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【題目】 We often hear such statements: “I spilled (灑出) juice, but it wasn’t my fault.”, “I got in trouble at school, but it wasn’t my fault.” or “I was in a car accident, but it wasn’t my fault.” That “It’s not my fault.” is a go-to response for so many people and especially teenagers.

Parents complain they are tired of the “excuse”. The reason why variations of “It’s not my fault.” are so popular is that it lets us off the hook from guilt and blame. I’m a fan of not owning responsibility for things that I can’t control. Teens who often say “It’s my fault.” when something bad happens tend to be highly self-critical, perfectionistic and more easier to be troubled by anxiety and depression.

While it is important to recognize lack of reason to blame oneself, many teens over-rely on “It’s not my fault.” When trying to get them to take responsibility, parents usually attempt to convince their teens that something is their fault. The approach tends to be ineffective and turn into a power struggle. No one wins. A more effective approach can be to stress significant drawbacks to consistently focusing on removing our responsibility with this phrase.

Overuse of the phrase can result in feelings of lack of ability to control their own lives. This sense has been shown to cause low motivation. Besides creating feelings of lack of ability, overuse of “It’s not my fault.” focuses a teen’s attention on what is done as opposed to what needs to be done.

People may not have caused all their problems but they have to solve them anyway. The example I frequently share with teens is the question of what one will do if he is pushed into a deep lake. One can certainly stay in water, yelling, “It’s not my fault.” However, that won’t get him out of water. He needs to swim to the shore, regardless of the fault.

If you take a proper approach to communicating with your teens, you can help them avoid over-reliance on “It’s not my fault.”

【1】What phenomenon is described in Paragraph 1?

A.The teenagers’ dislike for school life.

B.The common trouble faced by teenagers.

C.The reasons for blaming others for accidents.

D.The tendency for people not to be responsible for mess in life.

【2】What type of teens tends to suffer great mental pressure according to the text?

A.Those lacking confidence and ambition.

B.Those allowing others to find excuses.

C.Those unable to get along well with others.

D.Those often blaming themselves for some incidents.

【3】What’s the author’s attitude to parents’ usual way of guiding children?

A.Supportive.B.Negative.

C.Ambiguous.D.Neutral.

【4】What lesson is conveyed in the example often shared by the author?

A.We should try to avoid troubling others.

B.We should focus on how to solve problems.

C.We should dare to point out others’ mistakes.

D.We should be self-critical as much as possible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。青少年經(jīng)常說(shuō)“不是我的錯(cuò)”，作者分析了其原因、危害及父母應(yīng)該如何引導(dǎo)孩子承擔(dān)責(zé)任。

【1】

推理判斷題。第一段提到：我們經(jīng)常在生活中聽(tīng)到這樣的言論“橙汁灑了，但不是我的錯(cuò)；我在學(xué)校陷入麻煩，但不是我的錯(cuò)；我出車(chē)禍了，但不是我的錯(cuò)”，最后一句總結(jié)上述言論That “It’s not my fault.” is a go-to response for so many people and especially teenagers.(“不是我的錯(cuò)”是很多人尤其是青少年的應(yīng)急反應(yīng))，由此可推知，第一段主要描述了人們不想為生活中的麻煩事負(fù)責(zé)的傾向，總是脫口而出“不是我的錯(cuò)”。故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Teens who often say “It’s my fault.” when something bad happens tend to be highly self-critical, perfectionistic and more easier to be troubled by anxiety and depression.(當(dāng)不好的事情發(fā)生時(shí)，經(jīng)常說(shuō)“是我的錯(cuò)”的青少年傾向于高度自我批評(píng)，完美主義，并且更容易被焦慮和沮喪困擾)可知，經(jīng)常因?yàn)槭虑樨?zé)怪自己的人傾向于遭受極大的精神壓力。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“When trying to get them to take responsibility, parents usually attempt to convince their teens that something is their fault. The approach tends to be ineffective and turn into a power struggle.(當(dāng)試圖讓孩子承擔(dān)責(zé)任時(shí)，父母通常說(shuō)服孩子是他們的錯(cuò)。這個(gè)方法傾向于無(wú)效，并且會(huì)變成權(quán)利斗爭(zhēng))”可知，作者對(duì)父母引導(dǎo)孩子的方法持消極態(tài)度。故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第五段舉了一個(gè)例子，如果一個(gè)人被推進(jìn)湖里，他可以大喊“不是我的錯(cuò)”，但這無(wú)濟(jì)于事，雖然不是他的錯(cuò)，他還是要想辦法游到岸上去，印證了本段第一句提到的“人們可能不是所有問(wèn)題的原因，但是無(wú)論如何他們必須解決這些問(wèn)題”，所以作者通過(guò)這個(gè)例子想分享的教訓(xùn)是人們應(yīng)該專(zhuān)注于如何解決問(wèn)題。故選B項(xiàng)。