Question

    Parents of very young children know this: You catch your child in the act of stealing the cookie--the evidence of candy written on his or her face. However, you get a wide-eyed denial: "I didn't do it!"

Learning to tell the truth, even at the risk of punishment, is an important part of moral （道德） development, and new research suggests it can take seven or more years for kids to get there.

Early 2017 Professor Craig E. Smith published a study. He and his workmates chose 48 children between four and nine years of age. They told the kids a story about a boy or girl doing something wrong, such as taking a classmate's toy or candy, and then either lying about the wrongdoing to a parent or confessing （承认） it. In each case, they asked the children, How would the child feel? How would the mother feel?

The children's answers were generally divided according to age, which is in agreement with the stolen candy, lying and getting unpunished. They imagined the parent in the study would be angry with the child who confessed. However, the seven-to-nine-year-olds were more likely （可能的） to think the child would feel better confessing the crime and that the parent would have positive （积极的） feelings towards a confessor.

Smith says, "Kids of all ages who expect that a parent would feel happy about a child's confession are more likely to tell the truth rather than lie. Reward the honesty even if you feel you must punish the wrong action. "He adds, what parents can learn from these studies is to listen calmly without getting angry right away when their child confesses.

1.What does the underlined word "denial" in Paragraph 1mean?

A.委屈 B.责备 C.否认 D.拒绝

2.Paragraph 2 mainly tell us ________.

A.kids can't tell "right" from "wrong" B.all the kids are willing to confess to a bad act

C.it's wrong to punish kids for telling the truth D.it takes time for kids to learn to tell the truth

3.What did Smith and his workmates find in their study?

A.Older kids are more likely than younger children to confess to a bad act.

B.Younger children are more likely than older kids to confess to a bad act.

C.The four-to-five-year-olds would feel better confessing the crime

D.The seven-to-nine-year-olds thought parents would be angry with their confessions.

4.According to Professor Smith, what can parents learn from these studies?

A.Parents should at once punish the children who lied.

B.Parents should tell children the wrongness of lying.

C.Parents should never get angry after their children's confessions.

D.Parents should show positive feeling about their children's confessions.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文中介绍了当很小的孩子犯了错误时，家长应该以什么样的态度对待孩子。

1.词句猜测题。根据“the evidence of candy written on his or her face”，可知偷吃糖果的证据写在脸上，然而孩子却说“I didn't do it!”，显然，孩子是在否认。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的句子“and new research suggests it can take seven or more years for kids to get there.”，可知，研究表明孩子要学会说实话需要7年以上。说明了孩子说实话是需要时间的。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的句子“However, the seven-to-nine-year-olds were more likely （可能的） to think the child would feel better confessing the crime and that the parent would have positive （积极的） feelings towards a confessor.”，可知七到九岁的孩子更有可能认为承认错误会感觉更好，而且父母会用积极的态度对待忏悔者。所以A符合题意。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的句子“He adds, what parents can learn from these studies is to listen calmly without getting angry right away when their child confesses”，可知父母可以从这些研究中学到冷静倾听，当孩子坦白时不要马上生气。故选D。