Question

    You are the only child in your family. Your parents, grandparents and relatives all love you.

1. How would things be different?

You could play with him or her. You could talk about lots of things and tell your secrets to them. 2. But there could be hard times, too. You may fight. You may pull each other’s hair. You may compete for your parents’ attention, food, the bathroom and even TV! Life with a sister or a brother may be colorful!

3. US psychologists (心理学家) Kevin Leman says the birth order helps shape children’s personalities (性格). According to Leman, parents are usually nervous and strict with their first child. They set high goals for them. 4. They are also often confident (自信的) people.

But for late-born kids, parents are usually more relaxed. 5. They are often more creative. They also try to be funny, so they can get attention from their parents.

根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。

A.Even the birth order can make a difference.

B.So the eldest child in a family wants to be perfect and successful.

C.But what if you had a sister or a brother.

D.So the younger children have fewer rules.

E.You may even take care of each other.

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

短文讲了在一个家庭里有一个孩子，或者是有两个孩子，甚至是更多的孩子，以及他们出生的先后，都会影响他们的性格。

1.根据下文“You could play with him or her.”可知him和her指代此空中的人，C选项“但是如果你有一个妹妹或者弟弟呢”，him和her指代brother和sister。故选C。

2.根据空后“But there could be hard times, too. You may fight.”可知空前和前面两句是你和弟弟妹妹可以一些做的好一点的事，而But表示转折，后接的是相处中比较困难的事。E选项意为“你们也可以互相照顾”，也是兄弟姐妹相处好的一方面。故选E。

3.根据下文“US psychologists (心理学家) Kevin Leman says the birth order helps shape children’s personalities (性格).”可知此段介绍的是出生顺序对性格的影响，因此A选项“甚至于出生顺序也会有影响”，引出出生顺序。故选A。

4.根据空前“According to Leman, parents are usually nervous and strict with their first child.”可知此处介绍的是家长会对第一个出生的孩子更严格，B选项意为“因此一个家庭里最年长的孩子想要变的完美和成功的”，符合语境。故选B。

5.根据“But for late-born kids, parents are usually more relaxed.”可知此段介绍晚出生的孩子，家长对他们没有那么的严格，因此也就没有那么多规则，D选项意为“因此年轻的孩子没有那么多规则”，符合语境。故选D。