Sometimes，whenTomKrattenmakerandhis16-year-olddaughterHolland，listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutpopculture，theybothenjoythese21.Mr.KrattenmakerfromPennsylvania，USA，recalledhisrelationshipwithhis

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Sometimes，when Tom Krattenmaker and his 16-year-old daughter Holland，listen to rock music together and talk about pop culture，they both enjoy these   21  .

Mr. Krattenmaker from Pennsylvania，USA，recalled his relationship with his  22  when he was a teenager. “I would  23  have said to my mom，‘Hey，this new album(专辑)is really great-how do you like it?’” he said，“There was just a complete   24  in sensibility(情感)and  25  . ”

26  as not the only gap. From clothing and hair-styles to activities. and expectations，earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to be in  27  orbits.

Today，the generation gap has not disappeared， 28  it is becoming smaller in many families，according to reports.

Parents today are more    29  in appearance and attitudes. They also wear blue jeans and they have  30  hair-styles. Those who like sports also enjoy snowboarding，and rock-climbing with their children.

The old authoritarian(权威主义的)method is giving  31  to a more equal one. Parents will take the “Come，let us   32  together” attitude   33  “Because I said so，that's why. ”

The  34  can be a rewarding closeness among family members.   35  that would have been awkward(别扭的)on subjects  36  sex and drugs now are comfortable and common between western parents and children. Parents realize that children may have important thoughts or feelings that adults need to know.

  37  greeting cards today carry the message，“To my mother，my best friend. ”

Family experts，however，worry that the new   38  can also have downsides(弊端)―decreasing  39  for parents as everyone has a say in the family and self-indulgence(任性)of the children as the  40  moves to them.

 

21. A. concerts	B. talks	C. moments	D. cultures
22. A. friends	B. daughter	C. brother	D. parents
23. A. never	B. even	C. also	D. once
24. A. failure	B. gap	C. change	D. understanding
25. A. taste	B. effort	C. dream	D. ability
26. A. Sport	B. Album	C. Clothing	D. Music
27. A. round	B. common	C. separate	D. regular
28. A. so	B. for	C. but	D. then
29. A. beautiful	B. youthful	C. friendly	D. practical
30. A. casual(随意的)	B. old	C. formal	D. funny
31. A. advice	B. way	C. birth	D. honor
32. A. play	B. work	C. reason	D. behave
33. A. instead of	B. more than	C. in spite of	D. in case of
34. A. cause	B. result	C. feeling	D. idea
35. A. Lectures	B. Conversations	C. Topics	D. Instructions
36. A. as well as	B. apart from	C. such as	D. rather than
37. A. No wonder	B. No doubt	C. Now that	D. As usual
38. A. equality	B. family	C. generation	D. message
39. A. request	B. freedom	C. respect	D. level
40. A. worry	B. situation	C. thought	D. power

Answer 1

21. C   22. D   23. A   24. B   25. A    26. D    27. C    28. C    29. B    30. A   31. B   32. C   33. A    34. B    35. B   36. C    37. A  38. A    39. C    40. D