Recently a specialist(专家) in teenager studies does some research on teenage problems. He thinks parents shouldn’t be blamed of themselves because there is nothing they can do to deal with the teenage problem. Whatever they do, sometimes a wonderful, kind and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, should stand up, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman whenever anyone entered the room. I saw him last week when I visited them. Lying on the sofa, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in. His mother was angry. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She said that she would like to throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress, it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” Her parents are now very sad. Probably nothing is wrong with the parents.
【小题1】This text is most probably written by________.

A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some   41 . Most of his shows had educational   42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents   43  his shows, for the fun as well as the 44  .

My mother  45  me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing   46  a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never   47  the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his   48  things were stolen. He was angry and   49 . From that experience, he   50  how worried and angry others would be when their things were   51 . From then on he decided to   52  stealing.

The show was   53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't    54  us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from   55  others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

1.                A．money         B．chances        C．time D．shows

2.                A．challenges      B．mistakes        C．experiences   D．messages

3.                A．missed         B．enjoyed        C．learned   D．remembered

4.                A．education       B．supper         C．friends   D．players

5.                A．took           B．helped         C．wished   D．allowed

6.                A．why           B．how           C．when D．what

7.                A．gave up        B．wrote down     C．cared about   D．laughed at

8.                A．cheap          B．colorful         C．own D．lucky

9.                A．relaxed         B．upset          C．dishonest D．energetic

10.               A．forgot          B．learned        C．disagreed  D．visited

11.               A．lost            B．helpful         C．wrong D．broken

12.               A．start           B．finish          C．stop  D．keep

13.               A．uninteresting    B．new           C．bored D．great

14.               A．make up        B．borrow from     C．depend on D．belong to

15.               A．teaching        B．hurting         C．beating    D．refusing

Recently a specialist(专家) in teenager studies does some research on teenage problems. He thinks parents shouldn’t be blamed of themselves because there is nothing they can do to deal with the teenage problem. Whatever they do, sometimes a wonderful, kind and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, should stand up, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman whenever anyone entered the room. I saw him last week when I visited them. Lying on the sofa, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in. His mother was angry. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She said that she would like to throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress, it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” Her parents are now very sad. Probably nothing is wrong with the parents.
【小题1】This text is most probably written by________.

Dear Editor,

       I’m confused these days. We are taught at home and at school that violence（暴力）is bad. For example ,last week, my friend and I were playing at the beach .We found a really beautiful shell. My friend picked it up ,but I saw it first ,and I said it was mine. He said ,no, it was his. I really want the shell ,and I even thought about hitting him ,that’s how angry I was.

       Now should that be right? No ! I shouldn’t use violence. I should talk with my friend instead, and solve that. My parents and teachers often tell me that using violence is the least civilized（文明）way to solve problems.

       So ,if adults had a disagreement ,and if they used violence toward each other in order to win, is it all right ? No!

       Now ,I’m confused. When two countries disagree, they often use violence. They fight a war. Using violence is not okey at home, at school, or in your country but okey between two countries, why?

       A war is extreme violence. So not only soldiers but citizens（公民）, including small children and babies have been killed and injured because of wars.

       Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace .But can you really “make peace” by using violence and killing so many people?

       I don’t think that bombs and missiles（炸弹和导弹）can reach people’s hearts and change them. Bombs and missiles can’t create love and caring ,and that’s what we need in the world. Why can’t they use their wisdom（智慧）and talk it over?

1．What happened to Joshua and his friend last week at the beach?

       A．They had a fight.                          B．Joshua hit his friend.

       C．They had a class about violence.    D．They found a beautiful shell

2．How should we solve problems according to this letter?

       A．We should argue about the problems     

       B．We should study at school.

       C．We should use our wisdom and talk them over.

       D．We should use violence.

3．Which opinion is mentioned in the letter?

       A．Violence can solve the problems.

       B．We should fight wars.

       C．A war is extreme violence.

       D．Bombs and missiles can reach people’s hearts.

4．What does the sentence “Bombs and missiles can’t create love and caring ,and that’s what we need in the world.” mean?

       A．We need to use violence to solve problems.

       B．What we need is bombs and missiles.

       C．We need bombs and missiles to create love and caring.

       D．What we need in the world is love and caring.

5．What’s the letter about? It’s about       .

       A．Joshua’s thoughts about wars        B．Joshua’s story

       C．hate and love                                D．arguments