Question

Dear Michelle:

Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back.

He consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well.

His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited.

I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!

A worried mother

Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl:

What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye Birdie"?

Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, not should it be.

Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it.

Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with

intelligence and you have given her good Values.

When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that were specifically designed for student the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence.

It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.

Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.

Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.

Michelle

1.From the mother's letter we can learn that her daughter__________.

A. is being fooled by the boy

B. has fallen behind in her studies

C. doesn't talk much with her mother

D. has chosen which college to attend

2.According to Michelle, 17-year-teenagers___________.

A. are too young to manage their life

B. are old enough to live their own life

C. should have management before experience

D. have reached the age of an adult

3.Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally __________.

A. come up with the right decision

B. follow her boyfriend's advice

C. worry her parents for unconscious reasons

D. influence her boyfriend's behavior

4.The best title for the passage would be__________.

A. College of kids’ own choice

B. How can I help my girl?

C. How to manage teenagers’ life?

D. A 17-year-old girl and her mother

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章包含两封信，第一封信是一位妈妈写给Michelle的，她担心女儿生活不能自理，怕女儿受到男朋友的影响而耽误学业。Michelle认为青少年还不具备自理生活的能力。等到选择大学的时候，女孩会作出正确的选择。

1.I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out.”可知，女儿不愿意跟妈妈交谈，故选C。

2.because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, not should it be.”可知，对于17岁的青少年来说，让他们学会管理自己的生活，有点苛刻了，因为他们还没有能力安排好自己的生活，故选A。

3.and she visits the ones that were specifically designed for student the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence.”可知，Michelle认为到选择大学的时候，她会遇到一些专为尖子生准备的备选大学，到时，她会摆脱男朋友的影响。Michelle认为这个女孩会作出正确的决定，故选A。

4.Michelle的回信。一位妈妈担心女儿无法料理好自己的生活，甚至耽误了自己的学业。妈妈来信主要是反映女儿的问题，排除D；Michelle认为青少年还没有能力管理自己的生活，排除C；A项不是来信谈论的话题，故选B。

考点：教育类短文阅读