1、Unit 2 课文语篇填空课文语篇填空 Strangers under the same roof Does every dinner with your parents seem to turn into a battle? Have your once warm and open conversations become cold and 1._ (guard)? Do you feel that you just cannot see eye to eye with them on anything? You are not alone. Heated arguments and col
2、d silences are common between teenagers and their parents. Teenagers physical changes may result 2._ such family tensions. You may feel anxious that you are developing at a different rate to your friends, shooting up in height or getting left far behind. You might worry about your changing voice, we
3、ight problems or spots. When it all gets too much, your parents are often the first targets of your anger. It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too. You enter a strange middle groundno longer a small child but not quite an adult. You have both a new desire 3. _ independen
4、ce and a continued need for your parents love and support. You feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on your own. 4. _ (fortunate), your parents do not always agree and that makes you feel unhappy. “Why cant they just let me go?” you may wonder. On the other hand, when you are struggl
5、ing 5. _ (control) your feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patientsometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride. It can be difficult 6._ your parents treat you like a child but expect you to act like an adult. All of this can lead to a breakdown in your relationship. Although s
6、ometimes it may seem impossible to get along as a family, you can take action to improve the situation. The key to 7._ (keep) the peace is regular and honest communication. When you disagree with your parents, take a minute to calm down and try to understand the situation 8._ their point of view. Pe
7、rhaps they have experienced something similar and do not want you to go through the same pain.After you have thought it through, explain your actions and 9._ (feel) calmly, listen carefully, and address their concerns. Through this kind of healthy discussion, you will learn when to back down and whe
8、n to ask your parents to relax their control. Just remember that it is completely normal to struggle with the stress that parentchild tensions create, and that you and your parents can work together to improve your relationship. The good news is that this 10. _ (storm) period will not last. Everythi
9、ng will turn out all right in the end, and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you for adulthood. 【答案】【答案】1. guarded;2. in;3. for;4. Unfortunately;5. to struggle;6. when;7. keeping;8. from;9. feelings;10. stormy Mama and Her Bank Account Every Saturday night Mama would sit
10、down by the kitchen table and count out the money Papa had brought home. “For the rent.” Mama would count out the big silver pieces. “For the groceries.” Another group of coins. “Ill need a notebook.” That would be my sister Christine, my brother Nels or me. Mama would put one or two coins to the si
11、de. We would watch with 1._(anxiety) interest. At last, Papa would ask, “Is that all?” And when Mama nodded, we could relax a little. Mama would look up and smile, “Good. We do not have to go to the Bank.” We were all so proud of Mamas Bank Account. It gave us such a warm, secure feeling. When Nels
12、graduated 2._ grammar school, he wanted to go on to high school. “It will cost a little money,” he said. 3. _ (eager) we gathered around the table. I took down a box and laid it carefully in front of Mama. This was the “Little Bank”. It was used for sudden emergencies, such as the time 4. _ Christin
13、e broke her arm and had to be taken to a doctor. Nels listed the costs of the things he would need. Mama counted out the money in the Little Bank. There was not enough. “We do not want to go to the Bank,” she reminded. We all shook our heads. “I will work in Dillons grocery after school,” Nels volun
14、teered. Mama gave him a bright smile and wrote down a number. “Thats not enough,” Papa said. Then he took his pipe out of his mouth and looked at it for a long time. “I will give up 5. _(smoke),” he said suddenly. Mama reached 6._ the table and touched Papas arm. Then she wrote down another figure.
15、“I will look after the Elvington children every Friday night,” I said. “Christine can help me.” Now there was enough money. We all felt very good because we did not have to go downtown and draw money out of Mamas Bank Account. So many things came out of the Little Bank that year: Christines dress fo
16、r the school play, my little sister Dagmars operation . Whatever happened, we always knew we still had the Bank to depend 7._. That was twenty years ago. Last year I sold my first story. When the check came, I hurried over 8._ Mamas and put it in her lap. “For you,” I said, “to put in your BankAccou
17、nt.” I noticed 9._ the first time how old Mama and Papa looked. Papa seemed shorter, and Mamas hair was silver now. “Tomorrow,” I told Mama, “you must take 10._ to the Bank.” “You will go with me, Katrin?” “That wont be necessary. Just hand it to the teller. Hell pay it into your account.” Mama look
18、ed at me. “There is no account,” she said. “In all my life, Ive never been inside a bank.” And when I didntcouldntanswer, Mama said seriously, “It is not good for little ones to be afraidto not feel secure.” (Adapted from Kathryn Forbess Mamas Bank Account, which has 17 short stories and describes the struggles and dreams of a family in San Francisco in the early 1900s) 【答案】【答案】1. anxious;2. from;3. Eagerly;4. when;5. smoking;6. across;7. upon; 8. to;9. for;10. it
