13.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,"Joanns 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.
12."The door to his room is always shut"suggests that the sonA.
A.keeps himself away from his parents
B.doesn't want to be disturbed
C.is always busy with his studies
D.begins to dislike his parents
13.What troubles Tina and Mark most is thatC.
A.their daughter isn't as lovely as before
B.they don't know what to say to their daughter
C.they can't read their daughter's mind exactly
D.their daughter talks with them only when she needs help
14.Which of the following best explains"the wall of silence"in the last paragraph?D
A.Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.
B.Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.
C.Teenagers talk little about their own lives.
D.Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.
15.What can be learned from the passage?B
A.Parents are unhappy with their growing children.
B.Parents should try to understand their teenagers.
C.Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.
D.Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了孩子长大后和父母的关系越来越疏远,建议父母应该理解孩子.
解答 12.A.句意理解题:从前面的句子:suddenly heseemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents.可知这句话的意思是孩子和父母比较疏远.选A
13.C.细节理解题:从第二段的句子:The problem isfiguring out which time is which."可知Tina 和 Mark不能确切的理解孩子的想法.选C
14.D.句意理解题:从第三段的句子:They talk totheir friends first,then maybe their teachers,and their parents last."可知the wall of silence指的是年轻人不愿和父母交流,选D.
15.B.推理判断题:从最后一段的句子:parentsshould create chances to understand what their children want to say,and tryto find ways to talk and write to them.可知作者认为父母应该理解孩子.选B
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.