由于观点和立场的不同,孩子与父母之间时常存在一些矛盾和问题,某英文报社正在就“如何改善孩子与父母之间的关系”这一主题征稿,请你写一篇英语短文,发表自己的观点和看法。

要点如下:

1. 存在问题:

孩子:不信任父母,不愿意与父母交流；经常对父母发脾气……

父母:处理问题的方式简单,把自己的想法强加(impose . . . . . . on)给孩子……

2. 解决办法:

孩子:多和父母沟通；尊敬父母,多体谅父母……

父母:多和孩子相处,耐心听取他们的想法……

注意:可适当增加细节；词数:120左右

由于观点和立场的不同,孩子与父母之间时常存在一些矛盾和问题,某英文报社正在就“如何改善孩子与父母之间的关系”这一主题征稿,请你写一篇英语短文,发表自己的观点和看法。 
要点如下:
1. 存在问题:
孩子:不信任父母,不愿意与父母交流；经常对父母发脾气……
父母:处理问题的方式简单,把自己的想法强加(impose . . . . . . on)给孩子……
2. 解决办法:
孩子:多和父母沟通；尊敬父母,多体谅父母……
父母:多和孩子相处,耐心听取他们的想法…… 
注意:可适当增加细节；词数:120左右

OK, I admit it: emoticons (表情符号) are popular. Some people even think they are fun. Many seem unable to get through an e-mail or Instant Message chat sentence without using one. Some feel that they add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications.

Some, however, such as editor and Hollywood scriptwriter John Blumenthal, blast (抨击) the use of emoticons as “infantile (幼稚的) just like the people who use them”  He believes that words themselves should be enough. “If you’re being funny, happy or sad, that should be apparent (明显的) from the comment that goes before the emoticon,” he argues.

In the eyes of Blumenthal, the use of emoticons is a gender issue. “Men don’t use emoticons very much. Maybe not at all,” he said. “Teenage girls and women seem to use them a lot. Maybe there’ s an emoticon gene.”

It’s an interesting opinion, but it is not shared by all.

In an interview with The New York Times, Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, said that emoticons are popular because our brains are programmed “to seek out representations of humanity”. He believes that they appeal not because they are shortcuts for the lazy, but because they tap into (融入) something beyond language. They reach to our need to be with and communicate with people.

All of these arguments may be somehow valid (正确的). Each one of us will choose to communicate in our own way. I do not have much time for emoticons. I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing into a primary school class that I had no place being in. I’d rather let my words do the talking.

Friends, however, send me messages and e-mails full of emoticons. I have no problem with this. I don’t regard any of my friends as lazy or immature (不成熟的). It’s just a question of individuality. :)

1.According to the article, emoticons are popular because ______. 

A. most of them look funny

B. they are easy for lazy people to use

C. they add feeling and character to a communication

D. a reader cannot understand a message without them

2.Which of the following views would John Blumenthal agree with?  

A. Instant Message chatters are childish.[来源:Zxxk.Com]

B. It’s enough to use language in digital communication.

C. Men never use emoticons.     

D. There is an emoticon gene in everybody.

3.From the text, we can conclude that the author ______. 

A. feels he has no difficulty using emoticons

B. thinks emoticons don’t suit him

C. encourage his friends to use emoticons

D. believes that emoticons are suitable for everyone

4.What is the main point of the article? 

A. Advice on language used over the Internet.

B. The history of emoticons.

C. Arguments over the use of emoticons.

D. Reasons for the popularity of emoticons.

节约资源,保护环境,从我们身边的小事做起。Li Ming 是一个注重 “低碳”生活的中学生?假设你是他, 请以 “My Low-carbon Life”为题?写一篇80--100词左右的短文?简单描述自己的“低碳生活”。
要点:1.每天步行上学?
2.离开教室时?关灯、电扇、电视等? ?
3.不用水时?记得关水龙头?循环使用水? ?
4.充分使用纸张? ?
5.不使用塑料袋。
参考词汇：水龙头tap, 重新利用reuse, 塑料袋plastic bag，电扇fan

节约资源,保护环境,从我们身边的小事做起。Li Ming 是一个注重 “低碳”生活的中学生?假设你是他, 请以 “My Low-carbon Life”为题?写一篇80--100词左右的短文?简单描述自己的“低碳生活”。

要点:1.每天步行上学?

2.离开教室时?关灯、电扇、电视等? ?

3.不用水时?记得关水龙头?循环使用水? ?

4.充分使用纸张? ?

5.不使用塑料袋。

参考词汇：水龙头tap, 重新利用reuse, 塑料袋plastic bag，电扇fan