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Teens are more likely to behave badly if their parents expect them to，a new US study has found.

“Parents who believe they are simply being realistic might actually be having a bad effect on their children，” Christy Buchanan，a teacher at Wake Forest University and one of the authors of the study, said. “Bad expectations on the part of both parents and children predict more rebellious (叛逆的) behaviors later on.”

The finding came from a study of more than 250 sixth and seventh graders and their mothers. They were examined at the start of the study and again one year later. If kids’ mothers expected them to take more risks and be more rebellious，higher chances of risky behavior were seen. This was also true when kids had bad expectations of themselves. “Sometimes parents expect more negative behavior from their children than they should based on the children’s history of behavior, ” Buchanan said. “Parents shouldn’t be naive (无知的) about the possibility of bad behavior,” she said，“but it’s also a mistake to think that children who are well-behaved will naturally become rebellious at the age of 13. ”

“By thinking risk-taking or rebelliousness is normal for teenagers and showing that to their children，parents might add to other messages from society that make teenagers feel that they are strange if they are not willing to take risks or break laws,” she said.“This can mean，for example，that when parents expect teens to drink before they turn 21 or to do other risky behaviors，kids are less likely to refuse to do so later in their lives.”

On the other hand，parents’ expectations that teens can exhibit good behaviors and refuse to behave badly or to take risks could help reduce the possibility of bad behavior，Buchanan said.“As a parent，you should put expectations on your children carefully.” 63.What do we know about the study? A.Only mothers were examined. B.Participants were examined twice.

C.250 people were examined in the study.

D.Christy Buchanan was the only author of the study.

64.What does the underlined part “This was also true” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.The kids were more likely to take dangerous behavior. B.The kids would have bad expectations of their parents. C.The kids were likely to go against their mothers. D.Mothers expected their kids to behave badly. 65.Children may be more rebellious if________. A.they know parents think risk-taking is normal

B.parents put little expectation on them C.they behave well before they turn 13 D.they are asked not to take risks

66.What might be the most suitable title for the passage? A.Risk-taking is normal for teens.

B.Why are my teens behaving badly? C.Don’t expect too much from your teens. D.Bad expectations lead to bad-behaving teens.

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Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television．And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style（风格）．But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above

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the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows．

Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”．The contents on his show are as surprising as can be．For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level．Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives．

Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top．But Oprah goes in the opposite direction．The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality（质量） of life．Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors．

Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society．Jerry ends every show with a “final word”．He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show．Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable． Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone．The show’s main viewers are middleclass Americans．Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life’s tough problems．Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society．These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug．They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show’s exploitation．

67.Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are __． A. more interesting． B. unusually popular． C. more detailed． D. more formal． 68.Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows____．

A.remain interested in them． B.are ready to face up to them． C.remain cold to them． D. are willing to get away from them． 69. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show? A.A new type of robot． B.Nation hatred（憎恨）． C.Family income planning． D.Street accident． 70. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows_____． A.have become the only ones of its kind． B.exploit the weaknesses in human nature． C.appear at different times of the day． D.attract different people．

63 – 66 BAAD 67 – 70 BACD

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