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：本文講述家長應如何幫助孩子成長

1. 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.給你孩子成長的空間很重要，可知本文是告訴家長如何幫助孩子成長，故選B

2. 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.如果你的孩子不愿意談，不要堅持。你越堅持，他越可能不談，該詞意思為拒絕談論，故選A

3. your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family.教你的孩子家庭電話是為整個家庭的，可知最后一段是教導孩子如何理智使用電話，故選C

4. him that you’re always there for him should he seek advice or help.提醒他他需要建議或幫助時你總在那兒，即必要時給他建議，故選D

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