Question

根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

You are the only child in your family. Your parents, grandparents and relatives all love you.1. How would things be different?

You could play with him or her. You could talk about lots of things and tell your secrets to him/her.2. But there could be hard times too. You may fight. You may pull each other’s hair. You may compete for your parents’ attention, food, the bathroom and even TV! Life with a sister or a brother may be colorful!

Even the birth order can make a difference. US psychologist(心理学家)Kevin Leman says the birth order helps shape children’s personalities(性格). According to Leman, parents are usually nervous and strict with their first child. They set high goals for them.3.They are also often confident(自信的)people.

But for late-born kids, parents are usually more relaxed.4.They often are more creative. They also try to be funny, so they can get attention from their parents.

阅读短文, 从下面方框中的A~E五个选项中选择恰当的句子还原到短文中, 使短文通顺完整, 衔接自然。有一项多余。

A.Parents should pay attention to every child.

B.So the eldest child in a family wants to be perfect and successful.

C.But what if you had a sister or a brother?

D.So the younger children have fewer rules.

E.You may even take care of each other.

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.B

4.D

【解析】

你是独生子吗？还是有姐妹或兄弟？这样不同的家庭情况也不同，有时候你能和你的姐妹或兄弟和谐相处，有时候也会吵架。而且心理学家认为出生的顺序对孩子的性格也有影响。

1.下句话“How would things be different?”“事情有怎样的不同”，由此可知，这里应与上文表示相反的内容，如果你不是家里唯一的孩子，即“如果你有一个姐姐或哥哥”，故选C。

2.根据空前“You could play with him or her. You could talk about lots of things and tell your secrets to him/her.” “你可以和他/她一起玩；你们可以谈论很多事，告诉她/他你的秘密”，这些都是和谐相处的例子，E选项“你们甚至可以相互照顾”，符合文意。故选E。

3.根据上下文“According to Leman, parents are usually nervous and strict with their first child. They set high goals for them._____3_____They are also often confident(自信的)people.”可知，这里说的是家庭中最大的那个孩子，他们有高目标，经常很自信，B选项“所以一个家庭里最大的孩子想要成功、完美”符合语境，故选B。

4.根据文意可知，这一段说的是家庭中后出生的孩子的情况，D选项“较小的孩子规矩更少”符合语境。故选D。