Question

Kindness and kids just seem to go hand in hand. But 62% of more than 2,600 participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today’s kids are less kind than those in the past. Women(66%) feel about this kindness fall more strongly than men(58%). Most of the participants who feel that way(77%) thank parents caused the seeming lack of kindness among today’s children, with a few thinking that society, schools, or friends caused it.

At the same time, Americans say they don’t put kindness first when it comes to teaching kids values. Among all participants, honesty is taught more than kindness as well as other things like courage, leadership and storing work ethic(道德). But the younger generation—those aged 18-24—think highly of kindness rules. They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids.

The question of whether kindness is learned or taught—or somewhere in between —causes different opinions. According to the study, Americans have different opinions on whether kindness in something one is born with or needs to be learned and nurtured over time. Slightly more than half(52%) of the participants believe that all of us are born with the ability to show kindness, while 48% believe kindness must be developed.

Parenthood(父母身份) makes a difference to your thoughts on the causes of kindness. Those without kids(56%) are more likely to think that people are born to be kind, while 50% of the participants with kids think kindness is developed.

Also, 51% of dads and 54% of men with no kids believe kindness is something time is born with. Slightly more than half of the moms say kindness must be learned, while 48% believe it is what one is born with.

1.62% of the participants believe that today’s kids are ________.

A. born to be kind

B. taught to be less kind

C. not well educated at school

D. not so kind as kids in the past

2.What do participants aged 18-24 consider the most important for kids?

A. Honesty.B. Leadership.C. Kindness.D. Courage.

3.The underlined word “nurtured” in Paragraph 3 means “_________”.

A. kept          B. developed

C. replaced          D. protected

4.How many moms in the study believe kindness is what one is born with?

A. 48%          B. 51%          C. 52%         D. 54%

5.What is the test mainly about?

A. causes of today’s kids being less kind.

B. The important qualities of today’s kids.

C. Different peoples opinions on kindness. 

D. findings of research on today’s kids’ kindness

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：调查表明美国现在的孩子们缺乏友善，文章分析了其原因和父母对友善的不同观点。

1. 细节推理题。根据第一段But 62% of more than 2,600 participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today’s kids are less kind than those in the past.可知，62%的参与者认为现在的孩子不如以前的孩子友善，故选D。

2.—think highly of kindness rules. They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids.可知，18-24的参与者认为友善是要教给孩子的最重要的品质，故选C。

3.nurtured“培育”与developed同义，故选B。

4.细节推理题。根据最后一段Slightly more than half of the morns say kindness must be learned, while 48% believe it is what one is born with.可知48%的妈妈认为友善是天生的，故选A。

5.，测验的目的是了解现在孩子们友善的具体情况及原因，故选D。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

细节理解题：

细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种。但高考所占的比例大，应特别引起注意。事实和细节题的命题特点是：对文章或某一段落中的一些特定细节或文章重要事实的理解，一般包括直接理解题和语义转化题。直接理解题能在原文直接找到答案，而语义转化题则需要将题目信息与原文信息加工或整理后才能得出结论。

做细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：

①略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨；

②按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实；

③将自己精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。比如文章第56小题根据第一段But 62% of more than 2,600 participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today’s kids are less kind than those in the past.可知62%的参与者认为现在的孩子不如以前的孩子友善，故选D. 第57小题根据第二段But the younger generation—those aged 18-24------think highly of kindness rules. They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids.可知18-24参与者认为友善是要教给孩子的最重要的品质，故选C.