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Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question.Passage OneAll parents need to motivate (激励) their kids. Whether it’s getting smaller children to eat their dinner or getting a sixth-grader to do homework, getting kids to apply energy to a situation can be a challenge. The traditional way has all-too-often been to shout, threaten, and scold children into action.But while that approach has some obvious shortcomings, it turns out the opposite way can be harmful, too, according to experts. Some parents simply reward their children too much, which can reinforce (强化) a whole range of negative personalities (性格) and lead to some problematic behaviors.Children are master observers. And if you continually reward children for doing things, pretty soon they can develop the opinion that they should only do things if there’s a reward or payment involved.When parents too often reward children for various behaviors, it removes opportunities for children to judge for themselves what’s important and necessary – they always have an expert in the form of their parents to tell them what should matter to them. This can hurt their confidence in their own observations.When children are rewarded too much, they are likely to focus on external (外在的) rewards instead of internal ones – the “What’s in it for me?” attitude. And while this may prove to be a practical way to get your children to clean up the mess they made in the living room, it’s not always so handy as it grows into adulthood. At that point, this viewpoint can become a great trouble.By offering a reward anytime a task needs to be done, parents send a message to their kids that the task is unpleasant. But that may not necessarily be the case. Many tasks can be fun for children because kids have endless desire for new experiences and learning. Reward-giving often prevents this natural desire, by taking away their attention with external reinforcement.(1) (单选题)What does the author say about the two ways used by parents to get kids do things well?A.The traditional way is not good at all.B.The traditional way works better on smaller children.C.Giving frequent rewards is better than the traditional way.D.Giving frequent rewards may make children form some bad habits.(2) (单选题)According to the passage, what can be the result of motivating kids with rewards?A.Kids will learn it is rewarding to do things well.B.Kids will learn to always turn to experts for advice.C.Kids will lose their focus on more important matters.D.Kids will lose their ability to make their own judgment.(3) (单选题)What does “What’s in it for me?” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?A.What good things can I do for others?B.What expectations do you have for me?C.What reward can I get from doing this task?D.What things can I learn from doing this task?(4) (单选题)According to the author, what message can be sent if parents offer rewards to their children for every task to be done?A.The task must be unpleasant.B.The task must be challenging.C.The task can give me new experiences.D.The task can help me to learn something.(5) (单选题)Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A.What Can Kids Learn from Their Parents?B.Can It Bad to Reward Children for Being Good?C.Advantages and Disadvantages of Rewarding Children.D.Traditional Ways and New Ways of Motivating Children
Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question.Passage OneAll parents need to motivate (激励) their kids. Whether it’s getting smaller children to eat their dinner or getting a sixth-grader to do homework, getting kids to apply energy to a situation can be a challenge. The traditional way has all-too-often been to shout, threaten, and scold children into action.But while that approach has some obvious shortcomings, it turns out the opposite way can be harmful, too, according to experts. Some parents simply reward their children too much, which can reinforce (强化) a whole range of negative personalities (性格) and lead to some problematic behaviors.Children are master observers. And if you continually reward children for doing things, pretty soon they can develop the opinion that they should only do things if there’s a reward or payment involved.When parents too often reward children for various behaviors, it removes opportunities for children to judge for themselves what’s important and necessary – they always have an expert in the form of their parents to tell them what should matter to them. This can hurt their confidence in their own observations.When children are rewarded too much, they are likely to focus on external (外在的) rewards instead of internal ones – the “What’s in it for me?” attitude. And while this may prove to be a practical way to get your children to clean up the mess they made in the living room, it’s not always so handy as it grows into adulthood. At that point, this viewpoint can become a great trouble.By offering a reward anytime a task needs to be done, parents send a message to their kids that the task is unpleasant. But that may not necessarily be the case. Many tasks can be fun for children because kids have endless desire for new experiences and learning. Reward-giving often prevents this natural desire, by taking away their attention with external reinforcement.(1) (单选题)What does the author say about the two ways used by parents to get kids do things well?A.The traditional way is not good at all.B.The traditional way works better on smaller children.C.Giving frequent rewards is better than the traditional way.D.Giving frequent rewards may make children form some bad habits.(2) (单选题)According to the passage, what can be the result of motivating kids with rewards?A.Kids will learn it is rewarding to do things well.B.Kids will learn to always turn to experts for advice.C.Kids will lose their focus on more important matters.D.Kids will lose their ability to make their own judgment.(3) (单选题)What does “What’s in it for me?” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?A.What good things can I do for others?B.What expectations do you have for me?C.What reward can I get from doing this task?D.What things can I learn from doing this task?(4) (单选题)According to the author, what message can be sent if parents offer rewards to their children for every task to be done?A.The task must be unpleasant.B.The task must be challenging.C.The task can give me new experiences.D.The task can help me to learn something.(5) (单选题)Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A.What Can Kids Learn from Their Parents?B.Can It Bad to Reward Children for Being Good?C.Advantages and Disadvantages of Rewarding Children.D.Traditional Ways and New Ways of Motivating Children
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1、D2、D3、C4、A5、B