Parents, our first teachers, play a highly significant role in our lives．However, doesn't it seem that many of us come to have conflicts with them when we start high school? We're less likely to listen to them and take their suggestions—we even rebel against them．
Why? It may be the so-called "generation gap"．A generation gap appears when we begin to feel our parents
are ignoring us, don't understand us, and we feel we can no longer share our feelings with them．
The key reason is our desire for independence．In senior high school, we start to want to take responsibility for our own lives and make our own decisions．But parents resist this．They still want to control us and try to force us to do things they think we should do．Debate and discussion often come to nothing．Gradually, we talk with them less, and keep our feelings locked up inside．
Zhang Xiaoyun, 16, of Ningbo, Zhejiang, has talked less and less with her mother since she started senior high school．"She believes studies should be my priority, not my inner world," Zhang said．"Each day, she asks me the same old questions like, 'How was your last exam? or 'Have you made any progress in physics?" To Zhang, these questions are annoying and so she always tries to ignore them and answers perfunctorily．"Sometimes, when I get upset, I quarrel with her．After, she comes to apologize and comfort me．But I know, she doesn't completely understand me," Zhang said．Now, a home that was once full of laughter has fallen into gloom and silence．
The generation gap can be harmful．Because of the lack of communication, our parents no longer know what we are thinking about．There are quarrels, even over trivial things．When that happens, we may not be able to concentrate on our studies．Some of us even become afraid to go home after school— a very serious situation for the whole family．
1.Which of the following is not included in article?
A．The causes of generation gap． B．The effects of generation gap．
C．One example of generation gap． D．Ways of narrowing generation gap．
2.Which of the following is one reason for the generation gap according to the passage?
A．Modern society changing very fast．
B．Parents having unrealistic hopes of their children．
C．Parents and kids not understanding and respecting each other．
D．Young people liking to escape from the control of their parents．
3.Which of the following word has the closet meaning to the underlined word "perfunctorily"?
A．attentively B．indifferently
C．flatteringly D．seriously
4.In the view of the author,____．
A．parents should allow their children more freedom
B．parents and children should not stay together
C．the younger generation should value the older generation
D．academic records are more important than one's inner world
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents may get mad．But, say _50_, and they'll think you weren't friendly．So, _51_can you talk with adults?
It's _52_．Just ask them questions about themselves．"Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living," suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny, author of The Confidence Plan．
Kids can also talk to grown-ups about _53_．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "_54_" when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says．If a grown-up is _55_ Harry Potter, it's ok to talk about your love for Harry．It's a safe topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so go ahead and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．
But _56_the topic of video games．"Adults don't want to hear about your video game _57_they play it," Ursiny explains．
Adults also don't want to hear slang．Don't use language they don't _58_．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language．
_59_,most adults aren't into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what school was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun discussion if you _60_your
10th-grade experience with theirs．"_61_you chat with your parents beforehand to find out which topics are
off-limits（禁区）．
Also, don't chat about things that make your parents feel guilty．Don't mention _62_ stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says．And don't complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast．
Instead, Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents' _63_．Learning how to _64_that type of understanding might help you out in the future．"The most successful people, can develop a sympathetic feeling for others," he says．
1.A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
2.A．how B．whatever C．why D．when
3.A．important B．interesting C．hard D．easy
4.A．movies B．meals C．parties D．hobbies
5.A．look up B．light up C．make up D．keep up
6.A．in B．on C．into D．onto
7.A．neglect B．avoid C．prevent D．ignore
8.A．when B．unless C．but D．because
9.A．believe B．accept C．understand D．agree
10.A．While B．As C．If D．Since
11.A．show B．compare C．balance D．match
12.A．Make sure B．Pay attention C．Watch out D．Take care
13.A．incredible B．special C．embarrassing D．personal
14.A．shoes B．clothes C．condition D．location
15.A．produce B．shape C．raise D．develop
Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once Note that there is one word more than you need．
A．actually B．suddenly C．impact D．fitness E．memories
F．imaging G．responsible H．implications I．boost J．encouraging
If you want to 1._ your child's results at school, you could do a lot worse than ensuring that they do plenty of exercise．Scientists have already shown that physical activity can make you cleverer．A team in America has used scans to show that an important part of the brain _2._ grows in children who are fit．These youngsters tend to be more intelligent and have better _3._ than those who are inactive．
Scientists also found that one of the most important parts of their brains was 12 per cent larger than those of unfit youngsters．They believe that _4._ children to take exercise from a very young age could help them do better at school later．Researchers from the University of Illinois, in the U．S．, studied the brains of 49 children aged nine and ten using a magnetic resonance _5._ scan, a technique which provides very detailed pictures of organs and tissues in the body．
They also tested the _6._ levels of the children by making them run on a treadmill．The scientists found that the hippocampus（海马体）, a part of the brain _7._ for memory and learning, was around 12 per cent larger in the fitter youngsters．
Professor Art Kramer, who led the study published in the journal Brain Research, said the findings had important _8._ for encouraging individuals to take part in sport from a young age．"We knew that experience and environmental factors and socioeconomic status all _9._ brain development," he said．"If you get some lousy（坏的） genes from your parents, you can't really fix that, and it's not easy to do something about your economic status．But here's something that we can do something about．
Recently a debate about ___ is real beauty has been raised．People are pushed to think some questions like ___ is better, artificial beauty or natural one．
A．what．．．which B．who．．．which
C．whatever．．．whoever D．where．．．which
One thing kept in our mind is ___ we would never forget to show our greatest appreciation for our loved and beloved ones．
A．when B．that C．what D．how
___, but he still couldn't understand the logical connection of the two subjects．
A．Having told many times B．Having been told many times
C．He had been told many times D．Many times as he was told
