Question

    A few weeks ago, I picked up my 14-year-old daughter and her friend from dance class. The two girls chatted happily until I reached her friend’s house. And then 1 began the drive home and my daughter, who had been talking nonstop a minute before, went completely silent. I assumed she was lost in thought.

When I came to a stoplight, I looked in the mirror. My daughter wasn’t looking out of the window or staring into space - she was on her phone. I felt my anger rise.

“Get off your phone. That is rude. You make me feel like an Uber driver.” I shouted.

“But I’m texting friends about biology homework!’’ she said.

“That can wait.” I was mad and she was angry.

Back home, she disappeared into her room, and I thought about how I was still trying to take control of my daughter’s growing independence, which was fruitless.

The next day I was thinking about my outburst when a parenting program on TV caught my eye, in which the hosts interviewed Dr. Ken Ginsburg, the author of a famous parenting book. It completely changed my attitude.

Ginsburg said. “Why are our teens pushing us away? It’s not because they hate us - it’s because they love us so much and yet they know they have to become independent. So this is a process of figuring out how to push away the things they love the most. It is crazy to fly from a comfortable nest, so teens get ready for it by temporarily pushing their parents away.”

I need to honor her independence and create space for both of us to face this monumental developmental challenge as teammates, not adversaries((对手).

1.What made the writer mad?

A.She served as an Uber driver.

B.The two girls were chatting happily.

C.Her daughter was playing with the phone.

D.Her daughter forgot her biology homework.

2.What do we know about the daughter?

A.She is being under her mother’s control.

B.She is on the way to being independent.

C.She enjoys making friends using social media.

D.She hates making conversation with her mom.

3.Which of the following best describes the mother?

A.Open-minded. B.Hardworking.

C.Inspiring. D.weak-willed.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.I was pushed away by my teenaged daughter.

B.Life of a teenager is moving at its own slow pace.

C.Parents completely rely on parenting experts to educate children.

D.My relationship with my daughter was improved by a suggestion.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文为一篇记叙文。文章叙述了几周前，作者去舞蹈班接我14岁的女儿和她的朋友。两个女孩开心地聊着天，直到我到了她朋友家。然后作者开车回家，作者的女儿一分钟前还在不停地说话，这时完全沉默了。作者以为她陷入了沉思。作者发现她在看手机。作者感到愤怒起来。而作者在一次电视节目中接受了主持人的建议，作者意识到女儿逐渐长大，逐渐独立。这个节目帮助作者改善了与女儿的关系。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段My daughter wasn’t looking out of the window or staring into space - she was on her phone. I felt my anger rise. 我女儿没有看窗外，也没有盯着太空——她在看手机。我感到愤怒起来。可知，是作者的女儿在打电话使作者感到生气。故选C项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第七段Back home, she disappeared into her room, and I thought about how I was still trying to take control of my daughter’s growing independence, which was fruitless. 回到家，她消失在她的房间里，我在想我是如何仍然试图控制我女儿逐渐独立的，但这是徒劳的。可知，作者的女儿正在走向独立。故选B项。

3.

推理判断题。根据最后一段I need to honor her independence and create space for both of us to face this monumental developmental challenge as teammates, not adversaries((对手). 我需要尊重她的独立性，并为我们双方创造空间，作为队友而不是对手来面对这一巨大的发展挑战。推测母亲是个思想开放的人，能够接受女儿的日渐独立。故选A项。

4.

主旨大意题。根据倒数第三段The next day I was thinking about my outburst when a parenting program on TV caught my eye, in which the hosts interviewed Dr. Ken Ginsburg, the author of a famous parenting book. It completely changed my attitude.第二天，我正想着自己昨晚爆发情绪，突然电视上的一个育儿节目吸引了我，节目主持人采访了一本著名育儿书籍的作者肯·金斯伯格博士。这完全改变了我的态度。根据最后一段I need to honor her independence and create space for both of us to face this monumental developmental challenge as teammates, not adversaries((对手 ). 我需要尊重她的独立性，并为我们双方创造空间，作为队友而不是对手来面对这一巨大的发展挑战。所以短文主要在叙述一个建议改善了我和女儿的关系。故选D项。