There are several ways to break the technology code that teenagers have written among themselves. The following are ideas to help parents understand the sometimes confusing world of the teens.

Social Networking (人际关系网) Sites: Sites like MySpace and Facebook appeal to all generations and are a good way for a parent to understand what social standards your teen is living with. There are many ways to help you take part in your child's online activities. You also can be from an onlooker (旁观者) who keeps a bird' s-eye view of his cyber world to an active member of his social group.

MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game comes in the form of games. A child can easily become addicted to (沉溺于) them if no limits are set. To fully understand the attraction behind MMORPG, you can make your own account and character to explore the digital (数码的) world. Playing the online games may seem strange at first to your teen, but experience has led me to only positive feedback (反应) from young people who can communicate with adults about their gaming experiences.

Text and Instant Messenger: The ways of teenage communication have produced a whole new language, such as "LOLZ" (laughing out loud) and "PSOS" (parent standing over shoulder). Learning the basic shorthand (速记法) of teens can open up a whole new world of communication, not only talking to your teens, but being able to listen on their terms as well. You may just find yourself texting faster and ending your correspondence (联系) with TTYL (talk to you later). To teens, texting anyone looks cool, even Mom and Dad.

Email: Emailing your child is easy. This, of course, cannot take the place of face-to-face communication, but it provides another way for your child to reach you. Another benefit is that your child cannot act like he didn't hear you.

1.What does the underlined part "appeal to" in the second paragraph mean?

2.According to this passage we can infer that the author's child __________.

3.If you are standing beside your child, he is most likely to text his friend __________.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A recent report on online education, made by SRI International for the Department of Education, has a serious academic (学术的) title, but a most interesting conclusion: “ Students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”

The report examined the research on online and traditional classroom teaching from 1996 to 2008. Some of it was in K-12 settings, but most of the studies were in colleges and adult continuing education programs.

Over the 12 years, the report found 99 studies in which there were comparisons of online and classroom performance for the same courses. The result of the Department of Education’ s research showed that usually, students doing some or all of the course online would rank a little higher than the classroom students with little but meaningful difference.

“The importance of the study lies in showing that online learning today is not just better than nothing — it actually tends to be better than traditional instruction.” said Barbara Means, the study’ s lead author and an educational psychologist at SRI International.

This hardly means that we’ll be saying goodbye to classrooms. But the report does suggest that online education could be set to develop sharply over the next few years.

Until fairly recently, online education totaled to little. That has really changed with the arrival of webbased video, instant (即时的) messaging and teamwork tools.

The real promise of online education, experts say, is providing learning experiences that are more suitable for individual (个体的) students than is possible in classrooms. That allows more “learning by doing,” which many students find more attractive and useful.

“We are at a turning point in online education,” said Philip R. Regier, the leader of Arizona State University’ s Online and Extended Campus program.

The biggest near-term growth, Mr. Regier predicts, will be in continuing education programs.

1.What do we know from the passage?

2.We can learn from the passage that __________.

3.Which is NOT the reason why many students prefer online learning?

4.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

President Barack Obama set out his plans for the nation on January 27. At the top of his to-do list: his jobs for Americans, health care and education.

“Although we have our difficulties, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not stop,” President Barack Obama told American in his State of the Union speech on January 27. Guests and government officials filled the hall of the House of Representatives (众议院).

Obama looked back on his first year in office and explained his plan for the future. He dealt with important matters, including health care, the nation’ s high unemployment, national security (安全) and education. Many times during the 70-minute speech, people in the hall clapped (拍手) their hands happily.

The U.S. law system requires the President to report regularly to government officials. Presidents see the speech as an opportunity to set their goals and encourage the nation.

The President devoted much of his speech to the plight of unemployed (失业的) Americans. “Jobs must be our Number 1 focus (焦点) in 2010,” he said. “People are out of work. They are hurting.” Obama also stressed the value of education. “The best way for people to lead a better life is a first-class education.” he told the nation.

Following the President’s speech, the other party always gets the chance to speak. Bob McDonnell, the new governor of Virginia, spoke for Republicans (共和党人). He agreed with many of Obama’s goals, but pointed out policy difference. He tried to persuade both parties to work together. The President had made the same point earlier in the evening. He promised to hold monthly meetings with members of both parties. “Let’s show the American people,” he said, “that we can do it together.”

1.It can be inferred (推断) from the passage that Obama’s speech on January 27 __________.

2.The underlined word “plight” in para. 5 probably means __________.

3.Which of the following things does Obama consider the most important in 2010?

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that __________.

1.Many stores had their Christmas trees d__________ with colorful lights.

2.There is no d__________ that the earth is becoming warmer and warmer.

3.It is well-known that London will h__________ the Olympic Games in 2012.

4.Women were not allowed to c__________ in the ancient Olympics.

5.She s__________ the car to stop by raising her hand.

6.Can you __________ (探索) the market possibility for us?

7.A bird was seen __________ (停歇) in the big tree.

8.Don’t cheat me! I can __________ (听出) your voice.

9.Try to __________ (说服) your classmate to get away from online games.

10.We are looking for someone who is __________ (可靠的) and hardworking.

1.Nor ________________________ (我认为) they should give it to any government.   (think)

2._________________________ (能够证明) China has more people than any other country in

the world.   (prove)

3.I lived in ________________________ (你们现在称为古希腊的地方) and I used to write

about the Olympic Games a long time ago.   (what)

4._____________________ (你英语讲得越多), the better your English will become.   (speak)

5._________________ (过了几乎200年) before I was built as an analytical machine.   (take)

6.First as a PC and then as a laptop, I ___________________________ (被用) in offices and

homes since the 1970s.   (use)

7.You had to pay to _________________________________ (修理相机).    (get)

8.It was my sister ______________________________________ (先有此念头的).   (have)

9.The writer was sleeping downstairs ________________________ (突然爆发地震).   (break)

10.We were put into a position ______________________________________ (我们要么不得不

接受) we were less important, or fight the government.    (which)

You are finding it more and more difficult to communicate with your dad / mom, because

1.         he / she can’ t understand you when sometimes you say “你已经out了”, “今天我们去

FB一下吧” and so on;

2.         he / she sometimes checks your cellphone or schoolbag, trying to find something secret

belonging to you;

3.         when you fail in an exam, he / she scolds (责备) more than comforts and encourages you.

根据上面提示用英语给你的爸爸或妈妈写一封信，反映你现在的心情，说说你的想法

和希望。

词数100左右。（开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。）

Dear Dad / Mom,

I love you, so I’ m writing to_________________________________________________________

________________________

I would be very happy if you could accept my advice. 

Life is a cup, and under most           , it’s up to you to decide whether it’s a drinking cup (beiju) or a toothbrush cup (xiju).

Many young people are now crazy about Board Games (桌游), which are based on pure strategy and kind of            of players’ psychological quality.

With its economy in great stress, Chinese government is now          for a way out and looking forward to a new stage in 2011.

It remains to be seen whether Qian Yunhui’s family will          the case to a higher court since the police consider it a normal traffic accident.