People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive carelessly up and down America’s main streets. And at least some of the time those things are true.
But we shouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.
I watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral which happened in a church. A teenage grandson stepped forward. Softly he began:“I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She never failed to see light in any situation. When our family dog would attack her, what would Nana say? Oh, what beautiful markings that dog has.” That was Nana.
“She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for Grandpa’s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling. “That was Nana’s way.”
Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courage. She put up a fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. That was Nana’s way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner.”
There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. The trouble with teenagers is that they haven’t learned to be controlled. When that boy rose to speak about the woman who had been his dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide. I was moved and learned a lot.
【小題1】According to the first paragraph, ______. 

A．peopledon’tthinkhighlyoftheteenagers
B．youngpeoplearelivingahardlife
C．peopleshouldn’tforgetyoungpeople
D．youngpeopleshouldkeepquietbeforethepublic
【小題2】From the boy’s speech, we know his grandmother ______.
A．hadgreatinfluenceovertheboywhenshewasalive
B．likeddogsverymucheveniftheyoftenattackedher
C．couldseeeverythingaroundherthoughshewasold
D．wasaweakwomanlivingintheshadowofhisgrandpa
【小題3】We can infer from the passage that the boy ______. 
A．wasfilledwithsadnessandgaveupfinishinghistalk
B．wasalwaysverygoodatexpressinghimself
C．practicedalotinordertogiveamovingspeech
D．hadgreatdifficultyinacceptingthelossofNana
【小題4】The writer wanted to tell the readers ______. 
A．theyoungpeopleweretooweaktofacecertainfacts
B．theyoungpeoplehavelearnedtocontrolthemselves
C．theadultscouldlearnsomethingvaluablefromtheyoung
D．theadultsshouldteachtheyounghowtodealwiththedeath


【小題1】A
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：文章介紹人們對(duì)年輕人評(píng)價(jià)不高，但是在一場(chǎng)葬禮上一個(gè)孩子的話，卻讓作者改變了對(duì)年輕人的看法，甚至學(xué)習(xí)到有價(jià)值的東西。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第一段的第一句People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they  drive 可知人們對(duì)年輕人評(píng)價(jià)不高。選A。
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)題干，可把范圍鎖定在第三至六段。從孩子所說(shuō)的話，可判斷出奶奶對(duì)其有極大的影響。選A.
【小題3】推理判斷題。從孩子的哭訴中Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said,可知，奶奶的去世他很難受,所以很難接受。選D。
【小題4】推理判斷題。從最后一段的句子his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide. I was moved and learned a lot.可知成年人也從孩子身上學(xué)到了有價(jià)值的東西。選C。
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