Iwasverysympatheticwithworldleadersburdenedwithresolvingconflictsbetweennations.Whenmythreechildrenwereyounginmostdaysitwashardtokeepmyhousefrombecomingawarzone.Itgotworseastheygrewolder.ThreeyearsagoZackthen16couldn’tmakeitthroughadaywithoutplayingtricksonhissistersAlexandTarynthen11and9.

MyhusbandandItriedtounderstandhisadolescentmoodiness.Webeggedreasonedpunishedandleftheartfeltnotesonhisbedabouthowhisbehaviorwashurtingourfamily.Hisresponsewasashrugand“Isayitbecauseit’strue”.

Ieventriedtellingthegirlstofightback.Butitwasabadidea.NowIhadthreekidsatwar.Atwit’sendIpouredmyheartouttomysisterinane-mail.Shewroteback“Don’te-mailme.E-mailhim.”

Oursonwasonlineeverydaymailingandinstantlymessaginghisfriends.SowhatifIwaswithinshoutingdistance?Maybehewouldactuallyhearmethisway.There’dbenoyellingordoorslamming（猛然关闭）.Zackwouldn’tfeelunderattack.Andwithafewsimplekeystrokeshecouldrespond.Ornot.Zackdidn’treplyfordays.Whenhefinallydidhisentiremessagewasfourwords.IexpectedtheworstbutthensmiledwhenIreadthem”Youareright.I’msorry.”ThekidsstillfoughtofcoursebutZackscaledbacktheabuse(恶习).BestofallInowhaveaneffectivewaytocommunicatewithnotonebutthreeeasilyannoyedteens.Theydon’ttunemeoutasmuch.Theydon’tliketolistentomenag(唠叨).OrasAlexsays“You’resomuchniceronline.”

AllIknowisthatthehouseisquietandwe’retalking.InfactTarynjustinstantlymessagedmefromupstairs.It’stimetotakehertosoftballpractice.

小题1:Thepurposeofthispassageistotellus_________.A．howtosolvefamilyproblemsB．howamothershowsherlovetoherchildrenC．howtotreatkidsinamoresensiblewayD．thevalueofunderstandingbetweenparentsandchildren小题2:Bythefirstsentenceofthepassagetheauthorreallymeanstobe_______.A．humourousB．sympatheticC．seriousD．inspiring小题3:HowdidZackreactwhentheauthorfirsttriedtostophisbadbehavior？A．Hewasannoyeda