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.

Tomorrow is Saturday. I’m not going to work, and my brother isn’t going to school. We are going to play table tennis. We are going to have lunch in a restaurant. We’re coming home at five. My parents are going to visit my grandparents. They are going to get home at half past five. We are going to help my mother cook the dinner. After supper, I am going to dance with my friends, and my brother is going to watch TV with my parents.

1.What day is it today?

A. Saturday.        B. Sunday.          C. Friday.         D. Monday

2. My brother is a        .

A. student          B. teacher          C. worker         D. manager

3.My brother and I are going to       tomorrow.

A. have a picnic     B. visit our friends   C. go fishing       D. play table tennis

4.My parents are going to come back         .

A. at 7:30          B. at 5:30          C. at 6:30          D. at 7:00

5.I’m going to dance          .

A. after breakfast    B. with my friends   C. in the morning    D. with my patents

 

Mrs Smart is going to take her son, Clark, to see an eye doctor, but Clark has school in the morning and piano classes on Monday and Friday afternoons. And Mrs Smart is free (空闲)only in the afternoon. Here are the doctor’s office hours.

                             

1.Where are Mrs Smart and Clark going?

A. They’re going to the dentist.               B. They’re going to the supermarket

C. They’re going to see the eye doctor.         D. They’re going to the zoo.

2. When will be the best time for Mrs Smart to take Clark to see the doctor?

A. Monday            B. Tuesday           C. Wednesday         D. Friday

3.What does Clark do on Monday and Friday afternoons?

A. he has a toothache                       B. He has piano lessons    

C. He goes to the doctor.                    D. He has swimming lessons.

4.How many days a week does the doctor work in the morning?

A. Two days            B. Three days       C. Four days           D. Five days

5.Which day doesn’t the doctor work in a week?

A. Saturday             B. Sunday          C. Every day          D. Friday

 

It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife 16    in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you. my dear?”

“Oh, dear!” his wife cried out, "My head hurts!   17    a doctor. Hurry up!” Their two children were both   18    at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green 19    go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! All the hospitals in the town were  20  that day. Mr. Green didn't know    21   . Just then his friend, Mr. Brown, saw him and asked. "What is    22 ?"

Mr. Green told him everything. The man .said. "Why not turn to   23   ? He can help you."

Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.

When he got there, Mr. and Mr. Black were having their  24  meal . The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him. He was happy and sat  25 . After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is you wife?” “She is fine, thanks…” Mr. Green stopped at once — he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home. ^

1.A. crying    B. laughing C. whispering      D. singing

2.A. Look for  B. Wait for C. Send for        D. Ask for

3.A. in        B. out      C. up              D. down

4.A. should    B. could    C. had to         D. was able lo

5.A. expensive B. open     C. free           D. closed

6.A. when to go  B. how to do C. where to go D. what to deal with

7.A. the matter  B. the wrong C. trouble D. problem

8.A. Mr. Brown  B. Mr. Black C. Mr. Green D. Mrs. Green

9.A. lunch      B. supper     C. morning  D. evening

10.A. in bed    B. on floor    C. at the table  D. at home

 

It was a Saturday in May. When Mrs. Black opened the door and looked out, she smiled and said, “It’s a beautiful day.” She woke（叫醒）her small son up at eight thirty and said to him, “ Get up, Tod. Let’s go to the zoo today. Wash your hands and face, brush your teeth and eat your breakfast quickly. We are going to New York by train.”
Tod was six years old. He was very happy now, because he liked going to the zoo very much, and he also liked going by train. He said, “I dreamed about（梦见） the zoo last night, Mummy.”[来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K]
His mother was busy, but she stopped and smiled at her little son, “And what did you do in the zoo in your dream?” Tod laughed（大笑）and answered, “You know, Mummy! You were there in my dream, too.”
【小题1】What did Mrs Black say when she look out of the window?           

A．Get up, Tod. Let’s go to the zoo today.

B．It’s a fine day

C．What did you do in your dream

D．What did you see there

【小题2】Where did Tod live ?He lived in             

A．the zoo

B．China

C．England

D．the USA

【小题3】Why was Tod so happy ?Because he             .

A．dreamed last night	B．He liked to go to the zoo
C．liked to go by train	D．Both B and C

【小题4】Which is  true(正确的）?              

A．The story happened on a April morning	B．The story happened in England
C．They went to the zoo by train	D．Mrs Black woke up her son at night

【小题5】What time did Tod get up ?             

A．Before8:30

B．At8:30

C．After 8:30

D．Between 8:30 and 9:30