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【題目】How can you help kids cope with(應對) stress? Proper rest and good nutrition can boost coping skills, as can good parenting. Make time for your kids each day. Whether they need to talk or just be in the same room with you, make yourself available.

Even as kids get older, quality time is important. It’s really hard for some people to come home after work, get down on the floor, and play with their kids or just talk to them about their day--especially if they've had a stressful day themselves. But expressing interest in your kids shows that they’re important to you.

Help your children cope with stress by talking about what may be causing it. Together, you can come up with a few solutions. For example, they should cut back on after-school activities, spending more time talking with parents or teachers, developing an exercise plan or keeping a journal.

You can also help by predicting stressful situations and preparing kids for them. For example, let a child know ahead of time ( but not too far ahead of time) that a doctor’s appointment is coming up and talk about what will happen there. Keep in mind, though, that younger kids probably won't need too much advance preparation. Too much information can cause more stress.

Remember that some level of stress is normal; let kids know that it’s okay to feel angry, scared, lonely, or anxious and that other people share those feelings.

When kids can’t or won’t discuss these issues, try talking about your own concerns. This shows that you’re willing to handle tough topics and are available to talk with them when they’re ready. If a child shows symptoms that concern you and is unwilling to talk, consult a counselor or other mental health experts.

Most parents have the skills to deal with their kids’ stress. The time to seek professional attention is when any change in behavior persists, when stress is causing serious anxiety on when the behavior is causing significant problems in functioning at school or at home.

【1】What is the purpose of the text?

A. To share the author' s ideas on proper parenting.

B. To persuade parents to spend more time with kids.

C. To advise parents how to help kids deal with stress.

D. To seek different ways to help solve kids' problems.

【2】What makes it difficult for parents to spare kids quality time?

A. Kids growing so fast.

B. Parents being tired out.

C. Kids losing interest in parents.

D. There being too much homework.

【3】You are advised not to talk too much about a stressful situation in advance because .

A. it does no good to your kids

B. it doesn’t work in practice

C. your kids may lose interest

D. your kids don’t want to listen

【4】What can we learn from Paragraph 5 ?

A. Normal people share the same feelings.

B. It is normal for kids to have some stress.

C. Kids should get rid of negative feelings.

D. Everybody feels angry, scared, lonely or anxious.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹父母如何幫助孩子應對壓力。無論有多忙，每天都要抽時間與孩子在一起，無論是交談，還是僅僅只是和他們待在一起，讓他們知道自己是重要的。

【1】寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第一段“How can you help kids cope with(應對) stress? Proper rest and good nutrition can boost coping skills, ...Make time for your kids each day. Whether they need to talk or just be in the same room with you, make yourself available.”可知，文章講的是父母怎樣幫助孩子應對壓力，故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“It’s really hard for some people to come home after work, ...especially if they've had a stressful day themselves”可知，父母很少與孩子待一起，是因為他們忙碌了一整天，故選B。

【3】。根據(jù)第四段“that younger kids probably won't need too much advance preparation. Too much information can cause more stress.”可知，太早提醒孩子會給他們帶來更多的壓力，這樣反而不好，故選A。

【4】段落大意題。根據(jù)第五段“Remember that some level of stress is normal; let kids know that it’s okay to feel angry, scared, lonely, or anxious and that other people share those feelings.”可知，一定水平的壓力是正�，F(xiàn)象，故選B。