Sometimes they discuss () each other.

A.to

B.at

C.with

D.against

听力原文： Younger people and older people do not always agree with each other. They sometimes have different ideas about life, work and play. But in one special program in New York Slate, adults and teenagers live together in peace. Each summer, 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special workgroup. Everyone works several hours each day. The aim is not only to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village, Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours every day. And people are free on weekends, too. During the free hours some teenagers learn photography or painting. Others sit around talking or singing, Each teenager has his own way to spend the free time.

It is necessary to make rules when people live together. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the roles together. When someone breaks the rule, the group will discuss the problem. They will ask "Why did it happen？", "What should we do about it？"

After the program, one of the teenagers told us that, "You stop thinking only about yourself. You begin to think about the whole group. That's what I've learnt from this program."

How long will the adults and teenagers in this program live together？

A．Five weeks.

B．Six weeks.

C．Seven weeks.

D．Eight weeks.

hem for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership (伙伴关系 ) which does good to both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites (寄生虫 ) on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together.

Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other. This is so in the corals (珊瑚 ) of the sea. In their skins they have tiny plants act as "dustman", taking some of the waste products form. the corals and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are ever prevented from lighting so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die.

1、Some birds like to sit on a sheep because ().

A、they can eat its parasites

B、 they depend on the sheep for existence

C、 they enjoy traveling with the sheep

D、 they find the position most comfortable

2、The underlined word "they" in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ().

A、birds and parasites

B、birds and sheep

C、parasites and sheep

D、sheep, birds and parasites

3、What does the second paragraph mainly discuss？ ()

A、Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence.

B、 Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily.

C、 Some plants depend on each other for foo

D、 Some animals live better together.

4、What does this article talk about？ ()

A、Two kinds of animals for a partnership.

B、Most animals only have connection with animals.

C、The connection between the living things.

D、Corals have some connection with plants.

mes have different ideas about life, work and play. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in peace. Each summer, 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. The aim is not only to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours every day. And people are free on weekends, too. During the free hours some teenagers learn photography or painting. Others sit around talking or singing. Each teenager has his own way to spend the free time.

It is necessary to make rules when people live together. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. When someone breaks the rule, the group will discuss the problem. They will ask "Why did it happen？", "What should we do about it？"

After the program, one of the teenagers told us that, "You stop thinking only about yourself. You begin to think about the whole group. That's what I've learnt from this program. "

How long will the adults and teenagers in this program live together？

A．Five weeks.

B．Six weeks.

C．Seven weeks.

D．Eight weeks.

Why does the author sometimes think some Chinese are impolite and inconsiderate？

A．Because those Chinese are inclined to treat him rudely and drive him back to U. S.

B．Because the author is an unfriendly person and he is very strict with his students.

C．Because their relationship is teacher and student, and they are usually hostile to each other.

D．Because they have different cultural backgrounds and have misunderstood each other.

A.gulf

B.distance

C.gap

D.issue