Question

Dear Mr Zhu,
I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn’t even love us at all.
Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!
What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.
How can I help my son without harming our relationship?
Yours,
Liu Zhenhua
【小题1】What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

A．A teacher.	B．A magazine columnist.
C．A youth worker.	D．A doctor.

【小题2】From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu’s son is _______ to his parents.

A．friendly

B．thankful

C．polite

D．rude

【小题3】What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?

A．To blame his son.

B．To ask for help with his son.

C．To say something about his son.

D．To complain to him about his son.

【小题4】Mr. Liu’s son always spends his time _______.

A．doing his homework

B．playing games online

C．chatting with his parents

D．doing everything his parents ask him to do

【小题5】What do you think is the possible answer for the father?

A．The father should let the son alone.

B．The father should give his son a beating.

C．The father should allow his son his freedom.

D．The father should be patient enough to have communication with the son.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】B
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：这封信中孩子的父亲刘振华想朱先生描述了自己儿子进来的表现,向朱先生请教该如何来管教自己的儿子.
【小题1】根据I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son.可知朱先生是一本杂志的专栏作家,故选B.
【小题2】根据第一段and yet he is still rude to us.描述,可知选D.
【小题3】根据I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son.描述,可知选B.
【小题4】根据第二段He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. 描述,可知选B.
【小题5】根据短文描述,可知作者的儿子处于很糟糕的情况,作为家长既不能冷落他,也不能打他一顿或者放任不管,故最佳答案就是耐心的与他沟通,选D.
考点：关于如何管教孩子的应用文阅读
点评：本文中长句较多，一时很难读懂句子含义，注意多读几遍，不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义，能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。