Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut.” Joanna noted.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up (蜷伏)with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which.”
Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list.” said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years.” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”
Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.
1.“The door to his room is always shut” suggests that the son .
A．keeps himself away from his parents
B．doesn’t want to be disturbed
C．is always busy with his studies
D．begins to dislike his parents
2.What troubles Tina and Mark most is that .
A．their daughter isn’t as lovely as before
B．they don’t know what to say to their daughter
C．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly
D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help
3.Which of the following best explains “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?
A．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.
B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.
C．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.
D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives.
4.．What can be learned from the passage?
A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children.
B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.
C．Parents should try to understand their teenagers.
D．Parents should be patients with their silent teenagers.
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After 42-year-old guy Tom had quitted his job, he began to make up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) 21 typewriter and settled down to work．
After a year or so, however, Tom began to 22 himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by 23 what he wrote．But Tom determined to put his dream to the test — 24 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 25 ．This is the shadowland of hope, and 26 with a dream must learn to live there．
One day Tom got a call, “We need a(n) 27 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year．” $6,000 was 28 money in 1960．It would enable Tom to get a nice apartment, a used car and more． 29 , he could write on the side． 30 the dollars were dancing in Tom’s head, something 31 his senses．He had dreamed of being a 32 — full time．“Thanks, but no,” Tom said 33 ．“I’m going to stick it out and write．”
After Tom got off the phone, he 34 everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Tom put the cans and cents into a 35 bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far．”
Finally his work was 36 in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 37 writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into limelight．
Then one day, Tom 38 a box filled with things he had owned years before． 39 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he 40 himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Tom, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．
1.A．excellent B．used C．expensive D．priceless
2.A．regret B．hate C．doubt D．trust
3.A．selling B．buying C．reading D．appreciating
4.A．Now that B．What if C．As if D．Even though
5.A．success B．failure C．perspiration D．loss
6.A．someone B．none C．nobody D．anyone
7.A．boss B．assistant C．manager D．writer
8.A．false B．little C．real D．high
9.A．However B．Still C．Besides D．Therefore
10.A．As B．But C．If D．Because
11.A．hurt B．destroyed C．cleared D．struck
12.A．driver B．assistant C．writer D．dancer
13.A．hesitantly B．firmly C．slowly D．hurriedly
14.A．pulled out B．pulled apart C．pulled back D．pulled down
15.A．cloth B．metal C．plastic D．paper
16.A．written B．published C．completed D．punished
17.A．few B．great C．famous D．poor
18.A．sought B．searched C．found D．picked
19.A．Above B．Below C．Outside D．Inside
20.A．called B．pictured C．described D．reminded
The taxi was so slow that we might as well _________ on the bus.
A. go B. have gone C. to go D. having gone
— Remember the first time we meet Jim?
—Of course I do. You ________ in the library.
A. had read B. were reading C. have read D. read
Bank statement helps you__________ where your money is going.
A. keep track of B. put up with
C. come up with D. fit in with
— Have you been to the Great Wall?
—Perhaps not in my memory. ________, it might have been during my early childhood.
A. If any B. If so C. If ever D. If not
