Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are too strict  41  them.
Parents often find  42 difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to  43 how they themselves felt when they were young.
For example, young people like to do things without much  44 . It’s one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can  45 any difficult problems. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed. So when you want your parents to let you do  46 , you will have better success if you ask  before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something  47 . But they don’t mean to cause any trouble. They just feel that  48 this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their way of speech, the young people feel very sad. Sometimes instead of going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home  49 and do what they like.
If you plan to do something, you’d better win your parents over and get them to understand you. 50 , your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do.

【小题1】
A.onB.withC.inD.to
【小题2】
A.itB.thisC.thatD.one
【小题3】
A.forgetsB.rememberC.forgetD.remembers
【小题4】
A.thinkingB.speakingC.readingD.saying
【小题5】
A.knowB.findC.find outD.solve
【小题6】
A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything
【小题7】
A.elseB.oneC.oldD.more
【小题8】
A.byB.throughC.inD.over
【小题9】
A.sadlyB.aloneC.lonely D.sad
【小题10】
A.If notB.OrC.If soD.However



DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK----“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions. Many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
Therefore , DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
【小题1】How do many English people spend their hoildays to the passage?

A.Making their homes beautiful.
B.Visiting their friends.
C.Travelling all over the world
D.Making a lot of money
【小题2】Why do English people like DIY?
A.Many stores sell DIY things.
B.DIY can bring them fun.
C.TV programmes teach them to DIY
D.All DIY projects are easy.
【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?
A.DIY is a waste of money.
B.it is always difficult to DIY.
C.We should be careful while doing DIY.
D.It is very safe for us to DIY.
【小题4】In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means      .
A.We can eat everything we like.
B.We should do something difficult.
C.We do something that is too difficult.
D.We eat too much food that is not safe.

Carbon monoxide poisoning (一氧化碳中毒) causes death and injuries around the world. This gas is a problem in all parts of the world that experience cold weather. A few years ago, America’s Centers for Disease Control (C. D. C.) studied deaths linked (联系) with carbon monoxide poisoning. It found that the number of carbon monoxide deaths in the United States was greatest in January. The C.D.C. also found that carbon monoxide kills more than four hundred Americans each year. And, it said more than twenty thousand people are taken to hospital for treatment of health problems linked with the gas.
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because people do not know it is in the air. The gas has no color, no taste and no smell. It does not cause burning eyes. And it does not cause people to cough. Yet, carbon monoxide gas is very deadly (致命的). It steals the body’s ability to use oxygen.
Carbon monoxide makes it difficult for the blood to carry oxygen to body tissues (血管). It does this by linking with the blood. When the gas links with the blood, the blood is no longer able to carry oxygen to the tissues that need it. Damage (损害) to the body can begin very quickly from large amounts (数量) of carbon monoxide.
How quickly this can happen depend on how long a person is breathing the gas and how much gas he or she breathes in.
Carbon monoxide poisoning has warning signs(标志). But people have to be awake to realize them. Small amounts of the gas will cause a person’s head to hurt. He or she may begin to feel tired. Their stomachs may feel sick. The room may appear to be turning around. The person may have trouble thinking clearly.
People develop serious headache as the amount of the gas continues to enter their blood. They will begin to feel very tired and sleepy. They may have terrible stomachache.
Doctors say carbon monoxide influences people differently. For example a small child will experience health problems or die much sooner than an adult. The general health of the person or his or her age can also be important.
【小题1】The damage of carbon monoxide to the body has something to do with _____.

A.the amount a person breathes in
B.whether a person is healthy
C.how many signs a person finds
D.ages of people
【小题2】One of the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning is _____.
A.burning eyesB.bad cough
C.serious headacheD.high fever
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Carbon monoxide poisoning seldom happens in cold areas.
B.Twenty thousand Americans are killed by carbon monoxide each year.
C.Most people know whether there is carbon monoxide in the air.
D.Carbon monoxide stops the blood from carrying oxygen to body tissues.
【小题4】What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Warning signs that carbon monoxide poisoning has.
B.Reasons why carbon monoxide can cause person’s death.
C.The damage of carbon monoxide and how it works.
D.Influences of carbon monoxide on children and adults.

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