题文
Dear Michelle,Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back.
He consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well.
His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited.
I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!
A worried mother
Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl,
Hmmmmm. What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye Birdie"?
Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be.
Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it.
Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with intelligence and you have given her good values.
When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence.
It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.
Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.
Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.
Michelle
小题1:From the mother's letter we can learn that her daughter .A．is being fooled by the boyB．has fallen behind in her studiesC．doesn't talk much with her motherD．has chosen which college to attend小题2:According to Michelle, 17-year-old teenagers .A．are too young to manage their lifeB．are old enough to live their own lifeC．should have management before experienceD．have reached the age of an adult小题3:The underlined word "puppy-love" refer to .A．false loveB．foolish loveC．pure loveD．adolescent love小题4:Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally .A．come up with the right decisionB．follow her boyfriend's adviceC．worry her parents for unconscious reasonsD．influence her boyfriend's behavior小题5:The best title for the passage would be .A．College of kids' own choiceB．How can I help my girl?C．How to manage teenagers' life? D．A 17-year-old girl and her mother 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
解析
文章是一个担心的妈妈写给Michelle的信，说明她女儿出现的早恋的问题并有可能影响大学的选择，Michelle帮妈妈分析了情况也给出了自己的建议。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out.可知可以看出妈妈想救女儿，但是女儿把妈妈排斥在外，不怎么和她说话，选C
小题2:细节题：从Michelle回信的第二段的句子：Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be.可知他认为现在的17岁的年轻人不会处理自己的生活，选A
小题3:猜词题：从妈妈的来信中说女儿和一个男孩恋爱的事情，和后面的句子：there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.可知"puppy-love"指的是adolescent love
早恋，选D
小题4:细节题;从回信的第五段的内容：When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence. 可知Michelle认为这个女儿会做出正确的决定的，选A
小题5:主旨题：文章是一个担心的妈妈写给Michelle的信，说明她女儿的问题，从最后一句话She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!可知妈妈是想征求意见怎么帮助自己的女儿。选B
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Dear Michelle, Why c.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
