Question

Earlier this year，my oldest daughter got braces (牙箍) on her teeth，and let's just say she did not go quietly into that dentist's chair. Fear and hate pretty much describe the days leading up to her first appointment.

So when she finally walked out with shiny teeth，a sore mouth and a broken spirit, I told her I was proud of her and took her to Ben & Jerry's for an ice cream reward. Two weeks later, we returned to the scene of the crime.The dentist spent about 45 seconds checking her teeth before sending her on her merry way. Before I could start the car, she was placing her ice cream order. She was shocked when I told her that she wasn't going to get a reward every time we got her teeth checked.

Apparently，she's not alone. According to some parenting experts, kids are easily addicted(上癮的)to a benefit?producing system of parental rewards and bribes(賄賂)—not all ice creams, candies and cool toys.Some parents are offering their children novel prizes just to let them sit down and behave in a restaurant—or sleep in their own beds—or score a goal in the next soccer game.

While the experts agree that occasional awards are okay，the danger lies in the system's overuse.Kids quickly gain a sense of entitlement(應得權益)，where they come to expect a big reward for every good thing that they do, no matter how small.To keep things in check，experts say parents should reduce the number of rewards they offer, make sure rewards match the behavior and explain the real benefits of behaving.

1.The intended readers of the passage are________.

A．children B．parents

C．doctors D．teachers

2.Misguided by the parental reward system，children easily believe________.

A．they should benefit from their every desired behavior

B．they can be successful as long as they work hard

C．their parents will give them more presents in the future

D．their parents will feel happy when they behave well

3.In the experts' opinion，parents________.

A．should provide their children with many luxurious things

B．shouldn't give their children too many rewards

C．should give their children more spiritual rewards

D．should tell their children the benefits of rewards

4.What would be the BEST title for the passage?

A．Do Parents Know How to Help Their Children Behave?

B．Is Your Child Afraid to Visit A Dentist?

C．Are Parents Rewarding Their Children Too Much?

D．Does Your Child Show Interest in Rewards?

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

1.推理判斷題。全文主要講的是父母如何獎勵孩子的問題，因此可推知，身為父母的讀者將對本文最感興趣。

2.推理判斷題。結合第二段中作者與女兒的經(jīng)歷及倒數(shù)第二段第二句可知，孩子們易對父母的獎勵機制上癮，認為自己只要有好的表現(xiàn)都應受到父母的嘉獎，因此A項正確。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，專家認為父母對孩子的獎勵不能太多、太頻繁，應該適度。

4.標題概括題。文章主要講了父母對孩子的獎勵應該適度，不應該太多、太頻繁，因此C項是最佳標題。