Question

Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores(雜事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it, you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their room, or take out the trash. Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores, just say, “If chores aren’t done by 4 pm, here are the consequences.” Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Don’t argue or fight with them, just say,“ That’s the way it’s going to be.” It shouldn’t be punitive(懲罰性的)as much as it should be persuasive. “If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm, then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time, that’s going to be your loss.” On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your kids say they have no homework, then they should use that time to study or read. Either way, there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.
When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him, make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you, he is disrespecting you. At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.
【小題1】According to the passage, it seldom happens that _______________________.

A．kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requests

B．parents’ directions sound like a broken record

C．children are ready to follow their parents’ directions

D．parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids

【小題2】Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they ________________.

A．avoid direct ways of punishment

B．make them do things at their request

C．argue and fight with their children

D．allow their children to behave in their own way

【小題3】It can be inferred from the passage that _________________________.

A．parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child

B．it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents

C．parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect

D．kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control

【小題4】The main idea of the passage is ______________________________.

A．that respecting each other is more important than anything else

B．how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents

C．that children should make choices and decisions on their own

D．how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectively

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：本文敘述了父母在家教育孩子時如果遇到孩子不聽話該如何應對，咱們都想讓孩子聽自己的話，但是又有多少孩子乖乖地聽話呢，這時父母不要與孩子起爭執，也不要直接去懲罰他，而是給他布置一項任務，在規定的時間內完成，否則不讓做他想做的事。
【小題1】這是細節理解題。根據Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV,可知孩子經常不聽家長的話，故選C。
【小題2】這是細節理解題。根據you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores, It shouldn’t be punitive(懲罰性的)as much as it should be persuasive.不和孩子爭論，不給他直接的懲罰，故選A。
【小題3】這是推理判斷題。根據At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you. 當孩子帶著耳機聽你說話時一定要制止他，故選C。
【小題4】這是主旨大意題。根據Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.可知幫助父母應對孩子不聽話的問題。故選D。
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