綜合英語1U校園閱讀理解練習(xí)

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unit1

Whatarebaseballfans?BaseballfansweartheirofficialteamT-shirtsand

jacketseverywhere,sometimeseventowork.Then,whenevertheteamoffersafree

item,thefansrushtogetit.Inaddition,baseballfanscoverthewallsoftheirrooms

withtheirfavoriteplayers'pictures.Whentheygotoagame,whichtheydoasoften

aspossible,thetruebaseballfansputontheirteamcolors,grabtheirteamflags,pin

ontheirteambuttons.Atthegame,thesefansformasection,constantlyencouraging

theirfavoriteplayersandenthusiasticallyrespondingtoeverycheerflashedonthe

electronicscoreboard.

Baseballfans,inadditiontobehavingcrazily,arealsoextremelyinterestedin

thingsofsmallimportance.Everyday,theyturntothesportspageofthenewspaper

andstudylastnight'sstatistics.Theirbookshelvesarefullofbooksandnewspapers

withinformationoftheirteam.Theydelightinrememberingsuchunimportantfacts

aswhoisleft-handedandwhatfoodtheirfavoriteplayerlikes.

Lastofall,baseballfansareextremelyloyaltotheteamoftheirchoice.This

strongloyaltymakesfansdangerous,fbranyonewhodarestosaytoaloyalfanthat

someotherteamisbettercouldberiskingphysicaldamage.Incidentsofviolenceon

thebaseballfieldhaveincreasedinrecentyearsandareamatterofgrowingconcern.

Frommid-OctoberthroughMarch,baseballfansarelikeanyotherhumanbeings.

Theypaytheirtaxes,takeoutthegarbage,andcomplainaboutthehighcostofliving

orthelatesthomerepair.ButwhenAprilcomes,thecolorsandradiosgoon,the

recordbookscomeofftheshelves,andthedevotionreturns.Forthetruebaseballfan,

anotherseasonofcrazinesshasbegun.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingbehaviorsdobaseballfanshave?

A)Coveringtheirwallswiththeirteam'sflags.

BO)Goingtotheirteam'sgamesasearlyastheycan.

Wearingtheirteam'sofficialT-shirtsandjackets.N

D)

參Knowingthefavoritecolorsoftheirteamplayers.

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2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A)Baseballfansreactpassionatelywhentheirteamgetsascore.

B)Baseballfansofateamtrytosittogetherinoneareaatagame.

C)Baseballfanscanrememberalltheimportantfactsoftheirfavoriteplayers.N

D)Baseballfanswillgoimmediatelytogetafreeitemthattheteamgivesout.

參考答案：

C

3.Whatdoestheword“l(fā)oyal”inParagraph3probablymean?

A)crazyB)devotedNC)friendlyD)reasonable

參考答案：

B

4.Whatisthewritersattitudetoward"baseballfansareextremelyloyaltotheteam

oftheirchoice”？

A)Worried.?B)Delighted.C)Enthusiastic.D)Disappointed.

參考答案：

A

5.Accordingtothepassage,whenisthebaseballseasonintheyear?

A)FromMarchtoApril.B)FromMarchtoOctober.

C)Frommid-OctobertoMarch.D)FromApriltomid-October.N

參考答案：

D

Angerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotime.Somepeople

expressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Someexplodewithanger,andscream

andshout.Butotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinside.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.

Thisiscalledrepressinganger.

Manydoctorsthinkthatrepressingangerismoredangeroustoaperson'shealth

thanexpressingit.Theysaythatwhenapersonisangry,thebraingivesoutthesame

hormones(荷爾蒙)asthatareproducedduringtenseandnervoussituations.They

speedtheheartrateandraisebloodpressure,sothepersonfeelsexcitedandreadyto

act.Repressingthesefeelingswillonlymakethefeelingscontinue,andthiscanlead

tomanymedicalproblems.Topreventtheseproblems,thesedoctorssuggestletting

theangeroutbyexpressingitfreely.Butrecentlysomeotherdoctorsquestionthis.

Theysaythatpeoplewhoexpressangerrepeatedlyandviolentlybecome,infact,

morebutnotlessangry.Andthiscouldcausemedicalproblems.

However,somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbe

dangerous.Theybelievethatthosewhoexpressangerstronglymaybemorelikelyto

developheartdiseases,andthatthosewhokeeptheirangerinsidemayfaceagreater

dangerofhighbloodpressure.

Doctorssaythesolutionistolearnhowtodealwithanger.Thefirststepisto

admitthatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheanger,andthento

decideifthecauseisseriousenoughtogetangryabout.Ifitis,donotexpressyour

angerwhileangry.Waituntilyourangerhascooleddown,andexpressyourself

calmlyandreasonably.Doctorsalsosaythatagoodwaytodealwithangeristofind

humorinthesituationthathasmadeyouangry,forlaughterismuchhealthierthan

anger.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

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參考答案：

A

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingabouthormonesiscorrect?

A)Hormoneswillcausepeopletogetanxious.

B)Hormoneswillincreasewhenonegetsangry.N

C)Thebrainproduceshormoneswhenone'sbloodpressurerises.

D)Thebrainproduceshormoneswhenonehasmedicalproblems.

參考答案：

B

3.Somedoctorsarguethatpeoplewhooftenlettheangeroutwouldbecome

A)strongerB)moreviolent

C)angrierYD)moredangerous

參考答案：

C

4.Onecorrectwaytodealwithangeristo.

A)saynothingnomatterhowangryyouare

B)expressangeropenlyandfreelyrightaway

C)expressyourangerimmediatelybutcalmly

D)thinkaboutwhetherit'sworthgettingangry?

參考答案：

D

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A)Expressingangerbyscreamingcanbeasdangerousasrepressinganger.?

B)Repressingangerismoredangeroustoaperson'shealththanexpressingit.

C)Peoplemayhaveheartdiseasesiftheydon'texpresstheirangerrightaway.

D)Peopleshouldexpressangerbeforelookingintotherealcauseoftheiranger.

參考答案：

A

Schoolbuildingsthemselvescanshowliberal(開明的)orconservativeviews

aboutwhatshouldgooninaclassroom.Theearliestschoolshadseparateclassrooms

fordifferentgrades.Theroomswerelaidoutformally,withpupils'desksfastenedto

thefloorinstraightrowsfacingtheteacher'sdesk.Clearly,suchschoolsreflecteda

teacher-and-subject-centeredviewofeducation.

Schoolsofthenextgenerationhadmoreopenspace,andmosthadmovable

desks.Theyalsooftenprovidedspecialroomsorareasforscience,art,music,and

physicaleducation.Therewerestillseparateroomsfbrdifferentgradelevels,however,

andthedesksstillwerelikelytobeformallyarranged.Thatis,theschoolroomwas

stilllargelydesignedtocarryouttheold-schoolprogram,whichinvolvedgradelevels,

uniformtimeblocks,andstudyofsubjectmatters.Newersubjects,notnewerteaching

methods,accountedformostofwhatwasnewinschooldesign.

Thefirstschoolbuildingsconstructedtoencourageliberalteachingmethods

appearedinthemid-1950s.Foldinginterior(內(nèi)部的)wallspermittedtheflexibleuse

ofspacetoencouragelarge-group,small-group,orindividualinstruction.Some

providedcarrelsfbrindividualstudy,areasforteamteaching,andcentersfor

programmedinstruction.

Inthenewestbuildingscalledopenschools,theuseofspaceisevenmore

flexible.Areaswithinthebuildingscanbereadilyexpandedfbrprogramchanges,and

usedfbrmanykindsoffunctions.Oneshouldremember,though,thephysicallayout

(布局)ofaschoolcannotdecidewhetherithastheconservativeorliberalteaching

practices.Whatdetermineswhethertheclassroomisliberalorconservativeisthe

spiritandattitudeoftheteacher.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A)Schoolbuildingsreflecttheimprovementineducationquality.

B)Thephysicallayoutofaschoolshouldimproveteachingpractices.

C)Schoolbuildingscanreflectliberalorconservativeviewsabouteducation.N

D)Teachers9spiritandattitudedeterminesthephysicallayoutoftheclassroom.

參考答案：

C

2.What'sthebiggestdifferencebetweentheearliestandthesecond-generation

schools?

A)Subjectswerenewerinthelatterascomparedwiththeformer.Y

B)Teachingmethodswerenewerinthelatterascomparedwiththeformer.

C)Classroomswerelaidoutformallyintheformerandinformallyinthelatter.

D)Theformerhadseparateclassroomsfordifferentgradeswhilethelatterdidn't.

參考答案：

3.Theword"carrel“inParagraph3mostprobablyrefersto.

aroomwithsmallspace4

A)

BO)aroomwithfoldingwalls

aroomwithliberalinstructions

D)

參aroomwithconservativeinstructions

A

4.Accordingtothepassage,wemayinferthatthenewestschoolbuildingsreflect

A)asubject-centeredviewofeducation

B)astudent-centeredviewofeducationY

C)ateacher-centeredviewofeducation

D)apractice-centeredviewofeducation

參考答案：

B

5.Whatofthefollowingisimpliedinthepassage?

A)Inthenewestteachingbuildings,classroomsaremuchbigger.

B)Intheschoolsofsecondgeneration,differentgradeswereputinseparate

classrooms.

C)Intheearliestschoolclassrooms,students9deskswerefixedtothefloor.

D)Beforethemid-1950s,schoolbuildingswerebuiltinaconservativeway.7

參考答案：

D

Everybodylies.Itmayonlybe“whitelies”,buteveryonetellsliesor“omitsthe

truth“sometimes.Peoplestartlyingataroundage4to5whenchildrengainan

awarenessoftheuseandpoweroflanguage.Thisfirstlyingisnotill-natured,but

rathertofindout,ortest,whatcanbecontrolledinachild'senvironment.Eventually

childrenbegintouselyingtogetoutoftroubleorgetsomethingtheywant.Whitelies,

thosetoldtoprotectsomeone'sfeelings,arenotabigdealatall.Theperson,however,

whoseemstofeelforcedtolieaboutbothsmallandlargestuff,hasaproblem.They

lietoprotectthemselves,lookgood,gainfinanciallyorsociallyandavoidpunishment.

Amuchmoretroublinggroupisthosewholiealot,andknowingly,forpersonalgain.

Lyingoftengetsworsewiththepassageoftime.Whenyougetawaywithalie,it

oftenforcesyoutocontinueyourlies.

Whydowedislikeliarssomuch?It'samatteroftrust.Whenpeoplelie,they

havebrokenabond-anunspokenagreementtotreatothersaswewouldliketobe

treated.Seriouslyingoftenmakesitimpossibleforustotrustanotherpersonagain.

Becausetheissue(問題)oftrustisatrisk,comingcleanaboutthelieassoonas

possibleisthebestwaytomendfences.Ifthetruthonlycomesoutonceitisforced,

repairoftrustisfarlesslikely.Asaparent,themostimportantmessageyoucansend

toyourchildrenaboutlyingisthatyoualways-always-wantthemtocomeclean

withyou.Nomatterhowsmallalietheyhavetold,remindthemthatyouwould

alwaysratherhearthetruth,nomatterhowbaditis,thanbecheated.Tellthemthere

isreallynothingbetterinyourrelationshipthanyourtrustofeachother.

1.Accordingtothepassage,theworstliarsarethosewho.

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參考答案：

C

2.Whafsthewriter'sopinionabouttelling“whitelies”?

A)Theydonotmattertoomuch.V

B)OTheyarenecessaryinourlife.

Theydonotcauseanyproblems.

D)

參Theyareasbadasanyotherlies.

考答

A

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A)Withtimepassingby,wewillforgettheliespeopletell.

B)Whenapersonlies,hewillfeeluneasyandstoplyingsoon.

C)Onceapersontellsabiglie,wewillnottrusthimanymore.

D)Ifliesarenotfoundout,probablytheliarwillcontinuetolie.V

參考答案：

D

4.Whydowedislikeliarssomuch?

A)Becausetheydonottrustothers.

B)OBecausetheylieforpersonalgains.

Becausetheybetrayourtrustinthem.?

D)

參Becausetheylietoavoidpunishment.

c

5.Whatshouldyoudoasaparentwhenyoufindyourchildrenhavelied?

A)Tellthemtolearntotrustotherpeople.

B)OTellthemtoexplainimmediatelywhytheyhavelied.

Askthemtoforgetaboutthepastandnottolieanymore.

D)

參Makethemrealizetheyshouldalwaystellthetruth.?

D

Formanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirwork

theymustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,interofficecommunications,notto

mentionnewspapersandmagazines:anever-endingfloodofwords.Ingettingajob

oradvancinginone,theabilitytoreadandcomprehendquicklycanmeanthe

differencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare

poorreaders.Mostofusdeveloppoorreadinghabitsatanearlyage,andneverget

overthem.Themainproblemliesinlanguageitself-words.Singlewordshavelittle

meaninguntiltheyarecombinedintophrases,sentencesandparagraphs.

Unfortunately,however,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Hereads

onewordatatime,oftenregressingtorereadwordsorpassages.Regression,or

lookingbackoverwhatyouhavejustread,isacommonbadhabitinreading.Another

habitwhichslowsdownthespeedofreadingisvocalization-soundingeachword

eitherorallyormentallyasonereads.

Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalled

accelerator(力口速器)，whichmovesabardownthepageatapredeterminedspeed.

Thebarissetataslightlyfasterratethanthereaderfindscomfortable,inorderto

“stretch"him.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfost,makingword-by-word

reading,regressionandvocalizationvirtuallyimpossible.Atfirst,comprehensionis

sacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideas,youwillnotonlyreadfaster,

butyourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefoundtheirreadingskills

improvedalotaftersometraining.

1.Accordingtothepassage,todaymanypeoplenolongerreadfor.

A)newsB)theirworkC)informationD)entertainment4

參考答案：

D

2.Mostpeoplecantreadandcomprehendquicklymainlybecause

A)theydon'treadgroupsofwordsd

B)theydon'tliketobetrainedinreadingskills

C)theydon'trealizetheyhavepoorreadinghabits

D)

參theydon'tunderstandwordswhenputtogether

A

3.ThefollowingareallbadreadinghabitsEXCEPT.

A)regressionB)readingforideasonly?

C)vocalizationD)word-by-wordreading

參考答案：

B

4.Howdoesanacceleratorhelppeopletoread?

A)Ithelpspeoplereadatacomfortablespeed.

B)Itmakespeoplestretchtheireyeswhenreading.

C)Itforcespeopletoovercomebadreadinghabits,d

D)Itletspeoplelookbackoverwhattheyhavejustread.

參考答案：

C

5.Whatdoes“Atfirst,comprehensionissacrificedforspeed(Para.2,Sentence4)

mean?

A)Thereaderreadsfast,butheunderstandseverythinghereads.

B)QThereaderreadsslowlyandheunderstandseverythinghereads.

Thereaderreadsfastwithoutunderstandingeverythinghereads.Y

D)

參Thereaderreadsslowly,buthedoesn'tunderstandeverythinghereads.

c

unit2

Thereisnowagrowingbeliefthatfathers,doplayanimportantroleinraising

childrenanddoleaveadeepmarkontheirdaughters,notjusttheirsons.Itisnow

believedthatregardlessoftheirage,daughterswhohavemeaningful,comfortable

relationshipswiththeirfathersaregenerallymoreself-confidentandindependent,

havebetterrelationshipswithmen,arelessdepressed（沮喪），havefewereating

disordersanddrugoralcoholproblemsandachievemoreinschoolandatwork.And

theeasieritisforadaughtertocommunicatewithherfather,themoresheenjoys

beingwithhimandgetsmoreoutoftherelationship.Ontheotherhand,girlswho

growupwithabsentoremotionally-distantfathersseekacceptancefromothers,

sometimesmucholdermales.

InhisbookFathers&Daughters,WilliamS.Appletonwritesabouthisthoughts

from20years'experienceasapsychiatrist（精神科醫(yī)生）treatingtroubledwomen

whohaveidentifiedtheirfathersasacontributingfactortotheiradultunhappinessas

wellassuccess.Hefoundoutthattheirfathers9influencedeeplycolorstheircareers

andprivatelives."Thefather^roleinadaughter'slifeisinvaluableinshapingher

futuremale-femalerelationships,saysDr.Appleton."Whethertheyareawareofitor

not,femalestendto（傾向于）patternsuchrelationshipsafterthemodelsetbytheir

fathers.Dadisthetypicalexampleinagirl'slifeofhowsheshouldbetreatedby

males.”

Dr.MegMeeker,apediatrician（兒科醫(yī)生）withmorethan20years'

experienceadvisinggirlsandauthorofthebookStrongFathers,StrongDaughters:10

SecretsEveryFatherShouldKnow,revealsthatayoungwoman?srelationshipwith

herfatherisfarmoreimportantthanwe'veeverrealized.Inherbook,sheexplains

theimportantrolefathersplayinthelivesoftheirdaughtersandhowtheycanbest

usethatroletodevelopstrongmoralvaluesandhealthyself-imagesintheirdaughters.

Tobecomeastrong,confidentwoman,adaughterneedsherfather'sattention,

protection,courage,andwisdom.

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

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7Tipsonhowtobeagoodfather.

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7Howtobecomeastrongandconfidentwoman.

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參

B

2.Whathappenstodaughterswhohavecomfortablerelationshipswiththeirfathers?

A）Theyaremoredependentontheirfathers.

B）Theylovetheirfathersmoreastheygetolder.

C）Theyhavenodifficultydealingwithothermen.

D）Theymakegreaterachievementsintheirstudyandwork.J

參考答案：

D

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutdaughtershavingdistantrelationshipswiththeirfathers?

A)Theymaybecomemoreindependent.

BO)Theymayhavenoeatingproblems.

Theymayoftenleaveschoolwithoutgraduation.

D)

參Theymayoftenturntooldermenforappreciation.J

D

4.Whatdoesthesentence"femalestendtopatternsuchrelationshipsafterthemodel

setbytheirfathers^^inParagraph2mean?

A)Femalesmaylearnfromtheirfathershowtheyshouldtreatmales.

B)Femalesmaytryhardtoimprovetherelationshipwiththeirfathers.

C)Femalesmaylearnfromtheirfathershowtheyshouldbetreatedbymen.J

D)Femalesmaytrytofindoutthepatternoftherelationshipwiththeirfathers.

參考答案：

C

5.TheauthormentionstheprofessionsofDr.AppletonandDr.Meekermainly

becausehewantsto__.

A)helpreadersknowmoreaboutthem

B)showthatdoctorscanwritegreatbooks,too

C)makehisargumentssoundmoreconvincingJ

D)showreaderstheyhavedifferentprofessions

參考答案：

C

Likedeathandtaxes,thereisnoescapingcolor.Thatis,itseemstobe

everywhere.Yetwhatdoesitallmean?Whyarepeoplemorerelaxedingreenrooms?

Whydoweightliftersdotheirbestinbluegyms?

Colorsoftenhavedifferentmeaningsinvariouscultures.AndeveninWestern

societies,themeaningsofvariouscolorshavechangedovertheyears.Buttoday

researchershavegenerallyfoundthefollowingtobeaccurate.

Blackisthecolorofpower.Itispopularinfashionbecauseitmakespeople

appearthinner.Itisalsostylishandtimeless.Blackalsoimpliessubmission(順從).

Priests(牧師)wearblacktoshowsubmissiontoGod.Butblackclothescanalsobe

overpowering.

Brideswearwhiteasasymbolofpurity.Whitereflectslightandisconsidereda

summercolor.Whiteispopularinfashionbecauseitislightandgoeswitheverything.

Doctorsandnurseswearwhitetoimplythattheyareclean.

Asthemostemotionallystrongcolor,redstimulatesafasterheartbeatand

breathing.Itisalsothecoloroflove.Redclothinggetsnoticedandmakesthewearer

appearheavier.Redcarsarepopulartargetsforthieves.

Thecoloroftheskyandtheocean,bluecausestheoppositereaction(反應(yīng))as

red.Peacefulbluecausesthebodytoproducecalmingchemicals,soitisoftenusedin

bedrooms.Fashionadvisorsrecommendwearingbluetojobinterviewsbecauseit

standsforloyalty(忠誠).Peoplearemoreproductiveinbluerooms.Studiesshow

weightliftersareabletohandleheavierweightsinbluegyms.

Currentlythemostpopulardecoratingcolor,greensymbolizesnature.Itisthe

easiestcolorontheeyeandcanimprovevision(視力).Itisacalmingcolor.People

waitingtoappearonTVsitin“greenroomsvtorelax.Hospitalsoftenusegreen

becauseitrelaxespatients.

Sunnyyellowisanattentiongetter.Whileitisconsideredacheerfulcolor,

peoplelosetheirtempersmoreofteninyellowrooms,andbabieswillcrymore.Itis

themostdifficultcolorfortheeyetotakein,soitcanbeoverpoweringifoverused.

1.Whatdoestheauthormostprobablymeanby"thereisnoescapingcolor”(Para.

D?

A)Colorisactuallyeverywhere.V

B)Colorissometimesfrightening.

C)Peoplefinditdifficultnottousecolors.

D)Peoplehavediscoveredallkindsofcolors.

參考答案：

A

2.Whatdowelearnaboutclothesofaspecificcolor?

A)Redclothescanattractgreaterattention.V

B)Blackclothescanmakepeoplelookheavier.

C)Doctorswearwhiteclothestocalmdownpatients.

D)Jobintervieweeswearblueclothestorelaxthemselves.

參考答案：

A

3.Accordingtotheauthor,whydosportsmeninblueroomscanbemoresuccessful?

A)Becausebluecanmakesportsmencalmdown.

B)Becausebluecanhelptoattractmoreattention.

C)Becausebluecanmakeapersonmoreproductive.J

D)Becausebluecangivejudgesagoodimpression.

參考答案：

C

4.Theauthorimpliesthattheinformationaboutthemeaningsofcolorsprovidedin

thepassageis.

A)mostlytrueVB)notprovedyet

C)justforreferenceD)goingtochangeanytime

參考答案：

A

5.Whichotthefollowingstatementsbestsummarizesthemainideaotthepassage?

A)Colorsaremeaningfulindifferentcultures.

B)OColorshavechangeditsmeaningsovertime.

Differentcolorsmayaffectone'smoodindifferentways.J

D)

參Differentcolorsmayhavedifferentmeaningstodifferentpeople.

c

Allparentsneedtomotivate（激勵）theirkids.Whetherit,sgettingsmaller

childrentoeattheirdinnerorgettingasixth-gradertodohomework,gettingkidsto

applyenergytoasituationcanbeachallenge.Thetraditionalwayhasall-too-often

beentoshout,threaten,andscoldchildrenintoaction.

Butwhilethatapproachhassomeobviousshortcomings,itturnsouttheopposite

waycanbeharmful,too,accordingtoexperts.Someparentssimplyrewardtheir

childrentoomuch,whichcanreinforce（強化）awholerangeofnegativepersonalities

（'性格）andleadtosomeproblematicbehaviors.

Childrenaremasterobservers.Andifyoucontinuallyrewardchildrenfordoing

things,prettysoontheycandeveloptheopinionthattheyshouldonlydothingsif

there9sarewardorpaymentinvolved.

Whenparentstoooftenrewardchildrenforvariousbehaviors,itremoves

opportunitiesfbrchildrentojudgeforthemselveswhat'simportantandnecessary一

theyalwayshaveanexpertintheformoftheirparentstotellthemwhatshouldmatter

tothem.Thiscanhurttheirconfidenceintheirownobservations.

Whenchildrenarerewardedtoomuch,theyarelikelytofocusonexternal（外在

的）rewardsinsteadofinternalones-the“What'sinitfbrme?”attitude.And

whilethismayprovetobeapracticalwaytogetyourchildrentocleanupthemess

theymadeinthelivingroom,it'snotalwayssohandyasitgrowsintoadulthood.At

thatpoint,thisviewpointcanbecomeagreattrouble.

Byofferingarewardanytimeataskneedstobedone,parentssendamessageto

theirkidsthatthetaskisunpleasant.Butthatmaynotnecessarilybethecase.Many

taskscanbefunforchildrenbecausekidshaveendlessdesirefornewexperiences

andlearning.Reward-givingoftenpreventsthisnaturaldesire,bytakingawaytheir

attentionwithexternalreinforcement.

1.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthetwowaysusedbyparentstogetkidsdothings

well?

A)Thetraditionalwayisnotgoodatall.

B)OThetraditionalwayworksbetteronsmallerchildren.

Givingfrequentrewardsisbetterthanthetraditionalway.

D)

參Givingfrequentrewardsmaymakechildrenformsomebadhabits.J

D

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanbetheresultofmotivatingkidswithrewards?

A)Kidswilllearnitisrewardingtodothingswell.

B)Kidswilllearntoalwaysturntoexpertsforadvice.

C)Kidswilllosetheirfocusonmoreimportantmatters.

D)Kidswilllosetheirabilitytomaketheirownjudgment.V

參考答案：

D

3.Whatdoes"What'sinitforme?”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A)WhatgoodthingscanIdoforothers?

B)Whatexpectationsdoyouhaveforme?

C)WhatrewardcanIgetfromdoingthistask?J

D)WhatthingscanIlearnfromdoingthistask?

參考答案：

c

4.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmessagecanbesentifparentsofferrewardstotheir

childrenforeverytasktobedone?

A)Thetaskmustbeunpleasant.V

B)OThetaskmustbechallenging.

Thetaskcangivemenewexperiences.

D)

參Thetaskcanhelpmetolearnsomething.

A

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A)WhatCanKidsLearnfromTheirParents?

B)QCanItBadtoRewardChildrenforBeingGood?V

AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofRewardingChildren.

D)

參TraditionalWaysandNewWaysofMotivatingChildren.

B

Ifyouhaveagoodneighbor,youarealuckyperson.Youhavesomeonewho

caresaboutyourneedsandyourproperty(房產(chǎn))，whoishelpfulinthelittle

day-to-daysituationsthatcomeup,andwhoissupportiveindifficulttimes.

Agoodneighborissomeonewho,forinstance,understandsthatyourchildren

maysometimesrunacrosshislawn(草坪)，eventhoughyoutellthemnotto.He'11

realizethatchildrencanbecarelessaboutthingslikethat,andhewon'tmakeabig

fuss(大驚小怪)aboutitunlessitbecomesaregularthing.Inthesamevein,heknows

thatyou,llunderstandifsomeofthetrashfromhistrashcansblowsacrossintoyour

yard.

Agoodneighborisalsorespectfulofyourproperty.Forexample,heasksyour

permissionbeforedoinganythingthatgetsinyourway.Th