Question

When was the last time you did something really fun with one of your parents—just the two of you?

Parents who take their young children to music, swimming and art classes often stop arranging such activities once their kids are older and in school all day. But it doesn't have to be that way. Doing something enjoyable with your kids just might make you look at each other in a whole new way, especially if you do it through a class or an event. When parent and child become students together, it puts them on the same level, at least for a while.

“I really like parents to come to class with their kids—they start sharing things and talking about what they're doing and what they like，” said art teacher Pyper Dixon.

However, finding something new in common is a big choice for them, especially when kids get involved in sports and other after?school activities. But it's possible to learn a new skill or hobby together.

That's certainly true of Lauren, 11, of Silver Spring, who is in Dixon's class with her father, Dennis. “I was just going to drop her off，” Dennis said, “but Dixon persuaded me to stay.”

Now Lauren gets to nag her father about doing his art homework. “He always leaves it to the last minute，” she said.“But then he'll turn around to do amazing drawings，” she added, “We have different styles of drawing, so it's interesting to talk it over with him.”

Without the Saturday morning art class, Dennis said, he would be reading the paper, and Lauren would be on her own in her room or on the computer. But they talk more now. “I can't think of an experience where you communicate with your kid so closely，” he said.

1.The author raises the question at the beginning to ________.

A．expect an answer

B．criticize some parents

C．introduce the topic

D．support his argument

2.What does Dixon think is the benefit of parent and child studying art together?

A．The two will become equal.

B．The two will communicate more.

C．The child will learn art much better.

D．The parent will learn something new.

3.The underlined word “nag” in the text probably means ______.

A．urge　　　　　　　　　B．help

C．ignore D．teach

4.We can learn from the text that ________.

A．Lauren used to talk a lot with her father

B．Dennis enjoys studying art with Lauren

C．Lauren dislikes her father's drawings

D．Dennis likes playing computer games

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文是議論文。作者闡述了父母應(yīng)與孩子一起參與有意義活動(dòng)的觀點(diǎn)。

1.答案：C　推理判斷題。 作者在第一段提出問題后，緊接著在第二段提出自己的觀點(diǎn)：父母不應(yīng)該在孩子長(zhǎng)大上學(xué)后就不參與孩子的活動(dòng)了。因此，第一段的問題是為了引出要討論的話題。

2.2】答案：B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中 Pyper Dixon 所說“they start sharing things and talking about what they're doing and what they like，” 可知，他認(rèn)為父母同孩子一起上美術(shù)課的好處是可以增進(jìn)他們的交流。

3.3】答案：A　詞義猜測(cè)題。由下文中的“He always leaves it to the last minute，” 可知，Lauren的父親總是拖著不做作業(yè)，因此此處表示她敦促父親完成作業(yè)。

4.4】答案：B　推理判斷題。由最后一段中 Dennis所說的話“I can't think of ...”可知， 他非常喜歡與Lauren一起上美術(shù)課。