Question

根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,并将答案填写在相应位置上。

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, b1. you have different personalities.Why is this? One possible r2. is the way your parents treat you.

First –born children receive all the attention(关注) from their p3.. Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born than any other one. Parents usually g4.first-borns more responsibility(责任) and depend on them to look after younger brothers and sisters. As a r5., first - borns are often responsible, hard-working and serious. They often want to do well at school and work. There are m6. first-born American presidents than second or last-born children, for example, George W. Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson.

When a second child a7., parents are not so excited. The second child has to compete with the first-born for the parents’ attention and l8.. These children often choose different sports and h9. in order to get their family’s attention. They are often friendly and cool. Many famous talk-show hosts(主持人) were born last. The famous American host Ellen DeGeneres is a good e10.. She is the second child of her family.

Answer

1.but

2.reason

3.parents

4.give

5.result

6.more

7.arrives

8.love

9.hobbies

10.example

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了兄弟姐妹之间的性格差异。

1.句意：你们住在同一所房子里，同一对父母，但你们有不同的性格。

根据下文“you have different personalities.”可知，这里是表示转折关系。根据题意，故答案为but。

2.句意：一个可能的原因是你父母对待你的方式。

根据“is the way your parents treat you.”可知，这里是可能的原因。reason名词，原因，根据句意，故答案为reason。

3.句意：第一个出生的孩子受到父母的所有关注。

根据下文“Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born than any other one.”可知，这里是受到父母的关注。their+名词，这里是说他们的父母，their parents他们的父母。根据题意，故答案为parents。

4.句意：父母通常会给初生子女更多的责任，并依赖他们照顾弟弟妹妹。

这里是给他们更多的责任，这里是一般现在时态，主要是复数，谓语动词用原形。根据题意，故答案为give。

5.句意：因此，第一个子女往往是负责任的，努力工作和认真的。

根据下文“first - borns are often responsible, hard-working and serious.”可知，这是结果，短语as a result结果。根据题意，故答案为result。

6.句意：美国总统中第一个出生的比第二个或最后一个出生的要多。

根据“than second or last-born children,”可知，这里是要更多。用比较级more，更多的。根据题意，根据故答案为more。

7.句意：当第二个孩子出生时，父母并不那么兴奋。

根据下文“parents are not so excited.”可知上文是当第二个孩子到来的时候。这里是when引导的时间状语从句，这里是一般现在时态，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词变第三人称单数。根据根据题意，故答案为arrives。

8.句意：第二个孩子必须和第一个孩子竞争父母的关注和爱。

根据“the parents’ attention”可知盒子里是竞争父母的关注和爱。love名词，爱。根据题意，故答案为love。

9.句意：这些孩子经常选择不同的运动和爱好以引起家人的注意。

根据“different sports”可知，这里是选择不同的运动和爱好。hobby爱好，这里用复数形式。根据题意，故答案为hobbies。

10.句意：美国著名主持人艾伦·德杰尼勒斯就是一个很好的例子。她是家里的第二个孩子。

根据“Many famous talk-show hosts(主持人) were born last. The famous American host Ellen DeGeneres”可知这里是说美国著名主持人艾伦·德杰尼勒斯是一个很好的例子。example名词，例子。根据题意，故答案为example。