Unit14Careers（B）(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解Careersuccesscouldbepredictedasearlyaskindergarten,accordingtoa20-yearstudyrecentlypublishedintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.ResearchersfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversityandDukeUniversitytrackedmorethan700childrenfromacrosstheUSbetweenkindergartenandage25andfoundasignificantcorrelation(相关性)betweentheirsocialskillsaskindergartnersandtheirsuccessasadultstwodecadeslater.In1991,teachersassessedhowthekindergartnersinteracted(互动)witheachothersociallyusingarangeofcriterialikewhethertheycooperatewiththeirpeerswithoutprompting(激励),ifthey’rehelpfultoothers,whetherthey’regoodatunderstandingfeelings,andiftheycansolveproblemsontheirown.Researchersthenkepttrackofwhetherthestudentswentontograduatehighschoolontime,getacollegedegree,andfindandkeepafull-timejobby25.Theyalsomonitoredtheparticipants’involvementwithcrime,drugabuse,publicassistance,andmentalhealthissues.Theresultsshowedthatsociallycompetent(有能力的)childrenwerefarmorelikelytoearnacollegedegreeandhaveafull-timejobby25thanthosewithlimitedsocialskills.Thosewithlimitedsocialskillsalsohadahigherchanceofgettingarrested,binge(放纵)drinking,andapplyingforpublichousing.“Thisstudyshowsthathelpingchildrendevelopsocialandemotionalskillsisoneofthemostimportantthingswecandotopreparethemforahealthyfuture,”saidKristinSchubert,programdirectorattheRobertWoodJohnsonFoundation,whichfundedtheresearch,inarelease.“Fromanearlyage,theseskillscandeterminewhetherachildgoestocollegeorprison,andwhethertheyendupemployedoraddicted.”Thegoodnews,accordingtoDamonJones,leadauthorofthestudy,isthatintervention(干预)atayoungagecanhelpimprovesocialandemotionalskills.“Thisresearchbyitselfdoesn’tprovethathighersocialcompetencecanleadtobetteroutcomeslateron,”hesaid.“Butwhencombinedwithotherresearch,itisclearthathelpingchildrendeveloptheseskillsincreasestheirchancesofsuccessinschool,work,andlife.”1.Whathasthe20-yearstudyfound?A.Mostkindergartnerscansolveproblemsalone.B.Helpfulchildrenunderstandother’sfeelingbetter.C.Outgoingchildrencooperatewiththeirpeerseasily.D.Socialskillsplayakeyroleinchildren’sdevelopment.2.Paragraphs3and4aremainlyabout.A.whentheresearchersbegantheirstudyB.howlongittooktocompletethestudyC.howtheresearchersconductedthestudyD.whatfactorswerestudiedbytheexperts3.WhatshouldparentsdotohelptheirchildrentosucceedaccordingtoKristinSchubert?A.Teachthemhowtocooperatewithothers.B.Teachthemsomebasiclivingskills.C.Tellthemtokeepoffalcohol.D.Coachthemintheirlessons.4.Thetextmakesverygoodsenseto.A.teenagersB.educatorsC.doctorsD.generalreadersⅡ.完形填空Inmychildhood,Ienviedmyclassmatesverymuchasmyabsencefromschoolwasnotallowedduetomystrictparents.Ihadtobe1inordertostayhome.Myparents2tosaythattheywereleadingmetohavea3workethic(职业道德).NotuntillastweekdidIseethe4.Iwasonabus,andbehindmewasamanwhowas5tohisfriendabouthislife.Hisdreamwastobecomeadirectorbuthewouldn’tcontinueto6itbecausehehadno7ifhecouldmakeenoughmoney.Andhedidn’twanttowaste8becauseitprobablywouldtakemonthsoryearsto9itbig.Thenheadmittedtothinkingaboutbecominga(n)10becausehethoughthecould11makesixfigureswithinoneyear.Hisfriendagreedbecauseasheputit,“Ihaveno12toworklonghoursandnotmakemuchmoney.Takingpicturesisgoodbecauseyoucanmakebigmoneyandonlyworkshorthours.”Manypeoplethesedaysdon’t13thatwhenthingsseemtohappenimmediately,itisonlybecause...
