2019年6月CET4阅读理解练习（5）

　　Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14­year­old daughter.“She used to cuddle up(蜷伏)with me on the sofa and talk，” said Mark.“Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something.Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady.The problem is figuring out which time is which.”

　　Before age 11，children like to tell their parents what's on their minds.“In fact，parents are first on the list，”said Michael Riera，author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers.“This completely changes during the teen years，”Riera explained.“They talk to their friends first，then maybe their teachers，and their parents last.”

　　Parents who know what's going on in their teenagers' lives are in the best position to help them.To break down the wall of silence，parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say，and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break，for children also need freedom，though young.Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend，not a manager，with their children is a better way to know them.

　　1. “The door to his room is always shut” suggests that the son______.

　　A. is always busy with his studies

　　B. doesn't want to be disturbed

　　C. keeps himself away from his parents

　　D. begins to dislike his parents

　　2. What troubles Tina and Mark most is that ______.

　　A. their daughter isn't as lovely as before

　　B. they can't read their daughter's mind exactly

　　C. they don't know what to say to their daughter

　　D. their daughter talks with them only when she needs help

　　3. Which of the following best explains “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?

　　A. Teenagers talk a lot with their parents.

　　B. Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

　　C. Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.

　　D. Teenagers talk a little about their own lives.

　　4. What can be learned from the passage?

　　A. Parents are unhappy with their growing children.

　　B. Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.

　　C. Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.

　　D. Parents should try to understand their teenagers.

　　参考答案及解析

　　【答案】 (1)C (2)B (3)C (4)D

　　【解析】(1)句意理解题。根据第一段第二句“...he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents”及下文可知十几岁的孩子同朋友谈心要比同父母多，父母往往是最后一个知道孩子心事的人。因此文中的“The door to his room is always shut”一句不能照字面意义理解(通向他房间的门总是关着)，而应照其喻义理解，即孩子从心理上远离父母，故选C项。

　　(2)细节理解题。由第二段第一句“Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14­year­old daughter.”可知蒂娜和马克也注意到女儿的变化，即不能知道女儿的心事。故选B项。

　　(3)句意理解题。根据全篇文章内容可知十几岁的孩子很少同父母交流是问题关键，要解决这一问题，父母必须创造机会同孩子多谈心。因此“the wall of silence”指的是“十几岁的孩子同父母谈心不多”，故选C项。

　　(4)推理判断题。由短文的最后一段建议父母要解决“十几岁的孩子同父母谈心不多”这一问题，父母应该创造机会理解孩子，找到方法同孩子交谈，同孩子写信交流思想，另外要做孩子的朋友。从这一段意来看应选D项。