Question

For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is 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 from their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car.

The implication(含義) 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 carries over to the classroom.

Social psychologist Carol Dweck, PHD, tested the effects of over-praise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. 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”.

“Praising attributes(品質) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead.”

1.The underlined words “Praise-aholic 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 quoted Dr.Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article ______.

A．better-known                          B．better-organized

C．more persuasive                        D．more interesting

3.We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．praise for efforts should 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’s abilities encourages him or her to take on challenges

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了在教育孩子方面存在的一個問題就是過度的表揚孩子會導致很多孩子特別喜歡被表揚，而帶來了很多不好的東西。建議我們要多表揚孩子的努力，而不僅僅是表揚孩子聰明。

1.D 推理題。根據前一句But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect.可知本句的Praise-aholic kids就是指那些被過度的表揚，也特別喜歡被表揚的學生。故D正確。

2.C 推理題。根據文章最后一段Praising attributes(品質) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead.”引用了斯坦福大學的Dweck教授的話正是為了證明這項研究成果的準確性。增強說服力。故C正確。

3.A 推理題。根據文章倒數第二段最后3行. 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”.可知作者認為鼓勵孩子更加努力要比鼓勵他聰明更有說服力。故A正確。

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點評：：本文講述了在教育孩子方面存在的一個問題就是過度的表揚孩子會導致很多孩子特別喜歡被表揚，而帶來了很多不好的東西。建議我們要多表揚孩子的努力，而不僅僅是表揚孩子聰明。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據，完成閱讀任務。