On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手风琴) and said excitedly, "Once you learn to play, it'll stay with you for life." But I didn't want to play it. I just wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons.
One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "It was your father's," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."
I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had: you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard." I was speechless.
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic(阁楼).
One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.
At that moment, my father's words came back to me, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father's music."
【小题1】My father didn't learn to play his violin when he was young because _______.

A.he didn't like to play the violin
B.he had to support his family
C.he wanted to play games
D.he didn't keep on practicing
【小题2】How might the writer feel when he had to practice playing the accordion?
A.Delighted.B.Excited.C.Bored.D.Relaxed.
【小题3】"Dad didn't allow" means "_______".
A.Dad didn't agree with me.
B.Dad didn’t keep me doing it.
C.Dad didn't help me do it.
D.Dad didn't see me do it.
【小题4】What were the writer’s children doing when he started to play simple songs?
A.SingingB.DancingC.Clapping to the beatD.Screaming
【小题5】Dad asked me to learn to play the accordion so that _______.
A.I could go to a better school
B.I could give myself much joy
C.I could be a useful man
D.I could make people happy

WHETHER you like it or not, your parents are responsible (负责任的) for you, at least until you’re out of school. Does it feel like your parents are stressing you out with their love? Do you often fight with them?
Hu Muqing, 16, of Shenyang, complains that his parents are only concerned about his grades and not his other needs. He and his parents fight the most about the time he spends watching TV and on the Internet. The Shenyang teenager said, “They think because I’m in middle school I should concentrate on my work. However, I need to be able to relax. Most of my friends can watch TV and surf the Web a lot. Sometimes it’s hard to talk to them.”
After some negotiations (商谈), Hu has been allowed to watch TV for 15 to 20 minutes every night, but has been told to keep away from the computer.
Shen Ying, 17, Jianyang, Sichuan Province. Since she feels she’s grown up now, she wants more respect from her parents. “My father shouted at me when he’s in a bad mood. He doesn’t listen to me, but instead acts like, ‘I’m the boss’!” said the teenager “I’d like my parents to treat me like a friend and understand that respect is a two-way street.”
Lu Yiting, 15, of Shantou, has a different problem with her parents. They think she spends too much time with her friends and is falling into bad company. “I want trust from my parents,” Lu said.
It’s the age when teenagers are becoming more independent (独立的), but their parents are very concerned about their kids’ futures, said Sun Yunxiao, a senior researcher at the China Youth and Children Research Center. Sun suggests that teenagers should learn to communicate with their parents effectively. “Find the right time for a talk. On Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift with a letter so they can get inside your head a little,” he advised. Sun also believes that teenagers have to work to earn trust and respect from their parents. “You need to make sure they know that you’re not going to screw up (搞砸) your exams or let them down. Let them know that you want to do well, and that you will do well,” he said.
【小题1】 根据短文内容完成句子填空(每空一词)
According to the passage, we can learn Hu Muqing wants more time to relax, Shen Ying wants more _____________ from her parents and Lu Yiting needs more _____________ from his parents.
【小题2】Hu Muqing’s parents care much about his _____________ and Lu Yiting’s parents concern about her _____________ she makes.
【小题3】在上文中找出这个句子的同义句,并抄到横线上。
Does it seem that your parents’ love make you stressed out?
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【小题4】 根据短文内容,把画线句子翻译为汉语。
On Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift with a letter, so they can get inside your head a little.”
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【小题5】根据短文内容回答问题
In Mr Sun Yunxiao’s opinion, what should the teenagers do to get along well with their paretns?
(One of the opinions is enough)
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根据短文内容,从各题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳选项。

“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father's ____ story.

My father was ____ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsuin China. When he was a young boyhe went to school in the morningthen ___ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hardbecause they had no ___

At the age of 14my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of goldthe land where ____ people can become rich.

“____ don't I go to America” he thought to himselffull of hope.

Somy father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ____ money in America” he told me. “But when I arrived thereI realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke ____ English. LaterI worked in a small restaurantcleaning up tables____dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn Englishbut it was impossible. I couldn't ____ the schooling(学费). ”

My father ____ working hardand reached his goal.

“Alan” he often says to me. “If you want somethingyou have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come ____ in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.

1.A. disaster??? ?? B. loss??? ???? C. success??? ?? D. pity

2.A. life??? ???? B. fashion?? ??? C. danger??? ?? D. history

3.A. famous??? ?? B. lucky?? ???? C. rich???? ??? D. born

4.A. taught??? ?? B. worked?? ??? C. studied??? ?? D. slept

5.A. until??? ???? B. towards? ??? C. for???? ???? D. during

6.A. experience?? B. energy?? ??? C. time???? ??? D. money

7.A. kind??? ???? B. poor?? ????? C. strong??? ?? D. lazy

8.A. What??? ??? B. How?? ????? C. Why??? ??? D. When

9.A. discover??? ? B. make?? ???? C. collect??? ?? D. spend

10.A. little??? ??? B. good?? ???? C. much??? ???? D. excellent

11.A. giving??? ?? B. running?? ? C. washing??? ?? D. receiving

12.A. comfortable? B. cheerful?? ? C. nice???? ????? D. hard

13.A. borrow??? ? B. need?? ???? C. afford??? ???? D. pay

14.A. kept?? ???? B. finished?? ?? C. minded?? ?? D. stopped

15.A. really?? ??? B. easily?? ???? C. quietly??? ??? D. slowly

 

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