Question

Arguments (争吵) between children and parents
	Parent: You got an F in your maths exam again. Fm disappointed with you. Zhang Lei: I did study hard. The problems were just too difficult for me.
	Parent: Wang Bin is always making trouble in our community. You'd better    ▲   him. Chen Xiao: You know him not as well as I do. Stop trying to tell me who I can make friends with.
	Parent: Don't spend so much time reading novels. You should do something meaningful. Li Na: I've already finished my homework. I just want to relax.
Chinese kids and their parents
Only 18% of kids talk to their parents when they have problems.	Over 50% of kids think their parents don't understand them.	Almost 50% of parents talk to their children only about school.
Ways to solve the problems
As a parent, you need to communicate with your children in a friendly way and encourage them to share their feelings with you. To help you understand each other better, you can also take part in different activities together. This way, your conversations will not only be about school.

1.___________ is not good at maths.

A.Li Na B.Wang Bin C.Zhang Lei D.Chen Xiao

2.Which of the following can be put in   ▲   ?

A.give a hand to B.keep clear of

C.say sorry to D.stay in touch with

3.Li Na's parents thinks reading novels is _______________.

A.relaxing B.strange C.necessary D.meaningless

4.In China, of 50 kids, only ___________ prefer to talk with parents about their problems.

A.9 B.18 C.20 D.25

5.The text is written for ___________.

A.Teenagers B.Teachers C.Parents D.Doctors

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本篇以具体的实例分析孩子和家长争吵的原因，建议家长要以友好的方式和孩子交流，鼓励他们分享他们的感受，还可以一起参加不同的活动，与孩子谈话的内容部应仅限关于学校的内容。

1.

细节理解题。根据文中“You got an F in your maths exam again. Fm disappointed with you.Zhang Lei: I did study hard. The problems were just too difficult for me.”可知是张磊数学学得不好；故选C。

2.

推理判断题。根据文中“Parent: Wang Bin is always making trouble in our community.”可知陈晓的父母认为王斌总是在社区捣乱，以父母的观点劝自己的孩子最好离他远点，才不会受到他的不良影响；故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据文中“Parent: Don't spend so much time reading novels. You should do something meaningful.”可知李娜的父母认为读小说是无意义的；故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据文中“Only 18% of kids talk to their parents when they have problems.” 只有18%的孩子在遇到问题时会和父母交谈，50人* 18%=9人；故选A。

5.

推理判断题。本篇以具体的实例分析孩子和家长争吵的原因，并就如何改善与孩子的交流给家长提出几点建议，可知本文是写给家长的；故选C。