Question

Kids undergo a large amount of pressure and stress during their school exams, which can often become quite overwhelming (to much) for them. It may be the first experience of stress, at this level, they have ever experienced and therefore quite frightening. Yes, you may say that it's all a part of growing up and therefore good lessons for them to learn, and to an extent I agree with you. However, it’s important to learn how to prepare for life’s challenges so that they aren’t overwhelming or scary and so that we are able to manage them the best we can.

Here are some tips you can use during your kids exam time.

Break their revision plan down into small parts. Doing this will help transform what once seemed like a huge impossible task into a more manageable one.

Help them arrange properly so that the subjects they like the least (perhaps ones that require more time and effort) are worked on first; once they are out of the way, it will help reduce the worry.

Plan week on week to make sure they are on track. Ticking items of a list each week will help them to feel good about themselves and their progress.

Create rewards for all the ticks - a favourite TV programme, a delicious snack, an hour’s surfing the Internet, computer games or whatever it was that they enjoy the most. This will encourage them to carry on and make them feel good.

Think of strategies on how to deal with exams calmly so their anxieties don't get the better of them.

Talk about times in their lives when they had been successful at something and look at the qualities they used to get them there - determination, persistence, hard work, patience, positivity, dedication - discuss how they can apply these skills to their exams.

Acknowledge that if they do their best that is good enough.

Ensure they realize that this period in their lives will pass and that exams are only a temporary time in their lives; nothing can and does last forever.

Ensure they keep their eye on the prize: enjoying their long summer holiday when the exams are finished; giving them something to look forward to will help to motivate them and provide a positive end in sight.

1.According to paragraph 1, it’s important to learn how to prepare for exams because___.

A. it is a part of growing up.

B. It is the first experience of stress

C. it helps kid release stress and do better.

D. it is important to get a good mark in exams.

2.Which subjects should be worked on first?

A. Their best ones. B. Their favourite ones.

C. the easiest ones D. the most difficult ones

3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Kid should become aware of the importance of exams.

B. Kids should learn to deal with exam pressure independently.

C. Parents should keep their kids away from entertainment.

D. Parents should care about the psychological development of children.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

【解析】

試題分析: 在學(xué)校，孩子們要承受來自考試的壓力，如果不能正確處理這些壓力，孩子們可能會對于生活中的一些挑戰(zhàn)存有恐懼害怕的心理。那么做為家長就首先需要幫助孩子們準(zhǔn)備好考試，在本文中作者對此提出了一些建議。

1.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從首段末句it’s important to learn how to prepare for life’s challenges so that they aren’t overwhelming or scary and so that we are able to manage them the best we can.可知讓孩子知道如何準(zhǔn)備考試對于孩子處理壓力是很有幫助的，選C。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第四段Help them arrange properly so that the subjects they like the least (perhaps ones that require more time and effort) are worked on first;可以判斷在處理作業(yè)方面要先做對孩子來說較難的，選D。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。作者在文章第一段提出家長對于孩子來自考試的壓力不要等閑視之，要正確看待和處理，然后在下文給出了一些建議，故D選項(xiàng)正確。

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