Unit2RobotsⅠ.阅读理解Itisnotonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild'slevelofconfidence.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids—particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords.Forexample，wecansaytoachild“Don'trunintotraffic”！or“Stayonthefootpathclosetome.”Inusingthelatter，youwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositively，andtofeelcompetentinawiderangeofsituations，becausetheyknowwhattodo，andaren'tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo.Whydoessuchasmallthingmakeadifference？Itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks.Whatwethink，weautomaticallyrehearse(预演)．Forexample，ifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutes，youwouldn'tbeabletodoit.Whenachildistold“Don'tfalloffthetree”，hewillthinkoftwothings:“don't”and“falloffthetree”．Thatis，hewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhismind.Achildwhoisvividlyimaginingfallingoffthetreeismuchmorelikelytofalloff.Soitisfarbettertouse“Holdontothetreecarefully.”Clearandpositiveinstructionshelpkidstounderstandtherightwaytodothings.Kidsdonotalwaysknowhowtobesafe，orhowtoreacttothewarningofthedangerinnegativewords.Soparentsshouldmaketheircommandspositive.“Sam，holdonfirmtothesideoftheboat.”ismuchmoreusefulthan“Don'tyoudaretofalloutoftheboat”？orworsestill“HowdoyouthinkI'llfeelifyoudrown”？Thechangesaresmallbutthedifferenceisobvious.Childrenlearnhowtoguideandorganizethemselvesfromthewayweguidethemwithourwords，soitpaystobepositive.1．Positivechoiceofwordshelpskidsto__________.A．dothingscarefullyB．builduptheirconfidenceC．improvetheirimaginationD．learnindifferentsituations2．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Achildwillactonwhatisinstructed.B．Onecan'thelpimaginingwhatisheard.C．Achildwillfalloffthetreewhentoldnotto.D．Onewon'tthinkofabluemonkeywhengivenmoney.3．Whichofthefollowingcommandshelpskidstobesafe?A．Fastenyourseatbelt.B．Don'tplaybythelake.C．HowdoyouthinkI'llfeelifyougethurt?D．Don'tyoudaretowalkthroughtheredlight?4．Themainideaofthepassageisthat__________.A．praisemakeskidsconfidentB．rightinstructionskeepkidssafeC．clearcommandsmakekidsdifferentD．choiceofwordscanmakeadifference答案：[解题导语]本文主要论证了积极正面的话语更能有效地告诉孩子应该做什么，从而培养孩子的自信。1．B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一、二句Itisnotonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild'slevelofconfidence.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids...orpositivechoiceofwords.可知，恰当使用积极正面的话语有利于帮助孩子培养自信。故选B项。2．B解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段倒数第三句Thatis，hewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhismind.可知，当孩子被告知不要做某事时，他们会自动地想象听到的相关画面。故选B项。3．A解析：推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，应该对孩子使用正面的、具有积极意义的语言。故选A项。4．D解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是对孩子使用正面的、具有积极意义的语言有助于培养孩子的自信；而对孩子说否定的话语时，则会有不同效果。由此可知措辞很重要。故选D项。Ⅱ.完形填空[2017·江南十校高三联考]Rudolph，aviolinplayer，wasnotvaluedtoomuch.Oneday，hetraveledinaboatandwas__1__inastorm.Anoldlighthouse(灯塔)manrescuedhimandledhimintothelighthouse.Afterhehadalong__2__withhim，Rudolphlearnedmoreabouttheoldman.Then__3__inthestormandthelighthouseandtheoldmanliftedRudolph__4__fromhisusualeveryday__5__.Hewasfilledwithunderstandingandlove.Hewasliftedt...
