Question

【题目】

Living and dealing with kids can be a hard job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even harder.

If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship*, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate*, you can not be close to anyone. When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.

Communication begins with the care of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore* everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing. To keep a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.

When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Shouting or walking away only makes the situation worse.

Here is an example: One night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident*go. Communication is the key factor* here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

Communication isn’t a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel--listening is the key factor to communication.

【1】In the writer’s opinion, dealing with parents is ________ than with children.

A. easier B. more careless C. more difficult D. more interesting

【2】The main idea of the second paragraph is ________.

A. the importance of friendship B. the importance of communication

C. to make your feeling known to others D. the disagreement between parents and children

【3】Sophie’s example here is used to show that ____________.

A. Sophie is very polite to her parents

B. It’s OK to come back home late at night.

C. Sophie’s parents are very kind and listen to her

D. communication is the way to solve misunderstanding

【4】All the following are TRUE except “________”.

A. Communication is a two-way deal.

B. If you are not able to communicate, walk away.

C. It is better to say “Hi” to others than saying nothing.

D. If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know.

【5】In addition to (除了) listening, what else do you think is important in dealing with parents? Why?

____________________________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【5】_I think it is also very important to help parents do some housework. Because they

are very busy._ (言之有理即可, 如做卡片，买礼物，表达爱意等)_

【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了交流与沟通是一个在父母与孩子之间的长久话题，只是在面对时，我们的处理方式往往不够冷静，其实只要相互理解多问一下原因，另一方能够冷静的解释，一切都能解决的，文章中的这个例子就是最好的证明。生活中何常不是如此。

【1】根据文中Living and dealing with kids can be a hard job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even harder.可知答案。作者认为是困难的。故选C。

【2】通读整个第二段可知，主要是讲述了交流的重要性。故选B。

【3】根据文中列举Sophie的列子可知，沟通是解决误解的方法。故选D

【4】通读正派呢短文可知A. Communication is a two-way deal.； It is better to say “Hi” to others than saying nothing.；If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know.是正确的。故选B。

【5】为了解决和父母的问题，我们可以帮助他们做一些事情，因为他们很忙，。故填I think it is also very important to help parents do some housework. Because they are very busy.