Question

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Once kids hit the teenage years, parenting becomes more difficult than ever. Establishing effective house rules is one of the best ways to educate teenagers. House rules must respect teenagers’ desire to be independent and make sure they behave responsibly.

How can effective house rules be established?

First of all, get your teenager to take part in making the rules, which can help keep them motivated to follow them. Ask their opinion about what sorts of things they think are important when creating the rules and try to include some of their ideas.

When creating the list of rules, don’t list every single rule imaginable. Instead, try to limit it to the ten most important rules. I’ve seen some parents come up with several pages of rules which turn out to be more like a rule book rather than a list. Remember, it is important to make the list easy to remember and to be a basic guide.

Then, it is important that you write out the list of rules and hang them in a prominent (显眼的) location. Keeping the rules on the refrigerator or displayed somewhere where everyone can see them is a good reminder. Revise the rules whenever there’s a need, not very frequently though.

Explain clearly in advance what negative consequences will be in store when a rule gets broken. But ensure that none of your consequences are equal to abusive parenting. For example, take off the rule that says — “if you don’t get home by 11 at night, make arrangements to stay elsewhere until morning”. Let helping with small household chores like cleaning up their own rooms serve as consequences for disobeying rules.

Following these tips on establishing effective house rules accompanied by constant positive reinforcement (执行) will help improve your teenager’s behavior. Hope you can direct your teenager to become a responsible and independent person with the help of house rules!

Establishing house rules for1.__________

Requirements for house rules	They must respect teenagers’ desire to be independent and 2._____________ teenagers behave responsibly.
3.________ on how to establish effective house rules	4.________ teenagers in making the rules	Ask their opinions Include their ideas
Keeping the house rules simple	Avoid 5._______ every single rule Limit the list to the most important rules
Creating a 6.______ list of rules	Put it up somewhere visible to  7.______ your teenager of the rules Make the rules revised when necessary
Giving a clear 8.____________ of the consequences	Don’t abuse children if they 9.________ rules
Conclusion	Your teenager’s behavior will be 10.____________ with the help of effective house rules.

Answer

1.teenagers

2.ensure

3.Tips/Suggestions/Advice

4.Involving

5.listing

6.written

7.remind

8.explanation

9.disobey/break

10.improved

【解析】

试题分析:当孩子们到了青少年阶段的时候，做家长的比以往任何时候都要费心。但是如果在尊重孩子的基础上制定一些有效的家规，那么教育孩子就不是非常费神的事情了。在本文中作者就有效家规的制定给出了一些建议。

1.信息归纳题。根据内容可知文章中心是关于如何制定有效的家规来教育青少年，所以填teenagers。

2.信息转换题。根据文章首段末句and make sure they behave responsibly 可知此处填ensure。

3.信息查找题。根据文章末段Following these tips on establishing effective house rules …可知此处指建议，所以填Tips/Suggestions/Advice。

4.信息转换题。根据文章第三段。First of all，get your teenager to take part in making the rules可知要让孩子参与制度的制定，所以填Involving。

5.信息转换题。根据第四段don’t list every single rule imaginable.可知此处填listing。

6.信息转换题。根据第五段it is important that you write out the list of rules可知家长要把规定写出来，所以填written。

7.信息转换题。根据第五段where everyone can see them is a good reminder可知写出的规定是用来提醒孩子的，所以填.remind。

8.信息转换题。根据倒数第二段Explain clearly in advance what negative consequences will be in store when a rule gets broken.可知要提前给孩子解释清楚违反规定的结果，所以此处填explanation。

9.信息转换题。根据倒数第二段serve as consequences for disobeying rules. 可知此处填disobey/break。

10.信息转换题。根据末段will help improve your teenager’s behavior可知这些规定的制定会有效改善孩子的行为，所以填 improved。

考点：考查信息提取。