Question

    Is there anything that could help parents understand their kids better? More than 8,000 kids answered this question in an online survey by Time for Kids and Kids Health. Org.

Many kids — two out of three — said they _______ their parents. But that doesn’t mean they _______ disagree. In fact, most kids reported _______ with their parents on occasion(偶尔). Some even reported that their arguments included shouting at each other.

“It’s certainly _______ to disagree and argue,” says D’Arcy Lyness, a child psychologist(心理学家). “But it’s also important to learn how to do so politely.”

It is not _______ that three out of four kids said they had lied(撒谎) to their parents sometimes. Many said they lied _______ they wouldn’t get in trouble or disappoint their parents. According to Lyness, lying can have bad _______. If kids lie when they’re young, they might continue a pattern of lying even as adults.

Telling the truth, on the other hand, shows maturity(成熟). But older kids actually lie more _______ than younger ones. Kids aged 12 to 14 not only said they lied more, but they also reported having less fun, feeling less close and not getting along as well with their _______.

According to Lyness, these feelings are common. As kids become more ________, they have more areas of disagreement with their parents. But it doesn’t have to be that way. “Kids and parents get along differently at each part of the journey,” she says. “As kids grow and change, it is important for everybody to change.”

1.A.got along with B.kept away from C.looked after

2.A.always B.often C.never

3.A.arguing B.talking C.competing

4.A.unusual B.normal C.different

5.A.surprise B.surprised C.surprising

6.A.such as B.so that C.even if

7.A.results B.answers C.notices

8.A.quickly B.carefully C.often

9.A.friends B.parents C.classmates

10.A.outgoing B.beautiful C.independent

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，通过一个对8000多位孩子进行的在线调查结果来帮助家长更好地了解自己的孩子。

1.句意：三分之二的孩子说他们和父母相处得很好。

考查动词短语。A. got along with与……和睦相处；B. kept away from远离；C. looked after照顾。根据下文But that doesn’t mean they never disagree可知，此处意思与下文相反，故此处说的是三分之二的孩子说他们和父母相处得很好。A选项符合句意，故选A。

2.句意：但这并不意味着他们从不反对。

考查副词。A. always总是；B. often经常；C. never绝不。根据上文Many kids — two out of three — said they got along with their parents可知，大多数孩子都说自己与父母相处得很好，本句连词But提示此处意思与上文相反，故此处说的是但这并不意味着他们从不反对。C选项符合句意，故选C。

3.句意：事实上，大多数孩子都会偶尔和父母吵架。

考查动名词。A. arguing争论；B. talking谈论；C. competing竞争。根据下文Some even reported that their arguments included shouting at each other可知，此处说的是大多数孩子都会偶尔和父母吵架。A选项符合句意，故选A。

4.句意：反对和争论当然是正常的。

考查形容词。A. unusual不寻常的；B. normal正常的；C. different不同的。根据下文But it’s also important to learn how to do so politely可知，重要的是学会怎么去礼貌地（反对和争论），可推断儿童心理学家D’Arcy Lyness认为反对和争论是正常的。B选项符合句意，故选B。

5.句意：不足为奇的是，四分之三的孩子说他们有时会对父母撒谎。

考查形容词。A. surprise惊讶，名词；B. surprised惊讶的；C. surprising令人吃惊的。根据句子结构，空格处应填入形容词作is的表语，A选项可排除。surprised的主语通常是人，surprising的主语是物，本句真正主语为that引导的从句that three out of four kids said they had lied(撒谎) to their parents sometimes，指事物，故应用surprising。故选C。

6.句意：许多人说他们撒谎是为了不惹麻烦或让父母失望。

考查连词词组。A. such as例如；B. so that以便、为了；C. even if即使。根据下文they wouldn’t get in trouble or disappoint their parents可知，不惹麻烦或让父母失望是他们撒谎的目的，选项中只有so that可引导目的状语从句，意为“以便、为了”，符合句意，故选B。

7.句意：撒谎可能会带来不良后果。

考查名词。A. results结果；B. answers回答；C. notices通知。根据下文If kids lie when they’re young, they might continue a pattern of lying even as adults可知，如果孩子们小时候撒谎，他们可能会在成年后继续撒谎，故此处说的是撒谎可能会带来不良后果。A选项符合句意，故选A。

8.句意：但是大一点的孩子比年纪小的孩子撒谎更多。

考查副词。A. quickly迅速地；B. carefully仔细地；C. often常常。根据下文Kids aged 12 to 14 not only said they lied more可知，大孩子撒谎更多，故此处说的是大一点的孩子比年纪小的孩子撒谎更多。more often意为“更多的，更经常地（指频率）”，符合句意，故选C。

9.句意：和父母相处得也不好。

考查名词。A. friends朋友；B. parents父母；C. classmates同班同学。根据下文these feelings are common. As kids become more independent, they have more areas of disagreement with their parents可知，此处说的是和父母相处得也不好。B选项符合句意，故选B。

10.句意：随着孩子们变得越来越独立，他们与父母的分歧也越来越大。

考查形容词。A. outgoing外向的；B. beautiful美丽的；C. independent独立的。根据上文Kids aged 12 to 14 not only said they lied more, but they also reported having less fun, feeling less close and not getting along as well with their parents可知，12至14岁的孩子长大了，也开始变得独立了，开始不依赖父母，所以跟父母开始有了冲突。C选项符合句意，故选C。