Question

It’s not easy being a teenager---nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager．You can make your child feel angry, hurt or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself．It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you’ll still be there for him when he needs you．

Expect a lot from your child, just not everything．Except for health and safety problems，such as drug use or careless driving, consider everything else open to discussion．If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind．The more you insist，the more likely that he’ll calm up．Instead, let him attempt to solve things by himself．At the same time, remind him that you’re always there for him should he seek advice or help．Show respect for your teenager’s privacy（隱私）．Never read his mail or listen to personal conversations．

Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family．If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for l5 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least all equal period of time．This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls, but teaches your teenager moderation（節制）．Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part-time job．

1.The main purpose of the text is to tell parents_________．

A．how to get along with a teenager

B．how to help a teenager grow up

C．how to understand a teenager

D．how to respect a teenager

2.What does the phrase "calm up" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．refuse to talk B．show respect

C．become excited D．seek help

3.The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager______．

A．to share the phone with friends

B．to pay for his own telephone

C．to use the phone in a sensible way

D．to answer the phone quickly

4.What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?

A．Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs．

B．Not talk about personal things with him．

C．Let him have his own telephone．

D．Give him advice only when necessary．

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講述了在青少年的成長過程中，父母應該如何做才能更好地幫助其成長。

1.主旨大意題。根據第一段的It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you’ll still be there for him when he needs you．可知，本篇文章主要是談論父母親在孩子成長過程中如何幫助孩子。故選擇B。

2.詞義辨析題。根據上文If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind．可知，如果孩子不愿意討論某件事，不要堅持讓他說出心里所想的。那么，相對應的，如果你堅持，他反而不會說出來。故選擇A。

3.主旨大意題。根據最后一段第一句話Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family．以及下文的描述可知最后一段主要是教育孩子如何正確合理地使用家庭電話。故選擇C。

4.判斷推理題。通過文章第一段的It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you’ll still be there for him when he needs you．以及第二段的 Instead, let him attempt to solve things by himself．At the same time, remind him that you’re always there for him should he seek advice or help．可知既要給孩子空間又要讓他知道只要他需要，父母會他身邊陪伴他。故選擇D。意為：只在必要的時候給孩子一點建議。

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