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Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents?
单元话题阅读理解练习
基础语篇巩固练
（23-24 八年级下·重庆·开学考试）One afternoon, an old man took his cellphone to a repair shop.
Frustrated (沮丧的), he walked up to the technician (技术员) and said, “I have only had this phone for a few
months and it already does not receive calls. If you can’t fix it, I would like to buy a new one.”
After checking the phone, the technician came back with good news. “Your phone works fine, Sir. I tested it
several times. It sends and receives calls perfectly. You have nothing to worry about. Is there anything else I can
help you with?”
Shocked and confused, the old man began to cry. With tears in his eyes, he quietly replied, “Are you sure?
Then why aren’t my children calling me? It’s already been a few months since I got this phone.”
The technician was speechless. The old man looked up and asked, “Do you call your parents?” Again, the
technician didn’t know what to say.
After listening to the old man, the technician began to feel sorry. With long working hours and the
responsibilities (责任) of raising a family, he did not call his parents as often as he should. ________.
“Well, then, you can help me with one thing,” said the old man. “Call your parents! Please, don’t get so
busy that they think you have forgotten them.” Then, he walked out of the store with his head hanging.
1．What did the old man ask the technician to do?
A．To send calls to his phone. B．To repair his cellphone.
C．To help him buy a new cellphone. D．To help him call his children.
2．How did the old man feel after the technician told him the news about his phone?
A．Excited. B．Angry. C．Sad. D．Happy.
3．What does the underlined word “speechless” mean in Chinese?
A．震惊的 B．无言的 C．害怕的 D．焦虑的
4．Which of the following can be put in the ________?
A．He got tears in his eyes as he thought of his parents.
B．Feeling sorry, he made a phone call to his parents at once.
C．Without feeling too much, he kept on working.
D．He became very happy when his parents came into his mind.
5．What does the story teach us?A．We should be responsible for our customers. B．There are many ways to raise a family.
C．We should forget about the unimportant things. D．We should remember to care about our parents.
【答案】1．B 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．D
【导语】本文讲述了一位老人在手机修理店检查手机后发现其功能正常，但因子女长时间未联系而感到
沮丧的故事，提醒人们不要忽视与父母的联系。
1．细节理解题。根据“One afternoon, an old man took his cellphone to a repair shop.”和“If you can’t fix it, I
would like to buy a new one.”可知，老人叫技术人员修理他的手机。故选B。
2．推理判断题。根据“Shocked and confused, the old man began to cry.”和“Then why aren’t my children
calling me?”可知，孩子们不给老人打电话，他知道这个事实后是难过的。故选C。
3．词句猜测题。根据“Again, the technician didn’t know what to say.”可知，技术人员又一次不知道该说什
么，由此推知技术人员对于老人的疑问是无言的；“speechless”表示“无言的”。故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据“With long working hours and the responsibilities (责任) of raising a family, he did not
call his parents as often as he should.”可知，由于长时间的工作和养家的责任，他没有经常给父母打电话；
由此推知提起父母，技术人员的内心是充满愧疚的；再根据下文老人又让他给父母打电话，所以此处应
该是“他想到父母后眼中泛起了泪花”。故选A。
5．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章通过老人修手机发现是孩子不打电话的故事，最后老人劝技术人员
给父母打电话，传达的道理是我们应该记得关心父母。故选D。
（24-25八年级上·山东淄博·期中）
Dear George,
I am afraid I can’t go to Sara’s party on Saturday. I had a long talk with my parents about going out at night.
They wanted me to be home at ten. Isn’t that funny? The party begins at 9:45 p.m. My parents were really worried
about my safety. I said I would look after myself well, but they still thought coming home early was the best way
to keep safe. I feel very sad. So I need to write to you to get this off my heart. Maybe I’ll still go to the party
although I have to be home early.
Love,
Brianna
Dear Brianna,
You might be surprised to hear that I had a similar talk with my parents! They wanted me to be home by
eleven, so I’d only have another hour after you have to leave. We will both be sixteen next year. We aren’t kids
anymore! And I told my parents that Sara was celebrating her seventeenth birthday, so most of her friends are
around our age, and they can all stay until midnight. It’s so bad to have to leave a party early. I think I’ll try to talk
to my mom one more time. She is usually easier to talk to about things like this than my dad. However, if nothing
changes we’ll just have to listen to them.
Love,
George
1．When is Sara’s party?A．On Sunday morning. B．On Saturday morning.
C．On Sunday night. D．On Saturday night.
2．Why does Brianna write to George?
A．To tell him a funny story. B．To ask when the party starts.
C．To tell him what makes her sad. D．To ask George to come to the party.
3．What may George do next?
A．Have a talk with his mother. B．Argue with his father.
C．Say sorry to Sara. D．Help Brianna talk with her father.
【答案】1．D 2．C 3．A
【导语】本文是两封书信，内容是两个朋友互相倾诉关于回家时间和父母产生的矛盾。
1．细节理解题。根据“I am afraid I can’t go to Sara’s party on Saturday…The party begins at 9:45 p.m.”可知，
Sara的生日聚会在周六晚上。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据“I feel very sad. So I need to write to you to get this off my heart.”可知，Brianna很难
过，所以她需要写信向George倾诉一下心事。故选C。
3．推理判断题。根据“I think I’ll try to talk to my mom one more time.”可知，他打算再跟他妈妈谈一次。
故选A。
（23-24八年级下·山东临沂·期末）Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If
it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here is some advice for you.
Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t try to talk about something with your parents when you are angry.
Your parents probably won’t listen to you if you are shouting at them. Go somewhere else to cool off. Then think
about what you want to say to your parents. If you think you can’t speak to them at the moment, try writing a
letter to them.
Try to understand your parents. Your parents may think differently from you. Tell your parents what you
think, what you care about and why. Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. Put yourself in their
shoes and you may find a better way out.
Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally
came to an agreement. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
It is also important to show your love to your parents. Try to do some small things at home, like making
them a cup of tea, helping do some chores, and so on. It helps to keep your relationship closer. A good relationship
with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try.
1．The passage mainly talks about the communication problem between ________.A．teachers and their students
B．school kids and their parents
C．parents and children of all ages
2．What can we know from the story of Michael?
A．It’s important to understand each other.
B．It’s important to argue with each other.
C．It’s important to stay away from your parents.
3．Doing some small things at home can make your parents feel that ________.
A．you are happy B．you love them C．you like chores
4．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．It’s certainly necessary to show your love to your parents.
B．It’s hard for all the teenagers to communicate with their parents.
C．Put yourself in your parents’ shoes and you may find some good ways to communicate with your
parents.
【答案】1．C 2．A 3．B 4．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了父母和各个年龄段的孩子之间的沟通问题并给出了一些建议。
1．主旨大意题。根据“Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages.”可知，本文主要讲
述了父母和各个年龄段的孩子之间的沟通问题。故选C。
2．推理判断题。根据“Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over
it. But they finally came to an agreement.”及“Try to understand your parents. Your parents may think differently
from you.”可知，Michael和母亲关于摩托车的争论表明互相理解的重要性。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“Try to do some small things at home, like making them a cup of tea, helping do some
chores, and so on. It helps to keep your relationship closer.”可知，在家做些小事可以让父母感受到你的爱。
故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据“It is also important to show your love to your parents.”、“Put yourself in their shoes
and you may find a better way out.”及全文内容可知，向父母表达你的爱是必要的，设身处地为父母着想你
可能会找到一些与父母沟通的好方法，但并不是所有青少年都难以与父母沟通。故选B。
（23-24八年级下·福建福州·开学考试）American parents want to help their children stand on their own
two feet. When a baby is born, he or she may get his or her own room. As children grow up, they are free to make
their own choices (选择).
Teenagers (青少年) choose how to make friends and solve problems. When they grow up, they choose theirown jobs and marriage partners. Of course, many teenagers still agree with their parents. But when they are about
18 to 21 years old, they want to be their own.
In America, the relationship (关系) between parents and children is very easy. They are more like friends.
American parents let their children have their own ideas. They encourage (鼓励) their children to make their
dreams come true.
Now, more and more children go to kindergarten (幼儿园), so moms can work. Some think that children
can get better care in a kindergarten. Others say that mothers are the best caregivers for children. A number of
women are now leaving their work to become full-time mothers.
Although it is difficult to be a parent, American parents try their best to help their children become
independent (独立的).
1．The underlined expression “stand on their own two feet” means “________”.
A．to be strong and independent B．stand alone by themselves
C．live a lonely life by themselves D．stand on the floor with their own feet
2．What do American parents do to their children?
A．They often let their children decide by themselves.
B．They leave their work to look after children at home.
C．They give their own room to their children when they are born.
D．They send their children to a kindergarten and leave them there.
3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A．Many teenagers also agree with their parents.
B．American parents are like friends of their children.
C．American children often solve problems by themselves.
D．American children often do what their parents ask them to do.
4．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．American children are always independent.
B．American parents love their children more than their children do.
C．American parents try to help their children to become themselves.
D．American children want to do things without their parents’ help.
5．In which section of a newspaper can you probably read the passage?
A．Health B．Travel C．Education (教育) D．Sports
【答案】1．A 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．C【导语】本文讲述了美国父母如何教育孩子，帮助他们独立并做出自己的选择。
1．词句猜测题。根据“When a baby is born, he or she may get his or her own room. As children grow up, they
are free to make their own choices (选择).”及文章内容可知，孩子们能够做出自己的决定和选择，所以
“stand on their own two feet”指的是“独立自主”，故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“American parents want to help their children stand on their own two feet”以及“they
are free to make their own choices”可知，美国父母通常让孩子自己做决定。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据第三段“They are more like friends. American parents let their children have their own
ideas. They encourage (鼓励) their children to make their dreams come true.”可知D选项的说法是错误的，故
选D。
4．主旨大意题。本文主要讨论了美国父母如何帮助孩子变得独立，做出自己的选择。故选C。
5．推理判断题。文章讨论的是教育和父母如何培养孩子独立的主题，适合出现在教育版块。故选C。
（24-25八年级上·河南安阳·期末）Parent-child relationship is important in a family. Sometimes there
are some problems about it between parents and children. For some children, talking to their parents can be
difficult. Here are some ideas about how to talk to parents.
Be active (积极的). Share your everyday life with them. And it’s also a key step to build a close parent-
child relationship. For example, you can talk about how your team did in the game, share something your teachers
said, or talk about how well you did in math.
Be honest (诚实的). It is important to be honest with your parents about your feelings (感受) and actions.
Sometimes you have some bad news to tell your parents like making a mistake. You may be worried that telling
them about it will make them unhappy. Speak it out honestly. Parents are always there to help you.
________ Talk to your parent when he or she isn’t busy. You can ask, “Can we talk? Is it a good time
now?” If he or she says “Yes”, you can have a talk.
What’s more, you should also listen to your parents carefully when they are speaking and try to understand
them.
1．What do some children think of talking to their parents according to the passage?
A．Important. B．Boring. C．Hard. D．Useful.
2．What is the key step to build a close parent- child relationship according to the passage?
A．Making family rules with parents. B．Sharing your everyday life with parents.
C．Helping your parents with housework. D．Cooking delicious food for your parents.
3．What should you do if you have bad news to tell your parents according to the passage?
A．Write it down.B．Keep it to yourself. C．Speak it out honestly. D．Tell your friends first.
4．Which of the following can be put in ________?A．Choose a good time to talk. B．Share your experience with your parents.
C．Talk with your parents in a friendly way. D．Talk with your parents in a good place.
5．What is the structure of the passage? （①= Paragraph 1）
A． B． C． D．
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．B
【导语】本文是说明文。它主要介绍了一些关于如何与父母沟通的方法和建议，包括积极分享日常生活、
诚实表达自己的感受和行为，以及选择合适的谈话时间等，并强调了认真倾听父母的重要性。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段“For some children, talking to their parents can be difficult”可知，一些孩子认
为与父母交谈是困难的。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据第二段“Share your everyday life with them. And it’s also a key step to build a close
parent-child relationship.”可知，与父母分享日常生活是建立亲密亲子关系的关键步骤。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据第三段“Speak it out honestly. Parents are always there to help you.”可知，有坏消息要
告诉父母时，应诚实地说出来。故选C。
4．推理判断题。根据“Talk to your parent when he or she isn’t busy”可知，选择父母不忙的时间交流，是
要选择合适的时间。故选A。
5．篇章结构题。根据第一段“Here are some ideas about how to talk to parents.”可知，第一段为总述，第二
段“Be active”、第三段“Be honest”、第四段“Talk to your parent when he or she isn’t busy”以及最后一段
“What’s more, you should also listen to your parents carefully”可知，从第二段到最后，在分述建议。故选
B。
（23-24八年级上·四川乐山·期末）Many parents want their children to be famous. But do children have
the same dreams (梦想)?
A new play, Hi, Ke’ai, is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theater. It tells the story of a boy named Ke’ai. His
parents would like him to become a painter or a musician one day. They taught him to paint and play the violin,
but Ke’ai didn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents saw Liu Xiang win a gold medal (奖章) at the
Athens Olympic Games, and they wanted him to be a sportsman.
“Why do they want me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asked and said, “I only want to be myself.”
The play tells us that parents should learn to understand their children. It helps parents think about what
kids want to do.Young audiences enjoy the story and the music in the play. There are two songs in the play.
One of them, Ke’ai’s Song, is very easy to learn, so students can sing the song on their way home after the
play!
1．Who is Ke’ai?
A．A student in Beijing. B．A famous actor. C．A boy in a play.
2．Ke’ai’s parents taught him to play the ________.
A．violin B．guitar C．piano
3．What does Ke’ai want to be?
A．A painter. B．A musician. C．Himself (他自己).
4．What does the underlined word “audience” mean in Chinese?
A．演员 B．歌星 C．观众
5．From the passage, we can learn ________.
A．people should learn some easy songs
B．parents should understand their kids
C．students should listen to music every day
【答案】1．C 2．A 3．C 4．C 5．B
【导语】本文主要通过一个话剧告诉我们这样一个道理：父母亲应该学会理解孩子，这有助于父母考虑
孩子想要做什么。
1．细节理解题。根据“It tells the story of a boy named Ke’ai.”可知他是一部戏剧中的男孩。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“They taught him to paint and play the violin”可知他的父母教他拉小提琴。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“I only want to be myself”可知他只想做自己。故选C。
4．词义猜测题。根据“Young audiences enjoy the story and the music in the play”可知是年轻观众喜欢剧中
的故事和音乐，故此处划线部分意为“观众”。故选C。
5．细节理解题。根据“The play tells us that parents should learn to understand their children.”可知父母应该
学会理解孩子。故选B。
（24-25八年级上·浙江杭州·期中）Do you find that your dinners with your parents are less happy than
before? Do you find it easier to chat in the past but now it’s difficult? Do you and your parents often disagree on
things? You’re not alone. Many kids and their parents have such experiences.
When you’re growing up, your body changes a lot. You might worry about getting taller or heavier than
your friends, or about your voice changing or getting spots on your face. When you feel worried, you might get
angry at your parents sometimes.It’s also hard to balance (平衡) your feelings as you grow up. You get to a strange time called middle
ground—no longer a small child but not quite an adult (成人). You want to do things by yourself more, but you
still need your parents’ love and help. You want to make decisions by yourself, but your parents might not always
agree. This can make you feel sad.
But don’t worry too much about arguments with your parents. Many kids have them too. The most
important thing is to talk to them. Tell them how you feel, even if it’s hard. They might not agree with you right
away, but if you keep talking and listening to each other, you can find a way to make things better.
Remember, your parents love you and want to help you. Sometimes they forget how hard it is to grow up.
But if you keep talking to them and trying to understand each other, you can work things out. So keep trying, and
you’ll find that you and your parents can get along just fine.
1．How does the writer lend into the topic?
A．By telling n story. B．By asking questions.
C．By listing some facts. D．By describing a picture.
2．What does “middle ground” mean in the third paragraph?
A．Between being a child and an adult. B．Being a little kid.
C．Being on adult. D．Being an old person.
3．What does the underlined word “This” refer to?
A．Being not easy to make your own decisions.
B．Always following parents’ advice at home.
C．Having no time to talk or play with parents.
D．Failing to balance homework and hobbies.
4．What’s the purpose(目的) of the text?
A．To ask children to become more hard-working.
B．To describe the change of looks to the teenagers.
C．To give advice on how to get along better with parents.
D．To show that teenagers have problems with their parents.
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．A 4．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了青少年在成长过程中与父母之间产生的交流困难及矛盾，并提供了一些改进沟
通和改善关系的建议。
1．细节理解题。根据“Do you find that your dinners with your parents are less happy than before? Do you find
it easier to chat in the past but now it’s difficult? Do you and your parents often disagree on things?”中的几个问句可知，作者通过提问引入主题。故选B。
2．词句猜测题。根据第三段中的“You get to a strange time called middle ground—no longer a small child
but not quite an adult (成人).”可知，“middle ground”是指不再是小孩子，但也不完全是成年人，表示介于
儿童和成人之间的阶段。故选A。
3．代词指代题。根据第三段的“You want to make decisions by yourself, but your parents might not always
agree. This can make you feel sad.”（你想自己做决定，但你的父母可能并不总是同意。这会让你感到悲
伤。）可知，“This”指代的是不容易自己做决定的情况。故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的建议“ But if you keep talking to them and trying to understand each
other, you can work things out. So keep trying, and you’ll find that you and your parents can get along just fine.”
可知，文章的目的是给孩子们建议如何更好地与父母相处，故选C。
重难语篇拔高练
（23-24八年级下·浙江宁波·开学考试）The evidence for harmony (和谐) may not be obvious (明显的)
in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on well with their parents, which is the
opposite of the popularly held image (印象) of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family
quarrels (争吵).
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious
than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about
their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious (叛逆的) and selfish but
actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry if school is
serving them well. There’s more negotiation (商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children
expect to take part in the family decision-making process (过程). They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their
children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-
old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re
fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you
could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But
I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenagers
rebellion is not rooted in real facts but a mistaken idea. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say
they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief (短暂的) period in out social history when
teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents reallyonly happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history
has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”
1．What is the popular images of teenagers?
A．They worry about school. B．They quarrel a lot with their parents.
C．They have to be locked in to avoid troubles. D．They get on well with their parents.
2．The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ________.
A．share family responsibility B．cause trouble in their families
C．go boating with their family D．make family decisions
3．Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents ________.
A．go to clubs more often with their children B．are much stricter with their children
C．care less about their children’s life D．give their children more freedom
4．According to the author, teenage rebellion ________.
A．may be a wrong idea B．is common nowadays
C．existed only in the 1960s D．resulted from changes in families
5．What is the passage mainly about?
A．Negotiation in family B．Education in family
C．Harmony in family D．Teenage trouble in family
【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．A 5．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了年轻人现在和父母相处得很好，家庭关系更加融洽了。
1．推理判断题。根据“But it seems that four out of five young people now get on well with their parents,
which is the opposite of the popularly held image (印象) of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless
family quarrels (争吵).”可知，大众对于青少年的普遍形象是他们经常与家庭成员发生争吵。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“There’s more negotiation (商议) and discussion between parents and children, and
children expect to take part in the family decision-making process (过程). They don’t want to rock the boat.”可知，
青少年不想惹麻烦。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据“So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years
ago to treat their children as friends.”，“As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.”和“For
example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night.”可知，与30年前的父母相
比，现在的父母把孩子看作是朋友，也给了孩子们更多的自由。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“It is possible that the idea of teenagers rebellion is not rooted in real facts but a mistaken
idea.”可知，青少年的叛逆的想法可能是一个错误的想法。故选A。5．主旨大意题。根据“The evidence for harmony (和谐) may not be obvious (明显的) in some families.”及结
合文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了年轻人现在和父母相处得很好，家庭关系更加融洽了。故选C。
