There is a big problem between parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟).

    Don’t have an argument with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t know your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t show yourself well if you are angry. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

    Try to reach a compromise (和解)when you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

    Of course, your parents might disagree with something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

    A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

(     ) 46. The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.

     A. parents and other people        B. school kids and their parents

     C. teachers and students          D. parents and children of all ages

(     ) 47. Your parents probably won’t know your ideas if you _______.

     A.get to them often                    B. write a letter to them

     C. shout at them loudly                    D. speak to them

(     ) 48.What should you do when you and your parents disagree on something?

     A. you can buy a motorcycle.           B. You can reach a compromise.     

     C. you can argue over it               D. You can talk with your parents.

(     ) 49. If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better _______.

     A. have a talk with them often             B. keep away from them

     C. agree with them all the time                D. disagree about everything

(     ) 50. From the passage we learn that _______.

     A. parents and children should not have a generation gap

     B. parents should show love and respect to their children

     C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

     D. there are so many serious problems in families today

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

??? It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine.

??? “Where did it come from？” I asked.

??? “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

??? The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (难看地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

??? “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”

??? “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23?????????????

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room????????????? ???

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

2. From the passage, we can conclude（推断） that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees??? ????????????? ?????????????

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree???

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

3.“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime????????????? ? B. the green of a pine?????????????

C. the pleasant smell??? D. the sweet home

4. The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree

D. The Christmas Without a Tree

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Suppose you are reading a book. Suppose you suddenly close your eyes, can you still see the book? "Of course not." you will say. But can you tell why? You would p__1. say, "When I close my eyes, my e__2.___ cannot get out of my eyes to get to the book." Many others might give an explanation(解释) very much like the above . But this explanation is w__3.___.

      You cannot see any object if light from that object doesn’t get into your eyes. Some of the things you see give off light of their own.

      The sun, the star, a lighted lamp are examples that can be seen by their own light. S__4.__ things are luminous(发光的). Most of the things you see are not giving off light of their own. They are simply reflecting(反射) light that falls on them from the sun or some other luminous bodies. The moon, for example, doesn't give off any light of i__5._ own. It's non-luminous. You see it because sunlight falls on it and some of it reflects in your d__6.__. So moonlight is only second-hand sunlight.

      When you look at a book, it sends to your eyes some of the light which falls on it, and you see the book. If light could be kept out from w__7.__ you are, so that there would be no light for the book to reflect, then you could not see the book e__8.__ with your eyes wide open.

      Light travels so fast that the time it t___9.__ from the book to your eyes is so s___10._ as if there was none at all. Light r___11.__ us from the moon, which is about 380,000 kilometers away, in only a little more than a s__12.__.