七选五
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Five things you should know about teens
● Teenagers are looking for identity.
As we search for belonging, teenagers are looking for their identity. They're making the physical and emotional transition to independence and 1 . They are asking, “Who am I?” in order to understand their personhood, eager for the identity that will give them meaning. They want to look to romance, school, friends, popularity, money, technology, or their bodies for that meaning.
● Teenagers want to belong.
We want acceptance, which is what we so often search for online. We fear missing out, because we never want to be the one who doesn't fit in. 2 . They long to belong.
● Teenagers can think.
Some people may have the stereotype ( 成见 ) that teenagers are strictly shallow thinkers. 3 . That means the teens in your Sunday school class or youth group can understand much more than just listening to simple stories.
● Teenagers are afraid.
The teen years are a time full of trouble, and fear can go into almost every area of life—school, work, friendships, church, family members, and, perhaps biggest of all, the future. 4 . So even though they may feel confident, or promise you they have everything planned out, they are anxious about life.
● 5 .
And one of their greatest fears is that their lives won't matter. They have studied history and now they're ready to take their place in it. They're ready to make their mark. They want to change the world. Finally, they want their lives to matter forever. And for that to happen, they need the belief.
A. Life feels very much unknown to teenagers
B. But teenagers can actually think about serious topics like death and philosophy
C. Teenagers fear for their future
D. Teenagers also want to be known truly and loved deeply
E. they are constantly looking for the thing that will define their lives
F. Teenagers want their lives to matter
G. sometimes our parents may also make mistakes
语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
From school punishments to traffic tickets, teens can get into a lot of trouble. Usually, teenagers are going to make 1 (mistake) and some are going to be better than others. But as 2 parent, how do you deal with it when it happens?
My son, for example, recently 3 (receive) his first traffic ticket; he was caught going 30 mph over the speed limit! Right after 4 (get) the ticket, he called to tell us what happened, so 5 (fortunate), I had some time to control my emotions before his 6 (arrive). After a few deep slow breaths, I was able to balance my 7 (emotion) self and my rational self. And that helped 8 to consider every aspect of the situation, which is something parents can 9 (easy) pay no attention to when it comes to our kids. For some strange reason, our kids seem to know just how to make us angry at once. When that happens, it's easy to lose our temper, which doesn't solve anything, and in fact, can make matters 10 (bad).