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Making Peace with Your Parents

As a teen, you’re going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are expanding.   1  .

Here is the challenge: Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are out in that world. These conflicts can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm houses. Sometimes conflicts can’t be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships, you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.

For instance, try to find a time to talk when your parents are not angry, tired, distracted, or hungry. A good time to talk is when you’re all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, you’d better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversation --- for now.  2  . Listen to what your parents are saying, and repeat it back to them. This shows them that you’re listening.   3  .

Respect is the building block of good communication. People who respect each other and care about each others’ feelings can disagree without things getting ugly.

   4   . How do you build trust? Trust comes by actually doing what you say you’re going to do. Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships. Sometimes we forget that parents are more than rule-makers --- they’re interesting people who like to watch movies, and go shopping --- just like their teenagers!

What do you do if you are trying your best, but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky?   5  . You can find supportive adults, such as a teacher or a coach, who can lend an ear.

Remember you can only change your own behavior. You parents are the only ones who can change theirs.

A．It also gives them a chance to clear things up if you’re not on the same page.

B．You can pick it up again when everyone’s more relaxed.

C．And then you’ll be able to accept what your parents say.

D．Faced with the challenge, children don’t know what to do.

E. You are more likely to get along with your parents and have more independence if your parents believe in you.

F. And your desire to take control of your own life is growing.

G. You may consider seeking outside help.

Zoo elephants don’t live as long as those in the wild, according to a study sure to cause debate about keeping the giant animals on display. Researchers compared the life spans of elephants in European zoos with those living in Amboseli National Park in Kenya and others working on a timber enterprise in Buma. Animals in the wild or in natural working conditions had life expectancies twice than or more of their relatives in zoos.

Animal care activists have urged in recent years to discourage keeping elephants in zoos, largely because of the lack of space and small numbers of animals that can be kept in a group.

The researchers found that the median life span for African elephants in European zoos was 16.9 years, compared with 56 years for elephants who died of natural causes in Kenya’s Amboseli Park. Adding in those elephants killed by people in Africa lowered the median life expectancy there to 35.9 years. For the more endangered Asian elephants, the median life span in European zoos was 18.9 years, compared with 41.7 years for those working in the Burma Timber Enterprise. Median means half died younger than that age and half lived longer.

There is some good news, though. The life expectancies of zoo elephants have improved in recent years, suggesting an improvement in their care and raising, but “Protecting elephants in Africa and Asia is far more successful than protecting them in Western zoos.”

There are about 1,200 elephants in zoos, half in Europe, researchers concentrated on female elephants, which make up 80 percent of the zoo population. One amazing thing was that Asian elephants born in zoos had shorter life spans that those brought to the zoos from the wild.

Zoos usually lack large areas that elephants are used to in the wild, and that zoo animals often are alone or with one or two other unrelated animals, while in the wild they tend to live in related groups of 8 to 12 animals. In Asian elephants, baby death rates are two to three times higher in zoos than in the Burmese logging camps, and then, in adulthood, zoo-born animals die young. People are not sure why.

1.What is argued about in this passage?

A．Zoo elephants don’t live as long as those in the wild.

B．Elephants should not be on display.

C．Asian elephants are in danger.

D．Asia is far more successful in protecting elephants in zoos.

2.What does the underlined word “median” mean according to the passage?

A．Average          B．Longest.           C．Shortest.          D．Ordinary.

3.Which of the following is Not the disadvantage of keeping elephants in zoos?

A．Limited number of relatives.               B．Lack of space.

C．Shorter life expectancy.                  D．Less attention.

4.Who are expected to pay more attention to the issue addressed?

A．Zoologists.                             B．Animal care activists.

C．Zoo visitors.                            D．The public.

There were times it was only schoolchildren who felt sick before they got their grades. But now teachers in Germany are scared, too, as they are being graded by their students.

Many teachers are opposed to it. They don’t mind being evaluated(评价). But they are upset because the results are then being posted on the Internet and accessible to millions of Internet users. On the website www.spickmich.deduring the past four months students have posted evaluation of 100,000 teachers.

The teachers are graded on categories such as “motivated”, “good instruction”, “easy examinations”, or even “sexy”. Many teachers think that their privacy has been violated.

The creators of the website say that the students are only being offered the chance to provide teachers with some feedback about their classroom instruction. Bernd Dicks, who founded the website with three friends, says that the students are largely quite satisfied with their teachers. On a grading scale of one to six, the teachers’ average grade is 2.7 and it has been improving lately. He often says the impression is that students are bullying（威吓） their teachers. But there is also bullying of the students by teachers.

“Teachers must also learn to live with criticism,” he added. But still, the website is not totally immune from manipulation(操纵), as one teacher near the northern city of Hanover recently proved. He registered himself on the website as a student and then rated his own teaching colleagues highly. Within a few days, seven of his colleagues were listed in the top 10 ranking of Germany’s best teachers.

1.Many teachers are opposed to the website because_____.

A．their privacy has been violated             B．they are afraid of being assessed

C．their evaluations are unfair                D．the results are not satisfying

2.We can infer that the founder of the website intended to _____.

A．get the students to know their teachers better

B．conduct a survey on teachers’ performance

C．help the teachers to improve their teaching

D．change the teachers’ ways of giving instructions

3.From what the teacher in Hanover did, we can infer _____.

A．he intended to help his colleague

B．there was some disadvantage of the website

C．his colleagues were more popular than him

D．he wanted to know how he was evaluated

Café Hub

Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town. Our café is open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful terrace.

The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Open every day from 9:30 a. m. till late.

Tel: 0131 473 2067    www. thehub-edinburgh. Com

Farm World

Enjoy being “A Farmer for a Day”. Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies—bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor Ride through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground, Nature Trails. Full details on website.

Open: May---Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a. m. ----5 p. m.

Tel: 01797  0260256/260321      www.  Farmworld-rye. co. uk

Enter the Europe-wide student competition!

Are you curious, creative and energetic? Are you interested in the new media? Are you between 12 and 19 years of age? Then Join Multimedia 2010 is for you!

Your challenge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentation in English----based on one of three different topics. You can register (报名) between May 1 and Nov. 15, 2010 and will have to turn in your entry before Dec. 15, 2010.

The rewards are wonderful:￡150 000in prize for schools and teams and the chance to attend a European student camp ---- plus new experiences, an opportunity to make friends throughout Europe!

1.You’ll have to register first if you want _______.

A．to enjoy delicious food

B．to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres

C．to enter the Europe-wide student competition

D．to watch the world go by from the beautiful terrace

2.According to the passage, there will be _______ rewards for the Europe-wide student competition.

A．only one          B．two              C．three             D．four

3.You can visit Farm World ________.

A．on Monday in May                      B．any day in October

C．at 2 p. m. at Christmas                    D．at 10 : 30 a. m. during school holidays

4.From the advertisements above, we can learn that __________.

A．Café Hub is a popular place in the local area

B．families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground

C．Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining.

D．the Europe-wide student competition will be held on Dec. 15, 2010

At a few minutes past five, Dave noted that the blanket of darkness was lifting. He was just able to make out the heavier masses that eventually appeared as the familiar trees that lined the road at the base of the hill. The upper reaches of the sky showed lighter shades of gray.

Dave got out of bed quietly and dressed quickly. He mixed a spoonful of instant chocolate into a glass of cold water, and his impatience forced him to finish the drink in gulps.

As he walked down toward the lake, Dave paused to reach for the fishing pole and gear box on the bench where he had left them the night before.

By the time he reached the small boat, a thick white mist (雾气) had spread over the surface of the water. He stepped into the boat, sat down, and rowed out of the weed beds that lined the edge of the shore.

The outer fringe（边缘）of the lake disappeared as the boat moved forward noiselessly. All he could see was the enveloping whiteness. He could not tell where the boat and the surrounding air met the surface of the lake.

Dave rowed steadily ahead, relying on a mental picture of the surroundings. Then the mist began to rise, slowly. It soon rested inches above the still surface of the lake. The heavy silence was now being broken by the fish breaking through the surface as they leaped out of the water for low-flying insects.

The magic time had arrived. Dave raised his pole. Dawn was broken. He was excited with expectancy.

1.Dave got up early in the morning to _________.

A．enjoy the scene of the lake

B．seek adventure at the lake

C．go fishing in the lake

D．take a walk by the lake

2.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Dave broke the quietness of the lake.

B．Dave was familiar with the surroundings.

C．Dave took a picture of the lake with him.

D．Dave forgot the fishing pole at the beginning.

3.The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 6 refers to _________.

A．fish              B．boat              C．silence           D．mist

4.What can we learn from the end of the story?

A．Dave was hopeful of catching a lot of fish.

B．Dave wished the weather would be better.

C．Dave was happy that dawn was broken.

D．Dave expected someone else would come.

While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible(难以置信的) sight. The  36  was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a 37 start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to  38 against.

I watched the man  39  off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert  40  but I do know a good dive 41 a poor one, and this was not exactly medal  42  . I listened to the crowd begin to  43 this poor man that was clearly having a  44  time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was 45  he made a few desperate(拼命的) stroke(划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.

But in those few  46 strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to  47 . Some even began to  48  things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he 49  finished his race. The crowd went  50 . Even though he recorded one of the  51 times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 52 .

In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have  53 been cheated out of gold, or when they act so  54  in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all --- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his  55  and the spirit of the games.

1.                A．view           B．event          C．game D．match

2.                A．false           B．nervous        C．strange   D．violent

3.                A．fight           B．struggle         C．defend   D．race

4.                A．set            B．bounce         C．dive D．fall

5.                A．swimmer       B．coach          C．judge D．adviser

6.                A．from           B．in             C．beyond   D．between

7.                A．feature         B．quality          C．example  D．sign

8.                A．break off       B．stand by        C．laugh at   D．focus on

9.                A．happy          B．wonderful       C．satisfying  D．tough

10.               A．hopeful        B．pitiful          C．boring D．skillful

11.               A．intellectual      B．smart          C．awkward  D．excellent

12.               A．support        B．quit           C．cheer D．hesitate

13.               A．speak          B．present        C．conclude  D．yell

14.               A．eventually      B．hardly          C．successful D．nearly

15.               A．wild           B．angry          C．sad   D．grey

16.               A．fastest         B．luckiest         C．worst D．slowest

17.               A．companion      B．competitors     C．volunteers D．partners

18.               A．somehow       B．already         C．even D．anyway

19.               A．poorly         B．carelessly       C．sharply    D．proudly

20.               A．advantage      B．independence   C．determination  D．principle

---Are you two old acquaintances?

---Yes, we _____ in the same neighborhood for quite a long time, though he went abroad with his family at 14.

A．have lived         B．have been living     C．were living         D．lived

Oh, look at you---you are trembling! You must feel cold now. In fact, you __________ in person. You can contact us by phone next time.

A．didn’t need to come                    B．needn’t come

C．needn’t have come                     D．don’t need come

Aluminum isn’t found free in nature, owing to its always ____ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.

A．being combined                        B．having combined

C．combine                              D．combined

Being tall gives Yao Ming a(n) _______ over other basketball players.

A．advantage         B．benefit            C．advance           D．profit