One period of our lives when better results are demanded of us is, strangely enough, childhood. Despite being young we are expected to achieve good grades, stay out of trouble, make friends at school, do well on tests, perform chores (杂务)at home and so on. It’s not easy.
Likeable children enjoy many advantages, including the ability to deal more easily with stresses of growing up.In her book Understanding Child Stress, Dr. Carolyn Leonard states that children who are likeable and optimistic are able to gain support from others. This leads to focus and resilience（适应力）, the ability to recover from or adjust early to life stress. Much research shows that resilience has enabled children to succeed in school, avoid drug abuse, and develop a healthy self-awareness(自我意识).
Why does a likeable child more easily handle stress and do better in his or her life? Because likeability helps create what’s known as a positive feedback loop(回馈圈). The positive feelings you want to see in other people are returned to you, creating constant encouragement and motivation to deal with the daily stress of life.
This feedback loop continues into adulthood. To return once again to the example of teaching, learning bees easier with a likeable personality. Michael Delucchi of the University of Hawaii reviewed dozens of studies to determine if likeable teachers received good ratings because of their likeability or because they in fact taught well. Delucchi found that “Students who perceive(察觉) a teacher as likeable, in contrast to(比照) those who do not, may be more attentive to the information that the teacher delivers and they’ll work harder on assignments, and they will learn more.”
You may have noticed this pattern in your own life when you try to give some advice. The more positive your relationship with that person, the more he or she seems to listen, and the more you feel certain that that person has heard you and intends to act on your words.
【小题1】The writer implies in the first paragraph that .A．life is not easy for every one of usB．children are expected much than we usually think C．better education results in smarter childrenD．to be a likable child is almost impossible【小题2】According to Dr. Leonard, likeable children .A．will work harder on assignments and learn moreB．can deal more easily with stress independentlyC．can achieve more and understand themselves betterD．are always optimistic and ready to help those in need【小题3】The main purpose of the studies done by Michael Delucchi is to find .A．how a likeable teacher’s teaching style is formedB．how a teacher’s likeability gains popularityC．if a likeable teacher draws more attentionD．if a likeable teacher has a positive personality【小题4】The passage aims at proving that .A．likeable people give better advice B．likeable people do better in their childhoodC．social creatures enjoy more advantagesD．likeable people do better in life generallyB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文主要讲述的就是likeable people在生活中表现的比一般的孩子更好，以及人们对此现象的研究。
【小题1】B 段落大意题。根据本段Despite being young we are expected to achieve good grades, stay out of trouble, make friends at school, do well on tests, perform chores (杂务)at home and so on说明本段讲述的是人们在童年时期对孩子的期望值很高。故B正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据第二段3,4,5行Dr. Carolyn Leonard states that children who are likeable and optimistic are able to gain support from others. This leads to focus and resilience（适应力）, the ability to recover from or adjust early to life stress.说明likeable children能得到更多的支持，也能够提高自己的竞争力和适应力，能够更好地理解别人。故Ｃ项正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据最后一段7,8行Michael Delucchi of the University of Hawaii reviewed dozens of studies to determine if likeable teachers received good ratings because of their likeability or because they in fact taught well.说明他的研究对象是这样的老师对学生的影响，故C正确。
【小题4】D 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的就是likeable people在生活中表现的比一般的孩子更好，以及人们对此现象的研究。故D项正确。