Unit1 TeenageLifeI.ReadingprehensionADearEditor,Iamwritingtoyouaboutthearticleinyourmagazinelastmonthaboutyouthcrime.AsateenagermyselfIfoundthearticleratheroffensive(冒犯的)asitsuggestedthatthelargestpartofteenagersgetintotroublewiththepoliceatsometimeoranother.IcanhonestlysaythatIhavenevermitted(犯)acrimeandasfarasIknow,neitherhaveanyofmyfriends.Idon’tknowwherethejournalistgothisinformationfromorifhedidanyproperresearch,butthewayhedescribedteenagersgavemetheimpressionthathedoesn’tactuallyknowmanyteenagers.Maybewhenhewasyoungerhewasoftenintroublewiththepoliceandthat’swherehegothisideasfrom.Ifthisistruethenheshouldn’tjudgeotherpeoplefromhisownbehaviourinthepast.ManyteenagersIknowalwayshelpotherpeopleinthemunity,suchasraisingmoneyforpeopleinneedanddoingvoluntarywork.AgroupofrecentlyspentawholeSundaymorningpickinguptrashinourlocalpark.Wedidn’tgetpaidforit;wejustwantedtomakeitcleanerandsaferforeveryone,especiallyasmanyyoungchildrenanddogwalkersusethepark.Also,asteenagers,wearefartoobusystudyingforexamsanddoinghomeworktobe“walkingthestreetseverynight,lookingfortrouble”,asyourjournalistwroteinhisarticle.Ihavetostudyafterschooleveryschooleverynightduringtheweek.IdogetsomefreetimeattheweekendbutIliketoplayfootball,gocyclingorswimming,gotothecinemaorhavecoffeewithmyfriendsandhaveachancetotalktothem.Ithinkyouwillagreethatthereisnothingcriminalaboutthat.Asyourmagazineisaimedatyoungreaders,Ithinkyourjournalistsshouldbemorecarefulaboutwhattheywriteandtheyshouldresearchtheirideasbetter,oryoumayfindthatteenagerswillstopbuyingyourmagazine.Yourssincerely,DanielBrowning1.WhydoesDanielwritethisletter?A.Toaskforanapology.B.Toofferadifferentpointofview.C.Toapologizeforhisfriends’behaviour.D.Toencouragepeoplenottobuythemagazine.2.WhatdoesDanielthinkaboutthejournalist?A.Hewascarefulabouthiswriting.B.Hehasdonemuchresearchforhisarticle.C.Hedoesn’tunderstandteenagers.D.Hewaswellbehavedwhenhewasyoung.3.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinparagraph3?A.Helpingothersishelpingourselves.B.Everyoneshoulddomunitywork.C.Teenagerslovetheirmunity.D.Teenagersarecaringandresponsible.4.WhatmightDanielwriteinhisdiaryaboutthemagazinearticle?A.Ican’tbelievehowsomeintelligentadultsmisunderstandyoungpeople.B.Iwanttobeajournalistnowafterreadingsuchanarticle.C.Iamgladthatjournalistwrotealetterofapologyinthemagazine.D.Ireadaninterestingarticleaboutyouthcrimetoday.BSamuelOsmondisa19yearoldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata(奏鳴曲)byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn’tevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobeealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.Samuelcan’tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.“Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Iteseasilytome—Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind—eachandeverynote,”saysSamuel.Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan’tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,“It’sallaboutsupermemory—IguessIhavethatgift.”However,Samuel’sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn’tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn’tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.5.WhatisspecialaboutSamuelOsmond?A.Hehasagiftforwritingmusic. B.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.C.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool. D.Hecanplaythemusicalpiecehehears.6.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.Samuelchoselawagainstthewishofhisparents.B.Samuelplannedtobealawyerratherthanamusician.C.Samuelthinksofhimselfasamanofgreatmusicalability.D.Samuelstudieslawandmusicontheadviceofhisteachers.7.EveryonearoundSamuelwassurprisedbecausehe .A.receivedagoodearlyeducationinmusicB.playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectlyC.couldplaythepianowithoutreadingmusicD.couldplaytheguitarbetterthanhisfather8.WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelinParagraph4?A.Hebecamefamousduringaspecialeventathiscollege.B.Heisproudofhisabilitytorememberthingsaccurately.C.Heplaysthepianobetterthanmanyprofessionalpianists.D.Heimpressedtheaudiencebyplayingallthemusicalpieces.9.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheQualitiesofaMusicianB.TheStoryofaMusicalTalentC.TheImportanceofEarlyEducationD.TheRelationshipbetweenMemoryandMusicCOnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom.”Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalpanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidenticaltomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous”experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.10.Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto .A.encouragehimtodomorewalking B.lethimspendameaningfulsummerC.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblem D.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons11.Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause .A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals B.itremindedhimofhisowndogC.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand D.helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch12.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.13.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorhasbeeasuccessfulwriter.B.Theauthor’smotherreadthesamebook.C.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhimwithbooks.D.Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversince.14.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheCharmofaBook B.Mum’sStrictOrderC.ReunionwithMyBeagle D.MyPassionforReadingD“Ihateyou!”mydaughterscreamed.“Iwishyouweren’tmymother!”LittledidsherealizethatsomedaysIfeltthesameway.Uglywords,unmetexpectationsandcrazyhormonescanfillamotherdaughterrelationshipwithtension.Asamom,Idesperatelywanttohaveagoodrelationshipwithmydaughter,butIoftendon'tknowhowtoachievethat.Ifeelembarrassed,forafriendseemstohaveagreatrelationshipwithherdaughter.Herdaughterisrespectfulandnotstrongwilled.Sohowdowedevelophealthywaysofrelatingtoourchildren?Mostmomsdesiretobeafriendtoyoungchildrenandforgetthatourfirstpriorityistobetheirparent.Ourdisciplinemustbefirmandconsistent,ourlovegenerousandunconditional.Thisisatimetoinsistonrespect.Howouryoungchildrenthinkaboutusnowisn'tasimportantasitwillbein20years.Sharedexperiencesandinterestsnurturefriendships;thesameistrueinfamilyrelationships.Onemomhasatomboytoddler,soshethrowsballswithher.Anotherhasa12yearoldcook.Theymakejamtogether.Byintentionallyconnecting,tiesareformedthatwillhelpcarrytherelationshipthroughinevitabletimesoftension.Ifyoualreadyrelatewellwithyourgirl,youcanstillexpectroughtimesinyourrelationship,particularlyduringtheteenyears.However,it'simportantnottotakethistimeofgrowthandchangepersonally;femalesjustpusheachother’sbuttons.Whentensionsdorise,beslowtoangerandquicktoforgiveandtoaskforforgiveness.Weallmessup.Thegoodnewsisthatforgivenesscanbeginthehealingprocessinarelationship.15.Whatmadetheauthorembarrassed?A.Thehatredfromherdaughter.B.Thefailuretopleaseherdaughter.C.Certaincontrastbetweenherfriendandher.D.Thetensioninthemotherdaughterrelationship.16.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3means“ ”.A.Weparentsshouldbestrictwithourchildren.B.Ourloveshouldbegenerousandunconditional.C.Thetensionbetweenourchildrenanduswillbereduced.D.Thementonchildrenwillbemoreimportantin20years.17.Whatwillamomwithafootballcrazyboydoaccordingtothepassage?A.Buyhimafootball. B.Playfootballwithhim.C.Hireafootballcoachtohelphim. D.Acpanyhimtotheplayground.18.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.HealingfromForgiveness B.WaystoRelatetoChildrenC.RoughTimewithOurDaughters D.FriendshipbetweenMomsandChildrenII.ClozePractice“Willyougivemykitealift?”saidmylittlenephewtohissister,aftertrying1tomakeitfly.Lucykindlytookitupandthrewitintothe2,butherbrotherfailedtorunatthesamemoment.Thekitefelldownagain.“How3 youare!”saidJohn.“Itwasyourfaultentirely,”answeredhissister.“Tryagain,children,”saidI.Theydidwithmore4 ;butasidewindcamesuddenly,leavingthepoorkite5inthetreewithitsheaddownward.Iwenttothekids’6 ;havingdisengaged(解開)thelongtail,Irolleditup,saying,“e,therearetoomanytreeshere;letusfindamoreopenspace,andthentryagain.”“Iwon’ttryanymore,”repliedhe.“Itisofnouse.Thekitewon’tfly,andIdon’twantto7withitanylonger.”“Oh,mylittleman!Wouldyougiveupafterallthe8wehavetaken?Afewdisappointmentsoughtnottodiscourageus.e,Ihavewoundupyourstring,andtryagain.”Andhedidtry,andsucceeded,forthekitewas9 upwardonthebreeze(微風)as10 asafeather(羽毛);andwhenthestringwasallout,Johnstoodingreat11 ,holdingfastthestickandgazingonthekite.“Look,howhighitflies!It12 likeateamofhorsessothatIcanhardlyholdit.IwishIhadamileofstring:Iamsureitwouldgototheendofit.”“Shallweeouttomorrow,aunt,afterlessons,andtryagain?”“Iwon’tsaynoiftheweatherisfine.AndIwantyoutolearnthe13 ofperseverance(堅持),evenwhen14 moredependsuponitthantheflyingofakite.Wheneveryoufailinyourattemptstodoanygoodthing,letyour15 be—tryagain.”1.A.forsure B.ineffect C.invain D.forfree2.A.water B.air C.forest D.stadium3.A.patient B.desperate C.responsible D.awkward4.A.care B.disappointment C.excitement D.trouble5.A.flying B.hanging C.torn D.broken6.A.game B.advantage C.assistance D.center7.A.study B.municate C.bother D.work8.A.pains B.lessons C.time D.pictures9.A.rushed B.placed C.delivered D.carried10.A.suddenly B.lightly C.quickly D.steadily11.A.delight B.fear C.silence D.