For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?

Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their teenagers’ complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.

In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over         unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends .Second, blaming, the goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right, It doesn’t matter what the topic is –politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg –the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority(权威) --- someone who actually knows something --- and therefore to win respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to think that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.

1.Why does the author compare the parent—teen war to a border conflict?

A．both can continue for generations.          B．Both are about where to draw the line.

C．Neither has any clear winner.              D．Neither can be put to an end.

2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.

B．The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict.

C．The teens accuse their parents of misleading them.

D．The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents.

3.Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ________.

A．give orders to the other                  B．know more than the other

C．gain respect from the other               D．get the other to behave properly

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1.                A．artist           B．dancer         C．composer D．musician

2.                A．bank           B．safe            C．prison    D．door

3.                A．offered         B．trained         C．helped   D．respected

4.                A．made          B．left            C．broke    D．removed

5.                A．safe           B．job            C．door D．money

6.                A．recognized      B．stole           C．rode     D．broke

7.                A．treatment       B．holiday         C．freedom  D．sentence

8.                A．obeying        B．breaking        C．respecting D．destroying

9.                A．sentence       B．trial            C．warning  D．suggestion

10.               A．disappeared     B．starved         C．survived   D．worked

11.               A．tried           B．decided        C．managed D．expected

12.               A．safety          B．freedom        C．hometown D．prison

13.               A．attracted       B．offered         C．removed  D．admitted

14.               A．recognized      B．relaxed         C．arrested   D．encouraged

15.               A．went          B．lied            C．negotiated     D．explained

16.               A．crimes         B．robbery        C．money    D．mistakes

17.               A．multiply        B．lose           C．add  D．reduce

18.               A．cheated        B．persuaded      C．expected D．helped

19.               A．though         B．but            C．for   D．if

20.               A．injure          B．steal           C．embarrass D．Accuse

Good afternoon, everyone,
I’d like to introduce my friend Christy to you all. Christy is a great example of how one person with 1   can make her dream a reality, so she should win the Student of the Year Award.
Christy loves to ride bikes. She does not just ride along city streets, 2   . She is interested in 3   trail (小路) rides. 4    Christy knew that people who love riding had to travel 5   the city to locate good bike trails, so she 6   to do something.
Christy knew that Roosevelt Park had a clean, lively creek（小溪） 7   through it. 12 miles of land around the creek was 8   used. Christy decided to get together with other trail9  to ask the city council to 10  a bike path along the unused land. Christy   11  a petition (请愿书). She and other riders asked all of their biking friends if they would12   the list, and they gathered 300 signatures. The city council evaluated the 13   and, more 14  , agreed to allow the bike trail.
The 15   took two months of work, and now Roosevelt Park has a 16   bike trail. It has many ups and downs; it is a great ride. This trail is becoming one of the community’s important 17   spots. I can’t 18   with Christy when we ride together, but I am glad that she decided to work hard to begin the 19     of the Roosevelt Park bike path. Christy 20   this award because she acted on her dream, causing a community to come together.
Thank you!

根据汉语意思，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.Not only ______________________ her new design, but he also arranged for her to be in charge of the project. (approve)

经理不仅同意了她的新设计，而且还安排她负责管理该项目。

2.Not _______________________as president to the department, Mr. White still served his colleagues heart and soul. (appoint)

虽然没有被任命为系主任，怀特先生仍然全心全意地为同事们服务。

3.It was not until he fled with a large sum of money _________________________ taking bribes . (accuse)

直到他携巨款潜逃，（他）才被指控受贿。

4.The impression _____________________________ me was that he was no more than a reserved young man. (make)

他给我留下的印象是他只不过是一个内敛的年轻人。

5.Today, the impressionist paintings are accepted as the beginning of _______________. (call)

如今，印象派作品已被人们接受而成为现在我们所说的现代艺术的开端。

6.________________________, she would immediately turn to her private doctor. (instant)

她一生病，就会立即求助于她的私人医生。

7._________________________ reading books, he doesn’t like being disturbed. (absorb)

无论他什么时候全神贯注地看书，他不喜欢被打扰。

8.The police inquired his mother about his address and phone number, so he ______________________ the robbery last night. (involve)

警察向他的母亲讯问了他的地址和电话，他可能参与了昨晚的抢劫案。

9.I would rather you __________________ the important decision as soon as possible. (inform)

我希望你尽快通知她这个重要的决定。

10.They found themselves ______________________ colourful rocks, fishes, shells, and plants, all waving and moving slowly in the blue waters. (surround)

他们发现自己身边都是五彩斑斓的岩石、鱼类、贝壳和植物，这些东西在蓝色的海域中慢慢地摇曳移动着。

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
下面是21世纪报中学生版（21st Century School Edition）刊登的一封读者来信，请你以编辑的身份给这位中学生写封回信。
Dear editor,
I spend most of my time studying. I hardly talk to my classmates. Sometimes I don’t care much about others, but I do want to talk. I just don’t know what to talk about and how to begin a conversation.
I feel so lonely. How I wish I had a good friend! Could you give me some advice?
Yours,
Jin Jing
注意：1．回信的内容要包括以下要点：
（1）要相信自己。你最大的问题是缺乏自信；
（2）微笑面对同学，让他们相信你是友好的；
（3）先试着与一个和你同样害羞的或和与你有同样爱好的同学交谈，可以问一些学习上的问题，谈谈共同的爱好；
（4）帮助学习和生活上有困难的同学。
2．词数100左右。信的开头已写好，不计入总词数。
3．参考词汇：自信self-confidence n.    缺乏: lack  vt.
Dear Jin Jing,
Your problem is a common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advice can help you.                                                                  
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