2014高考英语阅读理解全程巩固训练（21）及答案
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Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behavior and emotions, finds new rearch from the University of Toronto and the University of California.
Surprisingly little has been published on the subject of parental lying, so Gail Heyman, professor of psychology at the University of California, Diem Luu, a former student of the University of California, and Kang Lee, professor at the University Toronto, t out to explore the underrearched phenomenon. They asked US participants in two related studies about parents lying to their children—either for the purpo of promoting appropriate behavior or to make them happy.
In one of the studies, many parents reported they told their young children that bad things would happen if they didn't go to bed or eat what they were suppod to. Other parents rep
orted inventing magical creatures. One explained, “We told our daughter that if she wrapped up all her pacifiers (橡皮奶嘴) like gifts, the fair would come and give them to the children who needed them.”
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In the other study, the rearchers surveyed college students' recollections about their parents' lying and obtained similar results: parents often lie to their children even as they tell them that lying is unacceptable.
The rearchers refer to this practice as 疝气的症状和治疗“parenting by lying”. “We are surprid by how often parenting by lying takes place，” said LEE. Though Heyman thinks that there are occasions when it is appropriate to be less than truthful with a child, she urges parents to think through the issues and consider alternatives before using lies.
“Children sometimes behave in ways that are disruptive or are likely to harm their longterm interests，” said Heyman. “It is common for them to try out a range of strategies, including lying, to stop them. However, parents should be concerned about the possible longterm negative conquences to children's beliefs about honesty.”
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。父母常教育孩子要诚实，但他们自己有时却对孩子撒谎。研究人员就此现象进行了调研，并且提出家长应该考虑到对孩子经常说谎可能会造成的长期的负面影响的结论，并建议家长考虑一些其他的教育方法。
16．The subject of parental lying ________.
A．was not allowed to be rearched in the past
登陆qq聊天B．attracts little attention becau it is common
抗疫手抄报C．hasn't got many published results about it
D．is becoming more and more popular关于七夕的诗
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中“Surprisingly little has been published on the subject of parental lying”可知，对于父母撒谎的行为很少有报道。故C汗明项正确。
17．The study of Gai Heyman, Diem Luu and Kang Lee was focud on parents' lies that ________.
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A．aim to cover their mistakes
B．lead children to hate them
C．aim to give children a positive influence
D．make children get ud to lying
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“They asked US participants in two related for the purpo of promoting appropriate behavior or to make them happy.”可知，父母说谎的原因本是想给孩子带来积极的影响。故C项正确。
18．What does Heyman think of parental lying?
A．It is a great parenting strategy.
B．Parents should think twice before using it.
C．It usually does more good than harm.
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D．Parents should do something to make up for it after using it.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Though Heyman thinks that there are occasions when it is appropriate to be less than truthful with a child, she urges parents to think through the issues and consider alternatives before using lies.”可知，Heyman认为父母应该想清楚对孩子撒谎的问题，在撒谎之前要考虑再三。故B项正确。
19．Parents usually ________ when their young children don't go to bed properly.
A．turn off the bedroom lights and play some music
B．shout at them loudly
C．shut the door and let them alone
D．make up some magical creatures to let them believe
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Other parents reported inventing magical creatures”可知，D项正确。
20．In which part of a newspaper would you most probably find the passage?
A．Business. B．Education.
C．Technology. D．Fashion.
答案：B 推理判断题。文章主要讨论了父母在教育孩子时，是否应该撒谎的问题。故最有可能在报纸上的教育一栏出现。故B项正确。
阅读理解 C
As thousands of communities in the USA — especially in the South — became booming gateways for immigrant families from Central and South America during the 1990s and the early years of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of rving the large numbers of English learners arriving in their classrooms.
Education programs needed to be built from scratch. “We had no teaching resources suitable for English learners here before. We had to develop them all ourlves,” a Texas
principal said. Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit teachers from elwhere. School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents who spoke no English.
