Many teenagers(青少年)feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication(交际)is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members．
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．The question of“choice”is an interesting one．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
(1)
Many teenagers think their ________ know them better than their parents do．
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A．
friends
B．
teachers
C．
brothers and sisters
D．
classmates
(2)
When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to ________．
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A．
go to their friends
B．
talk with their parents
C．
have a discussion with their family
D．
talk with their friends on the phone
(3)
Which of the following is DIFFERENT in meaning from the sentence“Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．”?
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A．
Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends．
B．
Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends．
C．
Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends．
D．
Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends．
(4)
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
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A．
Parents should like everything their children enjoy．
B．
In all families, children can choose everything they like．
C．
Parents should try their best to understand their children better．
D．
Teenagers can only go to their friends for help．
A four-year study done by the Infant(幼儿)Testing Center in San Francisco, California, suggests that babies feel more comfortable around other babies than with strange adults．According to the study, babies benefit by being with their fellow infants daily．While on the other hand, a baby might show fear of an adult stranger, he is likely to smile and reach out for an unfamiliar infant．By the time babies are one year old, they have begun to form friendships of a sort．
The above findings, based on observation(观察)of 100 babies aged three months to three years, might prove interesting to working parents who must find day care for their babies．Family care in a private home, with several babies together, is probably the ideal way to care for babies under three．Dr Benjamin Spocks, well-known pediatrician(儿科医生)and author of books about babies, supports the idea．He says that family day care is sounder(有理由的)in theory than hiring a housekeeper or a babysitter．
(1)
Which of the following does a baby like to be with best?
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A．
Housekeeper．
B．
A fellow baby．
C．
An adult nearby．
D．
A teenager．
(2)
It seems that a baby may begin to have friends when ________．
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A．
it is born
B．
it is a few months old
C．
it is three years old
D．
it is six years old
(3)
What does the“family day care”refer to in the last sentence?
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A．
Letting a baby alone．
B．
Hiring a babysitter for a baby．
C．
Having several babies together．
D．
Hiring a housekeeper for a baby．
Reading comprehension(阅读理解)
David Brown and Anne are two patients in the Adult Day Care program at Merey Hospital．David Brown is seventy-two years old．He’s friendly and likes to talk．He lives with his wife in the city．But David is becoming forgetful．His wife says,“He’ll heat up some soup, then forget to turn off the gas．”She is sixty-one and still works．She is worried about leaving her husband alone by himself．
Anne is eighty and lives with her daughter, who is sixty．Her daughter says that she needs a rest,“Mom follows me from room to room when I clean．She sits down next to me when I read the newspaper．I need a rest and she does, too．”
And so, several times a week, David and Anne’s families take them to the Adult Day Care．Many hospitals have this program．Patients come to the centre for a full or half day, from one to five days a week．All the patients live with their families and most old people．In the centre, patients learn many things, such as dancing and painting．Many patients like to cook their meals every day．Several men and women enjoy playing games．All the patients enjoy talking, singing, and being with one another．
Mrs．Carol Johnson is the director of the Centre．She says,“We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value．Patients have the chance to get out of their houses．Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest．Most important of all, families are able to stay together．”
(1)
What happens to Anne’s family?
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A．
Her daughter is too old to look after her．
B．
Anne cleans all the rooms every day．
C．
Her daughter doesn’t want Anne to live with her．
D．
Her daughter is very tired because Anne always follows her．
(2)
Which sentence is NOT true about the patients of the centre?
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A．
Most patients are old enough．
B．
All the patients live with their families．
C．
The patients learn many things in the centre．
D．
They come to the centre six days a week．
(3)
The best title of the passage should be ________．
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A．
How to Spend the Rest Years
B．
The Adult Day Care Program
C．
A Valuable Place
D．
Happy Families at the Adult Day Care Centre
Reading comprehension(阅读理解)
My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it．I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling．So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house．Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house．I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood．Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on．
I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about．But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark．I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored．He was quite happy and said,“Great opportunity．”
“What is?”I asked．“To talk, you and I,”he said．“To hold a private little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves now that we’re in the situation we are in．”
“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,”I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same“boat”as I was．
And that’s how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started．Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life; from how fast things change, to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough．That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be．
Suddenly, the lights all came back on．“Well,”he said,“I guess that means you’ll want to go now．I really like our talk．I hope the power will go out every few nights!”
(1)
I wished to get out of the house because ________．