Question

Fear is an emotion like others such as happiness, anger, hurt and sadness. We need emotions to process information we receive and decide how to respond. Being afraid of fast cars, for example, is something that might protect us from harm. Being afraid of the consequence of a choice may prevent us getting into trouble.

Fears in young children commonly center on certain animals like snakes or big dogs. Fears are caused often because of experiences or ideas expressed by others, and at times, the media. Many normal fears during the early years, like men with beards, or large dogs, disappear with age. Those relating to personal failure and ridicule (嘲笑) remain through adulthood and may need special help to overcome.

Children’s fears are often trivial, but that doesn’t mean they should be ignored. They need to be recognized and accepted as real for that child. Only when we help children understand their fears can they grow normally in their ability to deal with them.

Research shows that as a child grows up, the center of his fears changes a lot. Things like divorce, a teacher who “shouted at me”, people with guns, bullies, big boys, or “making fun of me” top the list of childhood fears.

We can not always prevent these experiences from happening, but it’s essential that children be allowed to freely express their emotions without judgment. Sympathy and a caring listener will help ease the pain of these fears. Read books and stories to your child about children who have experienced similar fears. This helps children talk about their fears and find ways to cope. With all emotions, fears become less of a problem for children as they gain self-confidence and they find that fear is normal and can be dealt with.

1.The underlined word “trivial” in the third paragraph probably means “_______”.

A. small B. serious C. harmful D. common

2.From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. some childhood fears may have a lasting influence

B. children should avoid the media to reduce their fear

C. fears can be judged according to the environment

D. children with similar fears can communicate easily

3.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. How to Overcome Children’s Fears

B. Children’s Fears

C. The kind of Children’s Fears

D. The Bad Effects of Fears

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：與開心、生氣、傷心等情緒一樣，恐懼也是一種情緒。我們需要各種情緒來幫助我們加工信息，以判斷該作出什么樣的回應(yīng)。初期的兒童恐懼主要集中在一些動物上，隨著兒童的成長，他們的恐懼中心也會發(fā)生很大的變化。

1.Fears in young children commonly center on certain animals like snakes or big dogs. ...men with beards, or large dogs”和第三段“that doesn’t mean they should be ignored”可知，兒童會對很多細(xì)微的事物產(chǎn)生恐懼，像男人的胡須、蛇、大狗等，這些事物雖小，但卻不容忽視，故選A。

2.Those relating to personal failure and ridicule (嘲笑) remain through adulthood”可知，與個人的失敗和冷嘲熱諷有關(guān)的恐懼會一直存在，伴隨整個成年期，故選A。

3.

考點：教育類短文閱讀