Question

Many crimes and social problems are caused by children. Despite the damage these teenage criminals cause, parents are not responsible in most countries. This article will discuss whether parents should be forced to pay for their children’s crimes.

There are many reasons why parents should not be responsible for crimes committed by teenage children. First of all, teenagers today are independent. They often move out of the parents’ house at 18 years of age or younger. They are expected to learn to take care of themselves and make their own decisions, and not to stay like small children attached to their parents. Secondly, parents are working. They cannot watch their adolescent children all the time. A third point is that even children from good families can sometimes commit crimes. Parents should not be responsible if they have worked hard to raise their children properly.

However, young troublemakers cause many problems, and I feel we should make parents responsible. Firstly, most juvenile（未成年的）crimes are committed by adolescents whose parents do not care or make any effort to control their children. If parents had to pay fines（罚款）, they might make more effort. Another point is that even though the children may seem mature, they are not really able to make good decisions. Parents should be responsible for raising and teaching their children until they are fully grown. Furthermore, if children know that their parents will have to pay, they will think carefully before getting into trouble.

In summary, there are good reasons both for and against making parents pay for acts committed by their children. However, I feel strongly that if we want to reduce the number of such crimes, we need to make parents take more responsibility.

1.Those who insist that parents should not be responsible for their children’s crimes believe that ________.

a. teenagers are able to deal with things on their own

b. children need to experience difficulties to be fully grown

c. it’s impossible for parents to be with their children all the time

d. parents are not to blame as long as they try their best to educate their children

A．a, c, d            B．a, b, c             C．b, c, d            D．a, b, d

2.According to Paragraph 3, the main reason for children’s crimes is ________.

A．unstable social environment               B．parents’ carelessness

C．bad family relationship                   D．heavy financial burden

3.The author thinks that making parents pay for their children’s crimes is ________.

A．useless           B．easy              C．necessary         D．impractical

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Proper ways to educate children           B．Reasons for children’s crimes

C．Should children move out?                D．Should parents pay?

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：可知这篇文章讨论的是父母要不要为孩子犯罪负责任。有人认为不需要父母负责，提出三点原因，而作者认为父母应该负责，也有理由。

1.细节题：从第二段的内容：First of all,说明a正确，Secondly,说明c正确，A third point说明d正确。选A

2.细节题：从第三段的句子：most juvenile（未成年的）crimes are committed by adolescents whose parents do not care or make any effort to control their children.可知孩子犯罪主要是父母的粗心。选B

3.推理题：从第三段的最后一句话：if children know that their parents will have to pay, they will think carefully before getting into trouble.可知父母应该为孩子付款。选C

4.主旨题：文章的最后一段的句子：there are good reasons both for and against making parents pay for acts committed by their children.可知这篇文章讲的是父母要不要为孩子犯罪负责任。选D

考点：考查社会现象类短文

点评：文章分析客观透彻，结构清晰，阅读本文时要注意作者组织本文的结构：引题——论据——论点，只有把握了作者的中心论点，做题时才不会偏离议论中心，题目设置很合理，做题时可以带着题目到文章找信息句，再加以判断。注意和题目相关的长句的理解。