四川2016高考英语二轮：阅读理解训练(3)及答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

四川2016高考英语二轮：阅读理解训练(3)及答案

【由山东省枣庄市2014高考英语3月模拟试题改编】

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Parents used to rely on physical punishments to control their

children’s bad behavior， which has been proven to be very

harmful．Therefore, most parents now choose to simply yell, thinking that

language

probably won’t hurt as much．But is that really so？

Using harsh words such as "lazy” or ”stupid" is just as harmful as

hitting， according to a new study carried out at the University of

Pittsburgh， US．”It cannot reduce or correct their problem behavior,”

said Professor Ming — Te Wang， leader of the study, in an interview with

The Wall Street Journal．”On the contrary， it makes it worse．”

In the study, which involved 976 two - parent families， researchers

asked the kids about their behavior problems, while asking their parents

how often they had yelled at them． Nearly half of the parents admitted

that they’d shouted at their children in the past year．Researchers noted

that the kids whose parents used more harsh words experienced more

behavior problems after—wards， including fighting， stealing， lying as

well as symptoms of depression．

”Adolescence is a very sensitive period when kids arc trying Lo

develop their self —identities（个性）．When you yell, it makes them feel 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

they are not capable， and that they are worthless and useless," Wang

said．”This may explain why so many parents say that no matter how loud

they shout, their teenagers don’ t listen．

While harsh yelling can stop bad behavior in the moment， it

doesn’ t teach children to be—have how parents want them to，

according to Professor Alan Kazdin of Yale University， US．What parents

need is to praise their children for good behavior．If parents really need to

punish their kids， they should try things like taking away smartphones and

reminding them that good behavior will get them back．

After all, "we

want to teach kids, not hurt them，" said Kazdin．

1．How do most parents react to their children’s misbehaving now？

A．Letting them alone． B．Beating them．

C．Shouting at them． D．Praising

them．

2．The study finds that using harsh words ．

A．can make things even worse B．inspires children to do

better

C．corrects children’s bad behavior D．has a better effect than

hitting

3．According to Professor Ming - Te Wang， ．

A．physical punishments are sometimes necessary

B．children are more self - centered in adolescence

C．parents should never punish kids for misbehaving 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

D．harsh yelling damages children's self — confidence

4．In Professor Alan Kazdin’s opinion， parents should

A．set good examples for their children

B．take away their children’ s smartphones

C．praise their children for good behavior

D．always think in their children's shoes

5．What does the underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refer to？

A．children B．bad behaviors C．parents

D．smartphones

【参考答案】1-5、CADCD

A

A man， who sometimes takes my bus, is in rags。 His life seems

different from that of the others。 He looks exhausted and carries

nothing。 He appears along a downtown street, seemingly out of

nowhere。 We sometimes want to know where he sleeps at night。

A few weeks ago he boarded the bus。 A few stops later, a young

woman boarded. She swiped （刷) her bus-card, only to find the machine

would not accept it。 The driver told her to pay the $2.25 fare. “I just

bought this card,” she said。 “I paid the money...”

The driver said she could take the card back to the sales office and

explain the problem. In the meantime she would have to pay the fare for

that day。 The woman became confused and distressed. The rest of us just 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

watched， wondering how the problem would be solved。 Suddenly the

man rose from his seat, dropped a few coins into the fare box.

“You’re lucky，” the bus driver said quietly. “He paid for

you。” Silence fell over the bus. The rest of us had watched the

woman’s discomfort, but he felt it. We lawyers, journalists and business

people headed downtown to help fix the world。 He fixed her world。

I haven't seen him since that day。 Some people believe angels

occasionally drop down and move among us。 All I know is that I have a

new respect for the simple act of kindness. It speeds us along on our way。

21. According to the first paragraph， the author _______.

A。 thinks highly of the man B。 often gives the man some

help

C。 knows the man very well D。 considers the man

strange

22. What does the underlined word “distressed” probably mean？

A. exited B。 generous C。 bored D. anxious