against造句 react_) 抗拒,反抗[] Children tend to react against their parents by going against their wish...

There is no question that teenagers need rules, whichis often not a difficult thing for parents to give. What can be morechallenging is giving teenagers their freedom. It can be difficult to draw theline between the two. However, some issues cannot be changed by discussion andrequire firm rules. For instance, rules should be established concerning drivingthe family car.

I will admit that I have no problem coming up withrules. To me they make life easier and they leave no room for questioning. Whatcan be more difficult, however, is giving my teens their freedom. I guess thereare really two primary reasons for this. One is that I sometimes am afraid togive them freedom. The second is that I’m not always so sure what the freedomshould be.

It helps that I have a husband with whom I can discussthese problems. We talk about them, give our thoughts and then we comeup with an agreement. Sometimes one of us might be more unwilling but we knowthat there comes a time when we really do have to learn how to let go of thereins (缰绳) a bit.

If we try to make life have nothing but rules, we aremore likely to see our teen’s rebelling (反抗). They needto know that while we do have certain expectations, we also trust them to beginmaking their own choices and decisions. How else can they do that unless theyare given the space and room to do it?

It’s really all about balance and I will be the firstto admit that it can be a challenge to carry out. However, it is a necessarypart of growing up. Yes, teens definitely need rules but they also needfreedom.

1.According to the text, we can infer that thewriter________.

A．refuses togive her children freedom

B．finds itdifficult to make rules

C．doesn’t have a good relationship with her children

D．has troublein giving freedom to her children

2.According to the writer, only rules without freedomwill make the children _______.

A．strong-willed       B．rebellious         C．weak             D．independent

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to thetext?

A．Rules aredifficult to make for parents.

B．Rules andfreedom are similarly important.

C．We shouldgive children freedom as much as possible.

D．Rules aremore important than freedom.

4.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3probably refer to?

A．Problems.         B．Children.          C．Rules.            D．Reasons.