Question

    You've decided your child is spoiled（宠坏的），and you want to do something about it. Is it too late? Not necessarily。.  Here are four tips from an expert for getting your child to behave well.

1. You've spoiled your child by giving him or her too much for too little. You can correct this by helping your child to learn to work harder for rewards and understand that not all good behavior is rewarded.2. For example, at first, insist that your daughter put a few toys away before she gets a snack, and gradually increase the amount of work required for each reward.

Don't overreact to crying. When children don't get what they want, their natural behavior is to cry. If you react every time your child cries, you may be denying（拒绝给予） him or her an important chance to learn something. 3.

Prepare for a fight. At the beginning, children's demands will increase when they find out parents are not going to give them the new toys they want. When it happens, be careful not to give in just because the child shouts.   4.

Stick to the program. 5. That' s not necessarily a bad thing. It means the requirements are getting stricter and that your child is accepting changes. Remember： Give it time, and don't give up.

A. Make changes slowly.

B. Cut down on rewards.

C. Try your best to comfort the child.

D. Rather, wait until the child calms down.

E. Your child will probably be upset when you begin making changes.

F. There is little doubt that things will get worse before they get better.

G. As a parent, you need to know when to comfort a child and when to simply walk away.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.G

4.D

5.E

【解析】

本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了如何纠正被宠坏的孩子的行为。

1.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。空格后的“by giving him or her too much for too little（孩子要的少而你给孩子太多）”可知，要“减少（cut down）”。且下文中的“by helping your child to learn to work harder for rewards and understand that not all good behavior is rewarded” 帮助孩子学会为了奖励而更加努力地工作，并理解并不是所有的好行为都会得到奖励。由后面的内容可知，要做的就是减少奖励。分析选项可知B项符合题意，故选B 。

2.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空格后的例子“... gradually increase the amount of work required for each reward.” 逐步增加每种奖励所需的工作量。文中的“gradually increase”正对应着A选项Make changes slowly（慢慢改变），故选A。

3.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。本段的小标题为“Don't overreact to crying”不要对｛孩子的｝哭泣反应过度。以及下文的解释“.... If you react every time your child cries, you may be denying”可知，作为父母的你如果过度反应的话会剥夺孩子学习的机会，因此作为父母，要知道什么时候应该安慰，什么时候应该不理会。分析选项可知G项（As a parent, you need to know when to comfort a child and when to simply walk away.）是对上文不过度回应孩子哭闹之后的正确做法的阐述。故选G。

4.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。由本段小标题“Prepare for a fight（准备战斗）”和“not to give in just because the child shouts(要小心不要因为孩子大声喊叫就屈服) ”可推断出，此处给出正确做法：等孩子平静下来，即D项（Rather, wait until the child calms down）符合题意。故选D。

5.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。本段的小标题为“tick to the program（坚持这个计划）”E项承上启下，由下文中的“It means the requirements are getting stricter and that your child is accepting（这意味着要求越来越严格，你的孩子也正在接受改变）”，可知空格处在本段中起承上启下的作用。空前应该就是E项：Your child will probably be upset when you begin making changes. （当你开始改变的时候，你的孩子可能会不高兴）符合这种承上启下的作用。所以E项符合题意，故选E。