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【題目】Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers(劍). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”

“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait.” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance（支配地位）when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.

Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe.” It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.

When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.

“I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also fell less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”

【1】Bossy children like Stephen Jackson __________.

A. make good decisions B. show self-centeredness

C. lack care from others D. have little sense of fear

【2】The study on bossy behavior implies that parents __________.

A. should give more power to their children

B. should be strict with their children

C. should not be so anxious about their children

D. should not set limits for their children

【3】Bossy children may probably become __________.

A. relaxed B. skillful

C. hesitant D. lonely

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. How bossy behavior can be controlled.

B. How we can get along with bossy children.

C. What leads to children’s bossy behavior.

D. What effect bossy behavior brings about.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】試題分析: 本文是一篇論說文，主要講述了究竟是什么導(dǎo)致了孩子專橫的行為：父母對他們的放縱，對他們要求不嚴(yán)格，導(dǎo)致他們?nèi)狈Π踩�感從而產(chǎn)生支配他人的欲望。

【1】B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的“operates under the theory of what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine”和后面的事例說明Stephen Jackson以自我為中心，選B。

【2】B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段的內(nèi)容可知，越來越多的家長放棄管教孩子的權(quán)力，不想像上一輩那樣嚴(yán)格要求孩子，不料對孩子放松卻讓孩子更焦慮，更容易產(chǎn)生專橫的行為。所以，父母要對孩子嚴(yán)格要求。選B。

【3】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句“It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.”可知專橫的孩子容易孤單。選D。

【4】C 主旨大意題。A：如何控制專橫的行為；B：我們?nèi)绾瓮瑢�橫的兒童相處；C：是什么導(dǎo)致了兒童專橫的行為；D：專橫行為帶來的影響。文章主要分析了導(dǎo)致孩子產(chǎn)生專橫行為的原因是父母對他們的放縱和寬松的要求，讓他們?nèi)狈Π踩�感，產(chǎn)生焦慮。選C。