Question

LIFE is AWKWARD. What should you do when your parents are embarrassing (使尴尬) you in front of your friends? Or what if you see what looks like a classmate stealing someone else’s headphones? In our social Q’s column (专栏), the teenager Harper Ediger and the adult Philip Glances give their best advice to kids looking for help navigating real-life situations. Now it’s your turn: Do you have a question about an uncomfortable social situation at school, at home, on social media or among friends? Email it to us at Kjdsqs@njpost. com and Harper and Philip may answer it in a future issue. Please include your age and hometown. C’mon, we know you have one.

To inspire (激励) you, here are reader-submitted questions we’ve published in previous issues:

My mom signs me up for camps and activities without asking what I want to do. I only learn what I’m doing at the last minute. I don’t like that it’s a surprise, and I feel that I should be able to help plan my time. How can I have more of a say?

At my school, fourth graders need to learn different dances, then dress up for a fancy party where we ask partners to dance with us. This makes me nervous, and I’m not looking forward to it. How should I handle this situation?

My sister is home for college break, and lucky me, she’s my roommate. As I’m 12 and she’s almost 19, we both want our own space. I know she doesn’t mean it personally, but she always complains that she doesn’t have a home, which makes me feel as if I’m intruding in my own room. Do I tell her how I feel or let it go?

1.What should be included in your email to the social Q’s column?

A.Name, age and social media. B.Age, school and hometown.

C.Age, hometown and questions. D.Name, school and questions.

2.The underlined word “say” in the passage means ________.

A.the ability to plan time B.the chance to set up camps

C.the right to make decisions D.the plan to enjoy activities

3.The writer uses some published reader-submitted questions in order to ________.

A.show kids ways of solving problems B.give kids examples of what to write about

C.share Harper and Philip’s advice with kids D.offer kids a chance to complain about their lives

4.The social Q’s column is designed to ________.

A.help kids deal with their troubles B.train kids to write

C.have kids introduce themselves D.advise kids to behave well

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍社会问题专栏帮助孩子们解决他们的问题，并举读者发布的问题为例子来说明邮件具体要写什么内容。

1.

细节理解题。根据“Do you have a question about an uncomfortable social situation at school, at home, on social media or among friends? Email it to us at Kjdsqs@njpost. com and Harper and Philip may answer it in a future issue. Please include your age and hometown”可知包括问题、年龄和家乡。故选C。

2.

词义猜测题。根据“My mom signs me up for camps and activities without asking what I want to do. I only learn what I’m doing at the last minute. I don’t like that it’s a surprise, and I feel that I should be able to help plan my time”可知父母替他做决定给他报了露营，此处say表示自己做决定的权利，相当于the right to make decisions。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据“To inspire you, here are reader-submitted questions we’ve published in previous issues”以及后面是三段，可知作者用一些发布的读者提交的问题是为了给孩子们例子，告诉他们要写什么内容。故选B。

4.

细节理解题。根据第一段“give their best advice to kids looking for help navigating real-life situations”可知社会问题专栏是设计出来为了帮助孩子们解决他们的问题的。故选A。