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13．Parents often assume that time spent with their kids will gradually decrease in adolescence．But a new study suggests that while teens try to avoid spending a lot of time together with their parents，private parent-child meetings may actually increase in their early adolescent years．And that may raise a teenager's self-esteem （自尊） an social confidence，especially if it is time spent with Dad，the researchers added．
The researchers created a long-term study in which they invited families in 16 school districts in central Pennsylvania to participate．In each family，a teenager，a younger sibling，their mother and their father were interviewed at home and then asked about their activities and self-worth five times over a period of seven years．
The study authors were surprised to discover that when fathers spent more time alone with their teenagers，the kids reported they felt better about themselves．Something about the father's role in the family seemed to improve self-esteem among the teenagers in the study，said study author Susan McHale，a professor of human development at Pennsylvania State University．
"Time spent with Dad often involves joking，teasing and other playful interactions．Fathers，as compared to mothers，were more involved in leisure activities and had more friend-like interactions with their children，w hich is crucial for youth social development，"the study showed．
But Marta Flaum，a psychologist in Chappaqua，New York，said，"How these findings reflect the real world is a real question．The sample in the study is so small and so unrepresentative of more families in the country today that I'm not sure how much we can g eneralizing from it．In my commu nity，in Westchester County，I don't see parents and teenagers spending much time together at all．Parents are often working so hard and have less time to be together with their kids．"
However，F(xiàn)laum encourages parents tom make time for their kids no matter how much work they have to do．"Research like this reminds us of how important it is．The time we have with them is so short，"she said．
12．According to the study，when teenagers spend more time alone with their fathers，A．
A．their social skills will be improved
B．their fathers will better understand them
C．they will be willing to help their siblings
D．their family will spend more time together
13．What is Flaun's attitude towards the findings of the study？D
A．Unconcerned    
B．Favorable     
C．Puzzled    
D．Skeptical
14．What does the underlined word"it"in the last paragraph probably refer to？D
A．The research by Susan McHale．
B．The work to be done．
C．Parents'encouragement．
D．Parents'making time for their kids．
15．Where is the passage more likely to have been taken from？B
A．A science magazine  
B．A news report  
C．A research plan  
D．a(chǎn)n advertisement．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了一項最新研究結果，即和父親多相處的青少年能夠提高自尊和自信．

解答 32．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段中的"And that may raise a teenager's self-esteem （自尊） an social confidence，especially if it is time spent with Dad，"以及第四段中的"had more friend-like interactions with their children，which is crucial for youth social development，"可知，青少年多和父親單獨相處，他們的社交能力會得到提高；故選A．
33．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五、六段The sample in the study is so small and so unrepresentative of more families in the country today that I'm not sure how much we can g eneralizing from it可知，F(xiàn)laum認為這項研究結果不能代表大多數(shù)美國家庭，她居住的社區(qū)里父母沒有時間和孩子們相處．由此可以判斷，她對這項研究結果持懷疑 態(tài)度，故正確答案為D項．
34．D．詞義猜測題．聯(lián)系前一句中的"However，F(xiàn)laum encourages parents tom make time for their kids"以及后一句中的"The time we have with them is so short，"可知，此處it指代的應是父母留給與孩子相處的時間；故選D．
35．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段But a new study suggests that while teens try to avoid spending a lot of time together with their parents，private parent-child meetings may actually increase in their early adolescent years．And that may raise a teenager's self-esteem （自尊） an social confidence可知文章報道了一項最新研究結果，即和父親多相處的青少年能夠提高自尊和自信．這類文章最可能出現(xiàn)在新聞報道．由此可知，正確答案為B項．

點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．