It is always difficult when we are exposed to...

It is always difficult when we are exposed to someone who has a different opinion than our own. When opinions differ, there is often a conflict. This is where much of the conflict with adults and teens begins. Therefore, it is important to always make the difference clear between fact and opinion. Opinions change, facts always remain the same.

I have found that it does absolutely no good to tell someone they’re wrong. I have found that to be more effective is to help someone see the consequences of their behavior for themselves. If you don’t know there is the cliff, why would you ever be concerned about being close to the edge?

I dealt with a teen today who was involved in some gangster (歹徒) activities. This girl was raised in a good home with concerned parents. However, other interests have taken over in her life. Friends have become everything. These friends come from different families with different values. This is where the conflict has appeared in her life. The challenge for the rest of us is helping this girl see how and where her new interests will take her. We have felt mild success as relationships of trust are built and improved.

In the end, however, the teen has to make a choice regarding this conflict. It is important for adults to remember how serious this choice is. For some this can feel like a choice between life and death. It’s easy for the rest of us to be casual about this because the right choice seems so obvious to us. It is important to know it is much different to this young person who is still developing and searching. Therefore, it is important that the adult should do everything possible to help the teen be fully informed about the choice before them. Provide choices and show how making different choices will improve things and provide security for the teen now and in the future.

The choice to go with the crowd or with the few can be a very difficult one to make. I believe it is absolutely essential that we never give up on these kids. Our very own future is absolutely at key point any time we advise and guide the youth.

1.From paragraph 1 we know the gap between father and son lies in that _________.

A.facts always remain the same

B.opinions are always different from facts

C.different opinions result from their conflict

D.they have a disagreement about the same fact

2.What contributes to the girl’s crime according to the text?

A.Different values. B.Unconcerned parents.

C.Her poor family. D.Gangster activities

3.Adults should try their best to help teens make a choice regarding the conflict because _________.

A.the wrong choice will lead to complete failure in the future

B.the choice is difficult to make for still developing teens

C.the right choice is easy for adults to see and understand

D.the choice made by teens determines their life or death

4.Why should the adult never stop helping the teen according to the last paragraph?

A.Because the teen won’t give up themselves.

B.Because the adults’ future depends on the youth.

C.Because the adult can give advice and guidance.

D.Because the teen’s future is in danger.

5.It can be inferred from the text that _________.

A.showing the results of their behavior is a good way to help people

B.helping teenagers always means meeting trouble

C.it’s quite easy to keep a good relationship with others

D.it’s hard to make wise choices in our life

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When you are　　 a difficult period,it often helps to talk to someone.

A.going through　　 B.getting across　　 C.taking up　　 D.bringing about

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Vitamin D gets produced when animals are exposed to direct sunlight, for＿reason, it

is always advisable to give them chances to spend time in the sun.

A. whose 　B. that 　

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German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash (废旧物) to make sculptures. “We are living in the time of garbage,” says Schult. “I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselve.” Here, Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans.

He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

“They are social sculptures,” he explains. “They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far, Schult’s social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscow’s Red Square, on the Great Wall of China, and in the desert next to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo.

HA Schult’s work is unforgettable. Although his work has had a big influence on the art world, Schult remains modest about his creations, “Artists have to learn every time. We are not important. All that counts is the time in which we are living.”

Trash art has been around for years. But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash. Why can’t common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art? Maybe it’s because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isn’t, or who artists are or should be.

You can be an artist like Schult if you try. Look at used metal cans. What might be done with them? Imagine them in any number of new uses, or imagine them simply as an art form. What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets. And clothing? Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.(312 words)

1.What do we know about Schult’s sculptures?

A. They served as garbage containers.　　 B. They reflected environmental issues.

C. They were first shown in Paris, France.　　 D. They were to raise economic awareness.

2.HA Schult’s artistic works also get the message across that an artist must ________.

A. be socially responsible　　 B. be as modest as possible

C. make garbage recyclable　　 D. take diverse artistic forms

3.According to the last two paragraphs, the author probably agrees that ________.

A. it takes talent to be a trash artist　　 B. preset ideas are important to artists

C. trash art can’t be seen as a real art form　　 D. average people can also make trash artists

4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. Could You Be a Trash Artist?　　 B. What Are Social Sculptures?

C. Do You Know About Trash Art?　　 D. How Can We Deal with Used Cans?

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People who can communicate ______ are always in demand when it comes to job-hunting.

A. carefully　　　　 B. quickly　　 C. smoothly　　　 D. seriously

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She is ________ a growing number of Chinese people who are finding it increasingly difficult to find the time to read each day.

A．between　 B．among

C．during　 D．through

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The Dutch are used to living in a country which is always exposed to dangers of deadly floods. A country with a half of its land below sea level cannot afford 1.(ignore)the problem of rising sea level, and Holland, which already has spent about U.S. $2.5 trillion (万亿)on flood2.(prevent), plans to invest(投资)more over the next century. Life in these challenging3.(circumstance) has inspired the Dutch to develop many excellent methods of 4.(fight)floods. Thanks to the skill of Dutch engineers, flooding in Holland is rarely widespread, and is instead limited5.certain areas of the country. Two such areas are the valleys of the Rhine and the Meuse Rivers. In spite of large flood wall, these rivers regularly flood the surrounding areas. During dry times, however, those areas are perfectly6.(pleasure) to live in. one solution7.(develop)now is a type of house that seems normal in every day, except that it can float during times of high water rather than8.(simple) sink beneath the waves as normal houses would. Groups of houses would form floating neighborhoods in 9.people could live together during times of high water, temporarily getting around by boat10.the flood ends.

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Are you the type of person who always says“yes”？I’ve come to learn that it is very im-portant to learn to say NO！It’s okay. People are still going to like you. They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.

I，m not saying to say“no" to someone who really needs your help. I’m talking about re-fusing that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you don’t want to be a guest at.

Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really don’t want to do. If you’re like I once was，you can’t sleep at night and you think about it too much. It weighs on your mind. You try to find ways out. Whatever you’re saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldn’t have all of these thoughts.

So，why not just say NO from the beginning? Maybe you feel like if you don’t show up at the meeting（by the way，it is not one you must attend) your boss isn’t going to like you or your co-workers won’t respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters won’t love you as much if you don’t do everything for them that they ask every occasion.

If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter what. People treat you the way you teach them to，and if you’re some-one who always says“yes" then that’s what they，re expecting.

You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations in life to ful-fill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.

1.Which of the following statements would the writer agree with？

A．We should try to do what our friends ask us to do.

B．We should help others in need.

C．Always saying“yes" means you are dishonest.

D．Always saying“no" means you are brave.

2.What does the underlined word，’ It" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Saying "yes"．

B．A friend's birthday party.

C．Something you’re unwilling to do.

D．Something you think difficult to do.

3.The writer believes that if you say“no" to your family members，you’11＿·

A．have the same relationship with them as before

B．have a loose relationship with them

C．disappoint them

D．upset them

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Learn to Make a Right Choice              B．To Be Yourself

C．Do What You Want to Do                  D．Learn to Say No

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We live in this society now 　 literally someone is always helping.

A. when B. where

C. that D. what

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It's difficult to _______a conversation with someone who only says “yes” and “no”.

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