Anyone who has ever traveled with a teenager knows that the teenager can make the vacation good or bad for the entire family. As a travel agent, Lynda Maxwell said, “If teenagers are happy, everybody is happy.”
Teenagers are often interested in travelling, but their interests and schedules often aren’t the same as their parents’. It means that when the parents start to look for a place of interest in the early morning, their teenagers may be sleeping soundly!
The thing makes travelling with teenagers very difficult, but it isn’t impossible. The experts said, “The keys to success is what parents do before they travel.”
For many families, the hardest part may be finding a vacation time that is right for everyone. Be sure to sit down with everyone else in the family before setting a date.
“After setting a date, ask teenagers where they would choose to go,” suggested Maxwell. It is possible that they’d like nothing more than to sit on a beach for a week. “Maybe there’s a compromise(折中),” said Maxwell.
“Most teenagers like using the Internet now, so parents can ask them to think up the ideas about what to see and do,” said Brad Anderson. “I find teenagers are excellent at making great suggestions.”
【小題1】The main problem of travelling with teenagers is that______.

A.they are always causing problems
B.there’s no way to make them happy
C.they don’t want to travel with their parents
D.their interests and schedules are different from their parents’
【小題2】Maxwell thinks that     .
A.teenagers are good at making suggestions
B.parents should discuss the travel plan with their teenagers
C.parents should choose the places where teenagers like to go
D.teenagers should try their best to make their parents happy
【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Teenagers often have some great ideas of travelling.
B.Teenagers always make their parents disappointed.
C.Most parents often look for travel information online.
D.Teenagers should learn how to get along with their parents.


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】A

解析試題分析:這篇短文中作者主要描述的是父母在和孩子旅行時所遇到的一些問題是雙方的興趣和愛好不同,要多交流溝通,一起討論旅行計劃。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段Teenagers are often interested in travelling, but their interests and schedules often aren’t the same as their parents’. 可知和年輕人旅行最大的問題就是孩子和大人的興趣和行程表有差異;故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第五段“After setting a date, ask teenagers where they would choose to go,”可知,Maxwell認(rèn)為父母應(yīng)該和孩子討論一下旅行計劃;故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第六段最后一句 “I find teenagers are excellent at making great suggestions.”
可知A項正確;B項表達(dá)過于絕對;文中并未提及大多數(shù)家長喜歡在網(wǎng)上尋找旅行信息,C項可排除;文章討論的核心不是青少年應(yīng)該和父母相處的問題,D項錯誤;故選A。
考點:社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。

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