For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner．Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?

Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict．In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it．From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness．And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely．Both feel trapped．

In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap．The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things．Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends．Second, blaming．The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong．Third, needing to be right．It doesn’t matter what the topic is．The laws of physics or the proper way to break an egg —the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something — and therefore to command respect．Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress．

1.Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict?

A．Both can continue for generations．

B．Neither can be put to an end．

C．Neither has any clear winner．

D．Both are about where to draw the line．

2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．The teens cause their parents to mislead them．

B．The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict

C．The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict．

D．The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents

3.Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ________．

A．give orders to the other                  B．gain respect from the other

C．know more than the other                D．get the other to behave properly

4.What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A．Solutions for the parent –teen problems．

B．Examples of the parent –teen war．

C．Causes for the parent –teen conflicts．

D．Future of the parent-teen relationship．

GAOMI,  Shandong, Oct．11（ Xinhua）—Chinese writer Mo Yan said last Thursday that he was "very surprised" at winning the Nobel Literature Prize．

Speaking to reporters at a hotel in his hometown Gaomi city in east China's Shandong Province, Mo said, "（I was）very surprised upon winning the prize because I felt I was not very senior in terms of qualification（among Chinese writers）．There are many good writers and my ranking was not so high．"

"I am very happy," he said．"I was having dinner when I received the news．I was surprised．”

"Thank you for coming all the way to Gaomi．This should be a season of red sorghum, but no such crop is planted any more．I believe none of you have seen the crop," he said．

"The Nobel Literature Prize is a very important literature prize, but not the top award．It represents the opinions of the jury（评审团 ）．I am satisfied with my major works and I still keep writing by hand．My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature．They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs．Meanwhile, my novels described human beings in the broad sense．I wrote in the perspective of a human being．These works stand beyond regions and ethnic groups," he said．

"The folk arts and folk culture accompanied my growth and I was influenced by the cultural elements I witnessed through my childhood．When I picked up the pen for literature creation, the folk cultural elements inevitably entered my novels and affected and even determined the artistic styles of my works," he added．

Mo's win brought joy to other writers and readers throughout the country as he is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Literature Prize in its century--long history．

Born into a farmer's family in a village in Gaomi, Mo has been known since the late 1980s for his novels such as Big Breasts and Wide Hips and Red Sorghum, which was later adapted into a film by director Zhang Yimou．

1.Mo Yan was surprised at winning the Nobel Prize because he felt        ．

A．he was not the best writer in China

B．he was not as famous as other writers

C．he was born in a farmer's family

D．he didn't have good education

2.By reading Mo Yan's works, we can               ．

A．increase our sense of national pride

B．learn a lot about the Chinese folk culture

C．form a vivid picture of his childhood

D．learn more about the history of the Nobel Prize

3.Which of the following words can best describe Mo Yan?

A．romantic                              B．self--confident

C．modest                               D．humorous

4.Where might you find the article?

A．In a novel．                           B．In a travel book．

C．In a student book．                      D．In a newspaper．

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank．There I would   36  the peace and quiet, watch the water rush   37  and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of   38  in the trees．I would also watch the bamboo trees   39  under pressure from the wind and watch them   40  gracefully to their original position after the wind had   41  ．

When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind．When used in   42  to a person, this word means the ability to readily   43  from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's   44  ．

Have you ever felt like you are at your   45  point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it．

During the   46  you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health．You felt emotionally drained（枯竭）,   47  exhausted and you most likely stood   48   physical symptoms．

Life is a   49  of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments．The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy   50   that take you close to your breaking point, bend,   51  don't break．Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you．

A measure of hope will take you   52  the unpleasant ordeal （考验）．With   53   for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be．The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to   54  if the final result is worth having．

If life gets   55  and you are at your breaking point, show resilience．Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break!

1.                A．see            B．hear           C．touch    D．enjoy

2.                A．smoothly       B．downstream     C．uphill D．peacefully

3.                A．fruits          B．branches        C．leaves    D．roots

4.                A．bend          B．move          C．fall  D．decline

5.                A．go             B．turn           C．return    D．suffer

6.                A．died away       B．died off         C．died down D．died out

7.                A．honor of        B．reward to       C．favor of   D．reference to

8.                A．escape         B．suffer          C．come D．recover

9.                A．emotions       B．mind           C．body D．thoughts

10.               A．starting         B．breaking        C．standing   D．tiring

11.               A．practice        B．experiment     C．experience D．victory

12.               A．possibly        B．mentally        C．terribly    D．probably

13.               A．unpleasant      B．unreasonable    C．exciting   D．good

14.               A．result          B．change         C．mixture   D．wonder

15.               A．moments       B．events         C．adventures D．changes

16.               A．however       B．but            C．though    D．and

17.               A．away          B．through        C．apart D．out

18.               A．idea           B．search         C．imagination D．hope

19.               A．get stuck       B．look into        C．depend on D．deal with

20.               A．tough          B．wrong          C．acceptable D．cozy

----So you missed the lecture given by Professor Smith．

-------____．I got there 30 minutes before it finished．

A．Not exactly        B．Not really          C．Not a little         D．Not at all

The time of the last term , ________full use of ________the college entrance  examination , will be very important to every senior three student ．

A．when made ; preparing for                B．if made; to prepare for

C．that made; to prepare for                 D．whether is made; preparing for

____ in a branch of the tree ___ a note which read "I'll meet you at the School Gate"．

A．Sticking; was there                      B．Stick; was there

C．To stick; was                           D．Stuck; was

Mother asked the youngest kid _______with his toy car．

A．what the matter was                     B．what was the matter

C．what the matter is                       D．what is the matter

Global Health officials have been closely monitoring a new virus related to SARS that is believed ______ at least one person in Saudi Arabia．

A．to kill                                B．to be killing

C．to have killed                          D．kill

_____ the misunderstanding removed, the two old friends ______ happily．

A．As, took up                            B．Because, put up

C．Although, brought up                    D．With, made up

As for Latin America generally, there’s no reason why, ____resources available, it can’t become a highly industrialized area． 

A．in honor of        B．in favor of         C．in terms of         D．in charge of