题目内容
20．Kindness and kids just seem to go hand in hand．But 62% of more than 2，600participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today's kids are less kind than those in the past．Women（66%）feel about this kindness fall more strongly than men （58%）．Most of the participants who feel that way （77%） thank parents caused the seeming lack of kindness among today's children，with a few thinking that society，schools，or friends caused it．At the same time，Americans say they don't put kindness first when it comes to teaching kids values．Among all participants，honesty is taught more than kindness as well as other things like courage，leadership and storing work ethic（道德）．But the younger generation-those aged 18-24------think highly of kindness rules．They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids．
The question of whether kindness is learned or taught----or somewhere in between----causes different opinions．According to the study，Americans have different opinions on whether kindness in something one is born with or needs to be learned and nurtured over time．Slightly more than half（52%） of the participants believe that all of us are born with the ability to show kindness，while 48% believe kindness must be developed．
Parenthood（父母身份） makes a difference to your thoughts on the causes of kindness．Those without kids（56%）are more likely to think that people are born to be kind，while 50% of the participants with kids think kindness is developed．
Also，51% of dads and 54% of men with no kids believe kindness is something time is born with．Slightly more than half of the morns say kindness must be learned，while 48% believe it is what one is born with．
56.62% of the participants believe that today's kids areD．
A．born to be kind
B．taught to be less kind
C．not well educated at school
D．not so kind as kids in the past
57．What do participants aged 18-24consider the most，important for kids？C
A．Honesty
B．Leadership
C．Kindness
D．Courage
58．The underlined word"nurtured"in Paragraph 3means"B"．
A．kept
B．developed
C．replaced
D．protected
59．How many moms in the study believe kindness is what one is born with？A
A.48%
B.51%
C.52%
D.54%
60．What is the test mainly about？D
A．causes of today's kids being less kind
B．The important qualities of today's kids
C．Different peoples opinions on kindness
D．findings of research on today's kids'kindness．
分析 调查表明美国现在的孩子们缺乏友善，文章分析了其原因和父母对友善的不同态度．
解答 56．D 细节理解题．根据句子But 62% of more than 2，600participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today's kids are less kind than those in the past．可知62%的参与者认为现在的孩子不如以前的孩子友善，所以答案选D．
57．C 细节理解题．根据句子But the younger generation-those aged 18-24------think highly of kindness rules．They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids．但年轻的一代人------18-24岁的人高度认为友善是教孩子最重要的品质．所以答案选C．
58．B 猜测词义题．此处友善需要随着时间被教给和培养，nurtured"培育"与develop同义，所以答案选B．
59．A 细节理解题．根据文中句子Slightly more than half of the morns say kindness must be learned，while 48% believe it is what one is born with．可知48%的妈妈认为友善是天生的，所以答案选A．
60．D 主旨大意题．根据文章内容可知调查的目的是了解现在孩子们友善的情况和原因，所以答案选D．
点评 本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息？或是其变体．搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节．做这类题一般采用寻读法？即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案．
