Question

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       Your children are so different-they each have very different talents, skills, and personalities, so it can seem natural to give them labels（标签）．For example, one child may be the “smart one” or the “artist” or the “troublemaker”．Although it is easy to                    , you can be hard for your children．

       Downsides of Labels

       When kids are given negative（消极） labels they often feel that parents don’t expect or want them to change, and they may feel that they should live up to their negative labels．For example:

       The “messy child” may see no reason to try to be neat and tidy when his parents have already defined his role in the family．

       The “troublemaker” may feel that any attempt to be good will be ignored．

       The “wild child” may think that he or she might as well continue to do crazy things because parents expect it．

       Even positive labels can be problematic as children may feel uneasy to meet their parents’ expectations, and often feel uncomfortable that their parents seem to like them more than a brother or sister．

       Avoiding Labels

       Remember that each child is unique and has the ability to do many things and act in many different ways．

       Focus on the positives．For example, if your child, who always seems to be running late, but gets to the dinner on time, be sure to praise him for being on time．

       Don’t let children lock themselves into roles-encourage children to try things they are interested in．

1．Who do you think the passage is mainly written for? （no more than 2 words）

2．According to the passage, list three negative labels given to children．（no more than 6 words）

3．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

       Avoid focusing children on some particular things only, you’d better encourage them to do all that they fancy doing．

4．Fill in the blank with proper words．（no more than 6 words）

5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

Answer 1

1．Parents

2．Messy child, trouble maker, wild child

3．Don’t let children lock themselves into roles—encourage children to try things they are interested in．

4．give your kids labels/give them labels

5．“野孩子”会认为他（她）不妨继续做疯狂的事情（撒野），因为父母就是这样想他们的。