【题目】Living and dealing with kids can be a difficult job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even more complex.

If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important. With any relationship, you need to let other people know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart (疏远). When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesnt solve anything.

Communication begins with the concerns of others. It means that you cant just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. To keep a good relationship, you must keep communication, even if its just by writing a note.

When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that youll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.

This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didnt. She was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, not giving Sophie a chance to explain why she was late. Later, they kept calm and listened to her. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophies parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

【1】In the writers view, dealing with parents is __________.

A. more difficult B. easier

C. more uninteresting D. more interesting

【2】What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The importance of friendship

B. To make your feeling known to others

C. The importance of communication

D. The disagreement between generations

【3】Which is the key to a happy relationship?

A. Children should always obey their parents.

B. They should be equal.

C. Parents play the leading part.

D. Both make the opposite know their anger.

【4】 What does the example in this passage prove?

A. Sophies parents are willing to listen to her.

B. Sophie is very polite to her parents.

C. Sophie did well in explaining her being late.

D. Communication is the solution to misunderstanding.

【题目】 How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.

The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.

The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (dont forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure youre brushing long enough. Its kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis, says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. We try to make it smart but also fun, Several says.

Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said yes, but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.

The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for $99 to $199, developing on features. The U.S. is the first target market.

Serval says that one day, itll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.

【1】Which is one of the feature of the Kolibree toothbrush?

A. It can sense how users brush their teeth.

B. It can track users school performance.

C. It can detect users fear of seeing a dentist.

D. It can help users find their phones.

【2】 What can we learn from Servals words in Paragraph 3?

A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.

B. You should see your dentist on a day-to day basis.

C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.

D. Youd like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.

【3】Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?

A. It can be used to update mobile phones.

B. It can be used to play mobile phone games

C. It can send messages to other users

D. It can talk to its developers.

【4】 What can we infer about Servals children?

A. They were unwilling to brush their teeth

B. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.

C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.

D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.

【5】 What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?

A. The brush handle will be removed.

B. A mobile phone will be built into it.

C. It will be used to fill holes in teeth

D. It will be able to check users teeth

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