2015年自考学位英语考试阅读理解经典例题7

Ever since Stephanie's 13th birthday we have been receiving comments from other adults expressing their sympathies because our daughter is now a teenager. We've heard everything from,“Sure she's a good kid, but just wait, now that she's a teenager...”to the ever inspiring,“Well, all kids are rotten when they are teenagers, just try to go through it the best way you can.”What's more upsetting is that many of these insensitive adults feel the need to share their negative predictions well within the hearing of both our daughters.

I know that teenagers can be moody and difficult at times, but I'm 32 and I can also be difficult and moody. We worry about the future and want today's kids to know that we care for them and that there are opportunities that await them. However, at the very point they set out on that journey toward adulthood we stand there watching them disapprovingly, just waiting for them to make a mistake,“just like we knew they would.”We tell them to respect themselves and to say no to drugs, yet we fail to set a positive example by treating them with kindness and consideration, demonstrating our respect for them.

I have,at times,been guilty of this behavior but am now realizing that the more I see each person as a person, the more I am pleasantly surprised in some way or another. For example, a few weeks ago my husband and I were having dinner at our favorite restaurant and two teenage boys came in and sat down right beside us. I must admit that my first thought was,“Perfect, there goes our quiet, peaceful dinner.”I was so wrong! These young men were well behaved,quiet, and left a nice tip for the waitress. Once I looked beyond the jeans so loose they were practically falling off and the multi-colored hair, I saw what fine people these kids were.

Many of the people who, perhaps unknowingly, treat teens with disrespect are unhappy about the fact that pop singers and sports stars are our children's heroes. I feel that unless we give them something better to go after, we really shouldn't complain.

1.When their children reach their teens, parents usually expect _________.

A. trouble

B. sympathy

C. congratulations

D. inspiring comments

Best Answer:A

详解:A)。细节题。在文章第一段和第二段的开头部分，家长们表达了在孩子进入青春期时的反应。从用词上可判断出孩子们在家长的眼里不好管教了(如rotten, more upsetting等正体现了这一点)。故选项A) trouble应为正确答案。

2.In the author's opinion, the trouble with parents is that ________.

A. they are too watchful of their teenage children

B. they are too concerned about their children's future

C. they fail to treat teenagers with sufficient kindness and respect

D. they speak ill of their children within their hearing

Best Answer:C

详解:C)。细节题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知，作者认为“We fail to set a positive example by treating them with kindness and consideration, demonstrating our respect for them.”大意为：我们没能为他们树立一个积极向上的榜样，在对待他们时我们没有和善，关怀和尊重。故由此可判断选项C)为正确答案。

3. When two teenagers came into the restaurant and sat beside the author, her first thought was _________.

A. her quiet dinner with her husband would be ruined

B. something interesting was going to happen over dinner

C. they were wrong to have chosen this restaurant for dinner

D. she and her husband were going to have a pleasant surprise

Best Answer:A

详解:A)。细节题。根据文章第三段“I must admit that my first thought was，‘Perfect，there goes our quiet，peaceful dinner’…”，意思是：我必须承认我的第一反应是“天啊，我们的安静的晚餐算是完了!……”。由此可以看出作者的第一反应是那两个少年坐在他们旁边，他们想吃一顿安静晚餐的想法要泡汤了。这与选项A)表述的内容吻合，故为正确答案。

4.What does the author think of the two teenage boys?

A. They are typical of teenagers who wear ill-fitting clothes and dye their hair.

B. They may become nice people if they are willing to change their lifestyle.

C. They are fine young men despite their loose jeans and multi-colored hair.

D. They will respect you if you respect them.

Best Answer:C

详解:C)。细节题。根据文章第三段最后部分可知：作者没有想到这两少年“well behaved, quiet, left a nice tip to the waitress”，这使作者意识到这些孩子实际上是多么正派的人，不能仅从外表去判断。由此可知，选项C)应为正确答案。

5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. There is nothing wrong with teenagers admiring pop singers and sport stars.

B. Pop singers and sport stars should not be heroes of our children.

C. If our children admire pop singers and sports stars, it is the parents who are to blame.

D. Parents should set a good example for their children to follow.

Best Answer:C

详解:C)。推理判断题。文章在最后一段指出，“I feel that unless we give them something better to go after, we really shouldn't complain.”。作者想要说明的是我们应该给年轻人更好的榜样让他们去追随模仿。若没有给年轻人以正确的引导，受指责的应是父母本身。据此可知选项C)体现了这一思想。选项D)只提及了家长的作用，这与原文在内容上有出入。偶像未必只是父母，关键是给年轻人以正确的引导。关于选项A)和选项B)中的表述，作者均未做出任何评论，故可排除。