I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling．I wish it were so．At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents．You should be learning to stand on your own two feet．But take a good look at the present rebellion．It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents．Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are holding one another’s hands for reassurance．
They claim they want to dress as they please．But they all wear the same clothes．They set off in new directions in music．But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the same record．Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it．They have come out of their cocoon(蚕茧) into a larger cocoon．
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way．Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market．These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be．And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children．All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path．
But the barrier is worth climbing over．The path is worth following．You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party．You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records．You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates．Well, go to it．Find yourself．Be yourself．Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are．That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts．
(1)
The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to tell________．
[ ]
A．
readers how to be popular with people around
B．
teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
C．
parents how to control and guide their children
D．
people how to understand and respect each other
(2)
According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them ________．
[ ]
A．
have much difficulty understanding each other
B．
lack confidence
C．
dare not cope with problems single-handed
D．
are very much afraid of getting lost
(3)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
There is no popularity that really counts．
B．
What many parents are doing is in fact hindering their children from finding their own paths．
C．
It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates．
D．
Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing the same．
(4)
During the teenage years, one should learn to ________．
I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps(快照), maybe occasionally for magazines．Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand．So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store．There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list．And it was on special offer．Oh joy．I pointed at it and asked an assistant,“Can I have one of those?”He looked perturbed(不安)．“Do you want to try it first?" he said．It didn't quite sound like a question．"Do I need to?" I replied．"There's nothing wrong with it?" This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad．"No, no．But you should try it," he said encouragingly．" Compare it with the others．"
I looked across at the others：shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box．With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into account at the same time．But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with：first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model．
But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice．In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen．The assistant seemed a sincere man．So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers…and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well．
Why do we think that new options(选择)still offer us anything new?Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine．
(1)
The shop assistant insisted that the writer should ________．
[ ]
A．
try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it
B．
compare the camera he had chosen with the others
C．
get more information about different companies
D．
trust him and stop asking questions
(2)
What does the writer mean by "it would be worth half what I paid for it"(Paragraph 2)?
[ ]
A．
He should get a 50％ discount．
B．
The price of the camera was unreasonably high．
C．
The quality of the camera was not good．
D．
The camera would soon fall in value．
(3)
The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he ________．
[ ]
A．
knew very little about it
B．
didn't trust the shop assistant
C．
wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best
D．
had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer's opinion, ________
[ ]
A．
people waste too much money on cameras
B．
cameras have become an important part of our daily life
C．
we don't actually need so many choices when buying a product
D．
famous companies care more about profit than quality
阅读理解
I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps(快照), maybe occasionally for magazines．Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand．So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store．There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list．And it was on special offer．Oh joy．I pointed at it and asked an assistant, “Can I have one of those?”? He looked perturbed(不安)．“Do you want to try it first?” he said．It didn’t quite sound like a question．“Do I need to?” I replied ,“There is nothing wrong with it？” This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad．“No, no．But you should try it,” he said encouragingly．“Compare it with the others．”
I looked across at the others：shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box．With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into account at the same time．But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with：first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model．
But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice．In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen．The assistant seemed a sincere man．So I let him take out of my chosen camera from cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers… and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well．
Why do we think that new options still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine．
(1)
The shop assistant insisted that the writer should _________．
[ ]
A．
try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it．
B．
compare the camera he had chosen with the others．
C．
get more information about different companies．
D．
trust him and stop asking questions．
(2)
What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it ”(paragraph 2)
[ ]
A．
He should get a 50％ discount．
B．
The price of the camera was unreasonably high．
C．
The quality of the camera was not good．
D．
The camera would soon fall in value．
(3)
The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he _________．
[ ]
A．
knew very little about it．
B．
didn’t trust the shop assistant
C．
wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best．
D．
had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers．
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer’s opinion _________．
[ ]
A．
people waste too much money on cameras
B．
cameras have become an important part of our daily life
C．
we don’t actually need so many choices when buying a product
D．
famous companies care more about profit than quality
阅读理解
I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps(快照), maybe occasionally for magazines．Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand．So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store．There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list．And it was on special offer．I pointed at it and asked an assistant, “Can I have one of those?”? He looked perturbed(不安)．“Do you want to try it first?” he said．It didn’t quite sound like a question．“Do I need to?” I replied, “There is nothing wrong with it？” This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad．“No, no．But you should try it,” he said encouragingly．“Compare it with the others．”
I looked across at the others：shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box．With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into account at the same time．But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with：first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model．
But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice．In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen．The assistant seemed a sincere man．So I let him take out of my chosen camera from cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers… and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well．
Why do we think that new options still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine．
(1)
The shop assistant insisted that the writer should ________．
[ ]
A．
try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it．
B．
compare the camera he had chosen with the others．
C．
get more information about different companies．
D．
trust him and stop asking questions．
(2)
What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it ”(paragraph 2)
[ ]
A．
He should get a 50％ discount．
B．
The price of the camera was unreasonably high．
C．
The quality of the camera was not good．
D．
The camera would soon fall in value．
(3)
The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he ________．
[ ]
A．
knew very little about it．
B．
didn’t trust the shop assistant
C．
wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best．
D．
had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers．
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer’s opinion ________．
[ ]
A．
people waste too much money on cameras
B．
cameras have become an important part of our daily life
C．
we don’t actually need so many choices when buying a product
D．
famous companies care more about profit than quality
阅读理解
It was Satuday．As always, it was the one, for “Six days, shall you labar and all your work”was taken senously back then, Outside, Father and Mr．Patnce ncxt door were bxsy conny tcood lnside the wiel users Mother ane Mrs．Patrick were enpted in seeng cleaning
Somehow the boy s had shipped away to the back lot with their kites．Now, evet at the reis of having Brother caught to beat carpets．they had sent him to the kitchen tox exsre xding, sccmed there was no limt to the heights to which kites would fly today
My mothe looked at the sitting room, its furndign disordered for a tborough sweeting．Again she cast a look toward the window “Come on, girls! Let's take sing to the beer and theem a tutue”
On the way we met Mrs．Patrick, Ianghing guiltily as if she wrig doing woeig wrong
The never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our frsh string into the boys' kites up higher and higher, We could hardly distingwish the orang-coloced sports of the kites Now and then we slowly pullked one kite back, watching it dancing upo and down in the wind and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending yt up again
Even out fathers dropped their tools and joined us．Out mothers look their turn, laughing like schoolgirls Ithink we were all beside ourselves Parents forgx their daty and their dignity; children for everyday fights and little jealousies．"Perhaps it's like this in the some of heafer,"I thought confusedly．
It we growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housew．Isuppose we had some chean and orderly enough．The strange thing was, we didn't mention that ady afterward Ifelt a little embarrasse．Surely none of the of the others had been as exceted as I Ikxked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep “the things that cannot be and yet they are”
The years went on, then one day Iwas hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old, sisrently cried her desire to go park, see duck
“I can't go!”I said．”“I have this angt and when I'm through I'll be too rired to walk that far
My mother, who was visiting us, go up from the peas she was shelling It's a wllderful day, she offered, really warm, yet there's a fine breeu．Do you remimber that day we flew kites?
I stoppoed in my dash between store and sink．The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memorese Come on, I told my little girl You're right, it's too good d day to miss．
Another decade passed, We were in the aftennath(余波)of a great war, All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisone war, He has ked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent, What was he thinking of-what dark and horrible things?
"Sany!"A smile shpped out frow his jips．"Do you remem-no, of course you wouldn't make the impression on you as it did on me．”
I hardly dared speak,”Remrmber what?
“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camo(战俘营)，when things weren's too good, DO you remember the we flew the kites?
(1)
mrs．patnck was laughing gultily because she thought ________
[ ]
A．
she was too old to fly kites
B．
her husband would make fun of her
C．
she shoule have been doing her how
D．
supposed to the don't game
(2)
by “we were all beside ourselves writer means that they all ________
[ ]
A．
felt confused
B．
went wild with joy
C．
looked on
D．
forfot their fights
(3)
what did the think atfer the kite flying?
[ ]
A．
boys must hace had nore fun than the firls
B．
shoule have finished their work before playing
C．
her parents should spend more time with them
D．
all the others must have forgotten that day
(4)
why did the writer finally agree to jtake her little girl for an outing?
[ ]
A．
she suddenluy renmenbered ther duty as mother
B．
she was reminded of the day thety felw kits
C．
she ha dfinished her
D．
she thought it was a
(5)
the youngest patrick boy iss mentioned to show that ________
[ ]
A．
the write was not alone in treasuring her fond menories h
B．
his expenience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life
C．
childhood friend\ship means so much to the writer
D．
people like him really changed a lot after the war
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