Question

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

  All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years．It's the age when we have to deal with the most      in our life．This transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is     for some, but rough for others．The most important thing about being a teenager is   ．When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do．Unlike before when we were small kids, even if we made a big trouble, we didn’t need to pay anything for it．

  It’s all not so    about being a teenager though．We don’t have to have our    take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn’t go before．We can have    with friends or even alone, which we couldn’t have because we were too    to know what pleasure is! It's a very enjoyable time of life．During this age, we are old enough to    what is good for us, and make decisions by ourselves without    others．

  But like the saying goes ‘‘All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue    ．” During this period, we are having much    for our studies．If we don't pass, we won’t get jobs, and things will take a turn for the    ．With the present world economy in _   , we have to do really, really well in our 14  for a job． Adults say that their _   is the hardest part of life．But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much    than being already an adult．What we do in our teenage years will    what we become and how we lead our life in the future．

  In conclusion, it is quite    that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager．If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better．_     .for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us．What's more, we should understand the right    of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence．

1.A． chances           B． changes          C． feelings       D． expectations

2.A． smooth            B． practical        C． demanding      D． necessary

3.A． knowledge         B． independence     C． confidence     D． responsibility

4.A． easy              B． strange          C． bad            D． interesting

5.A． guides            B． partners         C． parents        D． friends

6.A． fun               B． trouble          C． relation       D． business

7.A． proud             B． young            C． smart          D． mature

8.A． predict           B． remember         C． imagine        D． understand

9.A． guiding           B． helping          C． inviting       D． consulting

10.A． occasionally     B． temporarily      C． forever        D． increasingly

11.A． pressure         B． passion          C． motivation     D． panic

12.A． better           B． worse            C． fewer          D． more

13.A． decline          B． hope             C． increase       D． debt

14.A． contribution     B． education        C． application    D． qualification

15.A． promotion        B． work             C． experience     D． age

16.A． harder           B． happier          C． easier         D． lighter

17.A． reflect          B． confirm          C． determine      D． identify

18.A． vital            B． urgent           C． common         D． unnecessary

19.A． Or               B． Otherwise        C． But            D． Because

20.A． experience       B． way              C． condition      D． power

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

1.1】在青少年到成人这一个过渡期是非常重要。对将来的工作和生活有重要的决定作用。要让孩子知道这些，但是不能过分的给孩子施加压力。

2.2】根据下文讲了从青少年，过渡期和成年人可知应该是变化。根据语境可知，故答案选B。

3.3】根据后面的but rough for others．可知是rough 的反义词smooth。所以选smooth，意为“平坦的，顺利的”。从童年到成年的过渡对有些人来说是顺利的，而对另些人是坎坷的。根据语境。可知本空选A。

4.4】从后文“我们是青年时，我们犯的错误会受到责备或者惩罚”，所以青少年最重要的事情是“责任”。responsibility责任；knowledge知识；independence独立；confidence信心。根据语境可知，故答案选D。

5.5】根据前面的When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do．可知尽管我们的生活不那么容易。根据语境。可知本空选C。

6.6】根据后面的with friends or even alone可知我们没有必要让父母带我们去我们不想去的地方。故选项C。

7.7】根据后面…know what pleasure is! It's a very enjoyable time of life 可知这儿是have fun with sb． 和某人玩得开心。故选A。

8.8】结合本段首句It’s all not so about being a teenager though．及本句句意：我们太过于年轻以至于不知道什么事快乐。可知答案选B。

9.8】根据上下文可知这儿的句意：在这个年龄段，我们足够大到我们能明白什么是对的。根据语境。可知本空选D。

10.9】根据上文，我们足够大到我们能明白什么是对的，不用去咨询别人。商议；guide引路，指导；help帮助；invite邀请，consult商量。根据语境可知，故答案选D。

11.10】根据前面的All good things must come to an end。中的come to an end 可知后面所有坏的东西永远继续下去。occasionally偶然；temporarily暂时；forever永远；increasingly不断增加地。根据语境。可知本空选C。

12.11】根据最后一段In conclusion, it is quite ____ that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager．中的暗示我们给孩子的压力太大。pressure压力；

passion热情；motivation动机； panic恐慌。根据语境可知，故答案选A。

13.12】根据we won't get jobs，那说明情况会很糟糕。take a turn for the worse“恶化，逆转”。根据语境。可知本空选B。

14.13】根据上下文可知现在世界上的经济处于下滑趋势。decline“下降，衰退”符合句意。根据语境可知，故答案选A。

15.14】根据前面During this period, we are having much ____ for our studies．在学习中会有压力，故这儿推知是“教育”。 contribution贡献；education教育；application申请；qualification资格。根据语境。可知本空选B。

16.15】根据后面的But I think the transition from a kid to an adult中应该是成年人说他们这个时期是他们一生中最困难的时期。根据语境可知，故答案选D。

17.16】根据前面Adults say that their ____ is the hardest part of life．可知过渡期比真正成为一个成年人要难得多。根据语境。可知本空选A。

18.17】根据前面What we do in our teenage yearswill ____ what we become and how we lead our life in the future．可知我们在青少年所做的将会决定我们成为什么样的人将来会怎样引导我们的生活。reflect反应；confirm确认；determine 决定；identify 鉴定。根据语境可知，故答案选C。

19.18】根据上下文，父母给那些已经压力重重的孩子再施加压力是没有必要的。

vital至关重要的；urgent紧迫的；common普通的；unnecessary不必要的。根据语境。可知本空选D。

20.19】前后两句话是转折关系，故选C项。

21.20】在这个时期，我们应该明白正确的生活方式能够使我们的存在更快乐。根据语境。可知本空选B。