15.If you have a brother or sister,you already know you are different from each other.You live together in the same house and with the same parents,but you have different personalities.
Why is this?One possible reason is the way your parents 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-borns more responsibility(責任)and depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters.As a result,first-borns are often responsible,hard-wording and serious.They often want to do well at school and work.There are more 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 arrives,parents are not  so excited.The second child has to compete with the first-born for the parents'attention and love.These 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.

56.The writer thinks that the second children are oftenB.
A.outgoing and serious                  
B.cool and friendly
C.hard-working and serious            
D.creative and responsible
57.The underlined word"personalities"meansC in the passage.
A.友好  
B.冷靜        
C.個性        
D.智商
58.A is usually the happiest in the family according to the passage.
A.The eldest child                 
B.The second child
C.The youngest child                
D.The father
59.We can learn from the passage thatD.
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
60.The passage is mainly aboutA.
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.

分析 本文講述姐妹或是兄妹之間性格不同的原因.父母常會給第一個孩子更多的責任,所以長子多有責任心,努力.而第二個孩子出生后會和第一個孩子比較,所以他們很友好但是冷酷.

解答 56.B細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一行 They are often friendly and cool."他們通常友好冷靜."故選B.
57.C詞義猜測題.根據(jù)上一句:你住在同一所房子和同一個父母,可以推斷出此處應該是:但有不同的個性.故選C.
58.A細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段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.第一個出生的孩子收到了父母所有的注意力.大多數(shù)家庭一個出生的孩子比其他孩子多兩倍的照片.可知在家庭中第一個孩子是最快樂的.故選A.
59.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段There are more first-born American Presidents,for example,George Bush,George Washington,and Lyndon Baines Johnson-than second or last-born children.美國總統(tǒng)有很多是第一個出生的孩子比第二個孩子或最小的孩子多,例如George Bush,George Washington,and Lyndon Baines Johnson.可知第一個出生的孩子要比第二個或最后一個出生的孩子成功得多.故選D.
60.A主旨大意題.本文主要講述當家里有兩個孩子時,孩子的性格會因出生順序而有所不同.故選A.

點評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎(chǔ)上,與題目有機的結(jié)合,從文章中找到相關(guān)細節(jié)性的句子與選項細細比對,進行選擇或推理判斷,選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項.做題注意靈活,有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案.

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