You must have a favorite line or pet phrase you repeat often in your conversations. Studies say that pet phrases can reflect our changing society and reveal information about a person’s personality. Here are some of the most popular pet phrases among young people.---nuts
   I love the word and use it whenever I think a person is stupid, or a behavior is crazy. I learned the term from one of my classmates. Once, we saw two high school girls wearing miniskirts on a very cold winter day and my classmate called the two girls “nuts”. I don’t think the word reflects my personality. I use it because it sounds cool.
Diao Yujie, 22, computer science major at Nanjing University.
stunning
   I use this word very often. Once, my classmates and I were discussing how amusing QQ is. One guy suddenly burst out, “I have MSN too”. This comment had no relation with the topic we were discussing. I used this word and everybody laughed. I think it is a fantastic word that can change awkwardness to amusement.
Mu Li, 20, journalism major at Beijing Normal University.
I’m giddy!
   I use this word a lot---more often than my classmates.  It has became a symbol of me, as my friends sometimes refer to me as  the guy who often says the word. I am a person who wants to be different and this word gives me that feeling.
Chen Zhou, 21, Nanjing University.
stunning
   I only use this word with my friends. My parents don’t understand it. The word, which is only used among people of my age, is intimate. I think it stands for being young and energetic. And I want to be young forever, so I like the word.
Chen Jianjun, 23, senior at Nanjing University.
21. If a man wearing suit and a tie is climbing a mountain, what can we say to him according to  the passage? 
   A. nuts       B. I’m giddy     C. 汗---stunning      D. 雷---stunning

22. What’s the meaning of “pet phrase” in the first paragraph?
A. 习惯用语      B. 宠物语言      C. 口头禅           D. 座右铭

23. What’s young people’s attitude to pet phrase?
A. indifferent    B. crazy     C. reasonable    D. against

24. Pet phrase can ________ according to studies.
A. reflect our changing society     B. reveal information about a person’s personality
C. make young people popular     D. both A and B

Forcing children to learn will not improve their development or raise their chances of getting into elite schools，an educator at an international school has warned．
   Hong Kong parents like to fill their children’s schedules each day with extracurricular lessons，such as piano，swimming and painting．Parents hope the additional skills will help their children stand out in admissions interviews for the top schools．
   “It's good to expose your child to possibilities，but it's not good to keep pushing them to try things，”said Professor Deborah Eyre，education director of Nord Anglia Education，which opens an international school in Lam Tin．“You also want children to think．reflect and develop themselves as individuals．”
   “We value what parents do．We know that they’re trying to do the best for their child．But what’s important is that children come to school loving learning and wanting to learn，”Eyre said．
It has been reported that some parents enroll their children in two kindergartens—an English-language one in the morning and another one in Chinese in the afternoon．
   “For children，it's important to have good education but it's also important that they have more informal learning which they do with their family．”Eyre said．“If you want your child to have a good vocabulary，you can read and talk to your child．They will learn better with you than they would in a kindergarten．” 
   Eyre，a former director of the UK government’s academy for gifted youth，offered the example of Scandinavian countries such as Norway，where children do not formally take part in reading or writing until the age of seven．Rather than negatively affecting their development，it helped them get to know the world．
   “Internationally，the educator's role is to introduce some formal learning but also to value play and discovery with young children who are trying to understand the world around them，”she said．We need to help them to discover for themselves．
25. What does the underlined word “elite” in Paragraph one probably mean？
   A. Primary   B. High   C. Top   D. Average．
26. According to the text，Hong Kong parents _____________．
   A. usually adjust the subjects to their children’s taste
   B. hope their children have more skills
   C. think it's no good pushing their children to try new things
   D. teach their children how to be independent
27. From Eyre’s point of view，how can children have a good vocabulary？
   A. Being exposed to parents’ reading and talking．   B. Talking with their peers．
   C. Using more new words from an early age．       D. Learning carefully in the kindergarten．
28. We can know from the text that in Norway ______________．
   A. children have no access to books before the age of seven
   B. the current educational approaches negatively affect children’s growth
   C. play is classified as formal learning
   D. children are encouraged to understand the world

For those who study the development of intelligence（智力）in the animal world, self-awareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware（意识）of itself has a high

level of intelligence.

Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror, that is, its own reflected image（反射出的影像）．Many animals fail this exercise bitterly, paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans, and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins, have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.

Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror self-reflection test. "We thought that elephants were the next important animal," said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society, an author of the study with Joshua M. Plotnik and Fans B．M. de Waal of Emory University. With their large brains, Reiss said, elephants "seemed like cousins to apes and

dolphins."

The researchers tested Happy, Maxine and Patty, three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They put

an 8-foot-square mirror on a wall of the animals' play area (out of the sight of zoo visitors) and recorded what happened with cameras, including one built in the mirror.

The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it, and to examine parts of their bodies.

Of the three, Happy then passed the test, in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror, and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose.

Diana Reiss said, "We knew elephants were intelligent, but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way."

29. What can mirror tests tell us about animals?

    A. Whether they have large brains.         B. Whether they have self-awareness.

    C. Whether they enjoy outdoor exercises.    D. Whether they enjoy playing with mirrors.

30. Why does the author mention apes and dolphins in the text?

    A. They are most familiar to readers.        B. They are big favorites with zoo visitors.

    C. They are included in the study by Reiss.      D. They are already known to be intelligent.

31. What made Happy different from Maxine and Patty?

    A. She used her nose to search behind the mirror.

    B. She recognized her own image in the mirror.

    C. She painted a mark on her own face.

    D. She found the hidden camera.

Parents and kids today dress alike，listen to the same music，and are friends. Is this a good thing？Sometimes，when Mr. Ballmer and his 16­year­old daughter，Elizabeth，listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy，such as pop culture，he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.

“I would never have said to my mom，‘Hey，the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it？’”says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”

Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations，earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.

Today，the generation gap has not disappeared，but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent­child activities，from shopping to sports，involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.

No wonder greeting cards today carry the message，“To my mother，my best friend.”

But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.

“There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents，but there is a change happening，”says Kerrie，a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change，there is a lot of confusion among parents.”

Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.

“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change，but today’s parents，the 40­year­olds，were on the ‘after’ side，”explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days，because life is more difficult to understand or deal with，but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”

32. The underlined word gulf in Para.3 most probably means ________.

A. interest    B. distance    C. difference    D. separation

33. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?

A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.

B. Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.

C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.

D. Parents share more interests with their children.

34. The change in today’s parent­child relationship is ________.

A. more confusion among parents

B. new equality between parents and children

C. less respect for parents from children

D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents

35. By saying “today’s parents，the 40­year­olds，were on the ‘after’ side，”the author means that today’s parents ________.

A. follow the trend of the change       B. can set a limit to the change

C. fail to take the change seriously     D. have little difficulty adjusting to the change

The relationship between parents and teachers is important in the development of a child. The good communication between them is communication that says, “I care about my child, and I value school.” The best way a parent can show how much he or she values learning is by sending a prepared child to school every day. 36     .Once a child gets behind in class, catching up can be difficult.

Parents and teachers are partners in student development. A school community is built on relationships established(确立)among children, teachers, and children’s families.

Here are tips for creating a positive relationship with your child’s teacher.

Meet with your child’s teacher in the fall. 37    —his or her special needs, outside activities, health, and home study habits.

Look for the positive. 38     . Share with your child’s teacher something you particularly appreciated regarding the teacher’s role in the academic and /or social development of your child.

Let the teacher know that you want to support the work that is being done in class. Ask for suggestions for expanding school activities into home activities.

39     You can send a note of thanks when something special takes place in the classroom and your child is involved.

Be willing to participate in or set up a conference when you or your child’s teacher feel a special meeting is needed, such as

• 40   

•Your child seems to be deeply upset about something that happened at school.

A. When a child is absent from school, important lessons may be missed

B. Phone your child’s teacher if necessary

C. The teachers need to feel appreciated for the job they do.

D. This is a good time for the teacher to learn more about your child

E. Express your appreciation to the teacher

F. The beginning of every term is very important

G. There is a dramatic drop in your child’s grades