Question

 

For years we have been told that encouraging a child＇s self-respect in important to his or her success in life .But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect , Praise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval form their friends when asked if they want to go in the backscat of the           car .

The implication （含义）of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class ,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort ,is that you love her only when she looks the best ,scores the highest , achieves the most . And this carrics over to the classroom .

Social psychologist Carol Dweck ,PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at  Columbia University . She founffffd that kids praised for “trying bard ”  did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assigurnents than those praised for being “smart ”.

Praising attributes (品质) or abilities makes a feles promise that anocess will come to you because you .have that quality , and it devoulues effort , so children are afrail to take on challenges ,”says Deeck ,now at Stanford University . “They figure they＇d better quit while they＇re ahead .”

1.The underlined words “Praise –abolic kids” refer to kids who are    .

A. tired of being praised                    B. worthy of being praised      

C. very proud of being praised               D. extremely fond of being praised

2.The author queted (引用) Dr. Dweek＇s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article    .

A. better-keown   B. better-organized  C. more  persuasive   D. more interesting

3.We can infer from the passage that     . 

A. praise for efforts sbould  be more encouraged

B. praise for results works better than praise for efforts

C.  praising a child＇s achievements benefits his or her success in life  

D.  praising a child＇sabilities him or her to take on challenges  

                               

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D 词义猜测题。从前文中too much praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-sholic kids  who expect it at every turn看。it应该指too much praise。

2.C 推理判断题。从第四段引用Dr. Dweck’s 的话，让人看到这种表扬会导致孩子们退缩，害怕挑战，从而使文章更具震撼力。

3.A推理判断题。从第三段She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.可以得知。