One school night this month I walked quietly up to Alexander, my 15-year-old son, and touc

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One school night this month I walked quietly up to Alexander, my 15-year-old son, and touched his cheek gently in a manner I hoped would seem casual.A year ago he would have ignored this disturbance but now he reacted impatiently and leaned back to his puter screen.
I made a mistake: breaking into my teenager's personal space. “The average teenager has pretty strong feelings about his privacy, Lara Fox and her friend Hilary Frankel told me. Mr.Frankel and Mr.Fox, both 17, are the authors of Breaking the Code, a new book that seeks to bridge the generational divide between parents and adolescents.It is being promoted by its publisher as the first self-help guide by teenagers for their parents, a kind of Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus that explains the language and actions of teenagers.The girls dealt with issues including hanging out late, money, school pressures, smoking etc.
Personally, I wele their opinions.The most mon missteps in interacting with teenagers arise from the war between parents exercising their rights to know what goes on under their roof and teenagers firmly guarding their privacy.Teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents' remarks and respond with anger that masks their vulnerability (脆弱). Ms Fox said, What we want above all is your approval.Don't forget, no matter how much we act as if we don't care what you say, we believe the things you say about us.
Nancy, a New York child-raising expert said she didn't agree with everything the authors suggested but found their arguments reasonable.When your kids are saying, ' You don't get it, and you never will, ' there are lots of ways to respond so that they will listen and that is what the writers point out.
My parents helped me see that, Mr.Fox told me, even though they used to stay out late and ride their bicycles to school, times have changed and the way parents educate children is different.These days there is a major fear factor in bringing up kids.Parents worry about their child crossing the street. The writers said they hoped simply to throw light on teenage thinking.
【小题1】According to the two girls, teenagers nowadays are     .A.independentB.intelligentC.inconsiderateD.sensitive【小题2】The underlined sentence You don't get it, and you never will in the 4th paragraph implies that     .A.the teenagers don't want/to admit their weaknessB.the teenagers think that their parents will never understand themC.the parents do not necessarily force into the world of their childrenD.the generation gap cannot be shortened despite their parents' efforts【小题3】It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that     .A.teenagers should guard their privacyB.Nancy totally agrees with the two girls' opinionsC.parents are more concerned about children's safetyD.the two girls have obtained numerous support from the public【小题4】Why does the author mention the book Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus ?A.It is one of the best-sellersB.It is also written by the two girlsC.The two books have the similar themeD.The two books have different opinionsD 

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(答案→)D 
解析:文章大意:本文介绍了一本书Breaking the Code,这本书主要是为了消除父母和孩子之间的分歧,以及引用不同人的话,表明人们对该书的评价,有人赞同作者的观点,有人不能认同书上说的一切。
【小题1】推理判断题。由第三段Teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents' remarks and respond with anger that masks their vulnerability (脆弱).年轻人会很快打断父母的话,伪装自己的脆弱,可知当今的孩子都很敏感。选D
【小题2】猜测词义题。由所举例子可知,孩子们对父母侵入他们的空间感到愤怒。选A
【小题3】推理判断题。由最后一段These days there is a major fear factor in bringing up kids.Parents worry about their child crossing the street.可推知,现在的父母太在意孩子的安全了。选C
【小题4】推理判断题。由第二段第四句话“a kind of ‘Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus’ that explains the language and actions of teenagers”可知,这两本书的主题相同。选C
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