Question

【題目】If you have a brother or sister, you already know you are different from each other. You live together in the same house and the same parents, but you have different personalities(性格).

Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parent treat you.

First –born children receive all the attention from their parents. Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born than any other child. Parents usually give first-born more responsibility and depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters. As a result, first -born are often responsible, hard-working, and jealous(嫉妒的). They often want to do well at school and work. There are more first-born American Presidents, for example, George Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson than second or last-born children.

When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child has to compete(媲美) with the first-born for the parents’ attention and love. Their children often choose different sports and hobbies to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family’s attention. They are often friendly and cool. Many famous talk-show hosts were born last.

【1】The writer thinks that the second children are often ______.

A. outgoing and jealous

B. cool and friendly

C. hard-working and serious

D. creative and responsible

【2】The underlined word “responsibility” means _______ in the passage.

A. 關(guān)注 B. 溺愛

C. 快樂 D.責(zé)任感

【3】 ______is usually the happiest in the family according to the passage.

A. The eldest child B. The second child

C. The youngestspan> child D. The father

【4】 We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. the second child is very similar to the first-born child

B. brothers and sisters usually have the same personalities

C. it’s easy for the second child to get his or her parents’ attention

D. there are more first-born successful people than second or last-born people

【5】 The passage is mainly about ______.

A. birth order and personalities

B. the personalities of the second child in a family

C. the personalities of the eldest child in a family

D. the personalities of the youngest child in a family

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：如果你有一個兄弟或姐妹，你們住著同樣的房子, 擁有同樣的父母, 但是，你們有不同的性格

這是為什么?一個可能的原因是你的父母對待你的方式。接下來作者從對第一個孩子和第二個或者是最小的孩子進行對比。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。問題：作者認為第二個孩子經(jīng)常是什么樣子的？聯(lián)系原文：They are often friendly and cool. 句意：他們經(jīng)常是友好的和酷的。故選B

【2】細節(jié)理解題。問題：在短文中劃線詞的意思是什么?聯(lián)系原文：Parents usually give first-born more responsibility and depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters. 句意：父母通常給長子更多的責(zé)任, 他們照顧年輕的兄弟姐妹。故選 D

【3】細節(jié)理解題。問題：依據(jù)短文，在一個家庭中誰是最幸福的？通過短文描述，在一個家庭中最小的孩子是最幸福的。結(jié)合選項，第三項描述正確。故選C

【4】細節(jié)理解題。問題：通過短文，我們從中了解到什么？聯(lián)系原文中第二自然段中的最后一句描述：There are more first-born American Presidents. 句意：有許多家庭中第一個孩子成為美國總統(tǒng)。明確選擇第四項。故選D

【5】細節(jié)理解題。問題：短文的中心思想是什么？通過閱讀短文明確第一段為短文的中心句，明確說明一個家庭中每個孩子的個性不同。結(jié)合選項第一項符合題意。故選A