The clothes you wear. The food you eat. The color of your bedroom walls. Where you go and how you get there. The people you hang around with. What time you go to bed. What do these things have in common, you’re asking? They’re just a few examples of the many hundreds of things that your parents controlled for you when you were a child.
As a kid, you didn’t have a say in everything; your parents made decisions about everything from the cereal you ate in the morning to the pajamas you wore at night. And it’s a good thing, too—kids need this kind of protection on their own.
But finally, kids grow up and become teens. And part of being a teen is developing your own identity—one that is separate from your parents’. But as you change and grow into this new person who makes his own decisions, your parents have a difficult time adjusting(調(diào)整).
In many families, it is this adjustment that can cause a lot of fighting between teens and parents. And issues like the type of friends you have or your attitudes to partying can cause bigger arguments, because your parents still always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are.
The good news about fighting with your parents get more comfortable with the idea that their teen has a right to certain opinions. It can take several years for parents and teens to adjust to their new roles, though. In the meantime, focus on communicating with your parents.
Sometimes this can feel impossible—like they just don’t see your point of view and never will. But talking and expressing your opinions can help you gain more respect from your parents.
Keep in mind, too, that your parents were teens once and that in most cases, they can relate to what you’re going through.
小題1:In the first two paragraphs, the writer________.
A．complains that parents control kids too much.
B．proves that kids have no right to give their opinions.
C．describes how carefully parents look after kids
D．explains that it is necessary for parents to control kids
小題2:A lot of fighting breaks out between teens and parents because________.
A．parents aren’t used to losing control of kids
B．teens like to have everything decided
C．parents blame teens for not respecting them
D．teens are eager to develop their own identity
小題3:In the opinions of the writer, parents control teens in order to ________.
A．prevent them from having their own ideas
B．protect them from being hurt
C．make them respect parents in family
D．make sure that children have a good future.
小題4:The underlined word “this” in paragraph 6 may refer to “________”.
A．a(chǎn)rguing with friends
B．fighting with your parents
C．communicating with parents
D．a(chǎn)djusting to new roles
小題5:What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A．What do parents control their children for?
B．How parents take are of children?
C．How to get rid of your parents’ control?
D．Why do I fight with parents so much?

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D 
你長大獨立的過程，對你的父母來說，可能卻是一個艱難的調(diào)整和適應過程。他們還不習慣這個新的你——在他們心里，你還是他們的那個小不點呢。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。結合第二段的最后一句And it’s a good thing, too—kids need this kind of protection on their own.可知答案。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。結合In many families, it is this adjustment that can cause a lot of fighting between teens and parents和because your parents still always want to protect you可知答案。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。結合 because your parents still always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are可知答案。
小題4:詞義理解題。結合上下文可知this指代上文提到的focus on communicating with your parents.
小題5:文章標題題。結合主旨大意可知無論孩子長多大，父母總想保護孩子。那你還為什么同你的父母爭吵呢？
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