It’s not easy being a teenager nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager．You can make your child feel angry, hurt or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself．It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you’ll still be there for him when he needs you．
Expect a lot from your child，just not everything．Except for health and safety problems，such as drug use or careless driving，consider everything else open to discussion．If your child is unwilling to discuss something，don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind．The more you insist， the more likely that he’ll clam up．Instead，let him try to solve things by himself. At the same time，remind him that you’re always there for him if he seeks advice or help．Show respect for your teenager’s privacy(隱私)．Never read his mail or listen in on personal conversations．
Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long，tell him he can talk for l5 minutes，but then he must stay off the phone for at least all equal period of time．This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls，but teaches your teenager moderation(節(jié)制).Or if you are open to the idea，allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part-time job．
小題1:The main purpose of the text is to tell parents       ．
A．how to get along with a teenager
B．how to respect a teenager
C．how to help a teenager grow up
D．how to understand a teenager
小題2:What does the phrase "clam up" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．become excitedB．show respect
C．refuse to talkD．seek help
小題3:The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager ________.
A．to use the phone in a proper way
B．to pay for his own telephone
C．to share the phone with friends
D．to answer the phone quickly
小題4:What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?
A．Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs.
B．Give him advice only when necessary.
C．Let him have his own telephone.
D．Not talk about personal things with him.

小題1:C  
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析: 青少年處于叛逆時(shí)期，和家長(zhǎng)很容易起沖突。那么如何才能和孩子保持良好的關(guān)系，幫助孩子健康成長(zhǎng)呢？在本文中作者就此提出了幾點(diǎn)建議。其中首要的是要尊重孩子，不要把自己的觀點(diǎn)強(qiáng)加于孩子身上。
小題1:C 主旨大意題。文章首段提出家長(zhǎng)和處于青少年期的孩子不容易相處，提醒家長(zhǎng)要給孩子成長(zhǎng)的空間，但是同時(shí)還要給予必要的指導(dǎo)，然后在下文中給家長(zhǎng)提出建議，由此判斷作者的目的是告誡家長(zhǎng)如何幫助孩子成長(zhǎng)，選C。
小題2:C詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上句If your child is unwilling to discuss something，don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind可以判斷如果孩子不愿意告訴家長(zhǎng)，家長(zhǎng)越是堅(jiān)持孩子越是沉默，故答案選C。
小題3:A主旨大意題。在本段開頭作者提出Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family，然后再進(jìn)行詳細(xì)解釋，由此判斷本段內(nèi)容是關(guān)于教給孩子如何正確使用家庭電話，選A。
小題4:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段At the same time，remind him that you’re always there for him if he seeks advice or help可知答案選B。
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