【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 He felt very blue. Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work. Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended（假裝） not to see Ben. “I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?” “Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?” out which time is which. Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what39。s on their minds. In fact, parents are first on the list. said Michael Riera, author of Unmon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. This pletely changes during the teen years. Riera explained. They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last. Parents who know what39。s going on in their teenagers39。lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them. ( )48. The door to his room is always shut suggests that the son _____. A. is always busy with his studies B. doesn39。t want to be disturbed (打擾 ) C. keeps himself away from his parents D. begins to dislike his parents ( )49. What troubles Tina and Mark most is that _____. A. their daughter isn39。t as lovely as before B. they can39。t read their daughter39。s mind exactly (確切地 ) C. they don39。t know what to say to their daughter D. their daughter talks with them only when she needs help ( )50. What can be learned from the passage? A .Parents are unhappy with their growing children. B. Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers. C. Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers. D. Parents should try to understand their teenagers. Ben thought about this. Tom continued painting carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added（增加） a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager（渴望的） to have a try himself. After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said, “No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.” “Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!” “Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.” He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him a basketball, and so on. By late afternoon Tom had got all kinds of toys, and the fence had got three coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake! ( )51. Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting? A. He saw Ben eating an apple happily. B. He tried to make Ben interested in it. C. He didn’t want to go swimming with Ben at all. D. He didn’t want Ben to share the chance to paint the fence. ( )52. What does the underlined word “spring” probably mean in Chinese? A. 春天 B. 彈簧 C. 泉 D. 活力 ( )53. What do you think of Tom? A. Honest. B. Smart. C. Shy. D. Stubborn. D If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s ing. Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty(不確定 ) in such active light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance. When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨詢） , but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her ine（收入） by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted. She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting the