For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?
Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part，this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.
In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrel on unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn’t matter what the topic is—politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg—the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong，for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something—and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress. Why does the author compare the parent teen war to a border conflict?
| A．Both can continue for generations. |
| B．Both are about where to draw the line. |
| C．Neither has any clear winner. |
| D．Neither can be put to an end. |
What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
| A．The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict. |
| B．The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict. |
| C．The teens accuse their parents of misleading them. |
| D．The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents. |
Parents and teens want to be right because they want to__________.
| A．give orders to the other | B．know more than the other |
| C．gain respect from the other | D．get the other to behave properly |
What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
| A．Causes for the parent-teen conflicts |
| B．Examples of the parent-teen war |
| C．Solutions for the parent-teen problems |
| D．Future of the parent-teen relationship |
Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, _________ the land a happy home for the local people.
A made B having made C making D to make
__________hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.
A Whatever B Whichever C However D Whenever
假设你在某本杂志中“我爱读书”系列漫画里看到了下面这幅漫画(如何解开粽子),请在日记中描述这幅漫画，并谈谈你所受到的启迪。
注意：1. 字数要求：不少于120字。
2. 文中除了粽子可用汉语拼音外，其余词必须用英语描述。
参考词汇：解开（包装纸等）unwrap
Surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are just not kept. We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.
Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-time teacher. The special children’s hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.
Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best as they can.
Many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.Which of the following statements is true?
| A．Every child in hospital receives some teaching. |
| B．Not enough is known about hospital teaching. |
| C．Hospital teaching is of poor quality. |
| D．The special children's hospitals are worst off. |
It can be inferred from the latest survey that________.
| A．hospital teaching across the country is similar |
| B．each hospital has at least one part-time teacher |
| C．all hospitals surveyed offer education to children |
| D．only one-fourth of the hospitals have a full-time teacher |
Hospital teachers are found________.
| A．not welcomed by the children and their parents | B．necessary |
| C．not welcomed by the hospitals | D．capable |
In order to catch up with their school work, children in hospital usually turn to________.
| A．hospital teachers | B．schoolmates | C．parents | D．school teachers |
We can conclude from the passage that the author is________.
| A．unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitals |
| B．in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitals |
| C．unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching |
| D．satisfied with the results of the latest survey |
The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street. And 48. of them was in a most terrible condition, and I told the sisters: You take care of the other three. I take care of this one 49. looked worse. So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such 50. beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand as she said just the words “thank you” 51. she died. I could not help but examine my conscience before her and I asked what I would say 52. I were in her place. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention 53. __________myself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold. I am in pain, or something, but she gave me much more—she gave me her grateful love. And she died 54.__________a smile on her face. That is why we believe 55. Jesus had said: I was hungry, I was naked, I was homeless, I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for, and you did it to me.
The next thing he saw was smoke ________ from behind the house.
A rose B to rise C rising D risen
_________ that government can lead them out of the financial crisis, people are optimistic about the future of the country.
A Convincing B Convinced C To convince D Having convinced
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。（请把【答案】填在答卷上）
What is red but green, open but closed and old but new? Answer: London’s new double-decker buses.
The traditional red double-deckers are 61 symbol of London. Their symbolic status was settled in 2008 when one bus made the longer-than-usual trip to Beijing 62 (collect) a very special passenger: the Olympic Flame.
Now a new bus design 63 (uncover) and it has been exciting Londoners.
The new bus uses more efficient green technology and has two staircases and an open platform, 64 (make) people able to hop on and hop off. It also has a unique design for the front end, which gives it an innovative（新颖的）look.
Despite(尽管） 65 innovations, the design is not all new. Its outward appearance takes after London’s faithful old double-decker, the Route master.
In July 2008 a 66 (compete) was launched by the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, to design a new Route master bus for the capital. There were over 700 entries, 67 several designers jointly winning the £25,000 (244,000 Yuan) prize.
The new double-deckers, ___68___ have three doors to speed up boarding, are expected to be in service in 2012.
Mr. Johnson said: “This iconic new part of our transport system is not only beautiful, but also has a green heart beating beneath its___69___ (attract) appearance.”
He expects cities around the globe to be “beside themselves with envy” for ___70__ he described as a "stunning red symbol" of 21st-century London.
Small sailboats can easily turn over in the water ________.
| A．if not managed carefully | B．if are not managed carefully |
| C．unless not managed carefully | D．unless are not managed carefully |
Was it in the village _______ he was born ________ the talented journalist met the retired professor?
| A．that, where | B．where, which | C．which, where | D．where, that |
How I wish we studied ________there are fewer exams .
| A．which | B．that | C．where | D．when |
The thief , they were happy to shout loudly.
| A．was caught | B．catching | C．having caught | D．caught |
_______ in her skirt, the little girl tried to make herself ________ at the party.
| A．Dressed; notice | B．Dressing; noticed | C．Dressed; noticed | D．Dressing; noticing |
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