Question

    Teach your child about safety.

When you teach safety rules to your little child, it will help if you provide clear reasons for the rules. Try to help your four-year-old child understand that these rules are not used to spoil his fun, but to keep him safe. The fairer your rules seem to your child, the more likely he is to follow them.

Try to avoid scaring them. The reason why you don’t want your child to climb up onto the top of the tree is not “You’ll fall off the tree and break your neck and die”. but “If you do fall off the tree, you’ll get hurt.” If you exaggerate possible dangers, your child will not believe that your rule is serious.

When your child doesn’t follow your safety rules, you need to make him see that unsafe behavior is dangerous. If your child runs out into the street, you should immediately pull him back, repeat your rules, explain your rules and warm him not to do it again.

If your child then repeats the unsafe behavior, you should let him know the connection between his action and the results. In the example above, you might make him come back right away. “I told you that you can’t run in the street. It’s not safe. If you can’t play outside safely, you can’t play outside.”

If your safety rules seem fair to your child, he will probably be ready to follow them and even accept them as his own rules. And they will gradually become his safety habits and part of his developing consciousness.

1.What does the underlined word “spoil” mean?

A.Treat. B.Stop. C.Connect. D.Refuse.

2.What should we say to a child if he climbs up onto the top of the tree?

A.You may die. B.You can’t play outside.

C.You may break your neck. D.You may fall off the tree and get hurt.

3.According to the passage, what should safety rules be?

A.Reasonable B.Safe C.Smart D.Helpful

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Parents should set a good example.

B.Children are more likely to get hurt.

C.Parents shouldn’t exaggerate possible dangers.

D.Children are not allowed to play outside alone.

5.Who is this passage written for?

A.Writers. B.Children. C.Teachers. D.Parents.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

本文讲述了如何教育孩子安全。规则对孩子越公平，他就越有可能遵守。尽量避免吓着他们。如果家长夸大了可能的危险，孩子就不会相信规定是认真的。当孩子不遵守你的安全规则时，家长需要让他明白不安全的行为是危险的。如果安全规则在孩子看来是公平的，他可能会准备好遵守它们，甚至接受它们作为他自己的规则。他们将逐渐成为他的安全习惯和他的发展意识的一部分。

1.词义猜测题。A. Treat.对待；B. Stop.停止；C. Connect.连接；D. Refuse.拒绝；根据“Try to help your four-year-old child understand that these rules are not used to spoil his fun, but to keep him safe.”试着帮助你四岁的孩子明白这些规则不是用来破坏他的乐趣，而是为了保护他的安全。可知此处是“阻止”故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“Try to avoid scaring them...”可知此处是“你可能会从树上摔下来”，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“When your child doesn’t follow your safety rules, you need to make him see that unsafe behavior is dangerous”你需要让他明白不安全的行为是危险的，可知规则是要有理由的，故选A。

4.推理判断题。A. Parents should set a good example. 父母应该树立一个好榜样；B. Children are more likely to get hurt.孩子更容易受伤；C. Parents shouldn’t exaggerate possible dangers.父母不应该夸大可能的危险；D. Children are not allowed to play outside alone.孩子们不允许单独在外面玩；根据“If you exaggerate possible dangers, your child will not believe that your rule is serious.”可知父母不应该夸大可能的危险，故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据“Teach your child about safety.”可知本文是写给父母的，故选D。