20.Kindness and kids just seem to go hand in hand.But 62% of more than 2,600participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today's kids are less kind than those in the past.Women(66%)feel about this kindness fall more strongly than men (58%).Most of the participants who feel that way (77%) thank parents caused the seeming lack of kindness among today's children,with a few thinking that society,schools,or friends caused it.
At the same time,Americans say they don't put kindness first when it comes to teaching kids values.Among all participants,honesty is taught more than kindness as well as other things like courage,leadership and storing work ethic(道德).But the younger generation-those aged 18-24------think highly of kindness rules.They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids.
The question of whether kindness is learned or taught----or somewhere in between----causes different opinions.According to the study,Americans have different opinions on whether kindness in something one is born with or needs to be learned and nurtured over time.Slightly more than half(52%) of the participants believe that all of us are born with the ability to show kindness,while 48% believe kindness must be developed.
Parenthood(父母身份) makes a difference to your thoughts on the causes of kindness.Those without kids(56%)are more likely to think that people are born to be kind,while 50% of the participants with kids think kindness is developed.
Also,51% of dads and 54% of men with no kids believe kindness is something time is born with.Slightly more than half of the morns say kindness must be learned,while 48% believe it is what one is born with.
56.62% of the participants believe that today's kids areD.
A.born to be kind
B.taught to be less kind
C.not well educated at school
D.not so kind as kids in the past
57.What do participants aged 18-24consider the most,important for kids?C
A.Honesty
B.Leadership
C.Kindness
D.Courage
58.The underlined word"nurtured"in Paragraph 3means"B".
A.kept
B.developed
C.replaced
D.protected
59.How many moms in the study believe kindness is what one is born with?A
A.48%
B.51%
C.52%
D.54%
60.What is the test mainly about?D
A.causes of today's kids being less kind
B.The important qualities of today's kids
C.Different peoples opinions on kindness
D.findings of research on today's kids'kindness.
分析 調(diào)查表明美國現(xiàn)在的孩子們?nèi)狈τ焉,文章分析了其原因和父母對友善的不同態(tài)度.
解答 56.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子But 62% of more than 2,600participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today's kids are less kind than those in the past.可知62%的參與者認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在的孩子不如以前的孩子友善,所以答案選D.
57.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子But the younger generation-those aged 18-24------think highly of kindness rules.They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids.但年輕的一代人------18-24歲的人高度認(rèn)為友善是教孩子最重要的品質(zhì).所以答案選C.
58.B 猜測詞義題.此處友善需要隨著時(shí)間被教給和培養(yǎng),nurtured"培育"與develop同義,所以答案選B.
59.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中句子Slightly more than half of the morns say kindness must be learned,while 48% believe it is what one is born with.可知48%的媽媽認(rèn)為友善是天生的,所以答案選A.
60.D 主旨大意題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知調(diào)查的目的是了解現(xiàn)在孩子們友善的情況和原因,所以答案選D.
點(diǎn)評 本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主,細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體.搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時(shí)使用的具體事實(shí)、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息.在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細(xì)節(jié).做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題,然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文,找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子,再對相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對比,找出答案.