Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.
Communication(交流) is a problem for 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 argue (争辩) with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go to someplace to cool off. 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). Perhaps 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 refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!
小题1:. The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.

A．parents and other people	B．school kids and their parents
C．teachers and their students	D．parents and children of all ages

小题2:. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you _______.

A．don’t get to them often	B．write a letter to them
C．don’t speak to them politely	D．express yourself well

小题3:. The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “_______”.

A．to make yourself happy	B．to get you quiet and relaxed
C．to have a good rest	D．to hide yourself quickly

小题4:. 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．know about their values

小题5: 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

Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason   31  a salesman. One day Jason could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not   32  hard-working employees, but only raised those   33 tried to please him. He thought that it was really   34  .
In order to help Jason to realize the   35  between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the   36  --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to   37  , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the  38  question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg,   39 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good   40 ."
Jason was   41  and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more   42  person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in   43  . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,   44  you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you   45 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?

小题1:	A．made B．became C．remained D．kept

小题2:	A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value

小题3:	A．which B．that C．who D．whom

小题4:	A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless

小题5:	A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance

小题6:	A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching

小题7:	A．offer B．answer C．retell D．repeat

小题8:	A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple

小题9:	A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard

小题10:

A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape

小题11:

A．moved B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged

小题12:

A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking

小题13:

A．time B．depth C．need D．common

小题14:

A．while B．though C．unless D．since

小题15:

A．see B．think C．know D．win

 “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I walked around aimlessly.
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.
But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits(容许) it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.
I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”
In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps.      
All the lights were off except father’s.
Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any moments of regret. However, after an argument he has the habit of tucking me underneath the covers (掖被子) while I am sleeping.
This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.
The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my face. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it’s second to none!
小题1:Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
a. I opened the door and entered the house.
b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.
e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A．b-e-d-c-a

B．b-e-c-d-a

C．b-e-a-c-d

D．b-e-c-a-d

小题2:What made the writer think of his childhood?

A．The sight of the street lights.

B．The sight of the empty street.

C．The sight of a father with a child in his arms.

D．The sight of light in his own house.

小题3:What can we infer about the reason why the father often shouts at his son?

A．The father is getting older and older.

B．The son has more fashionable opinions than his father.

C．They usually disagree with each other.

D．The father has got used to being a leader for long.

小题4:What conclusion（结论）can be drawn after reading the passage?

A．The father treats his son in an unfair way.

B．The father is actually kind to his son.

C．The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.

D．The father is always finding mistakes with his son.

小题5:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A． The Generation Gap	B．ASleepless Summer Night
C．An Iron Doorinside	D．Father’s Love

Last month the manager（经理） of a jewelry shop ( 珠宝店) received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票 ) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:
Dear sir:
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚 ). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒 ). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.
Yours truly,
A customer (顾客 )
小题1:What happened in 1935?

A．The jewelry shop lost some rings.

B．The customer married a girl.

C．The customer stole (偷窃) a ring for his wife.

D．The customer stole a ring for his girl friend.

小题2: What do you think of the customer?

A．Honest

B．Forgetful

C．Dishonest

D．Careless

It was the last day of the final exam in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence（自信的）. 
They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.
Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.
Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression（表情）. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked, “How many of you have finished all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent. The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering. There are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”
The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
小题1: Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?

A．Because it was their last exam in the college.

B．Because they knew there were only five questions.

C．Because they thought they were clever and talented.

D．Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the text.

小题2:What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?

A．模糊

B．回忆

C．提醒

D．改变

小题3:. What’s the best title for the article?

A．Some Confident Students.	B．An Engineering Exam.
C．An Interesting Professor.	D．An Unforgettable Lesson.

I have been keeping 41 pets at home: mice, turtles and rabbits. But golden hanmsters are my favorite. I am always surprised by 42 cute they can be.
It was summer when I first 43 two golden hamsters. They 44 brown, about the size of my hand. When I 45 by, they were cracking melon seeds (嗑瓜子). They did that as 46 as any human! I was so amused (逗乐) that I bought them at once.
The only one who was not happy to see the newcomers was my 47 . She thought 48 would make our home dirty all the time. So I made a 49 for them on the balcony (阳台).
Hamsters always want people to look at them. They try to get noticed by raising the front part of their body, 50 they watch you come and go until you stop and talk to them. Watch out when they start to roller-turn in their cage (笼子). They won’t stop 51 you have tears of laugher!
Hamsters are 52 than you think. One morning several months ago, I found one missing. The side of the cage was much 53 than the hamster and the cage had a lid. How did the little one climb up, open the lid and 54 ? I thought hard. But I’ve 55 found an answer.

小题1:	A．one B．different C．three D．same

小题2:	A．how B．how a C．what D．what a

小题3:	A．carry B．saw C．gave D．left

小题4:	A．are B．was C．were D．is

小题5:	A．pass B．past C．passing D．passed

小题6:	A．soon B．well C．possible D．better

小题7:.

A．father

B．brother

C．mother

D．teacher

小题8:	A．they B．them C．their D．theirs

小题9:	A．school B．factory C．shop D．home

小题10:

A．so B．then C．just D．next

小题11:

A．if B．as C．until D．whether

小题12:

A．smart B．smarts C．smarter D．smartest

小题13:

A．tall B．taller C．tallest D．most tallest

小题14:.

A．run at

B．run away

C．run to

D．run out of

小题15:.

A．ever

B．already

C．sometimes

D．never

                              
Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly , but most doctors do not. Chemists（药剂师） have more chances to read doctors’ notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can’t read them.
One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn’t write clearly and the lady couldn’t read it.
“What shall I do?” she said to her husband, “I don’t know whether he is coming or not. I don’t want to give him a telephone call and say that I can’t read his writing.”
Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea.
“Thank you,” said his wife. “That’s a very good idea.”
She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, “Could you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, “Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.”
小题1:It isn’t ______ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.

A．right

B．pleased

C．easy

D．difficult

小题2:A chemist is a person who ______.

A．takes medicine	B．studies chemistry
C．can read doctors’ writings	D．sells medicine

小题3:The lady wrote a doctor a letter because ______.

A．she wanted to see him

B．she wanted to invite him to dinner

C．she wanted to get some medicine for her husband

D．she didn’t want to give him a telephone call

小题4:. The husband thought ______.

A．the chemist could give them answer

B．the letter was for the chemist

C．the chemist would give them the right medicine

D．the chemist couldn’t read, either

小题5:After reading the story, we know ______.

A．the doctor agreed to come to the lady’s house

B．the doctor refused to come to the lady’s house

C．the chemist couldn’t read the doctor’s note

D．the doctor could not read the doctor’s note, either

One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small   31  in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make   32  body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy   33  to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be   34 .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole   35 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it   36 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin   37 .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with   38  but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of   39  out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be   40  to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
  41  struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __42__ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even   43  growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid   44  or problems. So, next time you are   45 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

小题1:	A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake

小题2:	A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its

小题3:	A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered

小题4:	A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful

小题5:	A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller

小题6:	A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt

小题7:	A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head

小题8:	A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour

小题9:	A．get B．getting C．to get D．got

小题10:

A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used

小题11:

A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes

小题12:

A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as

小题13:

A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents

小题14:

A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope

小题15:

A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of America’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者) ”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
小题1:Betty is popular because of                   .

A．her clothes

B．her charm

C．her personality

D．her appearance

小题2:In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是)                   .

A．the beginning

B．the ending

C．the story

D．the show

小题3:Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A．A large number of viewers.

B．Her life as an office worker.

C．The wonderful performance.

D．Two Golden Globes awards.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Betty is a girl of wisdom.

B．Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C．Betty is an American favourite TV character.

D．Betty is often looked down on by the people around.

小题5:What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Beauty from within.	B．A romantic story.
C．An ugly girl.	D．An exciting experience.

An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his boss his plans to   1  the business and live a more relaxed life with his wife. He would miss the pay, but he needed to retire.
The boss was   2  to see his good worker go, and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,   3  it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used poor skills and   4  materials. It was an unfortunate way to   5  his career.
When the carpenter finished his work, the boss came to   6  the house. After he checked it out, he handed a   7  to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said. ‘It is my gift to you.”
What a shame！If he knew he was building his own house, the old man would have done it all so   8 .
So it is with all of us. Think of your life as a   9 . Each day you hammer a nail(钉子), place a board, or set up a wall. You must try your best to build the house wisely because it is the only life you will ever have. Your life tomorrow will  10  from the attitudes you choose today.
小题1:.

A．open

B．begin

C．leave

D．find

小题2:.

A．happy

B．worried

C．angry

D．sorry

小题3:	A．but B．and C．or D．so

小题4:	A．fresh B．cheap C．rich D．expensive

小题5:	A．start B．improve C．meet D．end

小题6:	A．buy B．build C．see D．sell

小题7:	A．bill B．letter C．key D．phone

小题8:	A．differently B．difficultly C．possibly D．simply

小题9:	A．present B．journey C．map D．house

小题10:

A．learn B．result C．hear D．answer