Research shows that childhood friendships are important indicators of future success and social adjustment. Children's relationships with peers (同龄人) strongly influence their success in school, and children with fewer friends are more likely dropping out of school, becoming sad and other problems.
Making and Keeping Friends Is More Than Child's Play
When 6-year-old Rachel returned to school on a recent Monday morning, her eyes immediately scanned the playground for her friend Abbie. Though they were only separated by a weekend, the girls "ran right into each other's arms and hugged," recalls Rachel's mother Kathryn Willis of Gilbert. "It was like a scene from a movie."
Most parents instinctively (本能地) know that having friends is good for their child. Experts agree that friendship is not simply child's play, but a powerful predictor of social adjustment throughout life.
A Skill for Life
"Childhood friendships serve as a very important training ground for adulthood," says Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia, psychologist with the Center for Children's Health & Life Development.
Researcher William Hartup states, "Peer relations contribute significantly to both social and cognitive (认知的) development." Hartup concludes that the single best childhood predictor of adult social adaptation is not school grades or classroom behavior, but rather, how well a child gets along with other children.
The work of Arizona State University proves that just as being able to make and keep friends is beneficial to kids, so is the lack of friends detrimental.
Good Friendships Don't Just Happen
Experts agree that it is basic for children to develop high-quality friendships. But, researchers warn, these friendships don't necessarily just happen. Often, a good friendship begins with involved (卷入,牵连)parents.
Valley psychologist Dr. Lynne Kenney Markan believes kids should be taught social skills in much the same way they are taught math and reading.
Bad Company
Many parents worry about the quality as well as the quantity of their child's friendships. "When she was in 1st grade, her supposed 'best friend' began calling her names and threatening to hurt her," says Mindy Miller. "My daughter wasn't allowed to talk to or even look at other girls in her class. It really crushed (压跨) her spirit. I told my daughter she didn't need a 'friend' like that."
"I'll bend over backwards to help my son get together with a friend I think is good for him," Adler-Tapia says. "I don't look at it as manipulation (操纵), just positive parental involvement. "
【小题1】The example of Rachel and Abbie is used to show that ________.

A.childhood friendship is of great benefit to their growth
B.a positive friendship helps children solve emotional and physical problems
C.it is a proven(被证明的) fact that peer friendship is the most rewarding experience throughout life
D.Rachel missed her friend Abbie very much because of their separation of one weekend
【小题2】The underlined word "detrimental" could be replaced by _______.
A.valuable B.disappointing C.accurate D.harmful
【小题3】We can learn from the passage that high-quality friendship most probably results from ______.
A.social skills and good study habits
B.school grades and classroom behaviors
C.academic success and social adaptation
D.positive parental involvement and social skills
【小题4】From the last paragraph we can conclude that Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia agrees that ______.
A.parents should regard making friends as something that just happens
B.it's wise for parents to support and encourage healthy peer relationships
C.parents only need to help their children to deal with difficult social situations
D.parents are supposed to encourage their children to make as many friends as they can

Research shows that childhood friendships are important indicators of future success and social adjustment. Children's relationships with peers (同龄人) strongly influence their success in school, and children with fewer friends are more likely dropping out of school, becoming sad and other problems.

Making and Keeping Friends Is More Than Child's Play

When 6-year-old Rachel returned to school on a recent Monday morning, her eyes immediately scanned the playground for her friend Abbie. Though they were only separated by a weekend, the girls "ran right into each other's arms and hugged," recalls Rachel's mother Kathryn Willis of Gilbert. "It was like a scene from a movie."

Most parents instinctively (本能地) know that having friends is good for their child. Experts agree that friendship is not simply child's play, but a powerful predictor of social adjustment throughout life.

A Skill for Life

"Childhood friendships serve as a very important training ground for adulthood," says Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia, psychologist with the Center for Children's Health & Life Development.

Researcher William Hartup states, "Peer relations contribute significantly to both social and cognitive (认知的) development." Hartup concludes that the single best childhood predictor of adult social adaptation is not school grades or classroom behavior, but rather, how well a child gets along with other children.

The work of Arizona State University proves that just as being able to make and keep friends is beneficial to kids, so is the lack of friends detrimental.

Good Friendships Don't Just Happen

Experts agree that it is basic for children to develop high-quality friendships. But, researchers warn, these friendships don't necessarily just happen. Often, a good friendship begins with involved (卷入,牵连)parents.

Valley psychologist Dr. Lynne Kenney Markan believes kids should be taught social skills in much the same way they are taught math and reading.

Bad Company

Many parents worry about the quality as well as the quantity of their child's friendships. "When she was in 1st grade, her supposed 'best friend' began calling her names and threatening to hurt her," says Mindy Miller. "My daughter wasn't allowed to talk to or even look at other girls in her class. It really crushed (压跨) her spirit. I told my daughter she didn't need a 'friend' like that."

"I'll bend over backwards to help my son get together with a friend I think is good for him," Adler-Tapia says. "I don't look at it as manipulation (操纵), just positive parental involvement. "

1.The example of Rachel and Abbie is used to show that ________.

A.childhood friendship is of great benefit to their growth

B.a positive friendship helps children solve emotional and physical problems

C.it is a proven(被证明的) fact that peer friendship is the most rewarding experience throughout life

D.Rachel missed her friend Abbie very much because of their separation of one weekend

2.The underlined word "detrimental" could be replaced by _______.

A.valuable          B.disappointing       C.accurate          D.harmful

3.We can learn from the passage that high-quality friendship most probably results from ______.

A.social skills and good study habits

B.school grades and classroom behaviors

C.academic success and social adaptation

D.positive parental involvement and social skills

4.From the last paragraph we can conclude that Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia agrees that ______.

A.parents should regard making friends as something that just happens

B.it's wise for parents to support and encourage healthy peer relationships

C.parents only need to help their children to deal with difficult social situations

D.parents are supposed to encourage their children to make as many friends as they can

 

阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71. Our teachers often say whether we ______________________ relies on our attitude.(achieve)

    我们老师常说我们能否实现目标取决于我们的态度。

72. It was in the city where _________________ that he received his compulsory education. (live)

     他是在那个他曾经住过的城市接受的义务教育。

73. In response, Jiang Yu states that we hope the foreign countries don't _________________in South Sea dispute. (involve)

     姜瑜在回应中称我们希望外国不要卷入南中国海的争端。

74. By the time _____________________ , I will have finished the book.(come)

     到他回来时,我将完成这本书。

75. __________________ at the meeting is important for you as well as for me. (present)

     出席这个会议对你对我都很重要。

76. Out ____________________of students, most of whom were once my son’s classmates. (rush)

     一群学生冲了出来,他们大部分曾经是我儿子的同班同学。

77. The weather is hotter and hotter; I would rather that ________________winter now. (be)

     天气愈来愈热,我宁愿现在是冬天。

78. I ___________________ there when the traffic accident occurred. (happen)

     车祸发生时我碰巧在那儿。 

79. He didn’t come to school yesterday ____________________ that he was ill. (fact)

     他昨天没来上学是因为他生病了。

80. Our new campus is _____________________ of the old one. (size)

     我们的新校园是老校园的五倍大。

完形填空。
     I don't often lose things and I'm especially careful with money. So I was quite   1   when I   2   for my
wallet and it wasn't there.   3   I thought it was   4   that I could have   5   it at home. Then I remembered
taking it out to   6   the taxi. So I knew I had it with me just before I walked into the   7  . I wondered if it
was possible that it could have slipped (滑) out of my pocket while I was eating dinner. Thinking about that
possibility, I   8   and walked back to the table where I had been sitting. I asked the waiter to go around the
table to see if my wallet was on the   9  . While the waiter was looking for it, the manager of the restaurant
came up to me and asked me if  10  was  11 . I didn't want to get lots of people involved (卷入) in the  12 ,
but I knew I had to get the wallet back. I told the  13  what had happened. He  14  me to describe (描绘)
the wallet to him and then he insisted I  15   the missing wallet to the police. But I didn't want the police to
involve in it;  16 , I was in a hurry  17  I had an appointment (约会) with my doctor in just a few minutes.
I explained to him that my great  18  at the moment was how I could pay the bill. He told me not to worry
about that. He had me put  19  my name and  20 , and he said he would send me a bill.
(     )1. A. sad         
(     )2. A. reached     
(     )3. A. First       
(     )4. A. natural     
(     )5. A. forgot      
(     )6. A. pay         
(     )7. A. bank        
(     )8. A. turned around
(     )9. A. taxi        
(     )10. A. it         
(     )11. A. wrong      
(     )12. A. incident   
(     )13. A. taxi driver
(     )14. A. suggested  
(     )15. A. report     
(     )16. A. except     
(     )17. A. because    
(     )18. A. interest   
(     )19. A. out        
(     )20. A. car number 
B. angry       
B. went        
B. At first    
B. certain     
B. left        
B. pay for     
B. taxi        
B. turned back 
B. pocket      
B. what        
B. unfair      
B. accident    
B. policeman   
B. hoped       
B. tell        
B. besides     
B. before      
B. worry       
B. off         
B. phone number
C. surprised    
C. asked        
C. First of all 
C. impossible   
C. remained     
C. spend on     
C. dinning-room 
C. returned     
C. floor        
C. something    
C. missing      
C. problem      
C. waiter       
C. asked        
C. give         
C. however      
C. until        
C. disappointment
C. away         
C. address      
D. calm         
D. hoped        
D. Above all    
D. possible     
D. put          
D. use for      
D. restaurant   
D. returned back        
D. table        
D. anything     
D. lost         
D. question     
D. manager      
D. let          
D. hand in      
D. and          
D. so that      
D. anger        
D. down         
D. house        

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