【C9】
A.too
B.also
C.though
D.as well
A.too
B.also
C.though
D.as well
A.reduce
B.shrink
C.expand
D.contract
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crisis, that they talk too much about certain problems — and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships.
I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.
Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents. This gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style. and taste.
Sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are underdog. You can't win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents' control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.
If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. You can charm others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.
The author is primarily addressing ______.
A.parents of teenagers
B.newspaper readers
C.those who give advice to teenagers
D.teenagers
M: It depends on which train you will take. It's a little over 30 dollars for the early one, but only 22 for the late one, which arrives at about midnight.
Q: Why is the ticket for the late train cheaper?
(18)
A.Because it is much slower than the early one.
B.Because it often arrives earlier.
C.Because it is seldom on schedule.
D.Because it arrives in the middle of the night.
(28)
A.50 percent.
B.8 percent.
C.19 percent.
D.5 percent.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
M: Oh, I overslept again. This really is becoming a bad habit. What did Professor Brown talk about today?
W: Can you believe it? We talked about George Washington's false teeth.
M: All I know is that they were made of wood.
W: A professor at a dental school in California recently presented a paper showing that Washington's teeth were made of many things, including, can you imagine, elephant ivory and cow's teeth, but not wood.
M: But why do people say Washington's teeth were made of wood?
W: A set of his teeth that were made of elephant ivory were shown publicly at various exhibitions about a hundred years ago. The ivory had turned a very dark color, and I guess, looks like wood.
M: Yes, I've seen some ivory that was dark brown color.
W: It seems that ivory turns dark easily with age, especially if it's exposed to drinks, such as coffee, tea, or wine. I guess that's how the story got started.
M: What's about cow's teeth?
W: You know cows have teeth just on their bottom jaws. After about five years of biting grass off against their hard up- per jaws, the bottom teeth wear down into the shape of a human tooth.
(23)
A.A student and a professor.
B.Two students.
C.Two dentists.
D.A dentist and a patient.
A.opposing
B.complementing
C.confusing
D.existing
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