The evidence for harmony（和谐）may not be clear in some families. But it seems that four in five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly- held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. ”We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families, ”said one member of the research team. ”They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat. ”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat the children as friends. ”My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me, ”says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall. ”I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it. ”Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. ”Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that. ”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenagers’ rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher ments, ”Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents es because of a brief period in out social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over. ”
【小题1】What is the popular images of teenagers today?A．They worry about schoolB．They dislike living with their parentsC．They are locked in to avoid troubleD．They quarrel a lot with other family members【小题2】The study shows that teenagers don’t want to A． share family responsibilityB． cause trouble in their familiesC． go boating with their familyD． make family decisions【小题3】Compared with parents of 30 years age, today’s parents . A． go to clubs more often with their childrenB． are much stricter with their childrenC． care less about their children’s lifeD． give their children more freedom【小题4】What is the passage mainly about?A． Negotiation in familyB． Education in familyC． Harmony in familyD． Teenage trouble in family【小题5】Which of the following NOT TRUE?
A.Parents are stricter than their own parents.B Parents get along well with their kids C.Parents will discuss something with their kids D. Harmony in family is important.D
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(答案→)D
解析：文章介绍的是现代家庭的和谐，孩子与父母的关系更好，父母给孩子更多的自由。
【小题1】D 推理题。根据第一段最后一句which is the opposite of the popularly- held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.说明人们通常都认为孩子可能会与父母家人经常争吵，故D正确。
【小题2】B 推理题。根据第一段1,2行The evidence for harmony（和谐）may not be clear in some families. But it seems that four in five young people now get on with their parents说明现在的孩子与父母很和谐，他们不想惹麻烦，不想与父母争吵，故B正确。
【小题3】D 推理题。根据第三段最后3行there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that说明现在的父母比以前的父母更开明，只有孩子完成任务，他们会给孩子更多的自由。故D正确。
【小题4】C 主旨大意题。文章讨论的是现代家庭的和谐，孩子与父母的关系更好。故C正确。
【小题5】A 细节题。根据第三段最后一行But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that说明爷爷奶奶对爸爸妈妈要比爸爸妈妈对我们更严格。故A正确。