Question

Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores (杂事), or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it, you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their room, or take out the trash. Rather than saying, “Do your chores now”, you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores，just say, “If chores are’t done by 4 p.m, here are the consequences.”  Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Don’t argue or fight with them，just say, “That’s the way it’s going to be.” It shouldn’t be punitive (惩罚性的) as much as it should be persuasive. “If your chores aren’t done by 4 p.m, then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time, that’s going to be your loss.” On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your child says they have no homework, then they should use that time to study or read. Either way, there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.

When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him, make no bones about it; he is not ignoring you, he is disrespecting you. At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual(相互的) respect becomes more important as children mature(成熟).

1.According to the passage，it seldom happens that________.

A．kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requests

B．parents’ directions sound like a broken record

C．children are ready to follow their parents’ directions

D．parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids

2. Parents will be able to deal with their child more effectively if they ________.

A．avoid direct ways of punishment

B．make him do things at their request

C．argue and fight with their child

D．allow their child to behave in his own way

3. When the kid is doing his homework，parents________.

A．should provide him with a good learning environment

B．can do whatever they like

C．can stay aside watching TV

D．must switch off the power

4.It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child

B．it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents

C．parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect

D．kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control

5. The main idea of the passage is________.

A．that respecting each other is more important than anything else

B．how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents

C．that children should make choices and decisions on their own

D．how parents can deal with their kid’s behavior without losing their control

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讨论父母如何教育子女，以及当子女出现行为不端的时候具体应该如何处理的做法。

1.C 细节题。根据文章1,2行Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores (杂事), or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions.可知孩子们经常忽视父母这种要求，仍然我行我素。故C项正确。

2.A 细节题。根据文章第一段第9行It shouldn’t be punitive (惩罚性的) as much as it should be persuasive.可知我们对还的惩罚要是说服性的，而不是直接的惩罚，那样只会让情况更糟糕。故A正确。

3.A 细节题。根据第一段倒数3,4,5行On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done.说明在孩子做作业的时候，我们要为孩子创造出好的学习的环境，不去打扰他们，把所有的电器都关闭。故A正确。

4.C 细节题。根据文章最后4行Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual(相互的) respect becomes more important as children mature(成熟)说明当孩子对你不尊敬的时候，父母要坚强且强硬，不要做出任何让步。故C项正确。

5.D 主旨大意题。本文通篇都是在讨论父母如何教育子女，以及当子女出现行为不端的时候具体应该如何处理的做法。故D项正确。

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