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 far 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 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.

1. “The door to his room is always shut” in the first paragraph suggests that the son ______.

A. is always busy with his studies

B. doesn’t want to be disturbed

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 talks with them only when she needs help

3.What’s the meaning of “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?

A. Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.

B. Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.

C. Teenagers talk little about their own lives.

D. Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

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 be patient with their silent teenagers.

D. Parents should try to understand their teenagers.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：青少年在成长过程中，和父母的沟通变得越来越少。本文探讨了这种情况出现的原因，以及家长们应该怎样做才能消除隔阂，拉近与孩子的距离。

1.C 细节理解题。文章开头说父母经常自以为和孩子关系很好，而最近却发现儿子talking far more to his friends than to his parents，故选A。

2. 细节理解题。第二段末尾两句：女儿有时希望被看成小女孩，有时又希望来被当做一个真正的淑女来对待，问题是她的父母不知道如何掌握时机（which time is which）.故选B。

3. 细节理解题。由第三段末尾They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last,可知青少年和父母沟通得最少。故选B

4. 细节理解题。由第四段第二句parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say和文章最后parents should remember is that to be a friend…is a better way to know them可知，家长应当努力去理解孩子。故选D。

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