Parents should stop blaming themselves because there's not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I've seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. I don't know what to do with him these days, she said. He's forgotten all the manners we taught him.
He hasn't forgotten them. He' s just decided that he' s not going to use them. She confessed that she would like to e up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, I don't like your dress; it's ugly. One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
Where did we go wrong? her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
【小题1】This text is most probably written by .A．a headmaster of a middle schoolB．a specialist in teenager studiesC．a parent with teenage childrenD．a doctor for mental health problems【小题2】The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as .A．lazyB．quietC．unusual D．rude【小题3】From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters .A．pay no attention to themB．feel helpless to do much about themC．are too busy to look after themD．have e to hate them【小题4】What is the author's opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?A．Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.B．Parents should pay still more attention to the change.C．Parents should work more closely with school teachers.D．Parents are at fault for the change in their children.B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述了在儿童教育方面，父母很多情况下都是无能为力，只能接受这个现实。
【小题1】推理题。根据第一段1,2行Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem.说明本文中的“I”是一个儿童教育方面的专家，故B项正确。
【小题2】推理题，这里的It就是指上一段最后3行的Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.一个孩子从很好的人变成了一个没有礼貌的家伙，故D正确。
【小题3】推断题。根据最后一段Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad.说明题目对两个女儿也根据没有办法的。故B正确。
【小题4】推理题。根据文章第一段Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it.说明父母面对这样的问题只能接受，别无办法。故A正确。