Research has shown that first-born children are better than their kid brothers or sisters . First-borns do better on IQ tests and are more likely to become president of the United States but less likely to do drugs and so on .
But why birth order appears to matter so much for school achievement level is much less clear. Many theories have been put forward, ranging from to the stable family life and to different explanation: It comes down to parent’s reputations for maintaining discipline(维持纪律)with their kids .
The basic idea is this: There are two types of parents—those who in our study we call “unforgiving ”—they’ll punish children for poor school performance ,regardless of their children , regardless of birth . The child’s birth order , and those who are “forgiving,” meaning they don’t like to punish any of their children , regardless of birth. The latter type of parents face a dilemma . If they don’t punish their children , regardless of birth . The children will follow suit. As a result , all of them will tend not to work hard in school . To avoid this situation , forgiving parents are strict with their first-born ,hoping to convey an idea that will influence the behavior of their younger children as well . The younger children , seeing their big brother or sister punished , will be less likely to slack off (懈怠) in school because they can’t be sure that mom and dad aren’t really unforgiving types.
So the out outcome of this strategic parenting is that while all children benefit from the first-born’ s punishments , the influence is the greatest on the eldest child .
9. According to the author , first-born children’ s better performance lies in .
A.personal awareness B.school education
C.different parenting D.family background
10.What is the point of the 3re paragraph?
A.To inform the readers of the basis of the research
B.To explain how the study was conducted
C.To expose the truth of the parenting problem
D.To show how parents can influence their kids
11.The best title for the passage is probably .
A.Studies on raising first-borns
B.How to teach kids behave better in school
C.Different parenting styles
D.Why first-born kids do better in school
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025