Question

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 more to his friends than to his parents．“The door to his room is always shut，”Joanna 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 1ittle 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.

1.“The door to his room is always shut”suggests that the son________.

A．is always busy with his studies

B．is angry with his parents

C．keeps himself away from his parents

D．begins to dislike his parents

2.What troubles Tina and Mark most is that_______.

A．their daughter isn’t as lovely as before

B．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly

C．they don’t know what to say to their daughter

D．their daughter has grown up so quickly

3.Which of the following best explains“the wall of silence”in the last paragraph?

A．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents．

B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents．

C．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends．

D．Teenagers talk much about their own lives．

4.What can be learned from the passage?

A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children．

B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers．

C．Parents should force their children to talk with them．

D．Parents should try to understand their teenagers．

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文通过讲述几个孩子在青春期和父母出现隔阂的例子，向人们说明了父母和孩子沟通的重要性。父母不仅应该努力创造和孩子交流的机会，而且要和孩子平等相处，要给孩子一些应有的自由。

1. 推理判断题。根据前句suddenly he seemed to be talking more to his friends than to his parents和下文内容可知文章介绍了孩子在青春期不愿意和父母交流沟通的现象，由此判断选C。

2. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段The problem is figuring out which time is which可知Mark和Tina弄不清楚他们的女儿在想什么，读不懂她的心思，故答案选B。

3.推理判断题。在前面作者通过讲述几个孩子的例子来介绍孩子在青春期和父母的隔阂，不愿意和父母沟通的现象，由此判断选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文章末段parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say，and try to find ways to talk and write to them．可知作者认为家长应该努力去创造和孩子交流的机会，故选D。

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