The Best of Friends

　　The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families.But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents,which is the opppsite of the popularly held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.

　　An important newww.100ksw.com well.There’s more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children,and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process.They don’t want to rock the boat.”

　　So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to theat their children as friends.”My parents are happy to discuss things www.100ksw.comy grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”

　　Maybe this positive viewww.100ksw.comm helping out with the family business to taking it over.”

　　1.What is the popular images of teenagers today?

　　A. They worry about school

　　B. They dislike living with their parents

　　C. They have to be locked in to avoid troubles

　　D. They quarrel a lot with other family members

　　2.The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ___

　　A. share family responsibility

　　B. cause trouble in their families

　　C. go boating with their family

　　D. make family decisions

　　3.Compared with parents of 30 years age,today’s parents___.

　　A. go to clubs more often with their children

　　B. are much stricter with their children

　　C. care less about their children’s life

　　D. give their children moren freedom

　　4.According to the authour,teenage rebellion____.

　　A. may be a false belief

　　B. is common nowadays

　　C. existed only in the 1960s

　　D. resulted from changes in families

　　5.What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. Negotiation in family

　　B. Education in family

　　C. Harmony in family

　　D. Teenage trouble in family

　　答案 .B .B .D .A .C