阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从26—45各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案(每空1分,共20分)。
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked   26 at me and said “I love you”. I didn’t know what to say.    27  several seconds I stood there and    28  down at him. My first thought was that he must need   29  while doing his homework   30   he was trying to prepare me for some   31  .
   32  ,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment.”
The next day I   33  his teacher at my office to find out more about this “   34  ” and how the other parents had responded (反应).
  35  , most of the fathers did the same as you ,: the teacher explained, “Feeling   36  is an important part of   37 . It’s something all human beings  38 . What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too   39  that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be  40  to tell his dad that he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how difficult it is for  41 of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me  42 , I held on to him for an extra second. And just   43 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly  44 , “Hey, I love you .”
I didn’t know if saying that would make  45 of us healthier, but we did feel pretty better.

【小题1】
A.downB.awayC.outD.up
【小题2】
A.AfterB.ForC.InD.On
【小题3】.
A.glancedB.got C.staredD.knocked
【小题4】.
A.surprisesB.time C.helpD.paper
【小题5】
A.orB.butC.whenD.while
【小题6】
A.moneyB.newsC.testD.explanation
【小题7】
A.AnythingB.NothingC.ImportantD.Interesting
【小题8】
A.advisedB.told’C.called D.visited
【小题9】
A.trickB.exercise C.noticeD.experiment
【小题10】
A.BasicallyB.Fortunately C.UsuallyD.Frequently
【小题11】
A.lovedB.helpfulC.interestedD.trusted
【小题12】
A.body B.workC.study D.health
【小题13】
A.agree B.understand C.knowD.require
【小题14】
A.badB.goodC.easyD.hard
【小题15】
A.funnyB.afraidC.pleasedD.able
【小题16】
A.bothB.neitherC.someD.none
【小题17】
A.next eveningB.next morning C.that evening D.that morning
【小题18】
A.beforeB.afterC.becauseD.as
【小题19】
A.soundB.voiceC.whisperD.courage
【小题20】
A.neitherB.eitherC.mostD.few

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
  An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.” We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seen to be about their families,” said one member of the research team.” They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
  So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends.” My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall.”I always tell them when L’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome,who is now 21,agrees.”Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
  Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenagers rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments,” Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”
【小题1】What is the popular images of teenagers today?

A.They worry about school
B.They dislike living with their parents
C.They have to be locked in to avoid troubles
D.They quarrel a lot with other family members
【小题2】The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ___
A.share family responsibility
B.cause trouble in their families
C.go boating with their family
D.make family decisions
【小题3】Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents___.
A.go to clubs more often with their children
B.are much stricter with their children
C.care less about their children’s life
D.give their children more freedom
【小题4】According to the authour,teenage rebellion____.
A.may be a false beliefB.is common nowadays
C.existed only in the 1960sD.resulted from changes in families
【小题5】What is the passage mainly about?
A.Negotiation in family B.Education in family
C.Harmony in familyD.Teenage trouble in family

[1]Listening is one of the most important skills we can ever learn and an essential part of communication; not only does it help you to build close relations with other people, it’s also away of showing respect for others, When people feel respected, it’s very easy to build long, happy relationships , We all know people who are really had listeners, They love the sound of their own voices so much that you can’t get a chance to speak ,What’s important is active listening; paying attention, and then demonstrating your understanding of a conversation by repeating key points in your responses, People just want to feel like they are understood, Here are some ways to improve you listening skills.

[2]never talk over people

This shows a real lack of respect ,By talking over someone what you’re basically saying is “I don’t care what you’re saying—what I have to say is more important”.

[3]Don’t finish other people’s sentences.

I used to do this a lot thinking I was helpfully finishing people’s sentences for them, Wrong, Research has shown by doing this you are discouraging the other person because you are taking control of the conversation, so bite you tongue !

[4]Paraphrase(改述)

If you want to show that you have really understood someone, then paraphrasing is a great too1, All you have to do is repeat back to someone what they have just said , before you comment yourself, Here’s an example:“So Barney ,what I’m hearing is that results are the number one objective for you fight now and we need to find some fast solutions for you?”

[5]Listen actively

Focus on active listening instead of passive listening , The difference is that active listening means you engage and respond to the other person based on what they have said while passive listening is simply the act of listening           

[6]Maintain eye contact

By looking at the other person in the eye , you are proving that you’ re interested in what they’re saying , This also keeps you focused and less distracted (思想不集中的)

1.What is main idea of the passage?(no more than 10 words)

                                                                           

2.Why is listening an essential part of communication?(no more than 15 words)

                                                                           

3.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 mean in English?

                                                                           

4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words to complete the sentence(no more than 10 words)

                                                                           

5.What does the writer advocate to do for your listening skills according to the text?(no more than 3 words for each)

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

 

I'm feeling sad.My 19-year-old∞nleft home about a week ago to  36  the Air Force, and my 23-year-old daughter left two days ago to marry in another state.I'm so  37  of my son as he had to really work hard to get into the Air Force, and my daughter moved to be with her fiance(未婚夫).I'm just simply upset.It  38  feels like someone has ripped my heart from my chest.I’ve tried to talk to their father, friends, and family but it just feels like no one around me   39  what I'm going through.

My children were  40  to me.I put all my energy into   41  both of them and doing all types of activities with them, even sometimes at the  42 of my own best interests.I understand they grow up and need their _43 ,but for some reason I just can't seem to let go.I am go _ 44  that they're establishing their own lives,   45 I get so depressed whenever I have even a simple _46 of them.I've been crying for over a week now.I really don't know what to do to make this  47 go away.I can't even walk by either one's room without bursting into tears.I don't understand why I'm unable to _48 this sense of great loss.I'm  49  that I need to move on with my own life and find  _50 things to devote my attention to, but I _51 being a mom and spending time on my children.I've    52  adopting a child but it's _53  atthe moment for me considering my poor health.

I'm just thankful to have found this website and found there are others who are  54 similar problems.It helps to   55 I'm not crazy or overreacting.Thank you for sharing your problems and showing others like myself this isn’t so abnormal.

1.

A.join

B.visit

C.contact

D.lead

 

2.

A.afraid

B.proud

C.ashamed

D.guilty

 

3.

A.hardly

B.even

C.almost

D.truly

 

4.

A.reminds

B.regrets

C.understands

D.questions

 

5.

A.everything

B.everyone

C.nothing

D.anyone

 

6.

A.persuading

B.raising

C.paying

D.charging

 

7.

A.mercy

B.distance

C.sight

D.cost

 

8.

A.freedom

B.country

C.career

D.house

 

9.

A.anxious

B.embarrassed

C.amazed

D.happy

 

10.

A.if

B.and

C.but

D.unless

 

11.

A.thought

B.look

C.impression

D.idea

 

12.

A.moment

B.decision

C.feeling

D.event

 

13.

A.recognize

B.realize

C.achieve

D.overcome

 

14.

A.afraid

B.aware

C.doubtful

D.confident

 

15.

A.expensive

B.great

C.new

D.simple

 

16.

A.forgot

B.tried

C.stopped

D.enjoyed

 

17.

A.admitted

B.considered

C.suspected

D.remembered

 

18.

A.impossible

B.disappointing

C.worthy

D.surprising

 

19.

A.researching

B.experiencing

C.imitating

D.recording

 

20.

A.hear

B.imagine

C.know

D.say

 

Dear Cary,

I'm writing because I've understood you've struggled with alcoholism (酗酒).I've been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11.After that, I've been more or less useless professionally - I'm a lawyer - and have had to resien 辞职 from my job because I was discovered passed - out drunk in front of my computer.I've taken some medicine and it has helped somewhat.I can manage about a month without drinking, but after that I end up having a crazy stage where nothing matters except drinking.After a week or so of heavy drinking,! start having nightmares of people jumping.After that, it's a week of not being able to get out of bed.

I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn't make it because I got so drunk at the airport that I fell down on my face and spent the rest of the day in the emergency room.I have been hiding from my family since then.Fortunately they won't be expecting me to come back for a week or so.Otherwise, they would notice the bump on my forehead and two black eyes.

I don't really know what I'm asking you.Cary, I need a way out that doesn't involve causing pain to my family.I'm taking medicine, but' I still have these attacks every few months.If there's alcohol in the house, I can't stay away from it.It seems that this will never end.I'm afraid of what will happen if something bad happens, like a family member dying, or getting fired again.

Thanks for reading.

Yours T

1.The underlined sentence shows us all the following EXCEPT _____.

       A.the reason why the author had to resign

       B.that the author was once discovered drunk as a fish

       C.that the author is a lawyer by profession

       D.that the author is a lawyer and he never gets drunk

2.The author writes to Cary in order to _____.

       A.ask for money   B.ask for help      C.offer advice  D.tell a story

3.What is the author worried about?

       A.  Losing his job                       B.Giving up drinking

       C.  Bring pain to his family           D.Missing the conference

4.We know from the passage that Cary _____.

       A.is probably a recovered alcoholic

    B.never suffered from alcoholism

       C.likes to talk about the details of his life

    D.is a doctor on treating alcoholism

 

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