专题07：阅读理解（记叙文、说明文、应用文）（深圳专用）-2023-2024学年九年级上册英语期末复习查漏补缺必刷好题（沪教牛津版）

专题07：阅读理解说明文、记叙文、应用文 （深圳专用·原卷版） （2022上·广东深圳·九年级深圳中学校考期末）① Conflict (冲突) happens when two people disagree because of their own goals, values, or beliefs. It’s not always as simple as an argument. Instead, conflict is what happens right before the argument; it’s what the two people disagree about before they start calling each other names. ② Parents and teenagers have many chances to experience conflict with one another. Teenage years are a time when independence and parental influence fight, since teens are able to think on their own but still live with parents who have rules and expectations for them. Teenagers don’t necessarily hold the same beliefs and values as their parents, and their goal to have fun often conflicts with their parents’ goal to keep them safe. ③ If kids don’t come back home at the time when they’re supposed to, their parents will get worried. A worried parent becomes a scolding (责骂的) parent. When the kid finally arrives home, he / she will get punishments. ④ Sometimes, teens want to have noisy fun while their parents want to sleep. This is a common conflict that happens every day. Also, parents and teenagers usually prefer different types of music. So when parents don’t like the music the kids are listening to, they are more likely to tell them to turn it down. Then conflict begins. ⑤ This may not be totally true. However, one thing is for sure: parents might use the teenager’s exam results to judge (判断) him/her. Every time the parents’ expectations aren’t met, they will scold their kids. And the conflict happens. ⑥ Knowing the reasons is the first step to solving conflict. Here are a few tips for parents and teenagers. ⑦ See each other as friends in the common goals you agree on. Such goals usually include keeping teens safe and seeing them make success. Pay attention to these goals to avoid getting unsatisfied with each other. ⑧ List possible solutions to the conflict together. You can try listing creative ideas, whether they seem reasonable