题目内容
18.Parents and kids today dress alike,listen to the same music,and are friends.Is this a good thing?Sometimes,when Mr.Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter,Elizabeth,listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy,such as pop culture,he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager."I would never have said to my mom,‘Hey,the new Weezer album is really great.How do you like it?'"says Ballmer."There was just a complete gap in taste."
Music was not the only gulf.From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations,earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today,the generation gap has not disappeared,but it is getting narrow in many families.Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago.Now they are comfortable and common.And parent-child activities,from shopping to sports,involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message,"To my mother,my best friend."
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents."There's still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there,but there is a change happening,"says Kerrie,a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College."In the middle of that change,there is a lot of confusion among parents."
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes.They see the 1960s as a turning point.Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
"My parents were on the‘before'side of that change,but today's parents,the 40-year-olds,were on the‘after'side,"explains Mr.Ballmer."It's not something easily accomplished by parents these days,because life is more difficult to understand or deal with,but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now."
(Note:Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)
81.The underlined word"gulf"in Para.3most probably meansdistance.
82.How is the generation gap getting narrow today?Parents share more interests with their children..
83.What is the change in today's parent-child relationship?more equality between parents and children
84.The purpose of the passage is todiscuss the development of the parent-child relationship.
分析 本文讲述的是现在社会中父母和孩子之间的代沟的逐渐消失,讨论了这一现象的好处和坏处.
解答 81 distance
82 Parents share more interests with their children.
83 more equality between parents and children
84 discuss the development of the parent-child relationship 81 distance 词意猜测题.根据本句Music was not the only gulf.From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations,earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.可知音乐不仅仅的二者之间的差异,服装,发型以及期待值都是双方之间的主要不同之处.c
82 Parents share more interests with their children. 细节理解题.根据And parent-child activities,from shopping to sports,involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.可知,现在的父母亲和孩子之间的共同语言在变多,这正说明两者之间共同的兴趣增加,代沟在慢慢地减少.
83 more equality between parents and children 细节理解题.根据文章最后一句but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now可知,现在父母亲和孩子之间的交流的增加让两者之间变的更加的平等,没有了封建家长的权威,取代的是双方之间的真心交流.
84 discuss the development of the parent-child relationship 主旨大意题.文章从父母与子女关系的今昔对比入手,讲述了两者间关系的变化,分析了其中的原因,并指出了应注意的方面,因此B项(讨论了父母与子女关系的发展)切题.
点评 做阅读表达题时,理清文章的脉络、掌握文章的主旨大意,并能运用简洁的语言表达.回答要有针对性观点要明确.不要摘抄文章原句.
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