Question

If you have a brother or sister, you already know you are different from each other. You live together in the same house and the same parents, but you have different personalities.

Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parent treat you. First –born children receive all the attention from their parents. Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born than any other child. Parents usually give first-born more responsibilityand depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters. As a result, first -born are often responsible, hard-working, and jealous. They often want to do well at school and work. There are more first-born American Presidents, for example, George Bush, George Washington, andLyndon Baines Johnson-than second or last-born children.

When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child has to competewith the first-born for the parents, attention and love. Their children often choose different sports and hobbies to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family’s attention. They are often friendly and cool. Many famous talk-show hosts were born last.

1.The writer thinks that the second children are often ___.

A. outing and jealous B. cool and friendly

C. hard-working and serious D. creative and responsible

2.The underlined word ―“jealous” means ______ in the passage.

A. 友好的 B.冷静的 C.快乐的 D. 嫉妒的

3.______is usually the happiest in the family according to

the passage.

A. The eldest child B. The second child

C. The youngest child D. The father

4. We can learn from the passage that _________.

A. the second child is very similar to the first-born child

B. brothers and sisters usually have the same personalities

C. it’s easy for the second child to get his or her parents’ attention

D. there are more first-born successful people than second or last-born people

5.The passage is mainly about ___________________.

A. birth order and personalities

B. the personalities of the second child in a family

C. the personalities of the eldest child in a family

D. the personalities of the youngest child in a family

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述姐妹或是兄妹之间性格不同的原因。父母常会给第一个孩子更多的责任，所以长子多有责任心，努力。而第二个孩子出生后会和第一个孩子比较，所以他们很友好但是冷酷。

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句 Many famous talk-show hosts were born last. “许多著名的脱口秀主持都是最后出生的那一个。”脱口秀主持人都是乐观、快乐的，最后出生的那个就是最小的那个。故选C。

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考点：日常生活类短文阅读。