Question

Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions，manage their environment，and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson，a Year One student，“operates under the theory of what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine，” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers (劍). Later，I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”

“Examine the extended family，and you'll probably find a bossy grandparent，aunt，uncle or cousin in every generation. It's an inheritable trait，” says Russell Barkley，a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance (支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak，hesitant，or in disagreement with each other.

Whether it's inborn nature or developed character at work，too much control in the hands of the young isn't healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior，says family psychologist John Taylor. Children，he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation，“have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe.” It's the parents' role to provide that protection.

When a “boss child” doesn't learn limits at home，the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches，for example，or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.

“I see more and more parents giving up their power，” says Barkley，who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don't want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids，in turn，feel more anxious.”

1.Bossy children like Stephen Jackson_________.

A. make good decisions                  B. show self-centeredness

C. lack care from others                    D. have little sense of fear

2.The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means ___________.

A. inborn nature                        B. developed character

C. accepted theory                      D. particular environment

3.The study on bossy behavior implies that parents_________.

A. should give more power to their children

B. should be strict with their children

C. should not be so anxious about their children

D. should not set limits for their children

4.What is the passage mainly about？

A. How bossy behavior can be controlled.       

B. How we can get along with bossy children.

C. What leads to children's bossy behavior.    

D. What effect bossy behavior brings about.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】文章主要講述了究竟是什么導致了孩子bossy的行為，原來的父母對他們的放縱，對他們的要求不夠嚴格，導致他們缺乏安全感。

1.B 推理題。根據第一段第三行operates under the theory of what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine說明Stephen Jackson非常自我，故B正確。

2.A 猜測句意題。根據前一句“Examine the extended family，and you'll probably find a bossy grandparent，aunt，uncle or cousin in every generation.說明這些孩子的上一輩中都有一個bossy的長輩，這樣的孩子天生就有這樣的天性。故A正確。

3.B 推理題。根據文章最后一段2,3行They bend too far because they don't want to be as strict as their own parents were說明他認為父母應該對孩子更嚴格，因為父母對孩子寬松讓孩子感覺沒有安全感，會很焦慮。故B正確。

4.C 主旨大意題。文章主要講述了究竟是什么導致了孩子bossy的行為，原來的父母對他們的放縱，對他們的要求不夠嚴格，導致他們缺乏安全感。