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3．Career success could be predicted as early as kindergarten，according to a 20-year study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health．
   Researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Duke University tracked more than 700 children from across the US between kindergarten and age 25 and found a significant correlation（相關性） between their social skills as kindergartners and their success as adults two decades later．
   In  1991，teachers assessed how the kindergartners interacted（互動） with each other socially using a range of criteria like whether they cooperate with their peers without prompting（激勵），if they're helpful to others，whether they're good at understanding feelings，and if they can solve problems on their own．
  Researchers then kept track of whether the students went on to graduate high school on time，get a college degree，and find and keep a full-time job by 25．They also monitored the participants'involvement with crime，drug abuse，public assistance，and mental health issues．
The results showed that socially competent（有能力的）children were far more likely to earn a college degree and have a full-time job by 25  than those with  limited social skills．Those with limited social skills also had a higher chance of getting arrested，binge（放縱） drinking，and applying for public housing．
"This study shows that helping children develop social and emotional skills is one of the most important things we can do to prepare them for a healthy future，"said Kristin Schubert，program director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation，which funded the research，in a release．
"From an early age，these skills can determine whether a child goes to college or prison，and whether they end up employed or addicted．"
 The good news，according to Damon Jones，lead author of the study，is that intervention（干預） at a young age can help improve social and emotional skills．
"This research by itself doesn't prove that higher social competence can lead to better outcomes later on，"he said．"But when combined with other research，it is clear that helping children develop these skills increases their chances of success in s chool，work，and life．"
28．What has the 20-year study found？D
A．Most kindergartners can solve problems alone．
B．Helpful children understand other's feeling better．
C．Outgoing children cooperate with their peers easily．
D．Social skills play a key role in children's development．
29．Paragraph 3 and 4 are mainly about？C
A．when the researchers began their study
B．how long it took to complete the study
C．how the researchers conducted the study
D．what factors were studied by the experts
30．What should parents do to help their children to succeed according to Kristin Schubert？A
A．Teach them how to cooperate with others．
B．Teach them some basic living skills．
C．Tell them to keep off alcohol
D．Coach them in their lessons．
31．The text makes very good sense toB．
A．teenagers            
B．educators
C．doctors              
D．general readers．

Answer 1

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研究表明，從小開始培養(yǎng)孩子知道責任感和社交能力能增加他們成功的機會在學校，工作，和生活方面．作者旨在呼吁教育者們注意從小開始培養(yǎng)孩子．

解答 28．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段中的"found a significant correlation between their social skills as kindergartners and their success as adults two decades later"，可知社交技能在兒童發(fā)展中起著關鍵的作用，故選D．
29．C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章中的第三段和第四段的內(nèi)容，可知它們主要是講述他們的研究是如何操作的．即主要講研究人員進行的研究，故選C．
30．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第六段中的第一句This study shows that helping children develop social and emotional skills is one of the most important things we can do to prepare them for a healthy future，"said Kristin Schubert，可知研究表明父母需要教孩子與他人合作幫助孩子獲得成功，故選A．
31．B．推理判斷題．分析文章的內(nèi)容，可知本文主要講述的是從小培養(yǎng)小孩子們的責任感等，可知文章是對教育者們所設計的，故選B．

點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，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，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．