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 teenagers’ 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 quarrels over         unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness 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(權(quán)威) --- someone who actually knows something --- and therefore to win respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to think that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.

1.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.

2.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.

3.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

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1.                A．a(chǎn)rtist           B．dancer         C．composer D．musician

2.                A．bank           B．safe            C．prison    D．door

3.                A．offered         B．trained         C．helped   D．respected

4.                A．made          B．left            C．broke    D．removed

5.                A．safe           B．job            C．door D．money

6.                A．recognized      B．stole           C．rode     D．broke

7.                A．treatment       B．holiday         C．freedom  D．sentence

8.                A．obeying        B．breaking        C．respecting D．destroying

9.                A．sentence       B．trial            C．warning  D．suggestion

10.               A．disappeared     B．starved         C．survived   D．worked

11.               A．tried           B．decided        C．managed D．expected

12.               A．safety          B．freedom        C．hometown D．prison

13.               A．a(chǎn)ttracted       B．offered         C．removed  D．a(chǎn)dmitted

14.               A．recognized      B．relaxed         C．a(chǎn)rrested   D．encouraged

15.               A．went          B．lied            C．negotiated     D．explained

16.               A．crimes         B．robbery        C．money    D．mistakes

17.               A．multiply        B．lose           C．a(chǎn)dd  D．reduce

18.               A．cheated        B．persuaded      C．expected D．helped

19.               A．though         B．but            C．for   D．if

20.               A．injure          B．steal           C．embarrass D．Accuse

Good afternoon, everyone,
I’d like to introduce my friend Christy to you all. Christy is a great example of how one person with 1   can make her dream a reality, so she should win the Student of the Year Award.
Christy loves to ride bikes. She does not just ride along city streets, 2   . She is interested in 3   trail (小路) rides. 4    Christy knew that people who love riding had to travel 5   the city to locate good bike trails, so she 6   to do something.
Christy knew that Roosevelt Park had a clean, lively creek（小溪） 7   through it. 12 miles of land around the creek was 8   used. Christy decided to get together with other trail9  to ask the city council to 10  a bike path along the unused land. Christy   11  a petition (請愿書). She and other riders asked all of their biking friends if they would12   the list, and they gathered 300 signatures. The city council evaluated the 13   and, more 14  , agreed to allow the bike trail.
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Thank you!

根據(jù)漢語意思，用句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子。

1.Not only ______________________ her new design, but he also arranged for her to be in charge of the project. (approve)

經(jīng)理不僅同意了她的新設(shè)計，而且還安排她負(fù)責(zé)管理該項目。

2.Not _______________________as president to the department, Mr. White still served his colleagues heart and soul. (appoint)

雖然沒有被任命為系主任，懷特先生仍然全心全意地為同事們服務(wù)。

3.It was not until he fled with a large sum of money _________________________ taking bribes . (accuse)

直到他攜巨款潛逃，（他）才被指控受賄。

4.The impression _____________________________ me was that he was no more than a reserved young man. (make)

他給我留下的印象是他只不過是一個內(nèi)斂的年輕人。

5.Today, the impressionist paintings are accepted as the beginning of _______________. (call)

如今，印象派作品已被人們接受而成為現(xiàn)在我們所說的現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)的開端。

6.________________________, she would immediately turn to her private doctor. (instant)

她一生病，就會立即求助于她的私人醫(yī)生。

7._________________________ reading books, he doesn’t like being disturbed. (absorb)

無論他什么時候全神貫注地看書，他不喜歡被打擾。

8.The police inquired his mother about his address and phone number, so he ______________________ the robbery last night. (involve)

警察向他的母親訊問了他的地址和電話，他可能參與了昨晚的搶劫案。

9.I would rather you __________________ the important decision as soon as possible. (inform)

我希望你盡快通知她這個重要的決定。

10.They found themselves ______________________ colourful rocks, fishes, shells, and plants, all waving and moving slowly in the blue waters. (surround)

他們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己身邊都是五彩斑斕的巖石、魚類、貝殼和植物，這些東西在藍(lán)色的海域中慢慢地?fù)u曳移動著。

第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)
下面是21世紀(jì)報中學(xué)生版（21st Century School Edition）刊登的一封讀者來信，請你以編輯的身份給這位中學(xué)生寫封回信。
Dear editor,
I spend most of my time studying. I hardly talk to my classmates. Sometimes I don’t care much about others, but I do want to talk. I just don’t know what to talk about and how to begin a conversation.
I feel so lonely. How I wish I had a good friend! Could you give me some advice?
Yours,
Jin Jing
注意：1．回信的內(nèi)容要包括以下要點：
（1）要相信自己。你最大的問題是缺乏自信；
（2）微笑面對同學(xué)，讓他們相信你是友好的；
（3）先試著與一個和你同樣害羞的或和與你有同樣愛好的同學(xué)交談，可以問一些學(xué)習(xí)上的問題，談?wù)劰餐�的愛好�?br />（4）幫助學(xué)習(xí)和生活上有困難的同學(xué)。
2．詞數(shù)100左右。信的開頭已寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。
3．參考詞匯：自信self-confidence n.    缺乏: lack  vt.
Dear Jin Jing,
Your problem is a common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advice can help you.                                                                  
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