After commuting, cooking dinner and doing household chores, the average parent has just 30 minutes to devote to their children in the evenings, according to a new study. One in four working parents worry that half an hour simply isn’t enough, while almost half fret that they aren’t a good enough parent during the week.
However, parenting experts believe just 12 minutes a day may be enough for mothers and fathers to fully reconnect with their child — as long as they ask the right questions. Child psychologist Dr Claire Halsey said asking a series of open-ended questions can help improve parents’ relationship with their children.
Among the questions recommended in the research are: “How many times have you smiled today — what made you laugh?”; “Can you act out what you did at breaktime?”; “Who is taller — mummy or your teacher?” and “What are the names of the toys you played with today?” Parents of older children are advised to start up a conversation with: “I’ve got a great story for you but I want one in return… you first!” or “Tell me some school gossip … I’m all ears!”
Dr Halsey, working with the makers of Ribena Plus, who commissioned the research, said: “There is no one as tough on their own parenting skills as a parent — but this study shows there is no need for parents to be so harsh. It’s hard for working parents to juggle all their responsibilities and it can feel like guilt is simply a parent’s lot — but it’s absolutely not. By using clever tactics such as a little preparation alongside use of open-ended questions — such as ‘Tell me what the best bit about your day was?’ — parents can reduce the time worrying about chores and work and spend more time learning about their children’s day.”
小題1:The underlined word reconnect in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A.discussB. communicateC. understandD. combine
小題2:According to Paragraph 1, almost half of the working parents ________.
A.can spare only about half an hour to be with their kids every day
B.spend their daytime commuting, cooking dinner and doing household chores
C.worry that half an hour’s stay with their kids is far from enough
D.fear that they aren’t a good enough parent during the week
小題3:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.I will be glad to listen.
B.I will be very interested.
C.I will listen carefully.
D.I will call your teacher at school.
小題4:Which of the following open-ended questions is for a three-year-old child?
A.Where are you off to with your friends this weekend?
B.Who played the best in your football match today?
C.What science project are you doing at the moment and can I help with it?
D.What are the names of the toys you played with today?
小題5:What does Dr Halsey intend to tell us in this passage?
A.It is not necessary for parents to spend too much time with their children.
B.It is natural that working parents do not afford more time to reconnect with kids.
C.It is important that working parents learn more parenting skills.
D.It is clever that parents ask their kids questions instead of doing chores.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析:本文講述的是很多工作的父母親擔心自己不能和孩子有很好的交流溝通,作者在本文中提出了幾個好的建議。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)本句However, parenting experts believe just 12 minutes a day may be enough for mothers and fathers to fully reconnect with their child — as long as they ask the right questions.可知專家認為只需要12分鐘,父母親就可以和孩子進行有效的交流,只要父母親的問題是正確合理的問題。故該詞是指B項交流。
小題2:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句One in four working parents worry that half an hour simply isn’t enough, while almost half fret that they aren’t a good enough parent during the week.可知有一半的工作的父母親擔心專家做得不夠好,因為他們沒有足夠的時間和孩子交流。故D正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句“I’ve got a great story for you but I want one in return… you first!” or “Tell me some school gossip … I’m all ears!”句義:我已經(jīng)講了一個很好的故事,現(xiàn)在輪到你了。告訴我你們學校的事情,我洗耳恭聽。既然是讓孩子說學校里的事情,那么該詞組表示的是要認真聽。故C正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)下句Parents of older children are advised to start up a conversation with: “I’ve got a great story for you but I want one in return… you first!” or “Tell me some school gossip … I’m all ears!”可知這個問題是給那些年齡較大的孩子的問題。說明之前的問題是給那些年齡較小的孩子。其中What are the names of the toys you played with today?你玩的玩具叫什么?這個問題的對象應(yīng)該是年齡較小的孩子。故D正確。
小題5:B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一句parents can reduce the time worrying about chores and work and spend more time learning about their children’s day.”可知父母親不要過于擔心因為工作而不能陪伴孩子,只要我們運用正確的方法就可以了。也就是說工作的父母親沒有太多的時間和孩子交流是很正常的事情。故B正確。
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