Parenting the adolescent does take a different approach than parenting younger kids. Looking back it seemed relatively easy. They were born itty-bitty so you could take control usually to keep them safe from harm, to teach right from wrong and begin to equip them with problem solving and relationship skills. But hey, remember when they were about two or three years old and they began to toddle(蹣跚學(xué)步) off and test your limits? This was normal child development and you soon trusted that your child wouldn’t touch the stove, muck about in the flowerpots or bite the cat.

      Adolescence is kind of similar in process to the two or three year old testing their limits. In adolescence though the test is more towards social limits: who they can go out with, when, where and for how long. Unlike the young child though, adolescence is nerve-wracking(傷腦筋) because now they are truly out of sight, the stakes are higher and your didn’t raise your kid for 13 years plus to see them get into trouble now. Also unlike the young child, your teen is no longer itty-bitty and you can’t simply tell them what to do.

      Parenting the adolescent requires extreme trust, patience and letting them take responsibility for decisions even when the consequences are not favorable. They do need to learn what the mantle of responsibility means during adolescence so that as adults they are suitably equipped to then carry on responsibly. No practice no mastery. Taking responsibility takes practice and opportunity.

      Difficult as it may seem, the parenting style has to shift from being the boss to being a consultant. Now, no one is saying here that there aren’t any rules, but they are more flexible and more subject to negotiation. When you were the boss, you simply told your young child what to do and you expected them to follow your wishes. Now as a consultant you are more in an advisory position and must rely on the judgment of your teen to choose correctly.

 

41. Who are the intended readers of the passage?

A. Adolescents.                               B. Parents .  

C. Educators                                   D .Bosses

42. In the first paragraph, the author gives the example of two or three years old to show that ________.

   A. parenting adolescents is quite different from parenting younger kids.

   B. parenting younger kids seems relatively easy.

   C. there are still similarities between parenting adolescents and younger kids.

   D. it is difficult to take control of kids about two or three yours old.

43. In the second paragraph, the author mentions _____ differences between parenting adolescents and younger kids.

   A. 2.                     B. 3                    C. 5.                    D. 6

44. It can be inferred from the text that ______.

   A. parents should let adolescents take responsibility for decision if the result is not harmful.

   B. adults are more suitably equipped to carry on responsibly.

   C. parents should provide opportunity for teens to practice taking responsibility.

   D. the adolescent whose parents are bosses tends to follow their parents’ wishes.

45. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

   A. the change of parenting style.

   B. the change of the boss’s way to treat his child.

   C. the change from being the boss to being a consultant.

   D. the change of adolescents’ attitude toward their parents.

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011屆寧夏銀川一中高三第一次模擬英語卷 題型：閱讀理解

Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.
The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me. Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby depending on the season.
She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy and overly demanding. Delores Clemens says, “that's not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he's going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Cuddle your baby. Hug him! And she started to do that. They just want a little cuddling and a little love. And it works!”
Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. Around three hundred fifty teenage mothers graduate from Covenant House's Mommy and Me class every year.
In class, with her baby son is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in seeking a more secure life.
The World Health Organization says the United States has forty-one births for every one thousand girls age fifteen to nineteen. That is higher than other developed countries, as well as some developing ones. By comparison, northern neighbor Canada has fourteen births and southern neighbor Mexico has eighty-two.
【小題1】What is the text mainly about?

A．Parents who are a child’s first teachers.
B．A class where teens learn mothering and are mothered.
C．A nonprofit agency that offers a more secure life.
D．A kind teacher who help homeless young mothers.
【小題2】Covenant Houses’ Mommy and Me class is intended to _____.
A．help homeless young mothers become good parents
B．provide homeless young mothers with a warm shelter
C．help mothers in New York be good parents
D．teach some parents how to love their children
【小題3】What can we know about Delores Clemens from the text?
A．She has a mother of five and a grandmother.
B．She thinks a crying baby should be picked up and hugged.
C．She teaches advanced skills on how to be good mothers.
D．She is very glad for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House.
【小題4】 According to the World Health Organization, which country has the highest births for girls age fifteen to nineteen?
A．CanadaB．the United States of AmericaC．MexicoD．Britain

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科目：高中英語 來源：重慶市2009-2010學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型：完形填空

 

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My  1.  began when I was just a kid. I  2. becoming a doctor. My mother was a worker. Through her work, she observed that  3. people spent a lot more time reading than they  4.  watching television. She announced that my brother and I

5.watch two to three TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and then 6. her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a  7.  . My mother was illiterate (文盲的).

When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I  8.  the fashionable clothes. I wanted to  9. the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after  10.  at one of her several jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing (擦洗) floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 11.   food and pay the bills. With the money that is  12. , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 13.  with that plan, but once I had finished paying for all of the important things, there was  14.  left. I realized that my mother was always dealing with money well to be able to  15.  a roof over our heads and to put food on the table. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. _16.__ required intellectual (智力的) preparation. I went back to my  17.  and became an A-student again. Finally, I  18. my dream and I became a doctor. My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with 19. formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. Now I believe that there is no job more  20.  than parenting.

21.

. A. belief               B. work                  C. education         D. promise

22.

A. kept up with      B. got used to           C. dreamed of            D. got tired of 

23.

A. lazy               B. easy-going           C. successful           D. reliable

24.

A. cost            B. paid                       C. took            D. did

25.

A. could only         B. could not                   C. must not             D. should often

26.

A. read            B. give                 C. hold             D. explain

27.

 A.mystery          B. risk                    C. fool           D. trick

28.

A. wanted        B. attracted              C. recognised        D. accepted

29.

A. get rid of        B. hang out with         C. test on              D. keep in touch with

30.

A. serving           B. looking               C. working        D. getting

31.

A. your brother           B. yourself             C. me                      D. the family

32.

A. left over         B. paid off              C. used up        D. carried out

33.

 A. angry                 B. pleased              C. disappointed    D. bored

34.

A. anything       B. everything                  C. something        D. nothing

35.

A. buy                  B. operate               C. keep            D. send

36.

A. Success         B.Failure               C. Faith                 D. Comfort

37.

A. guys          B. mother                C. studies         D. clothes 

38.

 A. made               B. realised               C. changed        D. tried

39.

A. little          B. much                 C. some          D. high

40.

A. interesting       B. gentle                  C. important        D. bitter

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011海南�？谑懈呖颊{(diào)研英語試題 題型：完型填空

Thanksgiving Day was near. Lucy, the first grade teacher, gave her class a fun   36  — to draw a picture of somebody or something for which they were    37   . When the students    38  

their assignment, she found most of them drew some pictures of their family, teachers, friends or neighbors.

Douglas, however, made a different kind of picture. He was a   39   boy. He didn’t act the same as others. He always seemed to be shy and sad. He   40   played with other children during the break   41   they kindly invited him to. Lucy treated him very well. She always helped him and   42   him to be confident. Yes, his picture was different. He just drew a   43  . Nothing else. His abstract image   44   the imagination of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One guessed it was a mother’s hand, for mother’s hand gives children warmth and   45  . Another child guessed it was a police officer’s hand, because the police   46   people and care for people. And so the discussion   47  .

     When the children were discussing it, Lucy paused at Douglas’ desk,   48   down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy murmured, “It’s   49  , teacher.” Douglas was most thankful for her hand. She was   50   and felt tears in her eyes. She thought of the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. She   51   how often she had said to him, “Take my   52  , Douglas. We’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.”

     The story speaks of   53   thankfulness. It also says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship. They might not always say “  54  ” out, but they’ll remember the hand that you   55  out to give them love and be grateful to you always.

1... A. assignment      B. question         C. suggestion           D. solution

2.. A. sorry        B. regretful            C. thankful        D. responsible

3.. A. gave in          B. handed in            C. put off          D. called off

4... A. strong          B. kind             C. different            D. humorous

5... A. often           B. usually          C. seldom           D. ever

6... A. because         B. though           C. as               D. since

7... A. encouraged      B. discouraged          C. cheered          D. praised

8... A. hand            B. face             C. ear              D. leg

9.. A. reduced          B. ruined               C. inspired        D. used

10... A. comfort        B. praise           C. sorrow               D. coldness

11... A. search         B. question         C. meet             D. protect

12... A. ended          B. succeeded            C. continued            D. failed

13... A. broke          B. pulled           C. looked           D. bent

14... A. his            B. yours                C. my mother’s         D. my father’s

15... A. disappointed       B. annoyed          C. tired            D. touched

16... A. forgot         B. regretted            C. recalled         D. understood

17... A. hand           B. book             C. lesson           D. gift

18... A. rather than        B. more than            C. anything but     D. nothing but

19... A. I’m sorry     B. Take care            C. I’m all right           D. Thank you

20... A. get            B. reach                C. put              D. make

 

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011年浙江省溫州市高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語題 題型：閱讀理解

Being a mother is apparently not like it was in the good old days.

　　Today’s parents yearn for the golden age that their own mothers enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers found. Mothers have less time to themselves and feel under greater pressure to handle work and family life than the previous generation. As a result, 88 per cent said they felt guilty about the lack of time they spent with their children.

The survey of 1,000 mothers also found that more than a third said they had less time to themselves than their mothers did – just three hours a week or 26 minutes a day. And 64 per cent said this was because they felt they ‘had’ to go out to work, while nearly a third (29 per cent) said they were under constant pressure to be the ‘perfect mother’, the report found.

Other findings showed social networking and parenting websites, as well as technology such as Skype, were important in providing help and support among female communities. Kate Fox, a member of the Social Issues Research Centre, which conducted the survey for Procter & Gamble, said: ‘With increasing pressure on mothers to work a “double shift” — to be the perfect mother as well as a wage-earner — support networks are more important than ever.

It comes as a separate report examining childcare in the leading industrialised nations found that working mothers in Britain spend just 81 minutes a day caring for their children as a ‘primary activity’. Mothers who stay at home, on the other hand, manage twice as much time – more than two and a half hours – looking after their offspring, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

　　Critics say the pressure on women to work long hours, and leave their offspring in the hands of nurseries or childminders, is putting the well-being of their children at risk.

　　The study also reveals that, despite the fact that more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare still falls on them - even if their husband is not in work. A father who is not in work tends to spend just 63 minutes a day looking after his child - 18 minutes less than a mother who goes out to work. Working fathers spare less than three quarters of an hour with their children.

1.What does the underlined phrase “yearn for” probably means ___________.

A. hate            B. forget          C. miss        D. control

2.Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Today’s mothers have less time left for their children and themselves.

B. The working mothers can hardly strike the balance between work and family.

C. Most of the mothers can not control their husbands nowadays.

D. Modern fathers do not spend enough time with their children.

3.From Para. 4, we can infer that ___________.

   A. Skype is a very famous expert in studying social issues

   B. working mothers can seek help on line

   C. working mothers’ double shift is to be a wife and a mother

   D. Kate Fox has opened a website offering help to working mothers

4. What critics say means that _____________.

   A. it is wise for working mothers to put their kids in nurseries or childminders

   B. children do not like nurseries or childminders at all

   C. nurseries or childminders are dangerous places for children

   D. too much time in nurseries or childminders is bad for kids’ mental and physical health

 

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Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.

Tired and defeated, I   31   to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 32   . He often got almost everything in the house out of    33   . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking   34   to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional   35     Brett had done to our once quiet home.

Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett a   36   as possible, but inside I was shouting. “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t   37   him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued   38   him as before.

When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping   39   teens.

At the   40   ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had   41   the most to him or her. Brett spoke   42   to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter   43   . My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you,   44    troubled enough by me, always   45   me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”

  46   , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me   47   .

At that moment, tears   48   in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for   49  . Although I had struggled with silent   50   toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.

1. A. sat           B. sank         C. bent                 D. dropped

2.A. ruined     B. lost             C. torn                 D. broken

3.A. danger     B. place        C. trouble              D. order

4. A. off           B. in               C. up                   D. away

5. A. pain          B. injury           C. damage           D. harm

6.A. patiently      B. willingly        C. strictly         D. rudely

7. A. forgive       B. educate          C. stand            D. control

8.A. parenting      B. pardoning   C. comforting       D. feeding

9. A. lazy          B. troublesome      C. disappointing D. careless

10. A. opening      B. official         C. victory          D. graduation

11.A. afforded      B. meant        C. supplied             D. owed

12.A. lovingly      B. sadly        C. proudly              D. nervously

13. A. where   B. how              C. what             D. who

14.A. unless   B. although         C. because              D. when

15.A. cost          B. lent             C. taught               D. showed

16.A. Astonished   B. Puzzled           C. Encouraged       D. Interested

17. A. surely       B. roughly          C. tightly          D. fiercely

18.A. fell          B. flowed           C. moved            D. gathered

19.A. pity          B. happiness      C. luck              D. success

20.A. love          B. anxiety          C. anger            D. car

 

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