — instead, each of the 50 states has its own system.
In most states, however, children go to school from about the age of six until at least age sixteen. Each year of school is called “grade”. All American students must successfully complete 12th Grade.
Generally speaking, a student attends seven years of primary(小学) education, which is often divided into four years of Elementary(初级的) school(Grade 1-4) and three years of Middle school(Grades 5-7). This is followed by secondary school, which is Junior High(Grades 8-9) and Senior High(Grades 10-12).
After finishing Senior High, if they choose to continue learning, they can then go on to higher education at college or university.
UK
In the UK, all children must go to school from age five to age sixteen. They go to primary school for seven years and secondary school for five years.
Primary school may be divided into Infant(幼儿) school (3 years) and Junior school (4 years). There are different kinds of secondary schools, but all pupils follow the same national curriculum.
After age 16, British students can choose to leave school, or — if their school results are good enough — they can go on to attend Sixth Form for a further two years. At the end of this time, they take “A” (Advanced) Level exams to go to college or university.
1. Why are there many similar points between British and American education?| A．Because they are all developed countries in the world. |
| B．Because they have the common background of education. |
| C．Because the United States is a very young country. |
| D．Because the USA and the UK are mainly white countries. |
| A．when successfully complete 12th Grade | B．after finishing Junior High School |
| C．before finishing Senior High successfully | D．after taking “A” Level exams in Senior High School |
| A．lesson | B．class | C．grade | D．course |
| A．7 years. | B．12 years. | C．16 years. | D．18 years. |
| A．We Should Learn from America and Britain | B．Different Counties, Different Educational Systems |
| C．The Educational Systems of the UK and USA | D．University Education in America and Britain |
【推荐2】According to a new study, people who have owned pets may be more successful in jobs, and this is good news for pet owners.
The researchers studied 857 persons in the United States with all kinds of jobs. Among the C-suite executives （CEOs, etc.）studied, 93 percent grew with a pet in their home, with 78 percent saying that growing up with a pet helped them to succeed in jobs when they were adults. Interestingly, 83 percent of CEOs said they grew up with a dog, 59 percent of them said they grew up with a cat, and 37 percent of them said they grew up with another kind of pet. It would seem that many of the people interviewed grew up with many kinds of pets.
CEOs said that their pets helped teach them lessons like duty, creativity, understanding, and organization, which have all been valuable in the business world.
But what about people who grew up without a pet, but have raised pets as adults? Luckily for those, the study showed that this could also help with success in jobs. According to the study, 86 percent of current（现在的）pet parents said owning pets helped them stick to a rule, better manage their time, and do many tasks more efficiently. In fact, 80 percent of people in the study said they “ feel more connected to workmates who are pet owners, ” and 79 percent of those believed that co-workers who had pets were “ hard workers” .
1. A person who owns a pet may________.| A．live a very busy life | B．do better in his job |
| C．spend more money on pets | D．waste his working time |
| A．Many people raised many different pets. |
| B．Most people like raising dogs as their pets. |
| C．People like raising cats more than raising dogs. |
| D．Only one kind of pet can be raised by one person. |
| A．necessarily | B．importantly | C．excellently | D．seriously |
| A．more and more people choose to raise dogs as their pets |
| B．only owning pets can help you to find a good job |
| C．it is the cheapest to raise a pet dog |
| D．people who have pets work harder |
| A．owning pets helps succeed in jobs | B．owning dogs is good for health |
| C．the difficulties of keeping pets | D．the importance of raising pets |
【推荐3】We all know that recycling rubbish is very important. But sometimes it is not so convenient （方便的）when we can't find a recycling bin anywhere.
Now a team of middle school students from the US has solved that problem by designing their Recycling Bin app (应用程序).This app encourages people to recycle. It provides users with a map of local recycling centers. And it allows them to save places as favorites on it. This app also reminds (提醒) users to recycle.
The group of nine sixth-graders is from STEM Center Middle School. They came up with the idea as part of a school project for the Verizon Innovative App Competition. Their school provided after-class app training. It gave 10 teams Samsung tablets (平板) as prizes.
The competition wanted to develop students' interest in science. In this competition, students showed an app design that could solve a problem in their school or city. The nine students came up with the idea for Recycling Bin when they saw a need for more recycling.
We thought that this would really help a lot of people”, Jaden Hilkemann, 12, told Time For ids.
They kept their design easy so that anyone could use it. Now the free Recycling Bin app has been put into use in the Google Play store for Android phones or tablets.
I was so excited when it went up at the app store," Seralyn Blake, 12, said, “A lot of my family members downloaded our app. It was pretty cool."
1. The underlined (划线的) word "bin” probably means in Chinese.| A．储物室 | B．工作坊 | C．垃圾箱 | D．加油站 |
| A．produce less waste | B．find recycling centers |
| C．divide the rubbish | D．keep a healthy environment |
| A．encourage people to recycle | B．meet people's need for recycling |
| C．offer students app training | D．develop students' Interest in science |
| A．he was surprised at the result |
| B．he was proud of their design |
| C．their design has been used widely |
| D．their design can be downloaded for free |
| A．A Winning App | B．Special Way to Recycle |
| C．Time for Recycling | D．Cool Apps Improving Life |
