It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict with their children, and that they seldom give their children a free hand.
It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they tend to forget how they themselves felt when young. For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected. When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry with their choice in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble: it is just that they feel cut off from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own, and if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy.
Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say, “Yes” to what you do. All you want is to be felt alone and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents’ control. If you plan to control your life, you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.
1.________are to blame for the quarrels between parents and their children according to this passage.
A. Only parents
B. Young people
C. Both parents and their children
D. Neither parents nor their children
2.According to the passage, young people prefer to _________.
A. do things without thinking carefully ahead.
B. ask for advice before they really start to do anything.
C. think in the same way as their parents do.
D. be very strict with themselves
3.According to the passage, young people want to make a new culture of their own because________.
A. they don’t feel they belong to the world of the older people.
B. they do not want to get into trouble.
C. they feel they are as clever as old people.
D. they want to show they have grown up.
4.The underlined word “this” in the third paragraph stands for _______.
A. the young people’s choice
B. their being accepted by their parents
C. developing a new culture of their own
D. their parents’ dislike of their choice
5.If a young man intends to control his own life, it’s better for him to _______.
A. do everything according to his own wish.
B. be responsible for what he does
C. do everything beyond his parents’ control
D. do everything the way his parents do.
After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week．
It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago．The first edition of the festival was in 1985 and the most recent edition in Rio was held in January, 2001．A total of 700,000 tickets were sold out for this year' s festival．
The festival consists of four stages with the participation of International stars including Elton John, Katy Perry, and bands Metallica, Evanescence and System of a Down．Several stars which performed in previous editions are also on the list this year．In addition, a number of local singers and bands will also join this year．
The performance site, named as Rock City, is a 150,000-square-meter area．Besides the concert area, the site also has a giant Ferns wheel, a roller coaster, and a small shopping mall．After the festival, the Rock City area will be converted into a leisure area to athletes in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, who raised the hotels' occupation rate to 98 percent．Riotur estimated that the Rock in Rio festival will bring 419 million U．S．dollars for the city and create 10,000 jobs．
The creator of the festival, Brazilian businessmen Roberto Medina, insisted on opening the Rock City gates himself, in the early afternoon, and greeted the first fans to enter the site．"We come to the gate because the Brazilian audience is even more important than the bands．We applaud them．They make the greatest show," he said．
1.The first edition of the festival may be held in ____．
A．Rio de Janeiro B．Lisbon
C．Madrid D．a place not mentioned
2.Up to now, the festival has been held in Rio for at least _____．
A．ten times B．four times
C．three times D．twice
3.The number of native people to attend the festival is probably ____．
A．700,000 B．315,000 C．10,000 D．385,000
4.From the passage, we can know ____．
A．Rock City is a great theatre
B．Only rock bands are invited to the festival?
C．The festival will improve the employment of Rio
D．The gate of Rock City was opened by the Brazilian audience
5.The purpose of the creator’s opening the Rock City gates was to _________.
A. prepare for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
B. applaud the International stars as well as local singers and bands
C. welcome the Brazilian audience who make the grand show
D. celebrate the returning of the music festival to Rio de Janeiro
A well-dressed man came to a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, because she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? ” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl.”
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I got it from my mother, and my mother from hers. But I really need the money. ”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
1.He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.
A. he loved his wife deeply
B. the jeweler’s business had been successful
C. he was anxious to get it
D. he wanted to make the jeweler believe him
2.He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.
A. exactly the same size as the black one
B. exactly as big and nice as the black one
C. exactly as expensive as the black one
D. exactly the same quality as the black one
3.Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _______.
A. to see the perfect pearl
B. to sell their own pearl at a high price
C. to get in touch with the rich man
D. to help the rich man’s wife
4.The little old lady was probably________.
A. the man’s partner B. short of money
C. unwilling to sell the pearl D. the man’s wife
5.The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.
A. his wife had found another perfect pearl already
B. he happened to be out at that time
C. he got $ 20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money
D. he was angry with the jeweler for waiting too long
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they found that Black Wednesday were going to at our local theatre, they all bought for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother offered me the ticket. I was really !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became . I could barely make out the stage in the . We waited. Then there was a from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band stepped onto the stage. My brother leaned over and something in my ear, but I couldn’t what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as as a jet engine.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the played. I just remember that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just woken from a long . My ears were still ringing with the beat of the last song.
After the performance, I became a Black Wednesday fan too.
1.A. members B. friends C. fans D. volunteers
2.A. stay B. perform C. sing D. dance
3.A. flowers B. drinks C. clothes D. tickets
4.A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
5.A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
6.A. comfortable B. quiet C. serious D. nervous
7.A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
8.A. shout B. roar C. scream D. whisper
9.A. put B. found C. shouted D. whispered
10.A. hear B. forget C. repeat D. bear
11.A. loud B. clear C. sweet D. fast
12.A. man B. band C. woman D. musician
13.A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
14.A. theatre B. party C. opera D. stage
15.A. rest B. walk C. talk D. sleep
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Have you been asked for money by some beggars who have disabilities while you’re
enjoying shopping? Do you have any pity for that kind of people or just feel afraid? For whatever reasons the number of disabled beggars bumming(行乞) along the street has increased rapidly.
Why are there so many disabled people begging in the street? The reasons are so various that we don’t need to understand. But we know that they do not lead an easy life. So we should help them in some ways.
The treatment for disabled people should go like this: First，accept them. Don’t be afraid of looking at the terrible shape of disabled. Try to treat
them equally. Because they are a part of the society.we can’t abandon them. The second is to help them as much as we could. If you can be a volunteer and do some work for the disabled people that would be very nice. That does good not only to disabled people but also to yourself，because you will feel good after your kind action.
So give an air of warmth to disabled people，and the world would be much better.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30词概括上文的主要内容。
2. 以约120词就 “How to care for the disabled” 这一话题发表你的看法，内容包括：
(1) 对待残疾人的正确态度；
(2) 你认为应该如何帮助残疾人；
(3) 残疾人也应该享有平等的权利。
(4)【写作要求】
1. 可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中句子；
2. 文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
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1.我们一定能赢得这场比赛。
We _______ ________ _______ win the game.
2.你没有达到要求的标准，换句话说你考试失败了。
Your performance in the exam did not reach the required standard；
_______ ________ _________ you failed.
3.我首先意识到/知道的是我周围那些鲜艳的色彩—红色 橙色和绿色等。
The first thing I ________ _______ ________ was all the vivid colors surrounding me-purples reds oranges and greens.
4.我告诉自己鲨鱼并不危险但是这样也不能抑制我那吓死了的心情。
I told myself the sharks weren’t dangerous but that didn’t stop me from feeling ______
______ _________for a moment.
5.从詹姆斯的脸上我能看出他非常恐慌，生怕被我们遗弃。
From Jame’s face, I could see he was terrified of ______ ______ _____ us.
