My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been with them after school. My wife，Qugen, and I are he has other kids to be with and we have and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn _，so we have asked him to tell us he's going and to come home at a specified time. The started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion，I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6：30，I needed to go him. I found him at a friend's house，and he looked that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home，I sat Kevin down for a talk about the of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about him arriving a few late，but after half an hour，I’m going to be . He told me he understood. The next day，I came home from work at about 6:30 p.m. and Qugen asked me to go and get Kevin she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door. At ，Qugen and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to playing. This was ，so Qugen and I decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week. This no playing with his friends. For the next week，whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin，we let him to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his . As a ，I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:B
题目分析：本文主要讲述了作者在教育孩子方面的一个做法，让孩子学会对自己的行为负责，学会更有责任心。
小题1:B 上下文串联。Play with sb与某人玩耍。根据34空前play with可知Kevin在放学以后经常和他的朋友们在外面玩耍。
小题2:A 形容词辨析。A高兴；开心；B幸运的；C担忧的，担心的；D确定，有把握的；句义：我的妻子和我很高兴他可以和别的孩子在一起玩耍，我们允许并鼓励他和朋友一起玩耍。
小题3:B 动词辨析。A生产，制作；B允许；C训练；D强迫，迫使；本句中的allow与后面的encourage构成并列关系，都表示我和妻子对儿子和朋友一起玩耍的鼓励。
小题4:D 上下文串联。根据文章49空前We felt this would help him be responsible for his可知我和妻子这样做正是为了培养儿子的责任心，要让他对自己的行为负责任。
小题5:C 连词辨析。A何时；B为什么；C何地；D无论何时；我们想要他学会有责任心，所以我们要求他告诉我们去了那里，并要求他在一个特定的时间回来。
小题6:D 词义辨析。A改变；B冲突；C担忧；D问题；根据本段内容可知Kevin留连于同学家的游戏，不能准时回家。当Kevin不能准时回家的时候，问题就出现了。
小题7:A 动词短语辨析。A寻找；B捡起；C等待；D打电话；有一次我要求他6点就回来，但是到了6点30，他还没有回来，我就出去找他了。
小题8:B 形容词辨析。A生气的；B紧张的；C失望的；D害羞的；根据下文he couldn't continue playing.他无法继续玩游戏，所以他感觉很失望。故B正确。
小题9:B 名词辨析。A质量；B重要性；C故事；D方法；回家以后我就和他坐下来谈信守诺言的重要性，劝说他要准时自己的诺言，在和朋友玩以后准时回家，要对自己的话负责。
小题10:B 考察常识。本句after half an hour可知如果只是晚几分钟我不会担心，但是晚了半个小时，我要要开始担心了。
小题11:D 形容词辨析。A满意的；B震惊的；C惊讶的；D担心的；如果孩子晚回家半个小时，父母亲很担心这是正常的事情。
小题12:C 连词辨析。A如果；B除非；C因为；D于是；第二天我6点30下班回家，妻子让我去找儿子，因为她让儿子6点回家，但是儿子到6点30还没有回来。上下文之间存在着因果关系，故使用because连接上下文。
小题13:A 词义辨析。A内疚，愧疚；B失望；C兴奋；D仇恨；儿子回家太晚，当我找到他的时候，他应该感觉很内疚。
小题14:A 名词辨析。A家；B学校；C工作；D办公室；根据下句Qugen and I spoke to Kevin可知我们是在家里和儿子进行的交流。故可知是回家以后在家里。A正确。
小题15:B 动词辨析。A完成；B保持，继续；C学会；D停止；我们问他为什么不能准时回家，他说他只是想一直玩下去。固定搭配keep doing sth一直不停地做某事。
小题16:C 形容词辨析。A不可能的；B不礼貌的；C不能接受的；D难以相信的；儿子说他想一直玩游戏，这对我和妻子来说是不能接受的。因为那样他就对自己没有责任了。
小题17:A 动词辨析。A意味着；B建议；C展示，说明；D涉及，提及；我们惩罚他不准出门，这就意味着他不能和朋友一直玩耍了。
小题18:D 动词辨析。A恢复，答复；B道歉；C告诉；D解释；从下个星期开始，每当有朋友来找他玩的时候，我们都让他向朋友解释为什么他被罚不能出门。
小题19:C 名词辨析。A决定；B话；C行动；D朋友；我们认为这样做也许会帮助他对自己的行为负责任。
小题20:B 上下文串联。本文实际上是给父母亲的教育，告诉我们应该如何教育孩子对自己的行为负责。