WHETHER you like it or not, your parents are responsible (负责任的) for you, at least until you’re out of school. Does it feel like your parents are stressing you out with their love? Do you often fight with them?
Hu Muqing, 16, of Shenyang, complains that his parents are only concerned about his grades and not his other needs. He and his parents fight the most about the time he spends watching TV and on the Internet. The Shenyang teenager said, “They think because I’m in middle school I should concentrate on my work. However, I need to be able to relax. Most of my friends can watch TV and surf the Web a lot. Sometimes it’s hard to talk to them.”
After some negotiations (商谈), Hu has been allowed to watch TV for 15 to 20 minutes every night, but has been told to keep away from the computer.
Shen Ying, 17, Jianyang, Sichuan Province. Since she feels she’s grown up now, she wants more respect from her parents. “My father shouted at me when he’s in a bad mood. He doesn’t listen to me, but instead acts like, ‘I’m the boss’!” said the teenager “I’d like my parents to treat me like a friend and understand that respect is a two-way street.”
Lu Yiting, 15, of Shantou, has a different problem with her parents. They think she spends too much time with her friends and is falling into bad company. “I want trust from my parents,” Lu said.
It’s the age when teenagers are becoming more independent (独立的), but their parents are very concerned about their kids’ futures, said Sun Yunxiao, a senior researcher at the China Youth and Children Research Center. Sun suggests that teenagers should learn to communicate with their parents effectively. “Find the right time for a talk. On Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift with a letter so they can get inside your head a little,” he advised. Sun also believes that teenagers have to work to earn trust and respect from their parents. “You need to make sure they know that you’re not going to screw up (搞砸) your exams or let them down. Let them know that you want to do well, and that you will do well,” he said.
【小题1】 根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空一词）
According to the passage, we can learn Hu Muqing wants more time to relax, Shen Ying wants more _____________ from her parents and Lu Yiting needs more _____________ from his parents.
【小题2】Hu Muqing’s parents care much about his _____________ and Lu Yiting’s parents concern about her _____________ she makes.
【小题3】在上文中找出这个句子的同义句，并抄到横线上。
Does it seem that your parents’ love make you stressed out?
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【小题4】 根据短文内容，把画线句子翻译为汉语。
On Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift with a letter, so they can get inside your head a little.”
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【小题5】根据短文内容回答问题
In Mr Sun Yunxiao’s opinion, what should the teenagers do to get along well with their paretns?
(One of the opinions is enough)
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John gets up early from Monday to Saturday, because he must go to school before 7:30 on weekdays and go to the Drawing Club at 8:00 on Saturday mornings. He usually goes to the bookshop on Saturday afternoons, and after supper he watches TV until(直到) midnight.

He doesn’t get up early on Sundays. He often gets up at 10 a.m. And he always watches TV after he gets up. John’s parents both work on Sundays, so he usually goes to KFC to have a hamburger and some juice for lunch. After that, he goes back home and starts to play computer games until his parents come back. He does his homework after supper. He usually has lots of weekend homework, so he must spend three hours on it. He usually goes to bed at about 11:00 on Sunday evenings. He often complains (抱怨) he has too much homework to do.

1.How often does John need to get up early?

A. Every day.                       B. Five days a week.

C. Only at the weekend.             D. Every day except on Sundays.

2.What does John do on Sunday mornings?

A. He goes to have lessons.        B. He goes to a club.

C. He goes to the bookshop.             D. He watches TV.

3.When does John do his weekend homework?

A. On Sunday evenings.              B. On Sunday mornings.

C. On Saturday evenings.            D. On Sunday afternoons.

4.Why does John have lunch in KFC on Sundays?

A. Because he’s too busy.

B. Because his parents aren’t at home.

C. Because he gets up too late.

D. Because his parents have lunch in KFC.

5.Which of these is not right?

A. John watches TV after supper on Saturdays.

B. John doesn’t exercise on Sundays.

C. John watches much TV on Sunday afternoons.

D. John goes to bed late on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

缺词填空（10分）

John gets up early from Monday to 81.S_______, because he must go to school before 7:30 on weekdays(工作日) and go to the 82.D_____ Club at 8:00 on Saturday mornings. He draws very well. He usually goes to the 83.l________ to read the newspapers and books on Saturday afternoons. And after supper he 84.w______ TV until midnight.

He doesn’t get up 85.e_____ on Sundays. John’s parents both work on Sundays. John always watches TV after he gets up. Then he usually goes to KFC to have a hamburger and some juice for 86.l_________. After that, he goes back home and 87.b____ to play compute games for a long time. He does his homework after supper. He usually has a lot of 88.h______.It takes him three hours to89.f____ it. He usually goes to bed at about 11:00 p.m on Sundays. He often complains(抱怨) he has too 90.m______ homework to do.

My grandfather is eighty years old. He sometimes complains（抱怨）about how fast things have changed.

He often says that families aren’t the families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up（破裂）. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they will no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home to take care of their children, but now they’re busy working. They have no time to look after children at home. What’s more, more and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now children don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think more as we used to. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide（加、减、乘、除）using our heads. But now most students use calculators. Most families have computers now. In the past, we didn’t have computers. We even had no lights. My mother to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now few people eat home-cooked food. And people seldom talk to each other. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think… Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.

根据短文内容，判断句子是否正确，正写（A），错写（B）。（10分）

1.The writer’s grandfather thinks people now are much busier than they used to be.

2.Students have to think more at school now than past.

3.．People like to eat home—cooked food now.

4.．Lots of couples（夫妇）don’t live together because of unhappy problems.

【小题】5．People have too much time to talk with each other now.

缺词填空（10分）
John gets up early from Monday to S___【小题1】____, because he must go to school before 7:30 on weekdays(工作日) and go to the D_【小题2】____ Club at 8:00 on Saturday mornings. He draws very well. He usually goes to the l___【小题3】_____ to read the newspapers and books on Saturday afternoons. And after supper he w___【小题4】___ TV until midnight.
He doesn’t get up e__【小题5】___ on Sundays. John’s parents both work on Sundays. John always watches TV after he gets up. Then he usually goes to KFC to have a hamburger and some juice for l_____【小题6】____. After that, he goes back home and b__【小题7】__ to play compute games for a long time. He does his homework after supper. He usually has a lot of h___【小题8】___.It takes him three hours to f__【小题9】__ it. He usually goes to bed at about 11:00 p.m on Sundays. He often complains(抱怨) he has too m__【小题10】____ homework to do.