2.Grandparents might be known for spoiling grandchildren,but a new study says they might also be helping the kids improve their social skills and behavior.
Spending time with grandma and grandpa especially appears to help children from single-parent,divorced/separated or stepfamily households,according to the report,published in the February Journal of Family Psychology.
"Grandparents are a positive force for all families but play a significant role in families undergoing difficulties,"the study's lead author,Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz,of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,said in an American Psychological Association news release."They can reduce the negative influence of parents separating and be a resource for children who are going through these family changes."
In interviewing 11-to 16-year olds from England and Wales,Attar-Schwartz and her team found that the more conversations the youths had with a grandparent,including asking for advice or even money,the better they got along with their peers and the fewer problems they had,such as hyperactivity and disruptive behavior.
"This was found across all three family structures,"she said."But adolescents in single-parent households and stepfamilies benefited the most.The effect of their grandparents'involvement was stronger compared to children from two biological parent families."
The study did not look at children who lived solely with their grandparents,though.
The findings have great implications for people in the United States,the authors said,because American grandparents are increasingly sharing living space with their grandchildren.A 2004 U.S.Census Bureau survey found that more than 5 million households include a grandparent and a grandchild under 18,up 30 percent since 1990,according to background information in the news release.
31.It is generally believed that a grandmotherC.
A.can help a child through hard times
B.can help kids develop social skills
C.can spoil a child
D.is a positive force for all families
32.According to the passage,grandparents will be of least benefit to a childA.
A.from two biological parent families
B.from a single-parent household
C.from a divorced household
D.from a stepfamily household
33.A child who asks his grandmother for money willB.
A.have difficulty in getting along with his peers
B.still get along well with his peers
C.be easier to be spoiled than his peers
D.not be popular with peers
34.We can learn from the last paragraph thatA.
A.there are more families in America undergoing difficulties
B.American parents are much busier than those from other countries
C.American grandparents are much better at bringing up their grandchildren
D.American kids like to share more living space with their grandparents
35.The passage implies thatB.
A.children who live solely with their grandparents may benefit the most
B.grandparents are a source of comfort to children from families undergoing difficulties
C.grandparents play a more positive role than parents in children's growth
D.a(chǎn)ll families should leave their children to be brought up by grandparents.
分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,主要講述了在祖父母在家庭中尤其是在經(jīng)歷困難的家庭中對孩子所以到的積極作用.
解答 31-35 CABAB
31題答案:C考查細節(jié)推理,根據(jù)首段的Grandparents might be known for spoiling grandchildren可知本題答案為C選項.
32題答案:A考查細節(jié)推理,根據(jù)文章第四段的The effect of their grandparents'involvement was stronger compared to children from two biological parent families.可知本題答案為A選項(意為其余三項在第二段都有提到).
33題答案:B考查細節(jié)推理,根據(jù)原文第四段Attar-Schwartz and her team found that the more conversations the youths had with a grandparent,including asking for advice or even money,the better they got along with their peers and the fewer problems they had.Attar-Schwartz和他的團隊發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子與祖父母進行的交流越多(包括向他們尋求建議或要錢),他們與同輩相處就越好而且他們的問題也越少.可知本題答案為B選項.
34題答案:A考查細節(jié)推理,文章最后一段講的是在美國越來越多的祖父母和孫輩們生活在一起,從側(cè)面反映出美國有更多的家庭在經(jīng)歷困難;故本題答案為A選項.
35題答案:B考查細節(jié)推理,根據(jù)原文第二段They can reduce the negative influence of parents separating and be a resource for children who are going through these family changes.他們能減少父母分開的負面影響而且也是那些正在經(jīng)歷這些家庭改變的孩子們的資源.可知本題答案為B選項.
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案.