Question

One day my 13-year-old daughter told me that she was going to spend the afternoon at her friend Jesse’s house. I didn’t doubt it until I called Jesse’s number to remind Liz that it was her turn to walk the dog, and Jesse’s mom picked up the phone and said, “I thought she and Jesse were planning to be at your house.” It turned out that the two of them had decided to hang out at a coffee shop instead. When I questioned my daughter, she replied coldly, “What’s the big deal? You’re such a psycho(精神變態(tài)者).”

Can you say it is right or wrong for them to behave like that? Their changeable personalities leave you feeling angry and guilty at the same time. In fact, if your kids don’t annoy you from time to time, you’re not doing your job.

“There’s nothing wrong about being angry with your child,” Says Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., author of The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting. “Conflict is natural when your innocent, lovely child turns into an adolescent who can hardly tolerate (忍受) you. It’s part of the process of separation.” Kids insisted on their individuality with behavior to purposely drive you crazy. It’s their way of saying, “I am my own person” -- but doing it in a context that’s safe and that has clear limits.

So when your little darling changes into a silent person who still expects meals, clothing, and transportation, don’t panic. Here’s how to handle some common problems without losing your temper or your self-respect.

1.It can be learned from the first paragraph that ________.

A. Jesse’s mother told a lie

B. the writer was too sensitive

C. Liz told a lie to her mother

D. the writer’s daughter stayed at Jesse’s house

2.By saying “In fact, if your kids don’t annoy you from time to time, you’re not doing your job”, the writer probably means that _________.

A. when you are doing a job, your kids shouldn’t annoy you

B. parents should be responsible for children’s bad behavior

C. parents shouldn’t tolerate their children’s bad behavior

D. it’s understandable for kids to annoy their parents

3.What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. It’s right for parents to be angry with their children.

B. It’s allowed for children to do anything as they like.

C. It’s bad behavior for children to drive their parents angry.

D. It’s normal for adolescents to go against the wishes of their parents sometimes.

4.What would the writer state in the following paragraphs?

A.How to be good parents.

B.How to be good children.

C.Rules for children to follow.

D.How to deal with adolescents’ common problems properly.

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.D

【解析】

試題分析: 本文通過一個小孩向母親撒謊，而在母親質(zhì)問的時候，女兒竟然罵母親的故事，說明小

孩和父母之間發(fā)生爭執(zhí)是正常的，父母對小孩生氣也是可理解的。

1. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知作者的女兒說去Jesse家，但當(dāng)作者給Jesse家打電話，Jesse的母親說以為她們在作者家。說明作者的女兒撒了謊。故選C.

2. 句意理解題。根據(jù)語境“如果你的孩子不是經(jīng)常地麻煩你，那是你的失職”可知，孩子給父母制造麻煩是正常的，故選D.

3. 段落大意題。通讀第三段Conflict is natural when your innocent, lovely child turns into an adolescent who can hardly tolerate you. It’s part of the process of separation可知在可愛的孩子變成一個無法忍受的青少年的過程中，沖突是很自然的。也就是青少年有時違背父母的意愿行事是正常的。故選D.

4. 篇章推理題。根據(jù)第四段Here’s how to handle some common problems without losing your temper or your self-respect可知接下來將會寫怎樣合理地處理青少年的常見問題。故選D.

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