Parents should stop blaming(责备) themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.

I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling(懒散地躺) himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don't know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”

He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She said that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.

Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress. It’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.

“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.

1.We can read this passage in __________.

A. an advertisement B. a story book C. a magazine D. an entertainment newspaper

2.This text is most probably written by ______.

A. a doctor for physical health problems

B. a headmaster of a middle school

C. a parent with teenage children

D. a specialist in teenager studies

3.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

A. the advice that parents want their children to follow

B. the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child

C. the opinion that a child has of his parents

D. the way that parents often blame themselves

4.From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______.

A. pay no attention to them

B. feel helpless to do much about them

C. have come to hate them

D. are too busy to look after them

5.What is the author's opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?

A. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.

B. Parents should still pay more attention to the change.

C. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.

D. Parents go wrong in changing their children.

Some Advice on Travel

1.Forget fashion(时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys(旅行).

2.Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.

3.If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!

4.If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜) and sunglasses.

5.Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.

6.Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves(小偷) there!

7.Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.

1.If you go to Hainan Island(岛) for a trip in summer, you should take ____ with you.

A. warm clothes and sports shoes B. sunglasses and sun-block

C. fashionable clothes and a big bag D. some fruit and drinks

2.According to the passage, ____ is a good way to keep away from boredom(单调) while you’re on a train or a bus.

A. taking a camera B. reading a good book

C. listening to music D. sleeping for some time

3.If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show ____ to the shop assistant.

A. prices B. his things C. his passport D. his student card

4.The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ____.

A. 看到 B. 感受 C. 捕捉 D. 控制

5.You must ____ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there.

A. put your things away B. look after your things well

C. give your things away D. get your things ready

Many years ago, a young woman doctor named Jessie received a present-“a parrot” at her birthday party. She was always busy in the hospital and spent little time with the parrot. So over time the parrot developed a bad attitude(态度).

It got to the point that every word out of the bird’s mouth was obnoxious. Sometimes the parrot even shouted at Jessie. She tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else she could think of to “clean up” the bird’s attitude.

Finally, Jessie was angry and shouted at the parrot. The parrot shouted back. Jessie lost her temper and shook the parrot. The parrot became even more rude. Jessie threw the bird into the fridge angrily. For a few minutes the parrot kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total silence.

Fearing that she’d hurt the parrot, Jessie quickly opened the door to the fridge.

The parrot walked out onto Jessie’s arms and said “I believe I may have offended(冒犯) you with my rude language and actions. I am so sorry for what I said and did just now and I will do everything I can to correct my rude attitude.”

Jessie couldn’t believe the change in the bird’s attitude.

As she was about to ask the parrot what had made such a change in his attitude, the bird spoke-up, very softly, “May I ask what the turkey did?”

1.The parrot was given to Jessie as her ______.

A. gift B. prize C. food D. patient

2.The underlined word “obnoxious” means ______ in English.

A. strange B. impolite C. boring D. scary

3.Jessie tried to change the parrot’s attitude by ______.

A. saying polite words B. cleaning up the room

C. playing rock music D. shouting at the parrot

4.Jessie opened the door to the fridge quickly, because ______.

A. she was afraid of hurting the parrot. B. she needed to get something in it.

C. she had something to talk with the parrot. D. she wanted to say sorry to the parrot.

5.The parrot might be ______ when it saw the turkey in the fridge.

A. happy B. frightened C. angry D. sleepy

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