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【题目】 When Wilbur and Orville Wright finished their flight at Kitty Hawk, Americans celebrated the brotherly bond. The brothers had grown up playing together, they had been in the newspaper business together, and they had built an airplane together. They even said they "thought together." However, when the Wright brothers said they thought together, what they really meant is that they argued together. After long arguments we often found ourselves in the position of each having been pulled to the other's side,"

Orville reflected. I don't think they really got mad," their mechanic (机械师) remembered, but they sure got awfully hot."

The skill to get hot without getting mad is critical in life. But it’s one that few parents teach to their kids. We want to give kids a stable home, so we tор blng (兄弟姐妹) from quаrrеlng and we have our own arguments behind closed doors. Yet if kids never get exposed to disagreement, we’ll end up limiting their creativity. As the psychologist Robert Albert put it, the creative person-to-be comes from a family that is anything but harmonious, one with a “wobble (摇晃).”Orville Wright came from a wobbly family. The brothers often watched their father Milton Wright fight with school authorities who weren't fond of his decision to let his kids miss a half-day of school from time to time to learn on their own.

The Wright brothers weren't t alone. The Beatles fought over instruments and tunes. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak argued constantly while designing the first Apple computer. Brainstorming groups generate16 percent more ideas when the members are encouraged to criticize one another. The most creative ideas in Chinese technology companies come from teams that have real disagreement early on.

Children need to learn the value of thoughtful disagreement. We should teach kids that silence is bad manners. It disrespects the value of your own view point and your own voice. It's a sign of respect to care enough about someone's opinion that you’re willing to challenge it. Good arguments are wobbly: a team or family might rock back and forth but it never tips over. If kids don't learn to wobble, they never learn to walk; they end up standing still.

【1】What does the author say about the Wright brothers?

A.They always took advice from their mechanic.

B.They knew little about the newspaper business.

C.They often held conflicting opinions.

D.They kept a very tense relationship.

【2】What sort of father was Milton Wright?

A.Untraditional.B.Generous.

C.Scholarly.D.Sensitive.

【3】What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?

A.Summarize the previous paragraphs.B.Add some background information.

C.Introduce a new topic for discussion.D.Provide more examples to support his idea.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A.Conversation matter in a family kidsB.Uncomfortable silence harms Kids.

C.Kids, would you please start fighting:D.Parents, would you please stop arguing?

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章从怀特兄弟在建造飞机时常有不同意见但他们不会真的生气、披头士乐队为乐器和曲调而斗争和乔布斯与Steve Wozniak常就第一部苹果电脑的设计争论等事件，告诉我们要让孩子们学会争论，产生不同意见，而不是保持沉默。

【1】推理判断题。由第一段中的句子“They even said they "thought together." However, when the Wright brothers said they thought together, what they really meant is that they argued together.”可知，他们说“一起想”时，他们真正的意思是，他们在一起争论，说明他们持有冲突的意见。故选C项。

【2】推理判断题。由第三段中的句子“The brothers often watched their father Milton Wright fight with school authorities who weren' t fond of his decision to let his kids miss a half-day of school from time to time to learn on their own.”可知，兄弟俩经常看到他们的父亲Milton Wright与校方发生冲突，因为校方不喜欢Milton Wright让孩子们时不时地旷课半天自学的决定，说明Milton Wright不是一个遵循传统的父亲。故选A项。

【3】推理判断题。由第三段的句子“Yet if kids never get exposed to disagreement, we’ll end up limiting their creativity.”可知，作者认为如果孩子们永远不会暴露在分歧中，我们最终会限制他们的创造力；因此作者在本段后文举例心理学家Robert Albert说的话“the creative person-to-be comes from a family that is anything but harmonious, one with a “wobble(摇晃).”（有创造力的人来自一个不和谐的家庭，一个“摇摆不定”的家庭）和Milton Wright这位不传统的父亲的教育方式，通过举例来佐证作者的观点。故选D项。

【4】主旨大意题。由第一至四段列举怀特兄弟、披头士乐队、乔布斯和头脑风暴小组有关争论的例子，和第三段的句子“Yet if kids never get exposed to disagreement, we’ll end up limiting their creativity.”（如果孩子们永远不会暴露在分歧中，我们最终会限制他们的创造力）及最后一段“Children need to learn the value of thoughtful disagreement.”（孩子们需要学习深思熟虑的分歧的价值）可知，作者是提倡父母要让孩子们学会争论和反抗，产生不同意见。故选C项。

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