Dear Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul,
Most people don’t really know what pressures a typical teenager has to go through. Sure, our parents and grandparents were once teens, but things are so different now. It has never been to tougher (嚴(yán)格)to a teenager.
It had never been more important to be in the “right group” or to have the “right brand” of shoes. And those are the easy things to deal with. We also face problems with family, friends, relationships and school pressures.
When it gets to be too much, I turn to my friends. One friend I could not live without is Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Your books have been so inspiring to me and have helped me to deal with and understand the problems I go through.
For example, I went through a confusing time with my friends when we got to junior high. I had known these friends since kindergarten, and when we began junior high it seemed like some of them began to change. We started hanging out with different groups, and we slowly grew so far apart that it seemed as if we had never been friends. I felt confused and hurt.
Sometime during this period I read the story Friends Forever in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Ⅱ.I felt so much better after reading it. It was like a weight had been lifted from me when I realized that many friendships went through changes and that we weren’t the only friends to experience them.
People change, but that doesn’t mean we have to lose the friendships we once shared. My friends and I still spend time together when we can and care about each other a lot. That things are different doesn’t mean I have to forget about all the good times we had. I will always keep the memories in a safe place in my heart.
Sincerely,
Peter
小題1:According to the author, parents and grandparents
A．didn’t have to overcome difficulties when in their teens.
B．don’t fully understand the pressures of being a teenager now
C．can easily deal with things such as choosing friends and shoes.
D．don’t need to give help to teenagers with pressures and problems
小題2:Why did the author feel confused and hurt when he got to junior high？
A．Because he was afraid that he had lost his friends.
B．Because he and his friends weren’t in the same school.
C．Because he was too busy to be with his friends.
D．Because his friends refused to hang out with him.
小題3:What does the underlined word “them” in Para．5 refer to？
A．Friendships．B．Changes．C．Friends．D．Pressures
小題4:In the letter the author mainly tells us that
A．people change but friendships always last.
B．changes sometimes cause hurt and confusion
C．people will go through many changes in life
D．friendships should be kept with skills

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：作者通過閱讀《心靈雞湯》叢書，對(duì)友誼有了正確的認(rèn)識(shí)，從而擺脫了困惑。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Most people don’t really know what pressures a typical teenager has to go through.可知現(xiàn)在的父母，老師不理解年輕人的壓力。選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：and we slowly grew so far apart that it seemed as if we had never been friends. 可知作者感到困惑，因?yàn)樗ε率ヅ笥�。選A
小題3:猜詞題：從前面的句子：when I realized that many friendships went through changes 可知朋友都在經(jīng)歷這樣的變化。選B
小題4:主旨大意題。文章最后一段點(diǎn)明了主旨：People change，but that doesn't mean we have to lose the friendships we once shared。 答案：A
點(diǎn)評(píng)：作者通過閱讀《心靈雞湯》叢書，對(duì)友誼有了正確的認(rèn)識(shí)，從而擺脫了困惑。閱讀理解首先要能基本讀懂文章，然后再根據(jù)問題，在文章中去找到相應(yīng)的依據(jù)，研究相關(guān)信息句給出準(zhǔn)確的答案。本文集中考查了細(xì)節(jié)題，要求考生仔細(xì)閱讀全文，做好相應(yīng)的標(biāo)志，以提高閱讀的效率和速度
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I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came  16  and said that our meal was free. He stood there  17  at me and he seemed a little  18 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him.  19  I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably  20  him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite  21  and asked him how I’d done this.
He said that twelve years ago he   22  a stress（壓力）management（管理）class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest  23  was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.
He said I listened   24  and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I  25  on the chair for a few moments and then I   26  everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to  27  how the room looked different when they changed their perspective（角度）.
Then I asked them to  28  their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good  29 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be  30  for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had  31  said thank you to his boss for the  32  to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being  33  to his boss.
He told us his  34  changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d  35  him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.
小題1:
A．outB．backC．overD．on
小題2:
A．smilingB．glaringC．knockingD．shouting
小題3:
A．similarB．a(chǎn)ttractiveC．strangeD．familiar
小題4:
A．ImmediatelyB．FinallyC．SuddenlyD．Firstly
小題5:
A．dislikedB．knownC．ignoredD．forgotten
小題6:
A．curiousB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．happyD．calm
小題7:
A．missedB．preparedC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．heard
小題8:
A．heroB．stressC．likingD．trouble
小題9:
A．regretfullyB．disappointedly C．doubtfullyD．carefully
小題10:
A．stoodB．layC．satD．rested
小題11:
A．forcedB．stoppedC．invitedD．warned
小題12:
A．work onB．think aboutC．look intoD．fill out
小題13:
A．rememberB．dislikeC．respectD．consider
小題14:
A．qualitiesB．personalitiesC．experiencesD．looks
小題15:
A．meantB．refusedC．chosenD．forgiven
小題16:
A．stillB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．neverD．ever
小題17:
A．rightB．opportunityC．solutionD．a(chǎn)bility
小題18:
A．politeB．friendlyC．gratefulD．gentle
小題19:
A．lifeB．jobC．luckD．company
小題20:
A．orderedB．taughtC．a(chǎn)llowedD．persuaded

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