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【题目】（题文）Birth order plays a vital role in deciding the characteristics of a child. And when it comes to the middle child, it certainly plays a huge role. The middle children go through some things only they can understand. （小题1）

Mostly, middle children have to share a room. （小题2） They need to share a room with an elder one because they're too young to sleep alone. And just when they think they'll finally have a room of their own, a voice is heard saying, “Dear, please share the room with your younger one, as he's too small to sleep alone.”

Middle children tend to share clothes with their siblings (兄弟姐妹). Their cupboard is full of handmedowns from their older sibling, and they need to wear his clothes. （小题3） They can always show off their elder sibling's clothes and things at school. Also, they get to pass their own clothes to their younger sibling.

（小题4） They're liked by both, because they can relate well to both generations. On one hand they can recall how much fun it was watching Garfield and Friends, and on the other hand they can talk about the latest video game released in the market.

Siblings' talking is one interesting thing about a middle child. They are not as boring as they appear.（小题5） Also, thanks to the divided attention at home, middle children are independent and need not rely on anyone.

A．Instead, they are very artistic and creative.

B．But this comes with its own advantage too.

C．Here are some things a middle child can relate to.

D．They rarely enjoy the experience of having their own room.

E．And the dream of having their own room is completely destroyed.

F．They're the problem solvers between their older and younger siblings.

G．As a middle kid, they are the bridge between their younger and older siblings.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】【1】C

【2】【2】D

【3】【3】B

【4】【4】G

【5】【5】A

【解析】试题这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了出生在中间的孩子在生活中不同于其他孩子的一些特点。

【1】【1】考查上下文理解和推理判断。由上文“The middle children go through some things only they can understand.”（中间的孩子经历一些仅有他们可以理解的事情），结合空格下文讲述只有中间的孩子才能体会的事可推断，此处起承上启下的作用，故选项C“以下是一些与中间的孩子相关的事情。”故选C。

【2】【2】考查上下文理解和推理判断。上文“Mostly, middle children have to share a room.”提到了“room”下文“They need to share a room with an elder one because they're too young to sleep alone. ”也提到了“room”，选项D中提到了“room”，结合语境“大部分中间的孩子必须共享房间”可推断，他们很少能享受拥有他们自己的房间的乐趣。空格处对上一句解释说明。故选D。

【3】【3】考查上下文理解和推理判断。由下文“They can always show off their elder sibling's clothes and things at school. Also, they get to pass their own clothes to their younger sibling.”可知，他们总是可以在学校里炫耀他们哥哥姐姐的衣服，并且他们必须把他们自己的衣服传给他们的弟弟妹妹。因此推断此处讲述穿哥哥姐姐的衣服的优势，故B项“这也是有优势的”，this指代上文的“Their cupboard is full of handmedowns from their older sibling, and they need to wear his clothes.”(他们的衣橱里满是哥哥姐姐的衣服，他们必须穿他的衣服)。故选B。

【4】【4】考查段落大意。由下文“They're liked by both, because they can relate well to both generations.”可知，中间的孩子是兄弟姐妹之间的桥梁。故选G。

【5】【5】考查上下文理解和推理判断。A项的“artistic and creative”与上文的“not as boring as they appear”是呼应的，他们不想他们看起来那么无趣，他们是有艺术天赋的并有创意的。故选A。

七选五文章多是说明文，考查考生对文章整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。解答这类试题时要注意运用一定的解题技巧：也就是利用上下文所重复的关键词，即词的复现原则进行判断，其中包括同义词、原词和反义词的复现，要注意空前空后的名词、代词和动词，寻找答案时注意在选项中查找同义词、近义词、反义词或者表示同一类事物的词语等。例如小题2，上文“Mostly, middle children have to share a room.”提到了“room”下文“They need to share a room with an elder one because they're too young to sleep alone. ”也提到了“room”，选项D中提到了“room”，结合语境大部分中间的孩子必须共享房间可推断，他们很少能享受拥有他们自己的房间的乐趣。空格处对上一句的进一步说明。故选D。