Question

Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers(剑). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”

“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance（支配地位）when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.

Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe.” It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.

When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.

“I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”

1. Bossy children like Stephen Jackson .

A. make good decisions

B. show self-centeredness

C. lack care from others

D. have little sense of fear

2.. The study on bossy behavior implies that parents .

A. should give more power to their children

B. should be strict with their children

C. should not be so anxious about their children

D. should not set limits for their children

3. Bossy children may probably become .

A. relaxed B. skillful

C. hesitant D. lonely

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How bossy behavior can be controlled.

B. How we can get along with bossy children.

C. What leads to children’s bossy behavior.

D. What effect bossy behavior brings about.

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲述了究竟是什么导致了孩子bossy的行为，原来的父母对他们的放纵，对他们的要求不够严格，导致他们缺乏安全感。

631.根据第一段第二句：They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow.后面又举了Jackson的例子Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,说明Jackson的特征以自我为中心，

所以B正确

2.推理判断题。根据最后一段中They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were说明他认为父母应该对孩子更严格，因为父母对孩子宽松让孩子感觉没有安全感，会很焦虑。故B正确。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.如果没有人喜欢你的霸道方式，作为一个顶级狗也会很孤独可以知道bossy children 会感到孤独，所以D正确

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可以知道文章首先讲述了孩子们的专横的行为，然后分析了形成这种行为的原因：遗传因素和父母的教育，所以C什么导致了孩子们的霸道行为正确。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读