【題目】 For as long as I can remember, I’ve always looked up to my elder brother. No matter how old I am, I’ve always seen myself copying every small thing that he does. I play the video games that he plays, I copy his hairstyle, and I eat the type of food that he eats.

My brother is like a superhero in my eyes. He was a straight A student at high school as well as the captain of the school soccer team. It’s been difficult trying to live up to the expectations that were set by my brother, but whether consciously (有意識地) or not, I’ll always try to be like him. He motivates (激發(fā)) me like a rabbit motivates a wolf. The wolf’s goal is food, while mine is to be as outstanding as my brother.

Younger brothers can influence the behavior of elder siblings (brothers and sisters) just as much as an elder brother can influence a younger sibling. I had a conversation with my brother about his experience growing up with me. He joked with me that it felt like the world punished him with having to deal with me. Yet he expressed that he was grateful to me, because he understood I would take inspiration from him so he chose to be his best self. My brother and I have inspired each other to do the best we can.

A researcher Birg Rabe has found a correlation (相關性) between a sibling relationship where younger siblings’ marks have improved because they have an elder sibling as their role model. “The younger siblings’ marks rose by 4%. The effect was greater among siblings from poorer families, and the rise was 11%.” Having a sibling undoubtedly benefits children’s school achievement.

Not only can siblings influence each other’s study, but they can positively benefit each other’s social behavior as well. A study done by researchers in the Brigham Young University shows that children with sound or pleasant sibling relationships have learned important social skills, such as helping and being able to share with others. They’ve also learned to deal with arguments and how to solve them. I bet anyone who has a sibling knows the struggle of having to argue for days with their sibling, but I also bet, that they learn important lessons from every one of their arguments.

Even though you may hear many bad things about having a sibling, it actually has some unexpected benefits. Learn to enjoy all the benefits a sibling brings you, and be the best sibling you can.

1The writer always copies his elder brother because ______.

A.he looks up to his brotherB.he wants to influence his brother

C.his brother is strict with himD.his brother plays video games well

2Birg Rabe finds having elder siblings as role models helps younger ones ______.

A.make progress in their school achievement

B.become more successful when they grow up

C.get better marks than their brothers and sisters

D.learn more important social skills than their friends

3The word “sound” in Paragraph 5 probably means “______”.

A.specialB.lastingC.seriousD.healthy

4Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.The New Hope that Siblings Give

B.The Great Benefits that Siblings Bring

C.The Necessary Support that Siblings Offer

D.The Enjoyable Experiences that Siblings Share

【答案】

1A

2A

3D

4B

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文,講述了作者和哥哥之間暗中學習與比較,相互激勵、相互促進的故事,并且表示有研究表明兄弟姐妹之間是會有良性的互相影響。

1細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I’ve always looked up to my elder brother,可知因為很敬仰自己的哥哥,故選A。

2細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A researcher Birg Rabe has found a correlation between a sibling relationship where younger siblings’ marks have improved because they have an elder sibling as their role model,可知把大哥哥大姐姐作為榜樣后,弟弟妹妹的學習成績會提高,故選A。

3詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線詞所在句句意有著________和令人愉悅的兄弟關系的孩子們會學得重要的社會技能,soundpleasant為并列關系,所以都為褒義詞,根據(jù)句意,可猜測sound的意思為健康的,故選D。

4最佳標題。通讀全文,可知文章主要講述了作者和哥哥之間暗中學習與比較,相互激勵、相互促進的故事,并且表示有研究表明兄弟姐妹之間是會有良性的互相影響,故選B。

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