2019年高考英语大二轮复习专题强化练二十二

专题强化练二十二组合练(九)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Do you have a younger brother? Does he always get in trouble? Well，there might be some science behind that.

According to a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology，second－borns are more likely than first－borns to behave badly，which could be why you from time to time consider your younger brothers or sisters sprites．

Researchers，who explored data from tens of thousands of sibling(兄弟姐妹) pairs from Denmark and Florida，found second－borns are 20% to 40% more likely to have behavioural problems.If you're the second－born child you may want to have a little chat with your parents.The reason why second－born siblings may be worse behaved than first－borns is that parents tend to pay less attention to them.

“Second－born children tend to have less attention from the mother than their older siblings because first－born children experience their mother's maternity leave (产假)．First－borns enjoy the rewards of not only their own time with Mum following their birth，but the time Mum takes off with younger siblings，too，”the authors explain.

It's not just about the parents，however.Speaking to NRP，co－author Joseph Doyle said，“The first－born has role models，who are adults.And the second，later－born children have role models who

are slightly unreasonable 2－year－olds，you know，their older siblings.The difference of parental investments and the sibling influences probably contribute to these differences we see in the labor market and what we find in behaviours against regulations，even against laws.It's just very difficult to separate those two things because they happen at the same time.”

The results，the authors argue，have an important effect on social policy.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，由于没有得到像父母给予第一个出生的孩子那样的关注，二胎孩子常常表现不好。文章就此现象进行了分析。

1．What does the underlin ed word“sprites”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Losers.B．Troublemakers.

C．Close companions. D．Parents' pets.

解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句中的“second－borns are more likely than first－borns to behave badly”可知，二胎孩子比第一个出生的孩子更有可能表现不佳；结合第一段第二句“Does he always get in trouble”可知，二胎孩子常常制造麻烦；故可推知，该画线词意为“调皮鬼，小淘气”，故B项正确。

答案：B

2．According to the report，what influences the second－born children's behaviour?

A．Challenges of their elder siblings.

B．Fewer chances of talking with others.

C．More family problems they are faced with.

D．The amount of attention they receive from parents.

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The reason why second－born siblings may be worse behaved than first－borns is that parents tend to pay less attention to them”可知，父母给予二胎孩子较少的关注影响了他们的行为。

答案：D

3．Joseph Doyle holds the opinion that the older siblings________．

A．have the same role models as their younger ones

B．are not to blame for their younger siblings' failure

C．are partly responsible for their younger siblings' problems

D．affect the parental investment and the labor market participation

解析：推理判断题。根据第五段Joseph Doyle所说的话可知，不只是父母对二胎孩子的关注度会对他们的行为有一定的影响，家里比他们大的哥哥姐姐也会对他们的行为有一定的影响，故C项正确。

答案：C

4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Why the second－born tend to be misbehaved

B．How parents improve family relationships

C．Social policy guides family education