3．Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communication is often the very thing that closes a youngster's ears and mouth．One common mistake is the Lecture，the long monologue that often starts with"When I was your age…"Eighteen-year-old Kelly calls lectures"long，one-side discussions in which I don't say much．"
Kids reflexively（条件反射地）shut down in the face of a lecture．Their eyes glaze over（呆滞），and they don't register any incoming information．Listen to 13-year-old Sarah describe her least favorite times with her mom and dad．"First，they scream．Then comes the‘We're so disappointed'speech．Then the‘I never did that to my parents'lecture begins．After that，even if they realize how ridiculous they sound，they never take it back．"
Lines like"When you have children of your own，you'll understand"have been seriously said by parents since time immemorial．But many of our expert parents，like Bobby，a registered nurse and mother of three，feel that by falling back on clichés（陈词滥调）to justify our actions，we weaken our position．
Since kids are creatures of here and now，the far-off future has no relevance to them．Therefore，good communicators like Bobby suggest，"Give specific
reasons for your actions in present language：‘I'm not letting you go to the party because I don't think there will be enough adult supervisions（监护）．'"
Betty，who lives in Missouri，uses an indirect approach．"I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about．My husband and I talk about it while our children absorb the information．
Then they never think I'm preaching（布道）．"
This really helped when Betty's kids began driving．Instead of constantly repeating"Don't drink； don't speed，"she would talk about articles in the paper and express sympathy for the victims of a car crash．Betty made no special effort to draw her kids into the conversation．She depended on a teenager's strong desire to put in his opinions---especially if he thinks he isn't being asked for them．
61．The purpose of the passage is toB．
A．compare two ways of parents communicating with their kids
B．give parents advice on how to communicate with their kids
C．explain why kids won't listen to their parents．
D．introduce kids'reaction to the communication between them and their parents
62．Which of the following statements is NOT right？D
A．Kids won't listen to their parents because they think what their parents say is boring．
B．Many kids think they have no right to express their own opinions．
C．Some kids think their parents should apologize when they are wrong．
D．Kids don't like any discussion at all．
63．What does the underlined word"monologue"in the first paragraph mean？A
A．a long speech by one person
B．a speech by two persons
C．conversation
D．discussion
64．Which of the following topic may appeal to kids？C
A．Parents'own experience
B．Kids possible life in the future
C．Something related to kids'present life
D．What parents have done to their own parents．
65．In order to make kids follow their advice，parents shouldD_．
A．tell their kids to listen carefully
B．set out their warnings directly
C．list out as many examples as possible
D．arouse kids'desire to express themselves．
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读，主要叙述了现在一些孩子不愿接受父母的一些命令，还有一些独白的演讲，本文给出了一些建议，关于父母如何与孩子进行沟通．
解答 61-65 BDACD
61．B．主旨大意题．阅读全文，根据全文内容可知，本文主要给父母了一些关于如何与孩子沟通的建议，故选B．
62．D．细节理解题．根据I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about．My husband and I talk about it while our children absorb the information．可知，孩子喜欢讨论，故选D．
63．A．词义猜测题．根据that often starts with"When I was your age…．"可以猜出，这是独白，故选A．
64．C．推理判断题．根据Since kids are creatures of here and now，the far-off future has no relevance to them．Therefore，good communicators like Bobby suggest，"Give specific可以推测出，谈论一些有关孩子的现在的生活会吸引孩子，故选C．
65．D．细节理解题．根据She depended on a teenager's strong desire to put in his opinions可知，激发孩子的欲望来表达自己，故选D．
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，主旨大意题，词义猜测题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测
