Question

Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children’s refusal to help with the . On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.

The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different to these problems. However, some approaches are more than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children’s . On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don’t help their parents with the shopping don’t find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to their actions.

Psychologists say that is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. Parents may their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.

1.A. natural B. strongC. guilty D. similar

2.A. interest B. argumentC. link D.knowledge

3.A. noisy B. crowdedC. messy D. locked

4.A. homework B. houseworkC. problem D. research

5.A. washing B. using C. dropping D. replacing

6.A. approaches B. contributions C. introductions D. attitudes

7.A. complex B. popular C. scientific D. successful

8.A. later B. deliberately C. seldom D. thoroughly

9.A. behavior B. taste C. future D. nature

10.A. failures B. changes C. consequences D. thrills

11.A. defend B. delay C. repeat D. reconsider

12.A. communication B. bond C. friendship D. trust

13.A. reply B. attend C. attach D. talk

14.A. hate B. scold C. frighten D. stop

15.A. loving B. observing C. understanding D. praising

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇议论文。讨论了家长和孩子如何相处的问题。一味的责备会使得亲情疏远。父母也应该倾听孩子的心里话。沟通是一个双向的过程。做一个聪明的善解人意的家长更受孩子的欢迎。

1.。考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。父母觉得很难与青少年生活。然后青少年也有和父母相似的感受，说和他们一起生活不容易。 此处natural自然的；strong强壮的；guilty犯罪的；similar相似的。根据空前、空后的提示可知，父母和孩子有着相似的感觉。故选D。

2.。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。根据最近的一项研究，父母与青少年之间的最常见的争吵是关于邋遢和每日的例行任务。此处interest兴趣；argument争论，争吵；link联系；knowledge知识。根据下文可知，因为父母不满意孩子不能保持自己房间的干净、整齐、卫生而发生争吵。故选B。

3.。考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。 根据：扔在地板上的衣服，可知房间很凌乱。 此处noisy喧闹的；crowded拥挤的；messy杂乱的；locked上锁的。故选C。

4.。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。凌乱的房间，扔在地板上的衣服等这些都是家务方面的事。此处 homework作业；housework家务；problem难题；research 研究，调查。故选B。

5.。考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。另一方面，青少年认为父母因为仅仅是把浴室里的毛巾掉在地上等一些小事而责怪他们而不耐烦。 此处washing 洗；using 使用；dropping 落下；replacing 更换，替代。drop the towel 把毛巾掉在地上。故选C。

6.。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。圣乔治大学的研究表明不同的父母对这些问题有不同的方法。此处approaches 方法，途径；contributions 贡献；introductions 介绍，入门；attitudes 态度；看法。下一句有approaches一词。故选A。

7.。考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。然而，一些方法比其他人的更成功。 此处 complex 复杂的；popular 受欢迎的；scientific 科学的；successful成功的。接下来列举了一些成功的父母的做法。故选D。

8.。考查副词词义辨析及语境理解。例如，父母先因为孩子邋遢而大吼大叫，后来又为他们收拾房间。此处later后来；deliberately故意地； seldom很少；thoroughly彻底。这样的父母我们生活中不少见。故选A。

9.。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。例如，那些因为孩子邋遢而大吼大叫但是后来又为他们房间打扫的的父母有更少的机会改变他们孩子的行为。此处behavior行为；taste味道；future未来；nature自然。孩子不改变行为是因为父母责备了他们然后又帮他们收拾使孩子认为被批评了就可以不做了。自然行为得不到改变。故选A。

10.。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。根据后面可知，与此相反，那些让青少年体验他们的行为的结果的父母可以做得更好。此处failures失败；changes变化；consequences结果；thrills兴奋、震颤。故选C。

11.。考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。例如，当青少年不购物帮助他们的父母购物时，他们在冰箱里就找不到他们最喜爱的饮料，这样他们就被迫重新考虑他们的行动。 此处defend防御；delay耽搁；repeat重复；reconsider重新考虑。根据语境和词的意义可知，选D。

12.。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。心理学家说交流是家长和孩子关系中最重要的事。此处communication 交流；bond结合； friendship友谊；trust信任。有沟通才会消除隔阂和误解。故选A。

13.。考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。父母应和子女交谈 ，但同时也应该听一听他们要说什么。此处reply回答；attend参加；attach 附加、系；talk谈论。talk to和……交流。故选D。

14.。考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。父母责备他们的孩子当他们的房间凌乱时，但他们也应该明白他们的房间是他们自己的私人空间。此处 hate讨厌；scold责备；frighten 吓唬；stop停止。代入四个词分析，只有B符合语境。故选B。

15.。考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。沟通是一个双向的过程。它只有通过倾听和理解对方，父母与子女之间的问题才可以得到解决。此处 loving爱；observing观察；understanding理解；praising表扬。代入四个词分析， C更符合语境。故选C。

考点：科普类阅读。