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Career success could be predicted as early as kindergarten, according to a 20-year study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Duke University tracked more than 700 children from across the US between kindergarten and age 25 and found a significant correlation between their social skills as kindergartners and their success as adults two decades later.

In 1991, teachers assessed how the kindergartners interacted with each other socially using a range of criteria like whether they cooperate with their peers without prompting(激励), if they're helpful to others, whether they're good at understanding feelings, and if they can solve problems on their own.

Researchers then kept track of whether the students went on to graduate high school on time, get a college degree, and find and keep a full-time job by 25.They also monitored the participants' involvement with crime, drug abuse, public assistance, and mental health issues.

The results showed that socially competent children were far more likely to earn a college degree and have a full-time job by 25 than those with limited social skills.Those with limited social skills also had a higher chance of getting arrested, binge(放纵)drinking, and applying for public housing.

“This study shows that helping children develop social and emotional skills is one of the most important things we can do to prepare them for a healthy future," said Kristin Schubert, program director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which funded the research, in a release.

“From an early age, these skills can determine whether a child goes to college or prison, and whether they end up employed or addicted." The good news, according to Damon Jones, lead author of the study, is that intervention(干预) at a young age can help improve social and emotional skills.

“This research by itself doesn't prove that higher social competence can lead to better outcomes later on," he said.“But when combined with other research, it is clear that helping children develop these skills increases their chances of success in school, work, and life."

1.What has the 20-year study found?

A.Most kindergartners can solve problems alone.

B.Helpful children understand other's feeling better.

C.Outgoing children cooperate with their peers easily.

D.Social skills play a key role in children's development.

2.Paragraph 3 and 4 are mainly about?

A.when the researchers began their study

B.how long it took to complete the study

C.how the researchers conducted the study

D.what factors were studied by the experts

3.What should parents do to help their children to succeed according to Kristin Schubert?

A.Teach them how to cooperate with others.

B.Teach them some basic living skills.

C.Tell them to keep off alcohol

D.Coach them in their lessons.

4.The text makes very good sense to ____________.

A.teenagers

B.educators

C.doctors

D.general readers

阅读理解。

One day,I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot while waiting for my husband.A pretty female driver pulled into the spot beside our car.There was a striking resemblance to Liz Taylor.Her eyes were as blue as the sea,and teeth like an even row of pearls.A few minutes 1ater,a nice looking man entered her car,leaned over and kissed her and she drove away.

Sitting there,I wanted to cry.How could some people have it all?

Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week.She seemed friendly and always waved,flashing a big smile.My envy continued to exist long after she drove away.

A couple of weeks later,sitting in our usual parking lot,I was holding a book,watching her over the top of it.Her husband came to the car,took her arm and helped her out of the car.I could see very well as she moved to get out.She unsteadily walked around to the passenger side very slowly, leaning on a walking cane.Sitting sideways.she lifted one leg with her hands and then the other.The beautiful lady had a prosthesis(假肢) on the left Ieg and a brace(支持物) on the right leg.

I couldn’t watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me.Through my tears,I told my husband about the beautiful lady.He said he knew her husband and the story.The lady and her parents were in a car that got caught on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train.Both parents were killed and she was severely injured.She was only 12 years old.The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no signals.He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home.

I prayed for forgiveness all the way home.The lady I thought had everything I didn’t.I realized how lucky I was to have my parents,the ability to walk,run or dance through life and many wonderful things money can’t buy.I would not have traded places with the beautiful lady for anything.

When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you,don’t be fooled.

1.Why did the author want to cry when noticing the beautiful lady?

A.She thought of Liz Taylor.

B.She had no such expensive car.

C.She disliked her own eyes and teeth.

D.She envied what the lady owned.

2.Which of the following can best replace the word“settlement”in Paragraph 5?

A.Replacement. B.Payment.

C.Appointment. D.Encouragement.

3.What made the author pray for forgiveness all the way home?

A.Regretting her marriage.

B.Admiring the lady’s appearance.

C.Knowing the lady’s suffering.

D.Leaving without waving to the lady.

4.What does the author want to tell us?

A.Seeing is believing.

B.Looks can be deceiving.

C.Happiness consists in beauty.

D.Everything happens for the best.

阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada.Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.

Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival.This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in.But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest.On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims (清教徒) from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia.They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.

The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest.The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel.Many of the Pilgrims died.But the next year, they had a good harvest.So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast.The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast.Everyone brought food.

In time, other colonies(殖民地)began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving.But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day.During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it.He proclaimed(宣布)the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving.Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours.But the Canadian thanks-giving Day falls on the second Monday in October.

1.Thanksgiving Day is celebrated

A.in spring B.in summer

C.in winter D.in autumn

2.The first to celebrate thanksgiving were

A.the American Indians

B.some people from England

C.Sarah Josepha Hale

D.Governor Bradford

3.The passage mainly tells us

A.how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U.S.A.

B.that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday

C.how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated

D.how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places

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