Sometimes,when Tom Krattenmaker and his 16-year-old daughter Holland,listen to rock music together and talk about pop culture,they both enjoy these 21 .
Mr. Krattenmaker from Pennsylvania,USA,recalled his relationship with his 22 when he was a teenager. “I would 23 have said to my mom,‘Hey,this new album(专辑)is really great-how do you like it?’” he said,“There was just a complete 24 in sensibility(情感)and 25 . ”
26 as not the only gap. From clothing and hair-styles to activities. and expectations,earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to be in 27 orbits.
Today,the generation gap has not disappeared, 28 it is becoming smaller in many families,according to reports.
Parents today are more 29 in appearance and attitudes. They also wear blue jeans and they have 30 hair-styles. Those who like sports also enjoy snowboarding,and rock-climbing with their children.
The old authoritarian(权威主义的)method is giving 31 to a more equal one. Parents will take the “Come,let us 32 together” attitude 33 “Because I said so,that's why. ”
The 34 can be a rewarding closeness among family members. 35 that would have been awkward(别扭的)on subjects 36 sex and drugs now are comfortable and common between western parents and children. Parents realize that children may have important thoughts or feelings that adults need to know.
37 greeting cards today carry the message,“To my mother,my best friend. ”
Family experts,however,worry that the new 38 can also have downsides(弊端)―decreasing 39 for parents as everyone has a say in the family and self-indulgence(任性)of the children as the 40 moves to them.
21. A. concerts | B. talks | C. moments | D. cultures |
22. A. friends | B. daughter | C. brother | D. parents |
23. A. never | B. even | C. also | D. once |
24. A. failure | B. gap | C. change | D. understanding |
25. A. taste | B. effort | C. dream | D. ability |
26. A. Sport | B. Album | C. Clothing | D. Music |
27. A. round | B. common | C. separate | D. regular |
28. A. so | B. for | C. but | D. then |
29. A. beautiful | B. youthful | C. friendly | D. practical |
30. A. casual(随意的) | B. old | C. formal | D. funny |
31. A. advice | B. way | C. birth | D. honor |
32. A. play | B. work | C. reason | D. behave |
33. A. instead of | B. more than | C. in spite of | D. in case of |
34. A. cause | B. result | C. feeling | D. idea |
35. A. Lectures | B. Conversations | C. Topics | D. Instructions |
36. A. as well as | B. apart from | C. such as | D. rather than |
37. A. No wonder | B. No doubt | C. Now that | D. As usual |
38. A. equality | B. family | C. generation | D. message |
39. A. request | B. freedom | C. respect | D. level |
40. A. worry | B. situation | C. thought | D. power |
Sometimes,when Tom Krattenmaker and his 16-year-old daughter Holland,listen to rock music together and talk about pop culture,they both enjoy these 21 .
Mr. Krattenmaker from Pennsylvania,USA,recalled his relationship with his 22 when he was a teenager. “I would 23 have said to my mom,‘Hey,this new album(专辑)is really great-how do you like it?’” he said,“There was just a complete 24 in sensibility(情感)and 25 . ”
26 as not the only gap. From clothing and hair-styles to activities. and expectations,earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to be in 27 orbits.
Today,the generation gap has not disappeared, 28 it is becoming smaller in many families,according to reports.
Parents today are more 29 in appearance and attitudes. They also wear blue jeans and they have 30 hair-styles. Those who like sports also enjoy snowboarding,and rock-climbing with their children.
The old authoritarian(权威主义的)method is giving 31 to a more equal one. Parents will take the “Come,let us 32 together” attitude 33 “Because I said so,that's why. ”
The 34 can be a rewarding closeness among family members. 35 that would have been awkward(别扭的)on subjects 36 sex and drugs now are comfortable and common between western parents and children. Parents realize that children may have important thoughts or feelings that adults need to know.
37 greeting cards today carry the message,“To my mother,my best friend. ”
Family experts,however,worry that the new 38 can also have downsides(弊端)―decreasing 39 for parents as everyone has a say in the family and self-indulgence(任性)of the children as the 40 moves to them.
21. A. concerts | B. talks | C. moments | D. cultures |
22. A. friends | B. daughter | C. brother | D. parents |
23. A. never | B. even | C. also | D. once |
24. A. failure | B. gap | C. change | D. understanding |
25. A. taste | B. effort | C. dream | D. ability |
26. A. Sport | B. Album | C. Clothing | D. Music |
27. A. round | B. common | C. separate | D. regular |
28. A. so | B. for | C. but | D. then |
29. A. beautiful | B. youthful | C. friendly | D. practical |
30. A. casual(随意的) | B. old | C. formal | D. funny |
31. A. advice | B. way | C. birth | D. honor |
32. A. play | B. work | C. reason | D. behave |
33. A. instead of | B. more than | C. in spite of | D. in case of |
34. A. cause | B. result | C. feeling | D. idea |
35. A. Lectures | B. Conversations | C. Topics | D. Instructions |
36. A. as well as | B. apart from | C. such as | D. rather than |
37. A. No wonder | B. No doubt | C. Now that | D. As usual |
38. A. equality | B. family | C. generation | D. message |
39. A. request | B. freedom | C. respect | D. level |
40. A. worry | B. situation | C. thought | D. power |