题文
One school night this month I walked quietly up to Alexander, my 15-year-old son, and touched his cheek gently in a manner I hoped would seem casual．A year ago he would have ignored this disturbance but now he reacted impatiently and leaned back to his computer screen．I made a mistake: breaking into my teenager's personal space. “The average teenager has pretty strong feelings about his privacy," Lara Fox and her friend Hilary Frankel told me. Mr．Frankel and Mr．Fox, both 17, are the authors of Breaking the Code, a new book that seeks to bridge the generational divide between parents and adolescents．It is being promoted by its publisher as the first self-help guide by teenagers for their parents, a kind of "Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus" that explains the language and actions of teenagers．The girls dealt with issues including hanging out late, money, school pressures, smoking etc．
Personally, I welcome their opinions．The most common missteps in interacting with teenagers arise from the war between parents exercising their rights to know what goes on under their roof and teenagers firmly guarding their privacy．Teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents' remarks and respond with anger that masks their vulnerability （脆弱）. Ms Fox said, "What we want above all is your approval．Don't forget, no matter how much we act as if we don't care what you say, we believe the things you say about us．"
Nancy, a New York child-raising expert said she didn't agree with everything the authors suggested but found their arguments reasonable．"When your kids are saying, ' You don't get it, and you never will, ' there are lots of ways to respond so that they will listen and that is what the writers point out．"
" My parents helped me see that, " Mr．Fox told me, " even though they used to stay out late and ride their bicycles to school, times have changed and the way parents educate children is different．These days there is a major fear factor in bringing up kids．Parents worry about their child crossing the street．" The writers said they hoped simply to throw light on teenage thinking．
小题1:According to the two girls, teenagers nowadays are ____．A．independentB．intelligentC．inconsiderateD．sensitive小题2:The underlined sentence "You don't get it, and you never will" in the 4th paragraph implies that ____．A．the teenagers don't want/to admit their weaknessB．the teenagers think that their parents will never understand themC．the parents do not necessarily force into the world of their childrenD．the generation gap cannot be shortened despite their parents' efforts小题3:It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that ____．A．teenagers should guard their privacyB．Nancy totally agrees with the two girls' opinionsC．parents are more concerned about children's safetyD．the two girls have obtained numerous support from the public小题4:Why does the author mention the book "Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus ?A．It is one of the best-sellersB．It is also written by the two girlsC．The two books have the similar themeD．The two books have different opinions 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
解析
文章大意：本文介绍了一本书Breaking the Code，这本书主要是为了消除父母和孩子之间的分歧，以及引用不同人的话，表明人们对该书的评价，有人赞同作者的观点，有人不能认同书上说的一切。
小题1:推理判断题。由第三段Teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents' remarks and respond with anger that masks their vulnerability （脆弱）.年轻人会很快打断父母的话，伪装自己的脆弱，可知当今的孩子都很敏感。选D
小题2:猜测词义题。由所举例子可知，孩子们对父母侵入他们的空间感到愤怒。选A
小题3:推理判断题。由最后一段These days there is a major fear factor in bringing up kids．Parents worry about their child crossing the street．可推知，现在的父母太在意孩子的安全了。选C
小题4:推理判断题。由第二段第四句话“a kind of ‘Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus’ that explains the language and actions of teenagers”可知，这两本书的主题相同。选C
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“One school night thi.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
