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【題目】 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((對手).

【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

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文為一篇記敘文。文章敘述了幾周前，作者去舞蹈班接我14歲的女兒和她的朋友。兩個女孩開心地聊著天，直到我到了她朋友家。然后作者開車回家，作者的女兒一分鐘前還在不停地說話，這時完全沉默了。作者以為她陷入了沉思。作者發(fā)現(xiàn)她在看手機。作者感到憤怒起來。而作者在一次電視節(jié)目中接受了主持人的建議，作者意識到女兒逐漸長大，逐漸獨立。這個節(jié)目幫助作者改善了與女兒的關(guān)系。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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. 我女兒沒有看窗外，也沒有盯著太空——她在看手機。我感到憤怒起來。可知，是作者的女兒在打電話使作者感到生氣。故選C項。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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，她消失在她的房間里，我在想我是如何仍然試圖控制我女兒逐漸獨立的，但這是徒勞的�？芍�，作者的女兒正在走向獨立。故選B項。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)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((對手). 我需要尊重她的獨立性，并為我們雙方創(chuàng)造空間，作為隊友而不是對手來面對這一巨大的發(fā)展挑戰(zhàn)。推測母親是個思想開放的人，能夠接受女兒的日漸獨立。故選A項。

【4】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)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，我正想著自己昨晚爆發(fā)情緒，突然電視上的一個育兒節(jié)目吸引了我，節(jié)目主持人采訪了一本著名育兒書籍的作者肯·金斯伯格博士。這完全改變了我的態(tài)度。根據(jù)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((對手 ). 我需要尊重她的獨立性，并為我們雙方創(chuàng)造空間，作為隊友而不是對手來面對這一巨大的發(fā)展挑戰(zhàn)。所以短文主要在敘述一個建議改善了我和女兒的關(guān)系。故選D項。