Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers(青少年).ButlastsummerJoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents.

　　Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers(青少年).ButlastsummerJoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents.“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut.”Joanna noticed.

　　TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-old daughter.“Sheusedtocuddleup(蜷伏)withmeonthesofaandtalk”saidMark.“Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich.”

　　Beforeage11childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat’sontheirminds.“Infactparentsarefirstonthelist.”saidMichaelRieraauthorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers.“Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears.”Rieraexplained.“Theytalktotheirfriendsfirstthenmaybetheirteachersandtheirparentslast.”

　　Parentswhoknowwhat’sgoingonintheirteenagers’livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilenceparentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosayandtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreakforchildrenalsoneedfreedomthoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriendnotamanagerwiththeirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.

　　【小题1】“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut”suggeststhattheson __ .

　　A．isalwaysbusywithhisstudiesB．doesn’twanttobedisturbedC．keepshimselfawayfromhisparentsD．beginstodislikehisparents【小题2】WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat __ .A．theirdaughterisn’taslovelyasbeforeB．theycan’treadtheirdaughter’smindexactlyC．theydon’tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughterD．theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp【小题3】Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“thewallofsilence”inthelastparagraph?A．Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.B．Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.