Why do parents have such a difficult time to communicate openly and honestly with their teens? For this, there are many reasons but most of them stem from not being able to properly understand their teens. It is a dangerous gap because parents will have to communicate with their teens about a wide variety of issues during the most important years of their lives. Thus, parents must know how to communicate openly and honestly with their teens.
Here are a few tips to make communication easier between parents and teenagers.
1. Try not to talk down to your teens. Make them feel as if their views really matter, which not only helps your discussions with your teen but bring you closer to him.
2. Imagine what it would be like to be a teen. Try to remember some of the negative feelings you experienced as a teenager and apply it to your teen's situation.
3. Never make negative remarks to your teen about what she has said or done.
4. Remember how much courage it would have taken for your teen to come and talk to you about his personal issues. So listen respectfully.
5. Don't ignore your teen's feelings because it is usually a cry for help. For instance, if your teen is unusually angry, it may be time to spend a bit of quality time with your teen to determine what is wrong and where he is coming from.
It is, therefore, necessary for parents to strive to keep lines of communication open at all times with their teens. Try to remember what it was like to be a teenager and how vulnerable（脆弱的）you felt. Then you will be well on your way to help your teen communicate more openly and honestly.
小題1:Why don't teens want to talk about their personal issues with their parents?
A．Because they can't respect their parents.
B．Because they can't understand their parents.
C．Because their parents won't understand them well.
D．Because their parents are not honest.
小題2:When your son comes to you for help, you should NOT _____.
A．listen respectively B．treat him seriously
C．care about his feelingD．make negative remarks
小題3:Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined phrase  “talk down to”?
A．put downB．look down uponC．chat withD．quarrel with
小題4:The best title for this passage is _____.
A．Causes of generation gap
B．Relations between teens and parents
C．Suggestions for parents-children effective communication
D．Problems with communication between teens and parents

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章是針對現(xiàn)在父母和孩子不能經(jīng)常交流的問題，介紹讓父母和孩子有效交流的建議。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第一段的句子：there are many reasons but most of them stem from not being able to properly understand their teens. 可知孩子不愿額父母交流是因?yàn)楦改覆荒芾斫夂⒆�。選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從建議的第三條：3. Never make negative remarks to your teen about what she has said or done.可知父母不能對孩子做出負(fù)面的評價。選D
小題3:猜詞題：從后面的句子：Make them feel as if their views really matter, 要讓他們覺得自己的看法很重要，不能瞧不起他們。選B
小題4:主旨題：從第二段的句子：Here are a few tips to make communication easier between parents and teenagers.可知這篇文章是介紹讓父母和孩子有效交流的建議。選C
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