4．After commuting，cooking dinner and doing household chores，the average parent has just 30minutes to devote to their children in the evenings，according to a new study．One in four working parents worry that half an hour simply isn't enough，while almost half fret that they aren't a good enough parent during the week．
However，parenting experts believe just 12minutes a day may be enough for mothers and fathers to fully   reconnect with their child-as long as they ask the right questions．Child psychologist Dr Claire Halsey said asking a series of open-ended questions can help improve parents'relationship with their children．
Among the questions recommended in the research are："How many times have you smiled today-what made you laugh？"；"Can you act out what you did at breaktime？"；"Who is taller-mummy or your teacher？"and"What are the names of the toys you played with today？"Parents of older children are advised to start up a conversation with："I've got a great story for you but I want one in return…you first!"or"Tell me some school gossip …I'm all ears!"
Dr Halsey，working with the makers of Ribena Plus，who commissioned the research，said："There is no one as tough on their own parenting skills as a parent-but this study shows there is no need for parents to be so harsh．It's hard for working parents to juggle all their responsibilities and it can feel like guilt is simply a parent's lot-but it's absolutely not．By using clever tactics such as a little preparation alongside use of open-ended questions-such as‘Tell me what the best bit about your day was？'-parents can reduce the time worrying about chores and work and spend more time learning about their children's day．"

36．The underlined word reconnect in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning toB．
A．discuss      B．communicate      C．understand       D．combine
37．According to Paragraph 1，almost half of the working parentsD．
A．can spare only about half an hour to be with their kids every day
B．spend their daytime commuting，cooking dinner and doing household chores
C．worry that half an hour's stay with their kids is far from enough
D．fear that they aren't a good enough parent during the week
38．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3mean？C
A．I will be glad to listen．
B．I will be very interested．
C．I will listen carefully．
D．I will call your teacher at school．
39．Which of the following open-ended questions is for a three-year-old child？D
A．Where are you off to with your friends this weekend？
B．Who played the best in your football match today？
C．What science project are you doing at the moment and can I help with it？
D．What are the names of the toys you played with today？
40．What does Dr Halsey intend to tell us in this passage？B
A．It is not necessary for parents to spend too much time with their children．
B．It is natural that working parents do not afford more time to reconnect with kids．
C．It is important that working parents learn more parenting skills．
D．It is clever that parents ask their kids questions instead of doing chores．

分析 本文講述的是很多工作的父母親擔(dān)心自己不能和孩子有很好的交流溝通，作者在本文中提出了幾個(gè)好的建議．

解答 36．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)本句However，parenting experts believe just 12 minutes a day may be enough for mothers and fathers to fully reconnect with their child-as long as they ask the right questions．可知專家認(rèn)為只需要12分鐘，父母親就可以和孩子進(jìn)行有效的交流，只要父母親的問題是正確合理的問題．故選B．
37．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句One in four working parents worry that half an hour simply isn't enough，while almost half fret that they aren't a good enough parent during the week．可知有一半的工作的父母親擔(dān)心專家做得不夠好，因?yàn)樗麄儧]有足夠的時(shí)間和孩子交流．故選D．
38．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)本句"I've got a great story for you but I want one in return…you first!"or"Tell me some school gossip …I'm all ears!"句義：我已經(jīng)講了一個(gè)很好的故事，現(xiàn)在輪到你了．告訴我你們學(xué)校的事情，我洗耳恭聽．既然是讓孩子說學(xué)校里的事情，那么該詞組表示的是要認(rèn)真聽．故選C．
39．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)下句Parents of older children are advised to start up a conversation with："I've got a great story for you but I want one in return…you first!"or"Tell me some school gossip …I'm all ears!"可知這個(gè)問題是給那些年齡較大的孩子的問題．說明之前的問題是給那些年齡較小的孩子．其中What are the names of the toys you played with today？你玩的玩具叫什么？這個(gè)問題的對(duì)象應(yīng)該是年齡較小的孩子．故選D．
40．B．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章最后一句parents can reduce the time worrying about chores and work and spend more time learning about their children's day．"可知父母親不要過于擔(dān)心因?yàn)楣ぷ鞫荒芘惆楹⒆�，只要我們運(yùn)用正確的方法就可以了．也就是說工作的父母親沒有太多的時(shí)間和孩子交流是很正常的事情．故選B．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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