Question

Dear Mr Zhu,

I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn’t even love us at all.

Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!

What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.

How can I help my son without harming our relationship?

Yours

Liu Zhenhua

1. What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

A. A teacher.                                                                      B. A magazine columnist. 

C. A youth worker.                                                        D. A doctor.

2.From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu’s son is _______ to his parents.

A. friendly                  B. thankful           C. polite          D. rude

3.What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?

A. To blame his son.

B. To ask for help with his son.

C. To say something about his son.

D. To complain to him about his son.

4.What do you think is the possible answer for the father?

A. The father should let the son alone.

B. The father should give his son a beating.

C. The father should allow his son his freedom.

D. The father should be patient enough to have communication with the son.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了一名孩子家长因在教育孩子上的困惑而向杂志栏目编辑寻求建议的事情；因为家长的宠爱，孩子变得比较自私，沉迷于网络不愿与家人交流，导致其双方隔阂大，难以管教。

1.推理判断题。根据开头部分I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. 可知作者的写信目的是向杂志的某个专栏的工作人员请教孩子的教育问题，结合选项可知朱先生是杂志的栏目编辑；故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us.可知孩子对长辈的态度是粗鲁的，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中第三段第一句话What am I to do?和第四段的困惑How can I help my son without harming our relationship?可知刘振华写信的目的是询问如何帮助他的儿子；故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文中作者的描述可知，他的儿子因为娇惯而不听管教，沉迷于网络，不愿与家长交流；所以从杂志栏目编辑专家的角度分析，应该是不能放任孩子的行为，更不能打骂；要多与其交流、谈心，慢慢走近孩子的内心世界，故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。