Question

Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.

If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart. When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.

Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.

If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance （表达）of information, correspondence （通信）, means of communication: a letter or a message”. To maintain (保持) a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.

When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.

This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, not when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

Communication isn’t a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel-listening is the key factor to communication.

1.In the writer’s view, dealing with parents is __________ than with children.

A. more difficult

B. easier

C. more uninteresting

D. more interesting

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is __________.

A. the importance of friendship

B. to make your feeling known to others

C. the importance of communication

D. the disagreement between generations

3.When parents and children are in communication, the key to a happy relationship is that __________.

A. children should always obey their parents

B. they should be equal

C. parents play the leading part 

D. both make the opposite know their feelings

4.The example in this passage proves that ___________.

A. Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her

B. Sophie is very polite to her parents

C. Sophie did well in explaining her being late

D. communication is the solution(解决办法) to misunderstanding

5.All the following statements are correct except “_______”.

A. If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know

B. It is better to say “Hi” to others than say nothing

C. If you are not able to communicate, walk away

D. Communication is a two-way deal

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：交流与沟通是一个在父母与孩子之间的长久话题，只是在面对时，我们的处理方式往往不够冷静，其实只要相互理解多问一下原因，另一方能够冷静的解释，一切都能解决的，文章中的这个例子就是最好的证明。生活中何常不是如此。

1.细节理解题。 Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.句意：清楚的说明了这点。故选A。

2.细节理解题。 If you are not able to communicate, 句意：如果你不能交流沟通。前文提到了相关点，从这句就能分析出后句，如果你不能交流沟通，你就会与他人有距离，you drift apart.与其他人有距离。 故选 C。

3.B推理判断题。根据第五段When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you.可知父母和孩子交流的时候，他们应该是平等的。故选B。

4.D细节理解题。The example in Paragraph 6 shows,句意：第六段的例子展示什么。 以Sophie 的故事来说明交流沟通的重要性，因此前三项并不是文章的主题，这段故事只是说明中心的一个点题之笔。 故选D。

5.细节理解题。All the following statements are correct except “_______”.句意：除了哪句都是正确的。在通读全文与完成前三个问题中就能明了正确的答案，交流的正确方式。故选C

【名师点拨】

所谓细节题，是指原文提到了某事物、现象或理论，题干针对原文具体叙述本身发问。一般包括直接理解题（在原文中可直接找到答案，常用who, what, when, where, why和how等提问。）语义转化题（需要将题目信息与原文相关信息进行语义上的转换，两者存在表达上的差异，有时需要进行加工或整理后方能得出结论）、数字计算题、排列顺序题、图表图画题等。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是做好其它类型问题的基础。6.细节理解题。The example in Paragraph 6 shows,句意：第六段的例子展示什么。 以Sophie 的故事来说明交流沟通的重要性，因此前三项并不是文章的主题，这段故事只是说明中心的一个点题之笔。 故选D。

考点：考查人生哲理类阅读