18．The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families．But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents，which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels．
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past．"We were surprised by just how positive today's young people seem to be about their families，"said one member of the research team．"They're expected to be rebellious and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds； they want a car and material goods，and they worry about whether school is serving them well．There's more negotiation and discussion between parents and children，and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process．They don't want to rock the boat．"
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30years ago to treat their children as friends．"My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me，"says 17yearold Daniel Lazall．"I always tell them when I'm going out clubbing．As long as they know what I'm doing，they're fine with it．"Susan Crome，who is now 21，agrees．"Looking back on the last 10years，there was a lot of what you could call negotiation．For example，as long as I'd done all my homework，I could go out on a Saturday night．But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that．"
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected．It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts．A researcher comments，"Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings．But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really happened during the 1960s when everyone rebelled．The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over．"
60．The underlined phrase"rock the boat"meansB．
A．share family responsibility B．cause trouble in their families
C．go boating with their family D．make family decisions
61．According to the writer，teenage rebellionA．
A．may be a false belief B．is common nowadays
C．existed only in the 1960s D．resulted from changes in families
62．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．Negotiation in family B．Education in family
C．Harmony in family D．Teenage trouble in family．
分析 本文讲述了现代家庭中的和谐问题．现在的父母们比起30年前给孩子们更多的自由．孩子们不想想象中的那么反叛了，家庭关系更加融洽了．
解答 60．B 推理题：从第二段最后一句话可知孩子们喜欢参与对事情的决定，喜欢和父母讨论事情，他们并 不想"rock the boat"即"破坏良好（舒适）的现状"．选B
61．A 推理题：由最后一段内容It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts．可知青少年的反叛或许是一种错误的信仰．选A
62．C 主旨题：通读全文可知本文讲述了现代家庭中的和谐问题．选C
点评 做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
