C． It's just for family members． D．It makes the campers feel sad．

（5）What's the writer's purpose of writing the text？ D A．To speak highly of the firefighters．

B． To show great pity to the kids with burn scars． C． To cheer up the kids with burn scars． D． To introduce a burn camp and some campers．

【分析】主要讲述了一个为那些有烧伤疤的孩子提供帮助的营地，同时介绍了一些通过参加活动而有了变化的营员们．

【解答】（1）D 细节理解题．根据 Her classmates were mean， though． They made fun of her scars． \，she said．她的同学们对她都很刻薄，而且还嘲笑她的伤疤．她说她没有任何朋友，可知因为她的伤疤她是孤独的，故选D．

（2）C 细节理解题．根据 Since then， it has been offering children with burn scars a week of relief from looking different．从那以后，它一直在为那些有烧伤疤痕的孩子们提供一周的缓解，让他们避免看起来与众不同．故选C．

（3）A 细节理解题．根据He ended up loving it． After camp， his mother noticed a difference． He was no longer embarrassed about the special clothes he had to wear for his scars． He was more comfortable being himself．他最终爱上了它．夏令营结束后，他母亲注意到了一些变化．他不再为自己的伤疤必须穿的特殊衣服感到尴尬，他也更舒服地做自己．故选A．

（4）B 细节理解题．根据 Fire Truck Day allows them to see each other in a happy situation， which is always the campers most unforgettable day．消防车日让他们在一个快乐的环境中相见，这永远是营员们最难忘的一天．可知，这一天对于参加营地的人而言是非常有意义，与众不同的，故选B．

（5）D 主旨大意题．根据文章内容，主要讲述了一个为那些有烧伤疤的孩子提供帮助的营地，同时介绍了一些通过参加活动而有了变化的营员们．故选D．

【点评】首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，然后明确词意，结合排除法逐一选出答案．最后再通读全文，核对答案．

42．（10分）Are kids getting too much praise？ Too much praise may be doing kids more harm than good．

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A cover story in Scholastic Instructor magazine asks whether kids today are over﹣praised． The concern is that while trying to build up kids' confidence（自信），parents are paying little attention to kids' real goals and achievements． In a recent study， eighth graders in Korea and the United States were asked whether they were good at math． Among the American students， 39 percent said they were excellent at math， compared to just 6 percent of the Korean eighth graders． But the reality was somewhat different． The Korean kids scored far better than the over﹣confident American students．

The disadvantage of too much praise is that kids may start to focus on the reward rather than what they are learning， Worse， when a student fails， whose confidence comes from a blind sense of achievement rather than his or her actual abilities， the result can be devastating（毁灭性的）．This doesn't mean we shouldn't praise our kids or that teachers shouldn't try to build up their students 5 self﹣confidence． But self﹣confidence should be the result of good grades and real achievements， not empty praise from others．

Last month， Cognitive Daily reported that parents and teachers should be specific rather than general when they offer praise． An example of general praise is telling a child， \smart．\， \．， or \on your math test．\show \， compared with kids who receive specific praise about their achievement on a task． The reason： a child who knows she's a smart girl feels defeated（挫败的）if she has trouble reading a sentence． But a child who has been told she is a good reader is more likely to have confidence in that specific ability and work a little harder to deal with a more difficult book．

（1）What can we learn from the study of the eighth graders in Paragraph 2？ B A． American students are over﹣praised． B． Over﹣confident students may achieve less．

（2）According to Paragraph 3， kids' self﹣confidence should come from D ． A． teachers 5 love and support B． what they get from parents C． a blind sense of achievement

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D． what they are able to do well

（3）Which of the following best explains \？ A A． Exact． B． Careful． C． Scientific． D． Professional

（4）What will kids getting general praise do in the face of problems with learning？ B A． Ask others for advice． B． Probably give up easily． C． Work them out alone． D． Work harder than before．

（5）In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the text？ C A． Travel． B． Business． C．Education． D． Energy．

【分析】本文主要是向家长们说明，如果夸赞自己的孩子太多，对孩子来说可能弊大于利．

【解答】（1）B．细节理解题．根据The Korean kids scored far better than the over﹣confident American students．韩国孩子的成绩远比过分自信的美国学生好得多．故选B． （2）D．细节理解题．根据But self﹣confidence should be the result of good grades and real achievements， not empty praise from others．但是自信应该是好成绩和真实成就的结果，而不是别人的空夸．可知是要从他们能做好的事情中获得的．故选D．

（3）A．词意推断题．根据Last month， Cognitive Daily reported that parents and teachers should be specific rather than general when they offer praise． An example of general praise is telling a child， \．\， \reading．上个月，《认知日报》报道说，父母和老师在表扬时应该specific而不是普遍． 一个普遍赞美的例子是告诉孩子：\你很聪明．\称赞是：\您在阅读方面做得很好．可推知是详细的，准确的意思．故选A．

（4）B．推理判断题．根据 Kids who receive general praise about their abilities are more

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likely to show \， 受到普遍赞誉的孩子在遇到学习问题时更有可能表现出\无助\的行为，可推知他可能会容易放弃．故选B．

（5）C．推理判断题．根据Are kids getting too much praise？ Too much praise may be doing kids more harm than good．孩子们得到的好评太多了吗？太多的好评可能会使孩子弊大于利．可知本文与教育有关．故选C．

【点评】先通读全文，找到题干中的关键词，有针对性地到文章中寻找细节，并结合选项，确定答案．

非选择题部分共45分VII.选词填空（10分）A.阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空（每词限用一次）． 43．（5分）

so and for picture famous Dear David，

How's it going？ I'd like to tell you about my travel experiences．

Last month， I went to Chengdu （1） for my vacation with my parents． Chengdu is in Sichuan， in the southwest of China． It's （2） famous for its beautiful mountains， forests and lakes． Many people go there to enjoy their vacation every year． We had a five﹣day trip and took many （3） pictures ． We saw pandas and monkeys． They were （4） so cute that we couldn't help watching them．

We had an exciting trip! I felt tired but happy． Please e﹣mail me soon （5） and about your vacation．

【分析】作者告诉大卫自己的旅行经历．

【解答】（1）for 考查介词．句意：上个月，我和父母去成都度假．根据句意可知，此处表达\为了\，用介词for，故填for．

（2）famous 考查形容词．句意：它以美丽的山、森林和湖泊而闻名．根据句意可知，此处表达\著名的\，用形容词形式，be famous for以…闻名．故填famous．

（3）pictures 考查名词复数．句意：我们旅行了五天，拍了很多照片．故句意可知，此处表达\照片\， 用名词形式，结合前面many可知，此处用复数形式，故填pictures．

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