Question

Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut,” Joanna noted.

Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up（蜷伏）with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which.”

Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list,” said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years,” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”

Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.

1. “The door to his room is always shut” in the first paragraph suggests that the son ______.

A. is always busy with his studies

B. doesn’t want to be disturbed

C. keeps himself away from his parents

D. begins to dislike his parents

2.What troubles Tina and Mark most is that ______________.

A. their daughter isn’t as lovely as before

B. they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly

C. they don’t know what to say to their daughter

D. their daughter talks with them only when she needs help

3.What’s the meaning of “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?

A. Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.

B. Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.

C. Teenagers talk little about their own lives.

D. Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

4.What can be learned from the passage?

A. Parents are unhappy with their growing children.

B. Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.

C. Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.

D. Parents should try to understand their teenagers.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：青少年在成長過程中，和父母的溝通變得越來越少。本文探討了這種情況出現(xiàn)的原因，以及家長們應(yīng)該怎樣做才能消除隔閡，拉近與孩子的距離。

1.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章開頭說父母經(jīng)常自以為和孩子關(guān)系很好，而最近卻發(fā)現(xiàn)兒子talking far more to his friends than to his parents，故選A。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段末尾兩句：女兒有時(shí)希望被看成小女孩，有時(shí)又希望來被當(dāng)做一個(gè)真正的淑女來對待，問題是她的父母不知道如何掌握時(shí)機(jī)（which time is which）.故選B。

3. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段末尾They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last,可知青少年和父母溝通得最少。故選B

4. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段第二句parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say和文章最后parents should remember is that to be a friend…is a better way to know them可知，家長應(yīng)當(dāng)努力去理解孩子。故選D。

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