Question

Anyone who has ever traveled with a teenager knows that the teenager can make the vacation good or bad for the entire family. As a travel agent, Lynda Maxwell said, “If teenagers are happy, everybody is happy.”

    Teenagers are often interested in travelling, but their interests and schedules often aren’t the same as their parents’. It means that when the parents start to look for a place of interest in the early morning, their teenagers may be sleeping soundly!

    The thing makes travelling with teenagers very difficult, but it isn’t impossible. The experts said, “The keys to success is what parents do before they travel.”

For many families, the hardest part may be finding a vacation time that is right for everyone. Be sure to sit down with everyone else in the family before setting a date.

“After setting a date, ask teenagers where they would choose to go,” suggested Maxwell. It is possible that they’d like nothing more than to sit on a beach for a week. “Maybe there’s a compromise(折中),” said Maxwell.

“Most teenagers like using the Internet now, so parents can ask them to think up the ideas about what to see and do,” said Brad Anderson. “I find teenagers are excellent at making great suggestions.”

1.The main problem of travelling with teenagers is that______.

A. they are always causing problems                  

B. there’s no way to make them happy                        

C. they don’t want to travel with their parents                   

D. their interests and schedules are different from their parents’

2.Maxwell thinks that      .

A. teenagers are good at making suggestions                 

B. parents should discuss the travel plan with their teenagers

C. parents should choose the places where teenagers like to go                          

D. teenagers should try their best to make their parents happy

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Teenagers often have some great ideas of travelling.            

B. Teenagers always make their parents disappointed.        

C. Most parents often look for travel information online.                 

D. Teenagers should learn how to get along with their parents.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要描述的是父母在和孩子旅行时所遇到的一些问题是双方的兴趣和爱好不同，要多交流沟通，一起讨论旅行计划。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段Teenagers are often interested in travelling, but their interests and schedules often aren’t the same as their parents’. 可知和年轻人旅行最大的问题就是孩子和大人的兴趣和行程表有差异；故选Ｄ。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第五段“After setting a date, ask teenagers where they would choose to go,”可知，Maxwell认为父母应该和孩子讨论一下旅行计划；故选Ｂ。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第六段最后一句 “I find teenagers are excellent at making great suggestions.”

可知Ａ项正确；Ｂ项表达过于绝对；文中并未提及大多数家长喜欢在网上寻找旅行信息，Ｃ项可排除；文章讨论的核心不是青少年应该和父母相处的问题，Ｄ项错误；故选Ａ。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。