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阅读理解 　　Some children are natural-born bosses．They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow．Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine, ” says his mother．“The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers(剑)．Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones．” 　　“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation．It’s an inheritable trait, ” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina．Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance(支配地位)when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other． 　　Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family．Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior, says family psychologist John Taylor．Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe”．It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection． 　　When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family．The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends．It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways． 　　“I see more and more parents giving up their power, ” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years．“They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were．But they also feel less confident about their parenting skill．Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious．” (1) Bossy children like Stephen Jackson _________． [　　] A． make good decisions B． show self-centeredness C． lack care from others D． have little sense of fear (2) The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means _________． [　　] A． inborn nature B． developed character C． accepted theory D． particular environment (3) The study on bossy behavior implies that parents _________． [　　] A． should give more power to their children B． should be strict with their children C． should not be so anxious about their children D． should not set limits for their children (4) Bossy children may probably become _________． [　　] A． relaxed B． skillful C． hesitant D． lonely (5) What is the passage mainly about? [　　] A． How bossy behavior can be controlled． B． How we can get along with bossy children． C． What leads to children’s bossy behavior． D． What effect bossy behavior brings about．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．B;4．D;5．C;
解析：

(1)	由第一段的句子 “I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones．”可知Stephen不知道对别人关心、照顾，而是“以自我为中心”。
(2)	第二段讲的是the extended family(几代同堂的大家族)对孩子“爱发号施令的性格”的影响，再结合第三段第一句话的“inborn nature or developed character at work” 可断定inheritable trait 是指inborn nature。
(3)	文章第四段中讲 a boss child 在家没有“受到约束(learn limits)”, 就会在外面“惹许多麻烦(is set for a host of troubles)”, 并可能在老师、教练及朋友等方面引起麻烦，并指出 “It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways．” 表明作者意在希望家长对孩子严格管教。
(4)	由文中第四段最后一句可知。
(5)	文章首先描述了 a boss child 的极端以自我为中心的行为，然后阐述了家庭对a boss child 的影响，最后用大量的篇幅讲了父母对孩子成为boss children 应负的责任及会产生的后果，从而告诉我们孩子们的bossy behavior是如何形成的。