英语（外研版）作业手册：必修1Module3MyFirstRideonaTrain.docVIP

第  PAGE 5 页 共  NUMPAGES 5 页 英语（外研版）作业手册：必修1 Module 3 My First Ride on a Train 　[必修1　Module 3 My First Ride on a Train] (限时：35分钟) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Ⅰ. 阅读理解 For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner.Like a border conflict between neighbouring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries：Where is the line between what I control and what you do? Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict.In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it.From the parents point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents complete unreasonableness.And of course, the_teenagers_see_it_in_exactly_the_same_way,_except_oppositely．Both feel trapped. In this article, Ill describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teenagers and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap.The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things.Examples include the colour of the teenagers hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the childs failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends.Second, blaming.The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong.Third, needing to be right.It doesnt matter what the topic is—politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg—the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something—and therefore to command respect.Unfortunately, as long as parents and teenagers continue to assume that they know more than the other, theyll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress. 1．Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict? A．Both can cont