Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children’s refusal to help with the . On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.
The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different to these problems. However, some approaches are more than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children’s . On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don’t help their parents with the shopping don’t find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to their actions.
Psychologists say that is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. Parents may their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.
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【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】C
【小題6】A
【小題7】D
【小題8】A
【小題9】A
【小題10】C
【小題11】D
【小題12】A
【小題13】D
【小題14】B
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解析試題分析：本文是一篇議論文。討論了家長和孩子如何相處的問題。一味的責(zé)備會使得親情疏遠(yuǎn)。父母也應(yīng)該傾聽孩子的心里話。溝通是一個雙向的過程。做一個聰明的善解人意的家長更受孩子的歡迎。
【小題1】D�？疾樾稳菰~詞義辨析及語境理解。父母覺得很難與青少年生活。然后青少年也有和父母相似的感受，說和他們一起生活不容易。 此處natural自然的；strong強(qiáng)壯的；guilty犯罪的；similar相似的。根據(jù)空前、空后的提示可知，父母和孩子有著相似的感覺。故選D。
【小題2】B。考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。根據(jù)最近的一項(xiàng)研究，父母與青少年之間的最常見的爭吵是關(guān)于邋遢和每日的例行任務(wù)。此處interest興趣；argument爭論，爭吵；link聯(lián)系；knowledge知識。根據(jù)下文可知，因?yàn)楦改覆粷M意孩子不能保持自己房間的干凈、整齊、衛(wèi)生而發(fā)生爭吵。故選B。
【小題3】C�？疾樾稳菰~詞義辨析及語境理解。 根據(jù)：扔在地板上的衣服，可知房間很凌亂。 此處noisy喧鬧的；crowded擁擠的；messy雜亂的；locked上鎖的。故選C。
【小題4】B�？疾槊~詞義辨析及語境理解。凌亂的房間，扔在地板上的衣服等這些都是家務(wù)方面的事。此處 homework作業(yè)；housework家務(wù)；problem難題；research 研究，調(diào)查。故選B。
【小題5】C。考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。另一方面，青少年認(rèn)為父母因?yàn)閮H僅是把浴室里的毛巾掉在地上等一些小事而責(zé)怪他們而不耐煩。 此處washing 洗；using 使用；dropping 落下；replacing 更換，替代。drop the towel 把毛巾掉在地上。故選C。
【小題6】A�？疾槊~詞義辨析及語境理解。圣喬治大學(xué)的研究表明不同的父母對這些問題有不同的方法。此處approaches 方法，途徑；contributions 貢獻(xiàn)；introductions 介紹，入門；attitudes 態(tài)度；看法。下一句有approaches一詞。故選A。
【小題7】D�？疾樾稳菰~詞義辨析及語境理解。然而，一些方法比其他人的更成功。 此處 complex 復(fù)雜的；popular 受歡迎的；scientific 科學(xué)的；successful成功的。接下來列舉了一些成功的父母的做法。故選D。
【小題8】A。考查副詞詞義辨析及語境理解。例如，父母先因?yàn)楹⒆渝邋荻蠛鸫蠼�，后來又為他們收拾房間。此處later后來；deliberately故意地； seldom很少；thoroughly徹底。這樣的父母我們生活中不少見。故選A。
【小題9】A�？疾槊~詞義辨析及語境理解。例如，那些因?yàn)楹⒆渝邋荻蠛鸫蠼械呛髞碛譃樗麄兎块g打掃的的父母有更少的機(jī)會改變他們孩子的行為。此處behavior行為；taste味道；future未來；nature自然。孩子不改變行為是因?yàn)楦改肛?zé)備了他們?nèi)缓笥謳退麄兪帐笆购⒆诱J(rèn)為被批評了就可以不做了。自然行為得不到改變。故選A。
【小題10】C。考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。根據(jù)后面可知，與此相反，那些讓青少年體驗(yàn)他們的行為的結(jié)果的父母可以做得更好。此處failures失敗；changes變化；consequences結(jié)果；thrills興奮、震顫。故選C。
【小題11】D。考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。例如，當(dāng)青少年不購物幫助他們的父母購物時，他們在冰箱里就找不到他們最喜愛的飲料，這樣他們就被迫重新考慮他們的行動。 此處defend防御；delay耽擱；repeat重復(fù)；reconsider重新考慮。根據(jù)語境和詞的意義可知，選D。
【小題12】A�？疾槊~詞義辨析及語境理解。心理學(xué)家說交流是家長和孩子關(guān)系中最重要的事。此處communication 交流；bond結(jié)合； friendship友誼；trust信任。有溝通才會消除隔閡和誤解。故選A。
【小題13】D。考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。父母應(yīng)和子女交談 ，但同時也應(yīng)該聽一聽他們要說什么。此處reply回答；attend參加；attach 附加、系；talk談?wù)摗alk to和……交流。故選D。
【小題14】B。考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。父母責(zé)備他們的孩子當(dāng)他們的房間凌亂時，但他們也應(yīng)該明白他們的房間是他們自己的私人空間。此處 hate討厭；scold責(zé)備；frighten 嚇唬；stop停止。代入四個詞分析，只有B符合語境。故選B。
【小題15】C�？疾閯釉~詞義辨析及語境理解。溝通是一個雙向的過程。它只有通過傾聽和理解對方，父母與子女之間的問題才可以得到解決。此處 loving愛；observing觀察；understanding理解；praising表揚(yáng)。代入四個詞分析， C更符合語境。故選C。
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【小題1】What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “freak out” in Paragraph 1?
| A．Feel shy. | B．Stay calm. | C．Keep up. | D．Feel upset. |
| A．problems cause troubles |
| B．a(chǎn)ttitude is everything |
| C．challenges can be avoided |
| D．personalities are built on failures |
| A．can only depend on our parents |
| B．a(chǎn)re not alone |
| C．should only believe ourselves |
| D．a(chǎn)re not confident |
| A．To encourage. | B．To compare. | C．To prove. | D．To explain. |
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【小題1】The underlined word centenarians probably means people who_____.
| A．a(chǎn)re born this year | B．live longer than their friends |
| C．a(chǎn)re in poor health | D．a(chǎn)re a hundred or more years old |
| A．he doesn't believe so many people are living longer |
| B．the older we are, the more likely we are to live alone and in poor health |
| C．the people who are good at forward planning are likely to live longer |
| D．too distant planning is not always necessary for most of us |
| A．About 289，100 people born in 2012 will live to 100. |
| B．More men will reach their century than women in the future. |
| C．The number of the female centenarians was 1,000 in 1970s |
| D．More than 600 people reached their century in 1961. |
| A．A long life is not always good news. |
| B．A long life also means social and physical isolation |
| C．In the future, more people will live to 100 in the UK. |
| D．It is good to live to 100. |
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【小題1】If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ________.
| A．a(chǎn) schedule without gaps | B．breaks and distractions |
| C．the limited time | D．the limited energy |
| A．work without any rest |
| B．focus on many things at a time |
| C．find some more time in a day |
| D．do some exercise regularly |
| A．prove what the real limiting factor is |
| B．show us how busily he needs to work |
| C．explain how important a healthy body is |
| D．tell us what an odd experience he has |
| A．Do You Really Lack Time? |
| B．How Can You Work Efficiently? |
| C．What Makes Your Energy Limited? |
| D．When Should You Do Exercise? |
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If her studies prove the theory, scientists may be able to monitor the behaviour of sharks to predict bad weather.
Miss Smith had previously studied the behaviour of lemon sharks in the Bahamas.
She then used their close relatives, lesser spotted dogfish, for further research at Aberdeen University.
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【小題1】The passage is most probably taken from _____.
| A．a(chǎn) short-story collection |
| B．a(chǎn) popular science magazine |
| C．a(chǎn) research paper |
| D．a(chǎn) personal diary |
| A．Sharks may be used to predict bad weather. |
| B．Sharks’ behaviour can be controlled. |
| C．Michael Fish is not qualified for his job. |
| D．Lauren Smith will become a weather forecaster. |
| A．removing hair cells from a shark’s balance system |
| B．measuring the air pressure of weather fronts |
| C．recording sharks’ body temperature |
| D．monitoring sharks’ reaction to weather changes |
| A．A popular way of forecasting weather. |
| B．A new research effort in predicting storms. |
| C．Biologists’ interest in the secrets of sharks. |
| D．Lauren Smith’s devotion to scientific research. |
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【小題1】Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen?
| A．To set up her own company. |
| B．To win herself greater popularity. |
| C．To write her books in a new way. |
| D．To make book signings less tiring. |
| A．It copies the author’s signature and prints it on a book. |
| B．It signs a book while receiving the author’s signature. |
| C．The webcam sends the author’s signature to another city. |
| D．The fan uses it to copy the author’s signature himself. |
| A．It has been completed but not put into use. |
| B．The basement caught fire by accident. |
| C．Some versions failed before its test run. |
| D．The designers were well-prepared for the difficulty. |
| A．To draft legal documents. |
| B．To improve credit card security |
| C．To keep a record of the author’s ideas. |
| D．To allow author and fan to exchange videos |
| A．Atwood doesn’t mean to end book tours. |
| B．Critics think the LongPen is of little use |
| C．Bookstore owners don’t support the LongPen |
| D．Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost. |
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One of the most important recent medical breakthroughs has been the impact of gut flora（腸道菌群）on overall health. This dynamic mix of bacteria in the digestive tract（消化道）may affect everything from obesity to asthma（哮喘）．
The Gut-Mood Link
Anyone who's ever experienced "butterflies" in his or her stomach knows that the gut and the brain are connected. But until recently, scientists hadn't realized that the trillions of bacteria in our digestive tract may be driving the relationship.
One recent experiment suggests that you can control calm. Canadian researchers gave healthy mice a mixture of antibiotics, which change the makeup of GI-tract（胃腸道）bacteria. Over two weeks, some animals became more anxious and some less, depending on which drugs they received. In another study, when gut bacteria from calm mice were transferred to anxious mice, the jittery（緊張的）creatures seemed less nervous.
UCLA professor Kirsten Tillisch, doctor of medicine, recently had healthy women eat a yogurt
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Dr. Tillisch told me that patients always ask which probiotics will lift their mood．Her answer:
"We don't know yet, but we hope to one day." In the future, patients might receive probiotics or transplant（移植） in which bacteria from the gut of a healthy person are transferred to the gut of a sic': one-to prevent or treat mental health issues. But these approaches are years away from primary time．Until then, a diet rich in fruit and veggies helps cultivate（培養(yǎng)）better-balanced microbes than a typical Western diet high in animal and processed products. Avoiding unnecessary antibiotics, particularly in early childhood, may also establish healthier gut bacteria.
【小題1】 According to the passage, gut bacteria might help us in many ways EXCEPT＿_(dá)．
| A．lightening our mood | B．treating autism |
| C．relieving depression | D．transplanting gut flora |
| A．Paragraph 2 | B．Paragraph 3 |
| C．Paragraph 4 | D．Paragraph 5 |
| A．Cultivating a Happier Gut |
| B．Growing Bacteria in the Future |
| C．Balancing Microbes and Diet |
| D．Living a Happy Healthy Life |
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Grasshoppers are having to change their song — one of the iconic sounds of summer — to make themselves heard above the noise of road traffic, ecologists have discovered. The study, published in the British Ecological Society's journal Functional Ecology, is the first to show that human-made noise affects natural insect populations. Animals use sound to communicate for many reasons, including marking out territory, warning of predators and finding mates, and although previous research shows birds, whales and even frogs change their calls in noisy environments, the impact of human-made noise on insects has been neglected until now. Ulrike Lampe and colleagues from the University of Bielefeld in Germany caught 188 male bow-winged grasshoppers, half from quiet locations and half from beside busy roads. The grasshoppers use their song to attract mates.
The team then studied the differences in the two groups' songs in the laboratory. To encourage them to sing they exposed the males to a female grasshopper, and then recorded their courtship songs. Analysis of almost 1,000 recordings revealed grasshoppers living beside noisy roads produced different songs to those living in quieter locations.
According to Lampe: "Bow-winged grasshoppers produce songs that include low and high frequency components. We found that grasshoppers from noisy habitats increase the volume of the lower-frequency part of their song, which makes sense since road noise can mask signals in this part of the frequency spectrum(頻譜)."
The team's findings are important because traffic noise could be upsetting the grasshopper's mating system(交配系統(tǒng)). "Increased noise levels could affect grasshopper courtship in several ways. It could prevent females from hearing male courtship songs properly, prevent females from recognizing males of their own species, or impair females' ability to estimate how attractive a male is from his song," Lampe explains.
Having discovered that human-made noise affects insect communication, the researchers now want to learn more about how the mechanism works, and whether the grasshoppers adapt to noise during their development as larvae（幼蟲）, or whether males from noisy habitats produce different songs due to genetic differences.
The bow-winged grasshopper is a common species in Central Europe. Adults occur mainly between July and September, preferring dry grasslands. Around 1.5 cm long, they vary in colour from green and browns to red and purple. The male's song consists of 2 second-long phrases that increase in amplitude (振幅) towards the end. The beginning of a phrase is characterized by slower ticking sounds that increase in speed and amplitude, leading to a buzzing sound towards the end of the phrase. A courtship song usually includes 2 phrases.
【小題1】The author wrote the article to _________________.
| A．introduce how grasshoppers make noises to attract mates. |
| B．raise the awareness of protecting bow-winged grasshoppers. |
| C．inform us of a recent discovery of ecological research. |
| D．warn us that human-made noise has changed ecological system. |
| A．Bow-winged grasshoppers use their songs to communicate. |
| B．Grasshoppers change their songs to adapt to the noisy environment. |
| C．Grasshoppers’ songs include both low and high frequency components. |
| D．Bow-winged grasshoppers are a common species in Central Europe. |
| A．repair | B．develop |
| C．weaken | D．improve |
| A．Road noise can cover the lower-frequency part of their song. |
| B．Animals make sounds only for the purpose of finding mates. |
| C．Grasshopper larvae learn to adapt to human-made noise. |
| D．Bow-winged grasshoppers grow up into adults in spring. |
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London has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme. It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London.
So how does it work? First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key. The key will unlock one of the bikes, which are kept at docking stations in and around central London. You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go, for the length of time you use the bike.
Transport for London, which runs the scheme, is hoping to have 6,000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year. The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion (擁擠 ) in London and is expected to create up t0 40 ,000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London had been 6ifilled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as commonplace on our roads as black cabs and red buses".
However, there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday. On the first day some people found they couldn't dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered. Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few "teething problems" and have said they wouldn't charge for the first day as a "gesture of goodwill". Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles.
Despite the comments, the green-thinking London Mayor still seems very positive about things, saying, "My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a big pedal-powered push forwards. "
【小題1】. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the new bike scheme in order to______.
| A．reduce the air pollution of the city |
| B．deal with the city's traffic problems |
| C．increase employment opportunities |
| D．encourage the citizens to take exercises |
| A．b→a→c→d | B．b→d→c→a |
| C．d→c→b→a | D．d→b→c→a |
| A．the high cost to hire a bike |
| B．docking the bikes properly |
| C．not registering their usage of the bikes |
| D．not charging for the first day of the scheme |
| A．the cycling revolution is not successful |
| B．a(chǎn)ll the citizens in London support the scheme |
| C．the London Mayor is confident in the scheme |
| D．the scheme will be cancelled because of the problems |
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