17.It is not only praise or punishment that determines a child's level of confidence.There are some other important ways we shape our kids-particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words.For example,we can say to a child"Don't run into traffic!"or"Stay on the footpath close to me."In using the latter,you will be helping your kids to think and act positively,and to feel competent in a wide range of situations,because they know what to do,and aren't scaring themselves about what not to do.
Why does such a small thing make a difference?It is all in the way the human mind works.What we think,we automatically rehearse.For example,if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes,you wouldn't be able to do it.When a child is told"Don't fall off the tree,"he will think of two things:"don't"and"fall off the tree".That is,he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind.A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off.So it is far better to use"Hold on to the tree carefully."
Clear,positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things.Kids do not always know how to be safe,or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words.So parents should make their commands positive."Sam,hold on firm to the side of the boat"is much more useful than"Don't you dare to fall out of the boat?"or worse still"How do you think I'll feel if you drown?"The changes are small but difference is obvious.
Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words,so it pays to be positive.
12.Positive choice of words helps kids toB.
A.do things carefully
B.build up their confidence
C.improve their imagination
D.learn in different situation
13.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?B
A.A child will act on what is instructed.
B.One can't help imagining what is heard.
C.A child will fall off the tree when told not to.
D.One won't think of a blue monkey when given money.
14.Which of the following commands helps kids to be safe?A
A.Fasten your seat belt.
B.Don't play by the lake.
C.How do you think I'll feel if you get hurt?
D.Don't you dare to walk through the red light.
15.The main idea of the passage is thatD.
A.praise makes kids confident
B.right instructions keep kids safe
C.clear commands make kids different
D.choice of words can make a difference.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了決定孩子自信的不僅是表揚(yáng)和懲罰,還有一些重要的方式來塑造我們的孩子.
解答 12.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段In using the latter,you will be helping your kids to think and act positively,and to feel competent in a wide range of situations可知積極的選擇幫助孩子建立自信;故選B.
13.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off.So it is far better to use"Hold on to the tree carefully可知孩子們會想象聽到的畫面;故選B.
14.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段For example,we can say to a child"Don't run into traffic!"or"Stay on the footpath close to me."In using the latter,you will be helping your kids to think and act positively可知請系好安全帶這種命令能幫助孩子們安全;故選A.
15.D.主旨大意題.根據(jù)最后一段Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words,so it pays to be positive可知最佳標(biāo)題為話語的選擇對孩子是不一樣的;故選D.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.