The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.

An important new study into teenage attitudes (态度) surprisingly shows that their family life is happier than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive (积极的) today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious（叛逆的）and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”

So it seems that these parents are much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel LaSalle. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. When they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Cromer, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call talk or discussion. For example, when I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”

Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion（叛逆）is not based on real facts. A researcher explains, “Teenagers were thought to be different from others in a part of time in our social history. But to our surprise, they say they are getting on well with their parents. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled.”

1.The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ______________________.

A．share family duties                      B．cause trouble in their families

C．go boating with their family                D．make family decisions

2.Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents ___________________.

A．go to clubs more often with their children    B．are much stricter with their children

C．care less about their children’s life         D．give their children more freedom

3.According to the writer, teenage rebellion ____________________.

A．may be a wrong opinion                  B．is common at present

C．lived only in the 1960s                   D．was caused by changes in families

4.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A．Discussion in family.                     B．Teenage education in family.

C．Harmony in family.                       D．Teenage trouble in family.

 

选词填空。（用所给词的正确形式填空，有两项多余）（10分）

happy, interest, problem, never, get away, eye, run , tire, have, miss ,catch, think

    A man was sitting in the doctor’s office. He was telling the doctor about his 1. ________ .

   “I like football, Doctor.” He said, “ Please help me. My life has      2. ________ been a good one since I became 3.________ in football and  it is getting worse and worse. I can’t even4.________ from it in my sleep. When I close my 5.________, I’m out there in the football field and 6.________  after a flying ball. When I wake up, I’m more   7.________than I was before I went to bed. What am I going to do?  ”

    The doctor sat back and said,  “ First of all, you 8.______to do your best not to dream(做梦) about football. Before you fall asleep, try to9.________about something else. Try to think that you are at a party and someone is going to give you several million dollars.” “ Are you crazy (疯了) ?”  the man shouted,  “ I’ll 10. ________ the ball !”

 

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes (态度) surprisingly shows that their family life is happier than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive (积极的) today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious（叛逆的）and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that these parents are much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel LaSalle. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. When they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Cromer, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call talk or discussion. For example, when I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion（叛逆）is not based on real facts. A researcher explains, “Teenagers were thought to be different from others in a part of time in our social history. But to our surprise, they say they are getting on well with their parents. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled.”
【小题1】The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ______________________.

A．share family duties	B．cause trouble in their families
C．go boating with their family	D．make family decisions

【小题2】Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents ___________________.

A．go to clubs more often with their children	B．are much stricter with their children
C．care less about their children’s life	D．give their children more freedom

【小题3】According to the writer, teenage rebellion ____________________.

A．may be a wrong opinion	B．is common at present
C．lived only in the 1960s	D．was caused by changes in families

【小题4】Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A．Discussion in family.	B．Teenage education in family.
C．Harmony in family.	D．Teenage trouble in family.

选词填空。（用所给词的正确形式填空，有两项多余）（10分）

happy, interest, problem, never, get away, eye, run , tire, have, miss ,catch, think

    A man was sitting in the doctor’s office. He was telling the doctor about his 【小题1】 ________ .
“I like football, Doctor.” He said, “ Please help me. My life has     【小题2】 ________ been a good one since I became 【小题3】________ in football and  it is getting worse and worse. I can’t even【小题4】________ from it in my sleep. When I close my 【小题5】________, I’m out there in the football field and 【小题6】________  after a flying ball. When I wake up, I’m more  【小题7】________than I was before I went to bed. What am I going to do?  ”
The doctor sat back and said,  “ First of all, you 【小题8】______to do your best not to dream(做梦) about football. Before you fall asleep, try to【小题9】________about something else. Try to think that you are at a party and someone is going to give you several million dollars.” “ Are you crazy (疯了) ?”  the man shouted,  “ I’ll 【小题10】 ________ the ball !”