Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed．
In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18．In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive．At 16, American teens take their driving test．When they have their license, they drive into the grown-up world．
“Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school,”said Eleanor Fulham, 17．She brought the pressure back to memory, especially from kids from wealthier families．“It's like you're not cool if you don't have a car,”she said．
According to a recent research, 41％ of 16 to 19-year-olds in the US own cars, up from 23％ in 1985．Although most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay．
Not all families can afford cars for their children．In cities with subways and limited parking, some teenagers don't want them．But in rich suburban areas without subways, and where bicycles are more for fun than transportation, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car．
But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds．This has made many parents pause before letting their kids drive．
Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner's permit．Chad said he has accepted his parent's decision, although it has caused some teasing for his friends．“They say that I am unlucky,”he said．“But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either．”
In China a small families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive．Will this become a big step to become an adult?
(1)
What is the passage mainly about?
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A．
An American culture．
B．
A cultural difference between the US and China．
C．
A change in the Chinese culture．
D．
Driving and a person's development．
(2)
Which may not be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?
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A．
Whether it's practically needed．
B．
How well off the family is．
C．
Whether the kid is old enough．
D．
What traffic condition there is around．
(3)
Why do 16-year-old drivers possibly have more accidents?
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A．
They want to show themselves off．
B．
They are never experienced drivers．
C．
Older people always drive better．
D．
They never drive carefully on the road．
(4)
What did Chad mean when he said“I don't really trust my friends on the road either…”?
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A．
He might run into his friends if he drove．
B．
If his friends offered him a ride, he wouldn't accept it．
C．
He didn't agree with his friends in this aspect．
D．
His driving friends might be dangerous to him if he drove．
(5)
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
London－“Everyone else has one!”Lucy declared to her parents, trying to get a mobile phone as a gift for her 14th birthday．Her parents gave in．
Curious to know how her daughter would use the phone, the mother, followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning．The bus seats 20, of whom half have a mobile phone．One rings and several adolescent(青少年)owners fumble(摸索)with their bags．
Many parents have just come to realize that the mobile phone is not longer only for traveling business-men－it is as likely to be found in school bags．
The mobile phone seems to have become something essential for today's teens in Britain, according to a survey(调查)published last week, by NOP, leading market research company in Britain．Research found that 66 percent of 16-year-old kids now have access to a mobile phone．
The mobile phone has been turned into a secret messaging service by teen users．They are talking on the mobile and their parents are not able to eavesdrop on the second line．
The interview with 2,019 young people aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text messaging services because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch．The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out．
For example,“cu”means “see you”;“lol”means “laugh out loud”; and“2nite”is an abbreviation(缩略语)of“tonight”．All these are based on shorthand phrases used on the Internet．
Many schools have banned(禁止)students using mobile phones．
Scientists believe children are especially vulnerable(易受伤害的)to the mobile radiation(放射线)．
(1)
The story of Lucy is told to show us ________．
[ ]
A．
British parents meet their children's needs whatever they are
B．
British kids have good relationships with their parents
C．
how British parents accept the truth of teenagers owning a mobile phone
D．
why every child gets a mobile phone as a birthday present in UK
(2)
What would be the best title for this news story?
[ ]
A．
School Bans Mobile Phones
B．
Parents' Curiosity about Children Using Mobiles
C．
Mobile Popularity among UK Teens
D．
Secret Messages Popular among Kids in UK
(3)
The underlined word “eavesdrop”means ________．
[ ]
A．
join in activity
B．
interrupt rudely
C．
watch carefully
D．
listen secretly
(4)
Interviews discover children like sending messages instead of ________．
[ ]
A．
calling each other
B．
writing to each other
C．
playing games on line
D．
greeting each other
阅读理解
London－“Everyone else has one!” Lucy declared to her parents, trying to get a mobile phone as a gift for her 14th birthday．Her parents gave in．
Curious to know how her daughter would use the phone, and Bidder, the mother, followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning．The bus seats 20, of whom half have a mobile phone．One rings and several adolescent(青少年)owners fumble(摸索)with their bags．
Many parents have just come to realize that the mobile phone is no longer only for traveling business-men－it is as likely to be found in school bags．
The mobile phone seems to have become something essential for today’s teens in Britain, according to a survey(调查)published last week, by NOP, leading market research company in Britain．Research found that 66 percent of 16-year-old kids now have access to a mobile phone．
The mobile phone has been turned into a secret messaging service by teen users．They are talking on the mobile and their parents are not able to eavesdrop on the second line．
The interview with 2019 young people aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text messaging services because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch．The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out．
For example, “cu” means “see you”; “lol” means “laugh out loud”；and “2nite” is an abbreviation(缩略语)of “tonight”．All these are based on shorthand phrases used on the Internet．
Many schools have banned(禁止)students using mobile phones．
Scientists believe children are especially vulnerable(易受伤害的)to the mobile radiation(放射线)．
(1)
The story of Lucy is told to show us ________．
[ ]
A．
British parents meet their children’s needs whatever they are
B．
British kids have good relationships with their parents
C．
how British parents accept the truth of teenagers owning a mobile phone
D．
why every child gets a mobile phone as a birthday present in UK
(2)
What would be the best title for this news story?
[ ]
A．
School Bans Mobile Phones
B．
Parents’ Curiosity about Children Using Mobiles
C．
Mobile Popularity among UK Teens
D．
Secret Messages Popular among Kids in UK
(3)
The underlined word “eavesdrop” means ________．
[ ]
A．
join in activity
B．
interrupt rudely
C．
watch carefully
D．
listen secretly
(4)
Interviews discover children like sending messages instead of ________．
