Question

   Breaking the Code One school night this month I walked quietly up to Alexander,my 15-year-old son,and touched his cheek gently in a manner I hoped would seem casual. A year ago he would have ignored this disturbance but now he reacted impatiently and leaned back to his computer screen.

  I made a mistake：breaking into my teenager's personal space. "The average teenager has pretty strong feelings about his privacy," Lara Fox and her friend Hilary Frankel told me. Ms. Frankel and Ms. Fox,both17,are the authors of Breaking the Code,a new book that seeks to bridge the generational divide between parents and adolescents. It is being promoted by its publisher as the first selfhelp guide by teenagers for their parents,a kind of "Kids Are from Mars,Parents Are from Venus'¹ that explains the language and actions of teenagers. The girls dealt with issues including hanging out late,money,school pressures,smoking etc.

  Personally,I welcome their opinions. The most common missteps (失策) in interacting with teenagers arise from the war between parents exercising their rights to know what goes on under their roof and teenagers firmly guarding their privacy. Teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents' remarks and respond with anger that masks their vulnerability (脆弱) . Ms. Fox said," What we want above all is your approval. Don't forget,no matter how much we act as if we don't care what you say,we believe the things you say about us."

  Nancy,a New York childraising expert said she didn't agree with everything the authors suggested but found their arguments reasonable. "When your kids are saying, ' You don't get it,and you never will , ，there are lots of ways to respond so that they will listen and that is what the writers point out."

  "My parents helped me see that,”Ms. Fox told me,"even though they used to stay out late and ride their bicycles to school,times have changed and the way parents educate children is different. These days there is a major fear factor in bringing up kids. Parents worry about their child crossing the street."The writers said they hoped simply to throw light on teenage thinking.

(   ) 1. Why does the author mention the book"Kids Are from Mars,Parents Are from 'Venus¹⁷？

   A. It is one of the bestsellers.

   B. It is also written by the two girls.

   C. The two books have the similar theme.

   D. The two books have different opinions.

(   ) 2. The underlined sentence" You don't get it,and you never will" in the 4th paragraph implies that         .

   A. the teenagers don't want to admit their weakness

   B. the teenagers think that their parents will never understand them

   C. the parents do not necessarily force into the world of their children

   D. the generation gap cannot be shortened despite their parents' efforts

(   ) 3. It can be inferred from the last paragraphs that         .

   A. teenagers should guard their privacy

   B. Nancy totally agrees with the two girls' opinions

   C. parents are more concerned about children's safety

   D. the two girls have obtained numerous support from the public

(   ) 4. According to the two girls,teenagers nowadays are         .

   A. independent   B. intelligent   C. sensitive   D. inconsiderate

Answer 1

代沟问题引起越来越多人的关注，该文从两本关于代沟的新书人手,谈到了人们对于代沟的看法，指出了在养育孩子的过程中产生代沟的因素。

1.C细节理解题。由文中第二段可知，第一本书Breaking the Code寻求弥合父母与青少年之间的代沟，第二本书Kids Are from Mars,Parents Are from Venus探讨外出晚归、金钱、学校压力以及抽烟等青少年问题。作者以两本书为例，目的是解释青少年的行为，给父母提供与孩子相处的自助指南。故答案为C项。

2. A推理判断题。由前文可知，孩子面对家长的评论，以愤怒做出回应，而这种愤怒掩饰了他们内心的脆弱。"You don't get it,and you never will ,"实则揭示了孩子脆弱的内心，他们不愿承认自己的软弱，故答案为A项。B项青少年认为家长永远不会理解他们过于绝对，C 项父母没必要进入孩子的世界，D项即使父母努力,代沟也不可能缩短，均不符合原文的描述

3. C推理判断题。由最后一段可知，父母担心孩子过马路，故答案为C项。

A项青少年应保护自己的隐私，与题干毫无关联。

B项南希完全同意两个女孩的观点，与原文描述有误。

D 项两个女孩得到了公众的支持，该选项在原文中没有提及。

4. C推理判断题。由第三段可知，如今的青少年用愤怒掩盖内心的脆弱，即使表面上装得不在乎父母的话，实际上他们相信父母所说的事。由此判断，答案为C项sensitive敏感的。

A项independent独立的，B项intelligent聪明的，D 项inconsiderate不体谅别人的，均不符合题意。