Concerning money or anything else,conflicts between husband and wife usually reflect a power struggle.Conflicts between parent and child often center around the same issue.As children enter adolescence(青春期),they begin to demand greater(1)____to go where they please,do what they please,and make(2)____without parental interference.Many American parents do not know how to deal with their teenagers and(3)____advice from books,lectures and parent-training courses.Parents want to(4)____a friendly relationship with their teenagers and also want to guide them so that their behavior will be whatever the parents consider5 and constructive.

But in a society of rapidly changing social and moral values,parents and children often(6)____about what is important and what is right.

Arguments may concern such unimportant matters as styles of dress of hairdos.But(7)____may also concern school work, after school jobs,decisions,use of the family car,dating,and sex behavior.Some families have serious problems with teenagers who drop out of school,run away from home,or use illegal drugs.Because so much publicity is given to the problem teenager,one gets the impression that all teenagers are troublemakers.Actually,(8)____few adolescents do anything wrong and nearly all grow up into "solid citizens" who(9)____most of their parents' expectations.In fact,recent studies show that the"generation gap"is narrowing.The vast 10 of teenagers share most of their parents'values and ideas.Many parents feel that they get along with their adolescents quite well.

【正确答案】 I
【答案解析】

本题考查名词,根据前面的greater可知后面要选择名词。题干大意:随着孩子进入青春期,他们开始要求更大的____去他们喜欢的地方。又由后面的without parental interference(没有父母干涉)可知,此空选I更符合语境。

【正确答案】 N
【答案解析】

本题考查名词,题干大意:随着孩子进入青春期,他们开始要求更大的自由,可以去他们喜欢的地方,做他们喜欢做的事情,在没有父母干预的情况下做____,根据固定搭配make decisions(做决定)可知,N更加符合题意。

【正确答案】 H
【答案解析】

本题考查动词,根据语法,空处应与上一句中的deal with是并列关系,组成how to do sth.。题干大意:家长们从书中建议,故H更加符合语境。

【正确答案】 J
【答案解析】

本题考查动词,根据短语want to do sth.可知空处需填动词原形,题干大意:父母想要与他们青春期的孩子友好关系,可知J选项更加符合语境。

【正确答案】 L
【答案解析】

本题考查and连接的两个形容词,后面是constructive(建设性的),跟它相似的形容词只有proper,故本题选择L,

【正确答案】 F
【答案解析】

本题考查动词,根据语法,本题缺少谓语动词,根据下一段Arguments可知,父母与孩子会出现争论。由短语disagree about sth.(在某方面意见不统一)可知,选F更加符合语境,

【正确答案】 K
【答案解析】

本题考查名词,根据语法规侧可知,本句缺少主语。题干大意:但也可能与学业、兼职工作、决定、家庭汽车的使用、约会和性行为有关。故本题选择K更加符合语境。

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】

本题考查副词,本段前半部分阐述了家长与孩子之间存在的矛盾,但空前出现了Actually,表示转折,后半部分主要阐述几乎很少的青少年会做错事,他们几乎所有人长大后都成为“可靠的公民"。由句意可知,C选项更符合语境。

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

本题考查动词,根据语法,本题缺乏从句中的谓语动词,其后宾语是expectations,fulfill expectations意为“完成期待”,而achieve的宾语通常是success或者goal,故选A.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

本题考查固定搭配,词组he majority of意为“大多数的”,the vast majority of意为“绝大多数的”,为固定搭配,本题应该选择D.