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For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life. But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval from their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car.

The implication(含义) of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort, is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this carries over to the classroom.

Social psychologist Carol Dweck, PHD, tested the effects of over-praise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.

“Praising attributes(品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead.”

1.The underlined words “Praise-aholic kids” refer to kids who are ______.

A.tired of being praised                    B.worthy of being praised

C.very proud of being praised               D.extremely fond of being praised

2.The author quoted Dr.Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article ______.

A.better-known                          B.better-organized

C.more persuasive                        D.more interesting

3.We can infer from the passage that _______.

A.praise for efforts should be more encouraged

B.praise for results works better than praise for efforts

C.praising a child’s achievements benefits his or her success in life

D.praising a child’s abilities encourages him or her to take on challenges

 

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述了在教育孩子方面存在的一个问题就是过度的表扬孩子会导致很多孩子特别喜欢被表扬,而带来了很多不好的东西。建议我们要多表扬孩子的努力,而不仅仅是表扬孩子聪明。

1.D 推理题。根据前一句But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect.可知本句的Praise-aholic kids就是指那些被过度的表扬,也特别喜欢被表扬的学生。故D正确。

2.C 推理题。根据文章最后一段Praising attributes(品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead.”引用了斯坦福大学的Dweck教授的话正是为了证明这项研究成果的准确性。增强说服力。故C正确。

3.A 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后3行. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.可知作者认为鼓励孩子更加努力要比鼓励他聪明更有说服力。故A正确。

考点:考察教育类短文阅读

点评::本文讲述了在教育孩子方面存在的一个问题就是过度的表扬孩子会导致很多孩子特别喜欢被表扬,而带来了很多不好的东西。建议我们要多表扬孩子的努力,而不仅仅是表扬孩子聪明。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句,因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读任务。

 

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A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It’s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let’s just hope he still has a voice. According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords (声带) can heal.

It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. “It’s a proud moment for all of us,” his wife told DNAIndia.com.

I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm. Don’t get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity. But his record–singing for 80 hours straight–is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Granted , I’m not qualified to speak on the subject. I’ve got no world records to my name– and I never expect to have any. Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley (混合曲) of pop songs.

But let’s not just pick on poor Burbure. He’s not the only person chasing meaningless accolades. The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake.

To all of these enterprising (有进取心的) souls I ask, simply, “What was it all for?”

Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you–with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese.

After all, records are made to be broken.

1.From the text, we can learn that the author         .

        A.has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures’ feat

         B.feels it is a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures

         C.thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaningless

         D.is quite worried about Burbure’s vocal cords

2.Before someone wins a Guinness record, he or she has to         .

         A.become an international celebrity

         B.know all about Guinness record

         C.practice a great deal

         D.bear great stress for fear of injury

3.We can infer from the article that        .

         A.after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak

         B.Burbure’ wife didn’t support his attempt to make a Guinness record

         C.many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior

         D.challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health

4.The author’s attitude to the Guinness world records mentioned in the passage is         .

         A.positive                                                              B.impressed

         C.negative                                                            D.touched

5.What is the best title for the passage?

         A.What Was the Point?

         B.Records Are Made to be Broken

         C.A New Indian Guinness Record

         D.The Guinness Book Is Boring

 

Dior was born in Normandy in 1905, and his family’s original plans for him included a career in the diplomatic service, but by the time he was twenty-three, with his parents’money, he opened a small art gallery in Paris. By 1931, the money had been used up. Dior’s friends in the art gallery, asked him to draw and he took his first step at designing and drawing. His first job was with Lucien Lelong from whom Dior learned his craft(手艺).

In February,1947, Dior started the New Look in his first major Paris collection. He was backed by a famous textile producer, Boussac, who looked after the dollars, while Dior looked after the fashions. Dior knew nothing about cutting and sewing, but he was good at fashion design.

The New Look started an entirely different look to costume, with a tiny waist, a rounded shoulder and a shapely bust(胸围), usually with a low-cut neckline and a long full skirt. To women who had lived through the war years, the femaleness of the New look was a great success, for people were tired of tile extremely plain, wartime restrictive fashions.

It is said that dresses by Dior were “constructed like buildings”, but young people were attracted to his design, and all over the western world, manufacturers plunged(投入) into the production of his new style. Dior’s revolutionary designs lighted up a whole cycle of fashion, rounded, gentle, feminine, a delight in elegance. A New Look House of Dior opened in 1948, followed by one in London. Considered as King of Couture(women’s clothing)for years, the Dior empire grew until it covered every country in the western world, and included furs, hosiery, jewelry, perfumes, men’s wear and on and on. More than 1,000 people worked at the Paris headquarters then.

His sudden death in 1957 when he was 53 years old did not stop the growth of the House of Dior. Even now, so many years after his death, his name is closely connected with fashion throughout the world, and indeed is one of the most recognized names in the world, His first, great New Look, with its long skirts was an expression of freedom in the late 1940s.

1. Which of the following designs is close to Dior’s?

           A.              B.                 C.                D.

2.According to the passage. in Dior’s life, he did NOT___________.

A. make creative fashion designs                B. work in a diplomatic service

C. 1earn craft as his first job                D. open a New Look House

3. We can infer from the passage that _________.

A. Dior and his supporter had different interests in business

B. Dior’s New Look had little influence on people then

C. Dior is only a brand of women’s fashion

D. Dior’s fashion was not accepted at first

4. What is probably the best title for the passage?         .

A. The History of the New Look          B. The Growth of the Dior Empire

C. An Expression of Freedom—Dior      D.The Founder of the New Look-Dior

 

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The band that wasn’t

Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician? Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan? To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.      1    

Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start as a group of high-school students, for whom practising their music in someone's house is the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.      2      Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires!

     3      It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show. The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely on the Beatles. The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing. They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, but they could only find one who was good enough. They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.

     4      So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing. Anyhow their performances were humorous enough to be copied by other groups. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music.     5     . The band broke up about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their formal time as a real band.

A. In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records.

B. The Monkees’ television show stayed on the air for years after the group broke up. .

C. However, there was one band that started in a different way.

D. But just how do people form a band?

E. Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.

F. Most of us probably have our favorite performers, stars or bands, but many of us also want to discover new sounds and rhythms.

G. As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to rely on other musicians to help them.

 

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