Research shows that childhood friendships are important indicators of future success and social adjustment. Children's relationships with peers (同齡人) strongly influence their success in school, and children with fewer friends are more likely dropping out of school, becoming sad and other problems.

Making and Keeping Friends Is More Than Child's Play

When 6-year-old Rachel returned to school on a recent Monday morning, her eyes immediately scanned the playground for her friend Abbie. Though they were only separated by a weekend, the girls "ran right into each other's arms and hugged," recalls Rachel's mother Kathryn Willis of Gilbert. "It was like a scene from a movie."

Most parents instinctively (本能地) know that having friends is good for their child. Experts agree that friendship is not simply child's play, but a powerful predictor of social adjustment throughout life.

A Skill for Life

"Childhood friendships serve as a very important training ground for adulthood," says Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia, psychologist with the Center for Children's Health & Life Development.

Researcher William Hartup states, "Peer relations contribute significantly to both social and cognitive (認知的) development." Hartup concludes that the single best childhood predictor of adult social adaptation is not school grades or classroom behavior, but rather, how well a child gets along with other children.

The work of Arizona State University proves that just as being able to make and keep friends is beneficial to kids, so is the lack of friends detrimental.

Good Friendships Don't Just Happen

Experts agree that it is basic for children to develop high-quality friendships. But, researchers warn, these friendships don't necessarily just happen. Often, a good friendship begins with involved （卷入，牽連）parents.

Valley psychologist Dr. Lynne Kenney Markan believes kids should be taught social skills in much the same way they are taught math and reading.

Bad Company

Many parents worry about the quality as well as the quantity of their child's friendships. "When she was in 1st grade, her supposed 'best friend' began calling her names and threatening to hurt her," says Mindy Miller. "My daughter wasn't allowed to talk to or even look at other girls in her class. It really crushed (壓跨) her spirit. I told my daughter she didn't need a 'friend' like that."

"I'll bend over backwards to help my son get together with a friend I think is good for him," Adler-Tapia says. "I don't look at it as manipulation (操縱), just positive parental involvement. "

1.The example of Rachel and Abbie is used to show that ________.

A．childhood friendship is of great benefit to their growth

B．a(chǎn) positive friendship helps children solve emotional and physical problems

C．it is a proven（被證明的） fact that peer friendship is the most rewarding experience throughout life

D．Rachel missed her friend Abbie very much because of their separation of one weekend

2.The underlined word "detrimental" could be replaced by _______.

A．valuable          B．disappointing       C．a(chǎn)ccurate          D．harmful

3.We can learn from the passage that high-quality friendship most probably results from ______.

A．social skills and good study habits

B．school grades and classroom behaviors

C．a(chǎn)cademic success and social adaptation

D．positive parental involvement and social skills

4.From the last paragraph we can conclude that Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia agrees that ______.

A．parents should regard making friends as something that just happens

B．it's wise for parents to support and encourage healthy peer relationships

C．parents only need to help their children to deal with difficult social situations

D．parents are supposed to encourage their children to make as many friends as they can

 

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B 

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了童年時期的友誼對孩子的重要性，父母應該必要的參與幫助孩子建立健康的友誼。

1.推理題：從第三段的句子：Most parents instinctively (本能地) know that having friends is good for their child.可知舉Rachel 和 Abbie的例子，可以說明童年時代的友誼有益于孩子的成長。選A

2.猜詞題：從前面的句子：beneficial可知缺乏友誼是有害的。選D

3.細節(jié)題：從Good Friendships Don't Just Happen 這部分的內(nèi)容，可知好的友誼是由于家長的參與和社交技能。選D

4.推理題：從最后一段的句子："I'll bend over backwards to help my son get together with a friend I think is good for him," 可知Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia 認為父母支持鼓勵健康的同齡人的友誼的明智的。選B 

考點：考查社會現(xiàn)象類短文

點評：這是篇議論文，閱讀本文時要注意作者組織本文的結(jié)構(gòu)：引題——論據(jù)——論點，只有把握了作者的中心論點，做題時才不會偏離議論中心，文章里面引用了一些人的話，題目設置就是圍繞這些不同的觀點的，找到正確的句子，進行判斷。

 

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