Question

  Do you often communicate with your parents?

  Some parents are always comparing their 1        with themselves when they were young,or with other people when they were children.

  "When I was your age”， a father said to 2        sixteen-year-old son one day , " I was at the top of my class every year. And I 3        what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals.You are always at the bottom of your class 4        you have no goals."

  The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father 5        times.

  "And when your mother was your age”， the young man's father 6      , " she had a good job and she was earning money. You don't even have a parttime job. You earn nothing." The man's son still said 7        He had heard this before,8      

  "And 9      your elder brother was your age , ”the young man's father went on ," he studied hard. But you just 10        your time." And the man's son still said nothing.

  Finally,the young man's 11        said , " And when Abraham Lincoln was your age,he worked all day and studied at night."

  This time the son 12        stay silent.

  "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age,father ," he said , " He was the President of 13       United States. 14       are you?"

  His father had no answer to this.

  Are your parents always comparing you 15        others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

(   ) 1. A. children   B. students   C. teachers   D. friends

(   ) 2. A. my   B. his   C. her   D. your

(   ) 3. A. know   B. knew   C. will know   D. have known

(   ) 4. A. although   B. or   C. and   D. unless

(   ) 5. A. many   B. few   C. any   D. much

(   ) 6. A. went away   B. went over   C. went up   D. went on

(   ) 7. A. something   B. anything   C. nothing   D. everything

(   ) 8. A. also   B. too   C. either   D. yet

(   ) 9. A. after   B. before   C. as soon as   D. when

(   ) 10. A. save   B. take   C. waste   D. keep

(   ) 11. A. brother   B. sister   C. mother   D. father

(   ) 12. A. can   B. can't   C. could   D. couldn't

(   ) 13. A. a   B. an   C. the   D. /

(   ) 14. A. What   B. How   C. Where   D. Who

(   ) 15. A. to   B. with   C. about   D. for

Answer 1

1. A 联系上下文可知此处是指"孩子"。

2. B 由句中的a father知此处应选B.

3. B 根据宾语从句的时态知主句也应用一般过去时。

4. C 此处表示并列关系。

5. A 由本句中的already可知，父亲多次说到这样的话。

6. D go on意为"继续下去"。

7. C 由still和上文中的"The man's son said nothing"知应选C.

8. B 由上下文知这里表示"也"，肯定句句末应用too。

9. D 联系上下文可知此处应是when引导时间状语从句。

10. C 和study hard对比判断知此处指"浪费"时间。

11. D 通读全文可知是父子在交谈。

12. D 由下文儿子的回答可知此处指儿子无法再保持沉默了；乂由全文所用的时态可知选D.

13. C 普通名词构成的专有名词前应用定冠词the。

14. A what与上文的President相对应。

15. B 这是固定搭配。compare... with... "把……和……作比较"。