Question

【題目】I just realized that while children are dogs-loyal and affectionate-teenagers are cats.

【1】 You feed it, train it, and boss it around. It puts its head on your knee and gazes at you as if you were a Rembrandt painting. It bounds indoors with enthusiasm when you call it. However, around age 13, your adoring little puppy(child) turns into a big old cat(teenager). Then when you tell it to come inside, it looks amazed, as if wondering who died. Instead of following your doorsteps, it disappears. 【2】

Not realizing that the dog is now a cat, you think something must be desperately wrong within. Since you're the one who raised it, you assume that you did something wrong. Now you're dealing with a cat. Filled with guilt and fear, you redouble your efforts to make your pet behave. 【3】 Call it, and it runs way. Tell it to sit, and it jumps on the counter.

Instead of continuing to act like a dog owner, you can learn to behave like a cat owner. Put a dish of food near the door, and let it come to you. 【4】 You sit still, and it will come, seeking that warm, comforting lap it has not entirely forgotten. Be there to open the door for it. One day your grown-up child will walk into the kitchen, give you a big kiss and say, "You've been working hard all day. Let me get those dishes for you."【5】

A. It's so easy to be a dog owner.

B. Children as cats can turn to their parents.

C. You won't see it again until it gets hungry.

D. Then you'll realize your cat is a dog again.

E. Teenagers can understand and appreciate their parents' love.

F. But remember that a cat needs your help and your affection, too.

G. However, all the efforts made before now produce the opposite of the desired result.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】G

【4】F

【5】D

【解析】試題分析：文章講述了孩子們長成過程中的變化，剛開始像小狗一樣聽話，后來會像小貓一樣有些叛逆不聽話，再長大一些，他們會懂得父母的愛，又會像小狗一樣聽話。

【1】A 由第二段中的轉(zhuǎn)折信息However, around age 13, your adoring little puppy(child) turns into a big old cat(teenager)可知前面描述的是13歲之前的情況，且和puppy小狗有關(guān)，同時根據(jù)空格后You feed it, train it, and boss it around. It puts its head on your knee and gazes at you…說明小孩子很好與人相處，即A項，做小狗的主人很容易。

【2】C 空前句子Instead of following your doorsteps, it disappears.孩子沒有跟隨你，而是跑走了，那么下一句也和出現(xiàn)的情況有關(guān)，即C項，直到餓了才回來。

【3】G 前面句子Filled with guilt and fear, you redouble your efforts to make your pet behave.你內(nèi)心充滿自責(zé)和害怕，加倍努力來管教自己的孩子，后面句子Call it, and it runs way. Tell it to sit, and it jumps on the counter.你叫他他跑了，你讓他坐他跳到柜臺上，說明你所做的一切沒有達到預(yù)期效果，即G項。

【4】F 本段第一句you can learn to behave like a cat owner像貓主人一樣，說明本段和貓有關(guān)，再根據(jù)空格后面的句子You sit still, and it will come, seeking that warm, comforting lap it has not entirely forgotten.你安靜地坐著，貓自己會過來尋找溫暖舒服的膝蓋，由此可知貓也是需要幫助和關(guān)愛的，即F項。

【5】D 空格前One day your grown-up child will walk into the kitchen, give you a big kiss and say, "You've been working hard all day. Let me get those dishes for you."某一天長大的孩子走進廚房，親吻你，并對你說：“您辛苦了，讓我給您拿餐具吧”說明孩子已經(jīng)從內(nèi)心接受了你對他們表達愛的方式，他們轉(zhuǎn)變了行為，即D項，你的小貓又變成了小狗。