7.Recently,a scientist did some experiments.He left a group of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a candy.If they rang the bell,he would come back and they could eat the candy.If,however,they didn't ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own,they could then have two candies.
In videos of the experiment,he can see the children kicking,hiding their eyes--trying to exercise self-control so they can wait and get two candies.The results are different.Some broke down and rang the bell within a minute.Others lasted 15minutes.
The children who waited longer went on to get higher SAT scores.They got into better colleges and had better adult success.The children who rang the bell quickest were more likely to have received worse teacher and parental evaluations 10years later and were more likely to have drug problems at age 32.
The experiments are worth noting because people spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve education,how to become rich.But when the result is not good,they will come back to ask"how do we get people to get the sort of self-control that leads to success?"This is to enter the world of human nature.
So these experiments along with everyday experience,tell us that self-control is most important.Young people who can sit through sometimes boring classes to get a degree can work hard in order to learn a language well.They can avoid drugs and alcohol.For people without self-control skills,however,school is a series of failed ordeals(煎熬).No wonder they drop out and their later life is a group of foolish ideas,such as drug use,stealing and so on.
33.The scientist did some experiments toA.
A.test children's self control and later success
B.test children's intelligence of ringing the bell
C.find good ways of training children to learn
D.prove that children's education is important
34.How long did the scientist's experiments last according to the text?D
A.Just 15minutes. B.Within 10years.
C.Less than 14years. D.More than 28years.
35.What is the best title for this passage?D
A.Ways of self-control training
B.Experiments on children's ringing the bell
C.Higher score,better achievements
D.Self-control is the key to success.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读,主要讲述了科学家通过一个实验,来探究自控力和未来成功的关系,并发现自控力和未来成功的关系,实验表明自控力强的人以后成功的机会更大.
解答 33.答案:A.主旨大意题.阅读全文,根据文章内容可知,文章主要讲述了自控力和未来成功的关系.故选A.
34.答案:D.细节理解题.根据"He left a group of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a candy."以及"The children who rang the bell quickest were more likely to have received worse teacher and parental evaluations 10years later and were more likely to have drug problems at age 32."可推测出,实验持续了28年甚至更多.故选D.
35.答案:D.主旨大意题.根据全文内容,尤其是最后一段的句子:So these experiments along with everyday experience,tell us that self-control is most important可知,本文主要讲述了自控力和成功的关系.故选D.
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读,题目涉及主旨大意题,细节理解题.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.