Question

Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communication is otfen the very thing that closes a youngster’s ears and mouth, One common mistake is the Lecture, the long monologue that often starts with “When I was your age……”Eighteen –year –old Kelly calls lectures “Long , one-side discussions in which I don’t say much.”
Kids reflexively（条件反射地）shout down in the face of a lecture , Their eyes glaze over（呆滞）,and they don’t register any incoming information , Listen to 13-year –old Sarah describe her least favorite times with her mom and dad, “First, they scream, Then comes the“We’re so disappointed’ speech , Then the ‘I never did that to my parents’ lecture begins , After that, even if they realize how ridiculous they sound, they never take it back’”.
Lines like “When you have children of your own, you’ll understand” have been seriously said by parents since time immemorial, But many of our expert parents, like Bobby , a registered nurse and mother of three, feel that by falling back on cliches（陈词滥调）to justify our actions, we weaken our position.
Since kids are creatures of here and now, the far-off future has no relevance to them, Therefore ,good communicators like Bobby suggest, “Give specific reasons for your actions in present language:‘I’m not letting you go to the party because I don’t think there will be enough adult supervisions（监护）”。
Betty, who lives in Missouri ,uses and indirect approach, “I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about, My husband and I talk about it while our children absorb the information, Then they never think I’m preaching（布道）”.
This really helped when Betty’s kids began driving , Instead of constantly repeating “Don’t drink; don’t speed”, She would talk about articles in the paper and express sympathy for the victims of a car crash, Betty made no special effort to draw her kids into the conversation, She depended on a teenager’s strong desire to put in his opinions—especially if he thinks he isn’t being asked for them

1. 1.
   The purpose of the passage is to      
   1. A.
      compare two ways of parents’ communicating with their kids
   2. B.
      give parents advice on how to communicate with their kids
   3. C.
      explain why kids won’t listen to their parents
   4. D.
      introduce kids’ reaction to the communication between them and their parents
2. 2.
   Which of the following statements is NOT right?
   1. A.
      Kids won’t listen to their parents because they think what their parents say is boring
   2. B.
      Many kids think they have no right to express their own opinions
   3. C.
      Some kids think their parents should apologize when they are wrong
   4. D.
      Kids don’t like any discussion at all
3. 3.
   What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?
   1. A.
      独白
   2. B.
      对话
   3. C.
      插话
   4. D.
      讨论
4. 4.
   Which of the following topic may appeal to kids?
   1. A.
      Parents own experience
   2. B.
      Kids possible life in the future
   3. C.
      Something related to kids’ present life
   4. D.
      What parents have done to their own parents
5. 5.
   In order to make kids follow their advice, parents should      
   1. A.
      tell their kids to listen carefully
   2. B.
      set out their warnings directly
   3. C.
      list out as many examples as possible
   4. D.
      arouse kids’ desire to express themselves

Answer 1

BDACD
试题分析：文章主要讲了父母对孩子谈话需要注意的事项，他们常会说一些让孩子认为无趣的陈词滥调，而孩子也无法完全接受需要传达的信息。
1.主旨大意题。文章主要是给家长一些可行的交流建议，让他们在与孩子谈话时能取得理想的成果，所以选B
2.细节题。D项说孩子不喜欢任何形式的谈话过于绝对，是不正确的，ABC项都能在文中找到根据，所以选D
3.词义理解题。根据上下文，这里的名词monologue强调的是只有家长一方在说话的状态，所以是独白，选择A
4.细节题。根据文章第五段I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about，可知孩子更能接受与他们现实生活有关的话题，所以选C
5.细节题。根据文章最后一段She depended on a teenager’s strong desire to put in his opinions—especially if he thinks he isn’t being asked for them ，可知最有用的交流方法是让孩子想要抒发自己的感想，所以选D
考点：考查教育类短文