Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. ( 将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)

A. never B. successful C. usually D. think E. so F. chances

Are you the first or the last child in your family? Or are you a middle or an only child? Some people 【1】 it matters where you were born in your family, but there are different ideas about what birth order means, some people say that the eldest children are smart. They are very likely to be 【2】, the reason for this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first two children. They give him or her much attention so this child is likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family? Middle children don't get so much attention, 【3】 they don't feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby, often this child grows up to be funny or charming. Do you believe these ideas about birth order too? A recent study found that the first children believed in family rules. They didn't take many chances in their lives. They 【4】 followed orders. Rules didn't mean as much to later children in the family. They went out and follow their own ideas. They took 【5】 and they often did better in life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】E

【4】C

【5】F

【解析】

这篇短文讲述了对于出生顺序的含义，人们又不同的看法，详细的介绍了家庭中每个孩子的特点等。

【1】句意：有些人认为你出生在家里的哪个地方很重要，但是对于出生顺序的含义有不同的看法。

根据“it matters where you were born in your family,”可知，这里是说一些人认为，think动词，想，认为。故选D。

【2】句意：一些人说最大的孩子很聪明。他们很可能成功。

根据上文“some people say that the eldest children are smart.” 有人说最大的孩子很聪明，下文是说他们可能会成功。successful形容词，意思是“成功的”be动词后加形容词。根据题意，故选B。

【3】句意：中间的孩子没有得到太多的关注，所以他们觉得没那么重要。

由“Middle children don't get so much attention so” 中间的孩子没有得到太多的关注，可知下文是因此。用so，意思是“因此”。根据题意，故选E。

【4】句意：他们一生中没有多少机会。他们通常服从命令。

由“They didn't take many chances in their lives.”可知下文他们通常服从命令。usually副词，意思是“通常”，故选C。

【5】句意：他们抓住了机会，而且他们在生活中常常做得更好。

由“and they often did better in life.”他们在生活中做得很好。可知上文是他们捉住了机会。短语take chances表示“捉住机会”，根据题意，故选F。