Unit2課文語篇填空

Strangersunderthesameroof

Doeseverydinnerwithyourparentsseemtoturnintoabattle?Haveyouroncewarmandopenconversationsbecomecoldand1.______(guard)?Doyoufeelthatyoujustcannotseeeyetoeyewiththemonanything?Youarenotalone.Heatedargumentsandcoldsilencesarecommonbetweenteenagersandtheirparents.

Teenagers’physicalchangesmayresult2.______suchfamilytensions.Youmayfeelanxiousthatyouaredevelopingatadifferentratetoyourfriends,shootingupinheightorgettingleftfarbehind.Youmightworryaboutyourchangingvoice,weightproblemsorspots.Whenitallgetstoomuch,yourparentsareoftenthefirsttargetsofyouranger.

Itcanbeabigheadachetobalanceyourdevelopingmentalneedstoo.Youenterastrangemiddleground—nolongerasmallchildbutnotquiteanadult.Youhavebothanewdesire3._______independenceandacontinuedneedforyourparents’loveandsupport.Youfeelreadytobemoreresponsibleandmakedecisionsonyourown.4.______(fortunate),yourparentsdonotalwaysagreeandthatmakesyoufeelunhappy.“Whycan’ttheyjustletmego?”youmaywonder.Ontheotherhand,whenyouarestruggling5.______(control)yourfeelings,youwishtheycouldbemorecaringandpatient—sometimestheyforgetthatgrowingupisaroughride.Itcanbedifficult6.______yourparentstreatyoulikeachildbutexpectyoutoactlikeanadult.Allofthiscanleadtoabreakdowninyourrelationship.

Althoughsometimesitmayseemimpossibletogetalongasafamily,youcantakeactiontoimprovethesituation.Thekeyto7.______(keep)thepeaceisregularandhonestcommunication.Whenyoudisagreewithyourparents,takeaminutetocalmdownandtrytounderstandthesituation8.______theirpointofview.Perhapstheyhaveexperiencedsomethingsimilaranddonotwantyoutogothroughthesamepain.Afteryouhavethoughtitthrough,explainyouractionsand9.______(feel)calmly,listencarefully,andaddresstheirconcerns.Throughthiskindofhealthydiscussion,youwilllearnwhentobackdownandwhentoaskyourparentstorelaxtheircontrol.

Justrememberthatitiscompletelynormaltostrugglewiththestressthatparentchildtensionscreate,andthatyouandyourparentscanworktogethertoimproveyourrelationship.Thegoodnewsisthatthis10.______(storm)periodwillnotlast.Everythingwillturnoutallrightintheend,andthechangesandchallengesofyourteenageyearswillprepareyouforadulthood.

【答案】1.guarded;2.in;3.for;4.Unfortunately;5.tostruggle;6.when;7.keeping;8.from;9.feelings;10.stormy

MamaandHerBankAccount

EverySaturdaynightMamawouldsitdownbythekitchentableandcountoutthemoneyPapahadbroughthome.

“Fortherent.”Mamawouldcountoutthebigsilverpieces.

“Forthegroceries.”Anothergroupofcoins.

“I’llneedanotebook.”ThatwouldbemysisterChristine,mybrotherNelsorme.

Mamawouldputoneortwocoinstotheside.Wewouldwatchwith1.______(anxiety)interest.Atlast,Papawouldask,“Isthatall?”AndwhenMamanodded,wecouldrelaxalittle.Mamawouldlookupandsmile,“Good.WedonothavetogototheBank.”WewereallsoproudofMama’sBankAccount.Itgaveussuchawarm,securefeeling.

WhenNelsgraduated2.______grammarschool,hewantedtogoontohighschool.“Itwillcostalittlemoney,”hesaid.

______(eager)wegatheredaroundthetable.ItookdownaboxandlaiditcarefullyinfrontofMama.Thiswasthe“LittleBank”.Itwasusedforsuddenemergencies,suchasthetime4.______Christinebrokeherarmandhadtobetakentoadoctor.

Nelslistedthecostsofthethingshewouldneed.MamacountedoutthemoneyintheLittleBank.Therewasnotenough.“WedonotwanttogototheBank,”shereminded.Weallshookourheads.

“IwillworkinDillon’sgroceryafterschool,”Nelsvolunteered.

Mamagavehimabrightsmileandwrotedownanumber.“That’snotenough,”Papasaid.Thenhetookhispipeoutofhismouthandlookedatitforalongtime.“I

willgiveup5.______(smoke),”hesaidsuddenly.

Mamareached6.______thetableandtouchedPapa’sarm.Thenshewrotedownanotherfigure.

“IwilllookaftertheElvingtonchildreneveryFridaynight,”Isaid.“Christinecanhelpme.”

Nowtherewasenoughmoney.WeallfeltverygoodbecausewedidnothavetogodowntownanddrawmoneyoutofMama’sBankAccount.

SomanythingscameoutoftheLittleBankthatyear:Christine’sdressfortheschoolplay,mylittlesisterDagmar’soperation...Whateverhappened,wealwaysknewwestillhadtheBanktodepend7.______.

Thatwastwentyyearsago.

LastyearIsoldmyfirststory.Whenthecheckcame,Ihurriedover8.______Mama’sandputitinherlap.“Foryou,”Isaid,“toputinyourBankAccount.”

Inoticed9.______thefirsttimehowoldMamaandPapalooked.Papaseemedshorter,andMama’shairwassilvernow.

“Tomorrow,”ItoldMama,“youmusttake10.______totheBank.”

“Youwillgowithme,Katrin?”

“Thatwon’tbenecessary.Justhandittotheteller.He’llpayitintoyouraccount.”

Mamalookedatme.“Thereisnoaccount,”shesaid.“Inallmylife,I’veneverbeeninsideabank.”

AndwhenIdidn’t—couldn’t—answer,Mamasaidseriously,“Itisnotgoodforlittleonestobeafraid—tonotfeel