I remember that when I was in my teens, I used to go against many of the Dos and Don’ts my parents taught. For example, when I kept playing jazz records on the player, my father would think of such music as making noise and replace them with disks of classical music that I always considered extremely dull.

My mom and dad were also very particular about the friends I went out with, always saying that “One rotten(腐烂) apple could ruin a whole barrel of apples.” When I insisted on sleeping with my pet dog, they immediately said NO because they thought that I would be bitten by fleas(跳蚤).

These are just a few examples of many of the things that I thought my parents were unreasonable about. Today, however, I am also the father of a boy of sixteen, and I find that I, too, am pressuring my son with a lot of rules that he seems to find hard to accept. The other day, I noticed that my son’s hair was too long, so I told him to go to the barber’s and get it cut short. Usually, he is fairly obedient, but this time he put his foot down. “What’s wrong with my long hair? I don’t think you have the right to order me to cut it short, even if you’re my father!”

When I was a boy, if I had spoken in such a way to my father, he would have taught me a good lesson. But now we are living in a world with more freedom. My son’s insistence on wearing his long hair was only an example of the generation gap that existed between us. So I tried to be more understanding and now he still wears his long hair.

49. The writer’s parents thought it proper for him to ________.

sleep with his pet dog

listen to Jazz

be careful making friends

wear long hair

50. Which of the following is true?

The writer gave more freedom to his son.

The writer’s son often went against him.

The writer always obeyed his parents as a child.

The writer liked wearing long hair

51. The underlined word “put his foot down” in the third paragraph means ________.

obeyed

insisted

accepted

left

52. The writer thinks that ________.

Parents should be more strict with their children

No generation gap exists between parents and children

Parents have the right to order their children

Parents should show more respect to their children

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　　… We've heard it before－we've heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents－children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will 1 with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early 2 . In fact most teenagers' daily schedules(日程表) are as 3 as those of an adult's.

　　I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in 4 in which I was working with adults(成年人). I have had to learn to think and 5 like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting (反思) on the 6 eighteen years－thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what 7 I have yet to achieve.

　　We are expected to work hard, get excellent 8 , be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do 9 . The list goes on and on. But the 10 is clear：We live in a society today that is 11 our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy－free. We are expected to 12 the strict school rules and to excel(擅长) in everything we do.

　　I've known these things for a long time, and knew that they. 13 me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a 14 lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote(遥远的) site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had 15 to his house. We were talking about the 16 he had been making to his home. One of the things he said was “I 17 my basketball hoop(篮圈).” Then he threw a basketball to me.

　　I hadn't 18 a basketball in five years.

　　We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 40 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time 19 like children. Then I realized something：I am still a child. Oh, the law says I'm an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have 20 once in a while.

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We’ve heard it before － we’ve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents －children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will   _31  with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early   _32 . In fact most teenagers’ daily schedules（日程表）are as  33  as those of an adult’s.
I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in  34  in which I was working with adults. I have had to learn to think and  35  like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting（反思）on the  36  eighteen years － thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what  37  I have yet to achieve.
We are expected to work hard, get excellent  38 , be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do  39 . The list goes on and on. But the  40  is clear: We live in a society today that is  41  our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy-free. We are expected to  42  the strict school rules and to excel（擅长）in everything we do.
I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they  43  me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a  44  lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had  45  to his house. We were talking about the  46  he had been making to his home. One of the things he said was “I  47  my basketball hoop（篮圈）. ”Then he threw a basketball to me.
I hadn’t  48  a basketball in five years.
We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 5 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time  49  like children. Then I realized something: I am still a child. Oh, the law says I’m an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have  50_   once in a while.
31. A. argue                  B. disagree               C. satisfy                  D. discuss
32. A. age                        B. stage                    C. year                     D. grade
33. A. certain            B. busy                    C. careful                        D. perfect
34. A. companies           B. factories                   C. positions              D. offices
35. A. study                  B. speak                   C. work                    D. act
36. A. last                        B. other                    C. rest                      D. coming
37. A. purposes             B. success                C. goals                    D. jobs
38. A. textbooks            B. grades                  C. teachers                D. schools
39. A. in life             B. in time                        C. for ages                D. for ever
40. A. information     B. message               C. notice                  D. idea
41. A. ruining           B. correcting             C. envying                D. shortening
42. A. respect            B. accept                  C. learn                    D. follow
43. A. inspired                 B. disappointed         C. affected                D. frightened
44. A. valuable                 B. serious                    C. important             D. useful
45. A. walked          B. flown back           C. gone back             D. driven
46. A. furniture             B. improvements       C. equipment            D. arrangements
47. A. moved            B. fixed                    C. sold                     D. broke
48. A. played            B. caught                  C. seen                  D. held
49. A. laughing             B. shouting               C. running                D. shooting
50. A. a rest                  B. a talk                   C. fun                      D. sports