Question

When was the last time you did something really fun with one of your patents—just the two of you?

    Parents who take their young children to music, swimming and art classes often stop arranging such activities once their kids are older and in school all day. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Doing something enjoyable with your kids just might make you look at each other in a whole new way, especially if you do it through a class or an event. When parent and child become students together, it puts them on the same level, at least for a while.

“I really like parents to come to class with their kids—they start sharing things and talking about what they’re doing and what they like,” said art teacher Pyper Dixon.

    However, finding something new in common is a big choice for them, especially when kids get involved in sports and other after-school activities. But it’s possible to learn a new skill or hobby together.

    That’s certainly true of Lauren, 11, of Silver Spring, who is in Dixon’s class with her father, Dennis. “I was just going to drop her off,” Dennis said, “but Dixon persuaded me to stay.”

Now Lauren gets to nag（央求） her father about doing his art homework. “He always leaves it to the last minute,” she said. “But then he’ll turn around to do amazing drawings,” she added, “We have different styles of drawing, so it’s interesting to talk it over with him.”

    Without the Saturday morning art class, Dennis said, he would be reading the paper, and Lauren would be on her own in her room or on the computer. But they talk more now. “I can’t think of an experience where you communicate with your kid so closely,” he said.

68. The author raises the question at the beginning to_______.

A. expect an answer        B. criticize some parents

C. introduce the topic       D. support his argument

69. What does Dixon think is the benefit of parent and child studying art together?

A. The two will become equal.        B. The two will communicate more.

C. The child will learn art much better.  D. The parent will learn something new.

70. We can learn from the text that_______.

A. Lauren used to talk a lot with her father   B. Dennis enjoys studying art with Lauren

C. Lauren dislikes her father’s drawings     D. Dennis likes playing computer games

Answer 1

68.C【命题立意】考查考生对篇章结构的判断能力。

    【试题解析】作者在第一段提出问题后，紧接着在第二段提出自己的观点：父母不

应该在孩子长大上学后就不参与孩子的活动了。因此，第一段的问题

是为了引出要讨论的话题。

69.B【命题立意】考查考生的细节理解能力。

    【试题解析】由第三段中 Pyper Dixon 所说“they start sharing things and talking abut

what they’re doing and what they like,” 可知，他认为父母同孩子一起上

美术课的好处是可以增进他们的交流。

70.B【命题立意】考查考生对具体信息的简单判断能力。

【试题解析】由最后一段中 Dennis所说的话“I can’t think of ...”可知, 他非常喜欢与Lauren一起上美术课。