Some students, parents and teachers in Shanghai were surveyed last month. According to the result of the survey, the generation gap (代溝) between students and parents as well as teachers is becoming wider. Here is what they said.
Voice of the students:
　 “Our parents hold too high expectations（期望）which put us under lots of pressure. They care too much about our lives and studies,” one student said.
“It’s impolite that some students’ parents read their children’s diaries without permission!” one student said angrily.
“Some of our teachers are so serious that we can’t make friends with them at all,” another student said sadly.
Voice of the parents:
One mother said, “After school, my daughter usually locks herself into her room and spends lots of time talking with others on the phone. And I can’t stand（忍受） her clothes and hairstyle!”
“I thought my son was doing very well in his studies. I didn’t realize I was being cheated by him until I got a call from his teacher,” said a father.
Voice of the teachers:
An English teacher said, “Today, the role of the teacher is to put knowledge into students’ brain. The power (權(quán)力) teachers have kept students away from them.”
“Some parents pay too much attention to their children’s grades instead of creating a lively and colorful environment at home,” another teacher said.
“In the past, teachers and students often played games together or talked with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about,” said a teacher. “A school should be a place where students can learn not only knowledge, but also how to face failure and frustration（挫折） bravely enough.” 
【小題1】 What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Students like telling how they feel to their classmates.

B．More and more students don’t like to be surveyed.

C．Some parents don’t like their children’s clothes and hairstyle.

D．There has been a great distance between students and parents as well as teachers.

【小題2】The underlined word “cheated” in the passage means ___________.

A．欺騙

B．批評

C．表揚(yáng)

D．揭露

【小題3】 What can we infer (推斷) from the teachers who were surveyed?

A．Teachers feel what they are doing for students is good.

B．Parents, teachers and educational rules all influence students greatly.

C．Teachers should care more about excellent students.

D．Now teachers and students communicate better than before.

【小題4】Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A．Unhappy Teenagers	B．Educational Rules
C．The Generation Gap	D．Serious Parents

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was monitor and captain of the football team.

Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”

When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father?

Hmm…I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me，he wasn’t just a famous astronaut. He was my dad．

My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(聳肩).

The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(釋然)and disappointed(失望) at the same time. The second prize was announced. it was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，Dad put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this is the proudest moment of my life.’’

It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.

1.The writer felt it        to be the son of a famous person．

A．1ucky            B．natural            C．hard             D．pleasant

2.In order to_       the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．

A．become astronaut

B．become a great hero

C．be made school team captain

D．be made monitor

3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?

A．A lot of special things he had done

B．The story of his father as an astronaut．

C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．

D．The experiences his father had in middle school．

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A．My daydream                          B．My father’s son

C．My famous father                       D．My happy family

 

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “ You won’t be a real man until you begin to_46_____  helping others.”

     One morning, his parents gave him some money to 47____ some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 48____. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

     The old man answered, “ I’m hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days.”

     All the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 49_______.”

     When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 50_____the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for give you too much 51_____. I’m fine now. I’ll 52____ forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

     Bill was 53______ when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned 54______ that he food was free 55___ it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer(顧客) that day.

1.A. think aboutB.depend onC.give upD.go on

2.A.lendB.buyC.drinkD. borrow

3.A.afraidB.gladC.sickD.angry

4.A.bankB.libraryC.hospitalD.restaurant

5.A.sent outB.got downC.gave backD. took away

6.A.excuseB.adviceC.troubleD.difficulty

7.A.neverB.alwaysC.usuallyD.sometimes

8.A.nervousB. pleasedC.sorryD.shy

9.A. in surpriseB.as usualC.once againD.at first

10.A.whenB.untilC.unlessD. because

 

Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 when I was in high school.

The test was the final for a course. I remember waiting anxiously as my teacher Mr. Right passed out our papers one by one. It was a rather difficult test. I heard my classmates groaning（發(fā)牢騷）, and I could tell by the groans that the scores weren’t looking good.

Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw attention, was my score, 55!

I lowered my head, and covered the score up quickly. A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see.

“The scores were not very good, none of you passed,” Mr. Right said. “The highest score in the class was a 55.”

A 55. That’s me!

Suddenly my sad look didn’t look so bad. I had the highest score. I felt a lot better.

I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My father knew that I had a big test that day and asked me as soon as I got home, “How did you do in your test?”

“I made a 55,” I said.

A frown (皺眉) now stood on my father’s face. I knew I had to explain immediately. “But Dad, I had the highest score in the class,” I proudly stated. I thought that explanation would make a difference.

“You failed!” my father replied.

“But it’s the highest!” I insisted.

“I don’t care what scores others had, but you failed. What matters is what you do!” my father firmly said.

For years, my father was always that way. It didn’t matter what others did, it only mattered what I did and that I did it excellently.

We often don’t understand the wisdom (智慧) of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parents’ shoes. My father’s words have carried me throughout life.

1.In class, to hide my score from my classmates, I ___________ .

A. lowered my head                                B. covered my score up   

C. walked home alone                             D. explained immediately

2. A frown stood on my father’s face because he thought ____. .

A. I did a bad job in the test.                 B. I gave a good excuse.

C. I became the worst student.             D.I stood in his shoes

3. We can infer from the passage that _____..

A. the father was strict with his child.

B. the writer was always poor in tests.

C. Mr. Right was worried about the writer.

D. the writer was always happy with his scores.

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. The Final Test       B. That’s Me!     C. My Strict Teacher      D. Scores, Important?