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20．Were you the first or the last child in your family？Or were you a middle or an only child？Some people think（61）itmatters where you were born in your family．But there are different ideas about（62）what the birth order means．Some people say that the oldest children，（63）whoare smart and strong-willed，are very likely （64）to succeed （succeed）．The reason（65）forthis is simple．Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention．An only child will succeed for（66）the same reason．
    What happens to the other children in the family？Middle children don't get so much attention，so they don't feel that important．If a family has many children，the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd．The youngest child，however，often gets special（67）treatment（treat），growing up to be funny．But a recent study thought things quite（68）differently（difference）．The study found that first children believed in family rules．They didn't take many chances in（69）theirlives．They usually（70）followed（follow） orders．Rules didn't mean as much to later children in the family．They took chances and they often did better in life．

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分析 一些人认为你出生在家庭中的什么位置是很重要的．最大的孩子能得到父母的充分注意，所以很可能会成功；最小的也能得到特别的照顾；而中间的孩子往往被忽视．

解答 61．it；考查代词，此处it做形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的"where you were born in your family"．
62．what；考查名词性从句，此处what引导一个从句作介词about的宾语，疑问代词what在从句中动词means的宾语．
63who；考查定语从句，．这是一个非限制性定语从句，先行词是oldest children，在非限制性定语从句中充当主语，故答案为who．
64．to succeed；考查固定搭配，be likely to do sth．"可能做某事"，故答案为to succeed．
65．for；考查介词，the reason for …是固定搭配，意为"…的理由"．句意"这个理由很简单．"故答案为for．
66．the；考查定冠词，same常与定冠词the连用，the same reason"同样的理由"．故答案为the．
67．treatment；考查名词，此处用名称形式treatment做动词get的宾语．
68．differently；考查副词，副词differently作状语修饰动词saw．
69．their；考查形容词性物主代词，主语是they，此处指的是在他们的生命中．句意"在他们的生命中没有很多机会．"故答案为their．
70．followed；考查动词的时态，整篇文章是过去时，所以此处follow谓语动词用一般过去时followed．

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