14.Parents might say"honesty is the best policy,"but when it comes to talking with their own children,mom and dad lie surprisingly often,finds a new study carried out by researchers in the University of Toronto,Canada.
Almost every parent in the study admits having come up with some tales to influence a child's actions and feelings.For example,a parent is annoyed by a child's crying and says,"The police will come to get you if you don't stop crying now."In another example,an uncle has just died and the child is told that he has become a star to watch over the child.
Whether parents lie to benefit themselves or to protect the child,researchers suggest such tall tales could give children mixed messages at a time when they are trying to figure out how to deal with the social world.
Lies could also harm the parent-child relationship.It could even keep children from learning certain rules."If I am always lying to the child in order to get the child to do X,Y,or Z,then they have never learned why they should do X,Y,or Z."Heyman,one of the researchers,said.
Heyman also said,"It is common for parents to try out various ways,including lying,to guide a child,but most parents never think about how it will influence their child.I think parents should figure it out in advance what their general beliefs are,so when it comes to the situation you're working with your beliefs rather than what comes into your head at the moment."
21.What did the researchers find out in their recent study?D
A.Most parents are strict with their children.
B.Many parents like to tell police stories.
C.Few parents believe in honesty.
D.Parents often lie to children.
22.What do the underlined words"tall tale"in paragraph 3mean?A
A.a(chǎn) story mixed with lies.
B.a(chǎn) story based on truth and facts.
C.a(chǎn) story too long to be interesting.
D.a(chǎn) story beyond children's understanding.
23.According to the research,how may children be affected by their parents'lies?C
A.They may fall behind in school.
B.They may lie to their parents too.
C.They may get confused about the society.
D.They may feel they are being overprotected.
24.What's Heyman's suggestion for parents?B
A.Teach their children about rules.
B.Guide their children on sound beliefs.
C.Influence their children in various ways.
D.Figure out children's problems in advance.
分析 文章主要講述了父母對孩子的影響是很重要的.父母一定要起到言傳身教的作用.
解答 21.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段"but when it comes to talking with their own children,mom and dad lie surprisingly often,研究發(fā)現(xiàn),父母在和孩子們說話中經(jīng)常會說謊,故選D.
22.A 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容researchers suggest such tall tales could give children mixed messages at a time when they are trying to figure out how to deal with the social world.such如果出現(xiàn)在某一名詞前,那么該名詞往往回指的是上文中的一些情況,所以要想知道tall tales的意思,要看看上文.上文提到了一些父母在跟孩子談話中所涉及到的謊言例子,再根據(jù)后文"could give children mixed messages at a time when they are trying to figure out how to deal with the social world."可以推斷出tall tales 指的就是那些混雜著謊言的故事.故選A
23.C推理判斷題.第三段提到"…such tall tales could give children mixed messages at a time when they are trying to figure out how to deal with the social world.",由此可推斷出,父母的謊言會影響孩子們對社會的理解,故選C.
24.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.最后一段提到Heyman說的一段話,其中"I think parents should figure it out in advance what their general beliefs are,so when it comes to the situation you're working with your beliefs rather than what comes into your head at the moment."一句就是對父母的建議,由此可知他認(rèn)為父母應(yīng)該提前想清楚自己普遍信奉的原則,因此,一旦遇到類似的情況,你就會用你信奉的原則而不是一時沖動去處理問題.故選B.
點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).