题目内容
If you have a brother or sister, you already know you are different from each other. You live together in the same house and with the same parents, but you have different personalities.
Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you.
First–born children receive all the attention from their parents. Most families have twice as many photos of a first–born than any other child．Parents usually give first–borns more responsibility（责任）and depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters. As a result, first–borns are often responsible, hard–wording and serious. They often want to do well at school and work. There are more first–born American presidents than second or last-born children—for example, George W. Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson.
When a second child arrives, parents are not so excited．The second child has to compete with the first–born for the parents’ attention and love. These children often choose different sports and hobbies to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family’s attention. They are often friendly and cool. Many famous talk-show hosts were born last.
（ ）1. The writer thinks that the second children are often _______.
A．outgoing and serious B．cool and friendly
C．hard-working and serious D．creative and responsible
（ ）2. The underlined word “personalities” means _______ in the passage.
A．友好 B．冷静 C．个性 D．智商
（ ）3. _______ is usually the happiest in the family according to the passage.
A．The eldest child B．The second child
C．The youngest child D．The father
（ ）4. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．the second child is very similar to the first-born child
B．brothers and sisters usually have the same personalities
C．it’s easy for the second child to get his or her parents’ attention
D．there are more first-born successful people than second or last-born people
（ ）5. The passage is mainly about .
A．birth order and personalities
B．the personalities of the second child in a family
C．the personalities of the eldest child in a family
D．the personalities of the youngest child in a family
BCADA
发散思维新课堂系列答案Get SMART This Year
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If you’re one of 3 , you’ll be more successful if you make SMART goals! Each goal should be:
Specific. Don’t say you want to lose some 4 , read more or exercise. Decide how much weight to lose, how many books to read, or how many times a 5 to exercise.
Measurable(可衡量的). Weigh yourself daily, count the number of books you read 6 , and make notes of how many times you exercise each week.
Attainable(可达成的). Don’t set impossible goals. For example, don’t make promise to lose 10 kilograms in a week. Or if you have just 7 running, realize you won’t be running a long-distance race in a month.
Relevant(相关的). If you love history, you probably 8 read eight books a month about science. You won’t stick with it if the subject isn’t 9 .
Timely. Set deadlines. How long will you 10 to read a book?
A new year is about starting over--- so start now!