Question

【题目】How to Build a Student’s Self-Confidence

Educating students means more than giving them academic knowledge. Simply knowing a correct response doesn’t give a student the confidence to raise his hand to answer a question. Students perform best in constructive learning environments.【1】

Provide leadership opportunities for students. Cultivate (培养) important characteristics, including responsibility and independence by assigning students to take different classroom roles. Suitable jobs include hall monitors, audio-visual assistants and classroom helpers. 【2】

Set achievable goals for each student. 【3】Engage in ongoing dialogue regarding your expectations and their individual progress. Reward students for meeting challenges, while persuading struggling students back on track.

Give constructive feedback to help reduce weaknesses and strengthen strengths. Teach students that self-confidence isn’t built from being harmed by praise. Remain honest with each student to encourage them to speak out their problems, instead of avoiding or denying their existence. Make corrections without damaging your students’ confidence.

Encourage students to set high standards for themselves. 【4】Reinforce(强化) this message with age-appropriate examples and literature. Provide consistent encouragement to students to show your commitment to their success.

【5】Realize that conquering difficult tasks builds mental toughness and fosters persistence. Relay this message to your students by asking each one to write a goal that focuses on improving a weak area. Help your students develop relevant attack plans.

A. Push students to improve their weaknesses.

B. Self-confidence games can help students of all ages.

C. Reassure students that they are capable of achieving greatness.

D. You can ease students’ insecurities with various activities that build confidence.

E. They are especially useful in helping young children build success for their future.

F. Realize that overcoming self-doubt to achieve objectives helps build students’ confidence.

G. Mastering some duties can help build confidence and erase fear of trying new experiences.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】G

【3】F

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】培养学生的自信心很重要，文章介绍了几种增强学生自信心的方法。

【1】D考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上文讲教育学生不仅要教给他们知识还要给学生自信，自信对于学生很重要。下文讲增强自信的各种方法。D项“可以用增强自信的各种活动来缓解学生的不安全感。”承上启下，连接前后。故选D。

【2】G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲给学生提供领导的机会，分派各种任务。G项“分派职责能帮助学生建立自信和减少尝试新体验的恐惧”是讲给学生提供领导的机会，分派各种任务的作用，是对上文的总结，故选G。

【3】F考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲给学生制定能实现的目标。F项“要意识到克服自我怀疑来实现目标能帮助学生增强自信”，是对本段中心句的进一步说明，下文是具体做法，故选F。

【4】C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。前文讲“鼓励学生给自己设定高标准”，C项“让学生相信他们有能力成就伟大”，下句的Reinforce(强化) this message指的就是此观念，故选C。

【5】A考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲征服困难的任务会增强精神的韧性，培养毅力，让学生逐步克服弱项。A项“督促学生改善他们的缺点”是本段的主题句，符合本段内容。故选A。