“Teenager” means a person from 13 to 19 years old. Although they’re young, they have to make many important choices by themselves. Often teachers and parents cannot handle them because they don’t understand and know teenagers, especially their wishes, problems or different moods in a short time. They need to think about questions like these: Should we go to college? What kind of job do I want? However, other people also influence their choices. Who influences teenagers?

It depends on the kind of choice. When teenagers buy things, friends are the most important influence. This is especially true for clothes and music. TV shows, advertisements and parents also influence teenagers. In more serious things, parents are probably the most important influence. Some teenagers say it’s best to regard both parents and friends as influences. James, a seventeen-year-old boy says he’s “just a crazy man”. He also says, “Parents are really important because they can tell you what’s right and wrong.”

But teenagers also feel they need to make choices—to make their own mistakes. As one teenager girl said, “If our parents don’t let us make our own choices, maybe in the future we don’t know how to do it.” And they feel friends can often be a big help, especially because friends sometimes know more about their situation than their parents.

1. Why do teenagers sometimes have to make their own choices?

A.  Because the teachers want them to do it.

B.  Because their parents want them to do it.

C.  Because teenagers like to make choices by themselves.

D.  Because teachers and parents don’t understand them well.

2. Who influences most to the teenagers when they buy music?

A. Their teachers.    B. Theirs parents.    C. Their friends.   D. Movie stars.

3. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.  Everybody needs to make choices.

B.  Teenagers need to make choices by themselves.

C.  Teenagers know more about TV shows and music.

D.  Teachers and parents should help teenagers as much as possible.

If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.
There are tiny animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.
The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.
Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?
【小题1】What is special about the Kingdom of Little People?

If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.

There are tiny animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.

The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.

Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?

1.What is special about the Kingdom of Little People?

A．It is very huge.

B．It is in the mountains.

C．Dwarfs perform for visitors.

D．It looks like a fairyland.

2.What can we find in the park?

①Some small cottages.

②Some big animals.

③Some big castles.

④Some giants.

⑤Some small furniture.

⑥Some small animals.

A．①⑤⑥           B．①②⑤           C．②③④           D．③④⑥

3.Who may get a job in the Kingdom of Little People?

A．A 17-year-old boy with a height of 135 cm.

B．A 19-year-old boy with a height of 125 cm.

C．A 40-year-old man with a height of 135 cm.

D．A 41-year-old man with a height of 129 cm.

4.The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.

A．残疾人           B．智力障碍者        C．盲人             D．侏儒

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can watch the performance only once a day.

B．A dwarf came up an idea to create the park.

C．Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent in the park.

D．The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.

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Many animals use some kind of “ language” . They use signals that have meanings .For ex - ample , when a bee has found some food，it goes b_1__ to its home . It is easy for a bee to t__2__ the other bees where the food is by speaking to them , but it can do a little dancing . This tells the bees where the food is and how f__3__it is .

Some animals show how they feel by m__4___  sounds . It is not d__5___  to tell if a dog is angry because it barks（吠）. Birds make several different sounds and e_6___  has its own meaning . Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same w __7__. We make sounds like “Oh!” or “Ouch !” to show how we feel about something or when we d__8__ something on our feet.

We humans also have languages. We have words. These words have the m__8___ of things, actions , feelings or ideas . We are able to give each other messages to tell w__10__ we think or how we feel . By writing down words , we can remember what has happened or s__11___ messages to people far away.

Languages can live and die . If a language isn’t u__12__by people , it is called a d__13__ language. This language cannot  live and grow because no one s_14__it. Latin is an example of a dead l__15__.

A living language , of course , is often s_16__ by people today . It grows and c_17__ with time .

New words are created（创造）, and some old words have n 18  meanings . Some words , or their meanings, may die and only be found in the old b_19__. English and Chinese are b__20__ examples of a living language.