It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant that they do not trust their children to deal with crises, that they talk too much about certain problems and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships.
I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.
Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.
Sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog: you can’t win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents’ control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.
If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. You can charm others, especially parents, into doing things the ways you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.
1.The author is primarily addressing ________.
2.The first paragraph is mainly about ________.
3.Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ________.
4.Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they ________.
5.To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be ________.
问题1选项
A.parents of teenagers
B.newspaper readers
C.those who give advice to teenagers
D.teenagers
问题2选项
A.the teenagers’ criticism of their parents
B.misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents
C.the dominance of the parents over their children
D.the teenagers’ ability to deal with crises
问题3选项
A.want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own
B.have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste
C.have no other way to enjoy themselves better
D.want to irritate their parents
问题4选项
A.have already been accepted into the adult world
B.feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults
C.are not likely to win over the adults
D.have a desire to be independent
问题5选项
A.obedient
B.responsible
C.co-operative
D.independent
第1题:D
第2题:A
第3题:A
第4题:D
第5题:C
第1题:
【选项释义】
The author is primarily addressing ________. 作者主要是写________。
A. parents of teenagers A. 青少年的父母
B. newspaper readers B. 报纸读者
C. those who give advice to teenagers C. 向青少年提供建议的人
D. teenagers D. 青少年
【考查点】主旨大意题。
【解题思路】文章提供了关于理解青少年与父母之间关系的见解和建议，强调了青少年的观点、他们对独 立性的需求，以及他们可能如何看待生活和与父母的关系，由此可知作者主要的写作对象是青少年。因此D选项“青少年”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“青少年的父母”，文章虽然提到了青少年与父母之间的关系，但文章的重点是帮助青少年理解这种关系，以及他们如何应对，而不是针对青少年的父母，属于曲解原文；
B选项“报纸读者”和C选项“向青少年提供建议的人”在文中无法体现，属于无中生有。
第2题:
【选项释义】
The first paragraph is mainly about ________. 第一段主要讲的是________。
A. the teenagers’ criticism of their parents A. 青少年对父母的批评
B. misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents B. 青少年与父母之间的误解
C. the dominance of the parents over their children C. 父母对子女的支配权
D. the teenagers’ ability to deal with crises D. 青少年处理危机的能力
【考查点】主旨大意题。
【解题思路】第一段首先讲到青少年经常批评他们的父母，以及他们对父母的常见抱怨，例如觉得父母与现代生活脱节、过于占有支配，以及在亲子关系中缺乏幽默感，由此可知第一段主要讲的是青少年对父母的批评。因此A选项“青少年对父母的批评”正确。
【干扰项排除】
B选项“青少年与父母之间的误解”，C选项“父母对子女的支配权”和D选项“青少年处理危机的能力”只在本段的某部分提及，不能概括全段的主旨大意，属于以偏概全。
第3题:
【选项释义】
Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ________. 青少年的服装和发型往往很奇怪，这是因为他们________。
A. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own A. 想通过创造自己的文化来显示自己的存在
B. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste B. 有成为时尚和品味领袖的强烈愿望
C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better C. 没有其他更好的享受方式
D. want to irritate their parents D. 想惹恼父母
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词strange clothes and hairstyles可以定位到文章第三段第三、四句“他们觉得自己与尚未被允许进入的成人世界隔绝了。所以他们创造了自己的文化和社会（create a culture and society of their own）”，说明青少年的服装和发型很奇怪的原因是他们想创造自己的文化和社会。因此A选项“想通过创造自己的文化来显示自己的存在”正确。
【干扰项排除】
B选项“有成为时尚和品味领袖的强烈愿望”，由They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.（他们觉得自己至少在某种程度上是优越的，并认为自己是风格和品味的领导者。）可知，他们在某种程度上认为自己是风格和品味的领导者，但不代表由强烈愿望，属于过度推断；
C选项“没有其他更好的享受方式”在文中没有提及，属于无中生有；
D选项“想惹恼父母”，由This is not their motive.（但这并不是他们的初衷。）可知，惹恼父母不是他们这样做的主要原因，属于本末倒置。
第4题:
【选项释义】
Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they ________. 青少年不希望他们的父母同意他们做的任何事情，因为他们________。
A. have already been accepted into the adult world A. 已经被成人世界所接受
B. feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults B. 觉得自己在某一方面比成人优越
C. are not likely to win over the adults C. 不可能赢得成年人的支持
D. have a desire to be independent D. 有独 立的愿望
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词do not want their parents to approve可以定位到文章第四段第一句“有时候你会抗拒，会骄傲，因为你不想让父母赞同你的所作所为（do not want your parents to approve of what you do）”，本段最后一句说到“但这忽略了一个事实，那就是你现在开始对自己负责（you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself）”，说明青少年不希望他们的父母同意他们做的任何事情的本质原因是他们开始对自己负责，表现出他们对独 立性的追求。因此D选项“有独 立的愿望”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“已经被成人世界所接受”，由They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted.（他们觉得自己与尚未被接受的成人世界隔绝了。）可知，青少年没有被成人世界所接受，属于反向干扰；
B选项“觉得自己在某一方面比成人优越”，文章虽然提到青少年觉得自己在某种程度上是优越的，但这与不希望父母同意他们无关，属于出处错位；
C选项“不可能赢得成年人的支持”在在文中没有提及，属于无中生有。
第5题:
【选项释义】
To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be ________. 为了改善亲子关系，建议青少年________。
A. obedient A. 服从
B. responsible B. 负责
C. co-operative C. 合作
D. independent D. 独 立
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词teenagers are advised to be可以定位到文章最后一段第一句“如果你计划控制你的生活，合作可以是计划的一部分（co-operation can be part of that plan）”，说明文章建议青少年合作。因此C选项“合作”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“服从”在文中没有提及，属于无中生有；
B选项“负责”虽然在文中有所提及，但不是主要的建议，属于出处错位；
D选项“独 立”，文章建议是他们应该和父母合作，而不是更加独 立，属于反向干扰。
