题目内容
1．nothing，make，elder，can't，to，what，other，on，know，theirDo you often communicate with your parents？Some parents are always comparing（66）theirchildren with themselves or other people when they were young．
"When I was your age，"a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day，"I was at the top of my class every year．And I（67）knewwhat I wanted to do when I left school．I had goals（目标）．
You are always at the bottom （最后） of your class and you have no goals．"The man's son said（68）nothing．He had already heard this from his father many times．"And when your mother was your age，"the young man's father went（69）on，"she had a good job and she（70）madelots of money．You don't even have a part-time job．You earn nothing．"The man's son still said nothing．He had heard this before，too．"And when your（71）elderbrother was your age，"the young man's father said，"he studied hard．But you just waste your time．"And the man's son still said nothing．
Finally，the young man's father said，"And when Abraham Lincoln was your age，he worked all day and studied at night．"This time the son（72）can'tstay silent．
"And when Abraham Lincoln was your age，father，"he said，"He was the President（总统） of the United States．（73）whatare you？"His father had no answer（74）tothis．
Are your parents always comparing you with（75）others？And what's your reply？Do you have a better way to communicate with each other？
分析 文章大意：
本文讲述的是生活中一种常见的现象，父母经常会拿自己的孩子和自己或者是别人的孩子来比较，最终父母和孩子的关系就会变得不是太好．在文中，父亲训斥男孩以后，忍无可忍的男孩最终选择用相同的方式跟父母对话，但是这样不会缓解孩子和父母之间的关系，所以还是应该心平气和的谈谈．
解答 66．their，考察代词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"Some parents are always comparing"父母经常会比较…从后文可知，父母经常拿自己的孩子和自己比，或者和其他孩子比，所以此处说明的应该是他们的孩子，填写their．
67．knew，考察动词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"I had goals"我有目标，所以就是知道自己做什么，由于发生在过去，所以用过去时，填写knew．
68．nothing，考察不定代词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"The man's son still said nothing"男人的孩子还是没有说什么，可知此处表达的是在父亲训斥之后没有说话，填写nothing表示什么也没说．
69．on，考察介词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"the young man's father"男孩的父亲，由上文可知，父亲一直在训斥自己的儿子，下文论述的也是在训斥自己的儿子，所以此处是要表明男子继续说，go on表示继续，由此确定填写on．
70．made，考察动词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"she had a good job"她有一个很好的工作，由此推测是挣到了很多钱，make money挣钱，由于故事发生在过去，所以用过去时，填写made．
71．elder，考察形容词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"he studied hard．But you just waste your time"当另一个人在男孩这个年纪时努力学习，但是男孩却在浪费时间，由于此处提到的人经历过男孩现在经历的事情，所以应该比男孩年长，是他哥哥，由此确定填写elder．
72．can't，考察情态动词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"stay silent"保持沉默，前文在父亲训斥完之后男孩没有说话，由下文可知小男孩也开始说话了，所以是不在保持沉默，所以用情态动词的否定形式can't．
73．what，考察疑问词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"He was the President（总统） of the United States"向父亲这个年龄时，林肯已经是美国的总统了，所以男孩质问自己的父亲，你现在是什么，由此确定填写what．
74．to，考察介词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"His father had no answer"他的父亲没有答案，此处的答案是对小男孩上文的质问说的，所以用介词to来表示答案的指向，this表示前面提到的问题，由此确定填写to．
75．others，考察代词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"Are your parents always comparing you with"你的父母会把你和…作比较吗？由此确定是其他人，填写others．
点评 本题题型为选词填空．在选择给定词语时，再考虑文章大意的前提下，还应该注意文章及句子所用的时态，以及所填写的词在句子中的位置．通过这些判断，适当改变词汇形式，以符合题目要求．
