Question

19．Oldest，Youngest，or in the Middle？
Were you the first or last child in your family？Or were you a middle or the only child？Some people think it matters where you were born in your family．But there are different ideas about what birth order means．
Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed．They are very likely to be successful．The reason for this is simple．Parents have a lot of time for their first child．They give him or her a lot of attention．So this child is very likely to do well．An only child will succeed for the same reasons．
What happens to the other children in a family？Middle children don't get so much attention．So they don't feel that important．If a family has many children，the middle ones sometimes get lost in the crowd．The youngest child，though，often gets special treatment．He or she is the"baby"．Often this child grows up to be funny and charming．
Do you believe these ideas about birth order？A recent study saw things quite differently．This study found that the first children believed in family rules．They didn't take many chances in their lives．They usually followed their own ideas．They took chances．And they often did better in life．
Which theory about birth order do you believe？Look at your own family or you friends'families．Decide which idea fits what you see．
41．This passage is aboutC．
A．why the oldest children in a family usually succeed
B．why some children refuse to follow orders
C．ways in which birth order may affect how children grow up
D．how people have a lot of trouble agreeing about ideas
42．According to the article，some people think that youngest children grow up to beB．
A．babies                              
B．funny and charming
C．not capable of doing anything           
D．strong leaders
43．If later-born children take chances rather than following rules，you might expect them to beA．
A．creative     
B．jealous     
C．spoiled      
D．obedient employees
44．The statement that middle children"sometimes get lost in the crowd"means thatD．
A．they have a poor sense of direction
B．they can't get along with others
C．they have a strong desire to be leaders
D．they don't get a lot of attention
45．The underlined word"theory"meansC．
A．saying    
B．comparison     
C．idea         
D．surprise．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀．文章主要講述了出生的順序可能會(huì)影響孩子長(zhǎng)大后的生活．最大的孩子往往很懂事，而中間的孩子得不到關(guān)注，最小的孩子會(huì)很有創(chuàng)造力．

解答 41-45 CBADC
41．C．主旨大意題．縱覽全文并根據(jù)"Were you the first or last child in your family？Or were you a middle or the only child？Some people think it matters where you were born in your family．But there are different ideas about what birth order means．"可知文章主要介紹了出生的順序可能會(huì)影響孩子長(zhǎng)大后的生活．故選C．
42．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"The youngest child，though，often gets special treatment．He or she is the"baby"．Often this child grows up to be funny and charming．"可知最小的孩子長(zhǎng)大后會(huì)變得有趣迷人．故選B．
43．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)"They usually followed their own ideas．They took chances．And they often did better in life．"可知晚出生的孩子不喜歡遵守規(guī)則，他們長(zhǎng)大后會(huì)有創(chuàng)造力．故選A．
44．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)"Middle children don't get so much attention．So they don't feel that important．If a family has many children，the middle ones sometimes get lost in the crowd．"可知中間出生的孩子得不到太多關(guān)注．故選D．
45．C．詞義猜測(cè)題．A．saying  說話；  B．comparison 對(duì)比；    C．idea     觀點(diǎn)、主意；    D．surprise吃驚；根據(jù)"Which theory about birth order do you believe？Look at your own family or you friends'families．Decide which idea fits what you see．"并聯(lián)系前文可知"theory"是指前文提到的"出生的順序可能會(huì)影響孩子長(zhǎng)大后的生活"這一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)．故選C．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇科教類閱讀．文章主要講述了出生的順序可能會(huì)影響孩子長(zhǎng)大后的生活．此類題型主要考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．細(xì)節(jié)理解題是針對(duì)文中某個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題，所以在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)要結(jié)合原文和提干有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語(yǔ)句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要聯(lián)系上下文根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．在做主旨大意題時(shí)考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)，確定主旨．