Question

It’s a delicate（棘手的）time — if not every parent’s worst nightmare — when a child enters adolescence. 

Not only are their bodies __   _ physically , but hormones (荷尔蒙) are spreading violently and bad moods are in full swing (活跃).Katie Couric spoke with Dr. Barbara Greenberg, a parenting expert and clinical psychologist , all about how parents can _   _ with their teens , and finally get some answers .Every parent wants to know what is going on inside their teenager’s _   ___, and while the normal instinct (本能) is to give them the third degree (盘问) about their day , Dr Greenberg strongly _  __ us not to question teens closely for long , who are _  __ to get upset or excited all of a sudden.

      direct, general questions like “How was your day?” or “How was the date?”. Teens will respond more positively to       questions like “How was the movie?”      they aren’t ready to give you a whole bunch of information at once. Listening is an important part of any       , and interrupting your child may not get you much       .

Most adolescents are discovering who they are and how they       society. While it might seem that their eyes are laden with laser beams (激光束) and you are their next target, they are also under a lot of pressure, both socially and academically. Let them       themselves freely; this is their way of telling you about their       .

Even though the idea isn’t “cool”, research has found that about 80% of teens admire and want to spend time with their parents. Teens really love their parents!

      , but believe it. They are       between wanting that precious independence and       mom and dad.

Show your kids at an early age that it’s okay to talk about anything at home.       like drugs, sex and alcohol can be scary for both       to discuss, but having these conversations has been proven to help teens keep a healthy lifestyle.

It is totally possible to       a strong relationship with your teen! Just remember to stay calm,   what they have to say, and don’t take that sigh when you ask about their homework too personally.

1.A. promotingB. changingC. enlargingD. increasing

2.A. talk    B. liveC. deal              D. fight

3.A. roomB. bodyC. school              D. head

4.A. suggests    B. appeals        C. encourages    D. persuades

5.A. supposed    B. concernedC. wantedD. expected

6.A. IgnoreB. AskC. EscapeD. Avoid

7.A. common        B. indirectC. accurateD. specific

8.A. unlessB. becauseC. ifD. when

9.A. thought    B. understandingC. conversation    D. saying

10.A. response    B. loveC. newsD. attitude

11.A. fit into    B. put into    C. object toD. respond to

12.A. examine    B. teachC. enjoyD. express

13.A. dayB. future    C. failuresD. studies

14.A. ExcitingB. DisappointingC. Shocking    D. Frightening

15.A. fighting    B. strugglingC. concerningD. pushing

16.A. carrying on withB. holding on to       C. keeping up withD. keeping out of

17.A. Worries    B. ConversationsC. TopicsD. Questions

18.A. parties    B. people    C. membersD. families

19.A. graspB. find   C. hang    D. keep

20.A. be silentB. keep smilingC. listen toD. be friendly

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于说明文范畴，在文中作者介绍了父母应该如何和处于青春叛逆期的孩子进行沟通交流。作者认为青春期的孩子独立意识增强，建议家长在和孩子谈话时不要过于直接，而且孩子在不愿意讲的时候，也不要一再地追问。总之在尊重孩子的基础上家长能够和青春期的孩子保持良好的关系。

1..B动词辨析。 A. promoting提升，促进；B. changing改变；C. enlarging扩大；D. increasing增加。此处是not only ……but also表示并列关系，所以根据but后面句子内容可知处于青春期的孩子们不但荷尔蒙增加，脾气变坏，而且身体也在变化，故答案选B。

2..A动词辨析。 A. talk谈话； B. live生活；C. deal处理；D. fight打斗。根据下文内容可知家长们想知道如何和孩子们进行交流，talk with sb “与某人交谈”，所以选A。

3..D 名词辨析。A. room房间；B. body身体；C. school学校；D. head头。从上下文语境可知家长们想知道孩子们脑子里在想什么，其他选项不符合语境，选D。

4.. C动词辨析。A. suggests建议； B. appeals呼吁；C. encourages鼓励；D. persuades劝说。根据上文while引导的状语从句可知尽管父母本能地想去盘问孩子们，但是专家还是让家长不要那么去做，根据用法可知suggest后跟doing sth； appeal to sb to do sth “呼吁某人做某事”，排除AB选项。而persuade 不和strongly搭配，故答案选C。

5.. D动词辨析。A. supposed猜想，认为；B. concerned关心，关注；C. wanted想要；D. expected期望，预计。前句话建议家长不要无休止的去盘问孩子，后面解释不能这样做的原因是孩子们可能会突然变得激动起来，be expected to do“预计，预料”，故答案选D。

6..D动词辨析。 A. Ignore忽略，忽视；B. Ask问；C. Escape逃脱；D. Avoid避免。从下文内容可知专家建议家长要委婉地提出问题，不要直接去问，选D。

7..B 形容词辨析。A. common常见的，共同的； B. indirect间接的；C. accurate精确的；D. specific明确的，具体的，特定的。上文提到不要问direct“直接的”问题，所以是建议家长要间接地询问，故选B。

8..B 连词辨析。A. unless除非；B. because因为；C. if如果；D. when当……时候。在上文提到家长应该如何和孩子进行交流，下文内容是关于这样做的原因，前后是因果关系，故答案选B。

9..C 名词辨析。A. thought 想法，念头；B. understanding理解；C. conversation 对话；D. saying俗语。根据空前listening可知此处是指在谈话中的倾听艺术，答案选C。

10..A名词辨析。A. response反应，回应；B. love爱；C. news新闻；D. attitude态度。根据语境可知当家长打断孩子去询问自己关心的问题时孩子们可能不会对此做出反应，故答案选A。

11..A动词短语辨析。 A. fit into适合，安装；B. put into放入；C. object to反对；D. respond to做出回应。根据情理可知孩子们在长大的过程中，想去发现如何适应社会，其他不符合语境，故答案选A。

12.A. examine检查； B. teach教授； C. enjoy喜欢，享受；D. express表达。从后句话内容this is their way of telling you …..可知这是孩子们自己的表达方式，故答案选D。

13..A 名词辨析。A. day天；B. future未来；C. failures失败；D. studies学习。根据上文内容可知家长们关心孩子一天是如何度过的，其他选项片面，故答案选A。

14.. C形容词辨析。A. Exciting令人兴奋的；B. Disappointing令人失望的；C. Shocking令人震惊的； D. Frightening令人害怕的。从but believe it 可知在下文中作者提出的“孩子们的叛逆行为是要求独立和反对家长管制的表现”是让人们感到吃惊的说法，选C。

:15..B动词辨析。 A. fighting打斗； B. struggling挣扎，奋斗； C. concerning关心；D. pushing推。根据上文内容可知孩子们尽管有时候对父母态度不好，但是他们是深爱父母的，所以他们的行为是在父母的权威和要求独立之间的一种挣扎，选B.

16..B动词短语辨析。 A. carrying on with继续；B. holding on to 坚持；C. keeping up with赶上； D. keeping out of。由上文内容可知处在青春期的孩子们要求独立，不希望父母的过度关心，但是他们又从小听从父母，所以到了叛逆期他们处在是否继续听从父母还是按自己意愿行事的矛盾中，故答案选B。

17.. C名词辨析。A. Worries担心；B. Conversations谈话；C. Topics话题；D. Questions问题。根据like后列举的内容可知此处指谈话的话题，故答案选C。

18..A名词辨析。 A. parties政党，一方(当事人)；B. people人们；C. members成员；D. families家庭；根据上下文可知此处both是指孩子和父母双方，故答案选A。

19..D动词辨析。A. grasp掌握；B. find发现；C. hang悬挂；吊死；D. keep保持。本篇文章是讲述如何和青春期的孩子和谐相处，由此可知此处是指家长和孩子保持好关系，选D。

20.. C短语辨析。A. be silent沉默；B. keep smiling保持微笑；C. listen to听；D. be friendly友好。根据空后内容what they have to say可知选C，句意：记住要保持冷静，要倾听他们想说的话。

考点：考查社会教育类短文阅读。