Sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do .If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog: you can't win but at least you can keep your honour. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents' control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.
If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan, You can charm others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.
21. The author is primarily addressing______
A) parents of teenagers C)teenagers
B) newspaper readers D) those who give advice to teenagers
22. The first paragraph is mainly about______
A) the teenagers' criticism of their parents
B) misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents
C) the dominance of the parents over their children
D) the teenagers' ability to deal with crises
23. Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because the_______
A) want to irritate their parents
B) have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste
C) have no other way to enjoy themselves better
D) want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own
24. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they______
A) have a desire to be independent
B) feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults
C) are not likely to win over the adults
D) have already been accepted into the adult world
25. To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be ______
A) obedient C)independent
B)responsible D)co-operative
答案:Passage 1: DBCB
Passage 2: CBACD
Passage 3: BDBDA
Passage 4: A
Passage 5: CADAD
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