Teenagers杂志Conversation With Brad栏目的负责人Brad收到了李华的一封来信。仔细阅读下面的来信，帮助Brad用英语写一封回信, 给出分析并提出合理建议。

Dear Brad,

I’m a student from Xinhua Senior High School．I have some difficulty communicating with my parents．Although I have tried my best, I find it really difficult to make them satisfied…So I feel lonely sometimes．I would be grateful if you could give me some advice．

Yours,

Li Hua

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Dear Li Hua,

I feel greatly honored to be trusted with your personal affairs．

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〔1〕The harmful effects on children were summed up last year in a report by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine．Problems begin early, as the infants of depressed mothers cry more than other babies．They have greater fear of strangers and less tolerance for frustration．Starting in preschool and across all stages of childhood, they have more behavior problems at school and higher rates of depression and anxiety disorders．

〔2〕By adolescence, children with depressed parents have poorer social relations than the teens of parents________, and they’re more likely to be dependent on alcohol and drugs．Depression in parents also is linked to more behavior problems at school and higher rates of depression and anxiety disorders, according to studies in the report．

〔3〕And_some_harmful_effects_of_growing_up_with_a_depressed_parent_appear_to_

Remain in to adulthood．A 20-year study on kids of depressed parents found that those with depressed parents suffered about three times the rate of anxiety disorders and depression by their 30s, and they were in poorer health than peers and much more likely to be dependent on drugs and alcohol．The study, believed to be the longest ever done, was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in 2006．These effects may not only be long-lasting but also far-reaching．Serious depression affects about one in five American parents, and 15．6 million children live with an adult who has had major depression in the last year．

〔4〕As knowledge about the effects of parental depression has grown, so too has research into how to fight those effects．Studies suggest, for example, that changing destructive parenting practices and teaching children good coping strategies can make a big, positive difference in kids．

1．What is mainly talked about in the text? （no more than 10 words）

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2．Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

With a better understanding of the effects of depressed parents, research is also being conducted on how to prevent those effects．

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3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．（no more than 5 words）

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4．List three negative effects of parental depression on children．（no more than 20 words）

   ①_______________________  ②_______________________  ③____________________

5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese．

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Since the gene, called DAF-16 in worms, was found in many animals and in humans, the finding could open up new ways to affect aging, immunity（免疫）and resistance in humans, the scientists said．

“We wanted to find out how normal aging is being governed by genes and what effect these genes have on other traits, such as immunity,” said Robin May of the University of Birmingham, who led the study．

Populations across the world are aging at a surprising pace, bringing potentially big challenges for health and social care systems．A study by Danish scientists last year found that half of babies born in the rich world today will live to celebrate their 100th birthdays．Scientists are eager to find out how people age to try to develop drugs to help them stay healthier as their lives extend．

“What we have found is that things like resistance and aging tend to go hand in hand,” May said in an interview．

May’s team compared longevity, stress resistance and immunity in four related species of worm．They also looked for differences in the activity of DAF-16 in each of the four species, and found that they were all quite distinct．

May said DAF-16 was active in most cells in the body and was very similar to a group of human genes called FOXO genes, which scientists believe play a role in the aging process．

“The fact that subtle（微妙的）differences in DAF-16 between species seem to have such an impact on aging and health is very interesting and may explain how differences in lifespan and related traits have arisen during evolution,” May said．

1．In which section may the text appear in a newspaper?

      A．Education．                              B．Science．  

       C．Entertainment．                            D．Culture．

2．According to May,_________,．

       A．resistance has a lot to do with aging

       B．FOXO genes can be found in worms

       C．genes play the same role in different species

       D．new drugs will change the genes in older people

3．What can we know from the third paragraph?

       A．New ways have been found to affect aging．

       B．Babies in the rich world will all live longer．

       C．Present social care systems are poorly managed．

       D．Aging populations are causing more challenges．

4．From the text we know that DAF-16        ．

       A．is a gene that is only found in worms

       B．can make people live longer

       C．has an effect on aging and immunity

       D．has been quite familiar to scientists

5．What can be the best title of the passage?

       A．Scientists Find Gene Linked to Aging

       B．Population Aging Faster than Expected

       C．How to Make People Live Longer

       D．Gene Determines How Long We Live

Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle class peers （同龄人）, the shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said today．The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend, he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’ annual conference．

Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons．

He told delegates （代表） in Manchester: “For children who come from homes where parents don’t have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences, there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment, in school, for longer．”

“Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances, and certainly going on later in the afternoon, given the reality of their working lives,” he said．He held up the example of Kipp （Knowledge is Power Program） schools in the US, which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30 am to 5pm on weekdays, plus Saturdays．

But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours, Gove added．

Parents said Saturday classes could become a “badge of dishonor”if pupils were forced to go, while teachers raised concerns about their workload．

Margaret Morrissey, of Parents Out loud, said: “I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children’s performance．I’m just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week．”

The ATL’s general secretary, Mary Bousted, said: “If we want Saturday schools, then we need more teachers doing the extra hours, not the same teachers working longer．”

1．The program is intended for children____________．

       A．who are from middle-class families

       B．whose parents can’t afford extra help

       C．who perform poorly academically

       D．whose weekends are mostly unoccupied

2．“Additional stretch” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to_________．

      A．music lessons                                     B．physical relaxation

      C．entertainment activities                         D．out-of-school improvement

3．Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US?

       A．To make a comparison．                      B．To introduce a new program．

       C．To seek supportive evidence．              D．To prove his program is better．

4．What is Margaret Morrissey’s opinion about the new program?

       A．Favourable．                                B．Doubtful．

       C．Optimistic．                                 D．Acceptable．

5．Which of the following is true?

       A．Teachers may not like the program．     B．Schools are trying to make profits．

       C．The program is already under way．     D．The program is popular with children．

In their book Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robert and Brenda Vale say keeping a medium sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10,000 km a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser．

“We’re not actually saying it is time to eat the dog．We’ re just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted．”

Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41 hectares of land, while growing and manufacturing a dog’s food takes about 0.84 hectares — or 1.1 hectares in the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd．

Convincing flesh eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non - starter, the Vales say．Instead they recommend keeping “greener”, smaller, and more sustainable pets, such as goldfish, chickens or rabbits．

The book’s playful title, and serious suggestion that pet animals may be usefully “recycled”, by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die, may not appeal to animal fans．

Annoying as the idea may be, the question is valid given the planet’s growing population and limited resources, Robert Vale said．

“Issues about sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog．It’s not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket,” he said．

“It’s about much more challenging and difficult issues,” he added．“Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things, you might decide to have the cat but not also to have the two cars and the three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself．”

1．The authors gave their book the playful title to________．

      A．make it amusing                   B．create a vivid image

       C．show writing skills                       D．arouse people’s concern

2．In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us________．

       A．the amount of consumed land               B．the neglected ecological impact

      C．some familiar examples                        D．some actual figures

3．What does “sustainability” mean according to the passage?

       A．Going vegetarian．                              B．Raising cats and dogs．

      C．Using a cloth bag．                             D．Keeping a greener life．

4．Who may not like the idea of “recycling” pet animals?

       A．Manufacturers．                    B．Drivers．

       C．Animal fans．                      D．The authorities．

5．What do the authors think of living a sustainable life?

       A．Challenging．                               B．Inspiring．

       C．Inviting．                                     D．Touching．