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     In the United States, sixteen, eighteen and twenty-one are important ages in a person's life. There are no
special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things. That shows
how she is no longer a child and has made the transition to adulthood.
     In the United States,after turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver's license, and leave home.
Sometimes the laws don't seem to make sense (表明): at eighteen people in the United States can have a vote
and join the army. But people are prohibited (禁止) from going into many nightclubs, buying drinks like beer
or wine until they are twenty-one.
     In many Latin American countries, a young woman's fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is no
longer considered to be a girl, but rather a woman. To mark this special day,families with fifteen-year-old
daughters have a celebration. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church. Later,
there is a party and many guests are invited.
     In Japan, boys and girls are considered to be adults at the age of twenty. At this age, they are allowed by
law to vote, drink wine, and smoke. The second Monday in January is a national holiday called "Coming of
Age Day". On this day, twenty-year-olds celebrate by first going to a shrine (神庙) with their families. Later,
they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders. After that, many get together with family late into the
night.
     In some countries, birthday celebrations continue throughout adulthood. Some people celebrate their
fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or the year when they retire, with a big party.

1. What does the word transition mean in Chinese?

A. 结束
B. 转变
C. 开始
D. 增加

2. In the USA, at which age can a person be allowed to drink wine?

A. Sixteen.
B. Eighteen.
C. Twenty.
D. Twenty-one.

3. Where do people regard a 15-year-old girl as a woman?

A. In Latin America.　
B. In Japan.
C. In the United States.
D. In Europe.

4. Which of the following activities is NOT mentioned on Coming of Age Day?

A. Going to a shrine.　
B. Listening to speeches.
C. Going to church.　
D. Getting together with family.

5. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. The age of adulthood is too young in some places but too old in others.
B. All over the world, people celebrate their each birthday till they retire.
C. There are special celebrations for 16th, 18th and 21st birthdays in every country.
D. There are special ages and celebrations that show a person is growing older.

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　　Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends．Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr．Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests they both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager．

　　“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the latest film is really great．How do you like it?'” says Ballmer．“There was just a complete gap in taste．”

　　Film was not the only gulf．From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in their own circles．

　　Today, the generation gap(代沟)has not disappeared, but it is getting smaller in many families．Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago．Now they are common．And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood．

　　No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend．”

　　But family experts warn that the new equality(平等)between parents and kids may also result in less respect for parents．“There's still a lot of strictness and power on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College．“In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion(困惑)among parents．”

　　Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these changing roles and attitudes．They see the 1960s as a turning point．Great cultural changes led to more open communication that encourages everyone to have a say．

　　“My parents were on the ‘before' side of that change, but today's parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after' side,” explains Mr．Ballmer．“It's not something easily carried through by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now．”

(1)

What does the underlined word “gulf” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
[　　]
A．	Interest．
B．	Distance．
C．	Different．
D．	Connection．

(2)

Which of the following shows that the generation gap is getting smaller?
[　　]
A．	Parents share more interests with their children．
B．	Parents show less strictness to their young children．
C．	Parents help their children find interests in activities．
D．	Parents share more cultural changes with their children．

(3)

The change in today's parent-child relationship is ________．
[　　]
A．	more confusion among parents
B．	less respect for parents from children
C．	new equality between parents and children
D．	more strictness and power on the part of parents

(4)

The writer writes the passage to ________．
[　　]
A．	describe the difficulties today's parents have met with
B．	discuss the development of the parent-child relationship
C．	suggest the ways to deal with the parent-child relationship
D．	compare today's parent-child relationship with that in the past

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