Question

    "A generation gap (代沟) has become a serious problem." I read a report about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed ______ after quarrelling (争吵) with ______. I think this is because they don't often have a talk with each other. Parents now ______ more time in the office, ______ they don't have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel that they don't have the ______ topic to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more patient with your ______, get to know them and ______ them. And for children, show your ______ to your parents. They are the people who love you. So ______ them your thoughts. In this way, you ______ have a better understanding of each other.

1.A.himself B.herself C.themselves

2.A.parents B.teacher C.classmates

3.A.spend B.have C.work

4.A.because B.if C.but

5.A.interesting B.same C.true

6.A.business B.children C.work

7.A.get on with B.look after C.understand

8.A.interest B.secret C.feelings

9.A.tell B.ask C.answer

10.A.can B.should C.must

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.A

【解析】

代沟已经成为孩子和家长之间的严重问题，本文主要介绍如何消除代沟。

1.句意：有些孩子在和父母吵架后自杀了。

himself他自己；herself她自己；themselves他们自己；根据句意理解及句子主语Some children可知，这里指代的是“他们自己”，故选C。

2.句意：有些孩子在和父母吵架后自杀了。

parents父母；teacher老师；classmates同学；根据句意理解及后文Parents now ___3___ more time in the office, ___4___ they don't have much time to stay with their children.可知，这里说的代沟主要是父母和孩子之间，故选A。

3.句意：现在父母有更多的时间在办公室。

spend花费；have有；work工作；根据句意理解及后句they don’t have much time to stay with their children.可知，这里指的是“有时间……”，所以这里应该用have，故选B。

4.句意：但他们没有太多的时间和孩子呆在一起。

because因为；if如果；but但是；根据句意理解可知，Parents now ___3___ more time in the office, 与 they don’t have much time to stay with their children.前后两句是转折关系，所以这里应该用but，故选C。

5.句意：随着时间的推移，他们都觉得没有相同的话题可以谈。

interesting有趣的；same相同的；true正确的；根据句意及文章的理解可知，有了代沟自然是没有共同的话题，所以这里表达的是“相同的”，故选B。

6.句意：我想告诉父母对孩子要更有耐心。

business生意；children孩子；work工作；根据句意理解及后句get to know them and ___7___ them. And for children可知，这里表达的是“对孩子要有耐心”，故选B。

7.句意：我想告诉父母对孩子要更有耐心，了解他们，照顾他们。

get on with相处；look after照顾；understand理解；根据句意理解及前句I want to tell parents to be more patient with your ___6___, get to know them可知，这里表达的是“照顾他们”，故选B。

8.句意：对于孩子们，向父母表达你的感受。

interest兴趣；secret秘密；feelings感情；根据句意及文章的理解及后句So ___9___ them your thoughts.可知，这里表达的是“把思想感情向父母流露”，所以这里应该用feelings，故选C。

9.句意：所以告诉他们你的想法。

tell告诉；ask问；answer回答；根据句意理解及后句In this way, you ___10___ have a better understanding of each other.可知，这里表达的是“把想法告诉他们”，故选A。

10.句意：这样，你们就能更好地了解对方。

can能；should应该；must必须；根据句意理解及句中have a better understanding of each other.可知，这里表达的是“会有一个更好的理解”，故选A。