You may know the English letters A, B and    C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing a "banana person"? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American–born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside — looking like a Westerner and yellow outside — looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.
But if ABCs can not speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民)of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood.Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C .N.Yang (楊振寧). H e got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
【小題1】“ABC” in this passage means “____________”.

用方框中所給的單詞的適當形式填空。每詞限用一次。

1.His funny story made me               .

2. Don’t speak            . The baby is sleeping .

3. Unluckily, we didn’t bring            money. So we only bought a small gift.

4. At last, they decided                the music club.

5.What’s the             movie theater in town?

Put your hands behind your back. Don’t speak. We’ll _____ in ten minutes.

    A. back             B. be back          C. are back     D. are back to you

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.

    Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代溝).

    Don’t argue (爭辯) with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

    Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

    Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

    A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

1.The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.

A. parents and other people             

B. school kids and their parents

C. teachers and their students          

D. parents and children of all ages

2.Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you _______.

A. don’t get to them often                 

B. write a letter to them

C. don’t speak to them politely           

D. express yourself well

3.The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “_______”.

A. to make yourself happy                   

B. to get you quiet and relaxed

C. to have a good rest                         

D. to hide yourself quickly

4.If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better _______.

A. have a talk with them often            

B. keep away from them

C. agree with them all the time           

D. know about their values

5.From the passage we learn that _______.

A. parents and children should not have a generation gap

B. parents should show love and respect to their children

C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

D. there are so many serious problems in families today