Question

For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life. But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect, Praise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval from their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car.

   The implication (含义) of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall( 全面的) efforts, is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this carries over to the classroom.

   Social psychologist Carol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth grades while she was at Columbia University. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on the tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.

   “ Praising attributes (品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues efforts, so children are afraid to take on challenges, ” says Dweck, now at Stanford University. “They figure they’d better quit while they’ re ahead.”

1.The underlined words “ Praise-aholic kids” refer to kids who are _______.

A. tired of being praised

B. worthy of being praised

C. very proud of being praised

D extremely fond of being praised.

2.The author quoted (引用) Dr. Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article ______.

A. better-known                          B. better-organized

C. more believable                            D. more interesting

3.We can infer from the passage that ____________.

A. praise for efforts should be more encouraged

B. praise for results works better than praise for efforts

C. praising a child’s achievements benefits his or her success in life.

D. praising a child’s abilities encourages him or her to take on challenges

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了在教育孩子方面存在的一个问题就是过度的表扬孩子会导致很多孩子特别喜欢被表扬，而带来了很多不好的东西。建议我们要多表扬孩子的努力，而不仅仅是表扬孩子聪明。

1.D 推理题。根据前一句But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect.可知本句的Praise-aholic kids就是指那些被过度的表扬，也特别喜欢被表扬的学生。故D正确。

2.C 推理题。根据文章最后一段Praising attributes(品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead.”引用了斯坦福大学的Dweck教授的话正是为了证明这项研究成果的准确性。增强说服力。故C正确。

3.A 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后3行. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.可知作者认为鼓励孩子更加努力要比鼓励他聪明更有说服力。故A正确。

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