Passage Two
Helping to look after a pet can facilitate numerous aspects of a child’s emotional development. Research shows that reading to a loyal and nonjudgmental companion, such as a dog or cat, can encourage reluctant readers to read aloud, which will in turn boost their self-confidence. Having a companion to talk to about their feelings can also help children feel secure and develop communication skills.
A household pet can also cultivate a child’s sense of responsibility as their parent explains the necessary processes of keeping their pet happy and healthy. As a child matures, they can then take on more of the daily responsibilities, boosting their sense of independence.
Pets also provide a fantastic subject for research and learning. Parents can encourage their child to research their favourite pets at the library or during a supervised internet search. Taking children along to the pet shop to buy food and supplies will support their cognitive development as their passion for learning flourishes.
A child’s physical development can benefit greatly from taking pets for walks in the fresh air. Even their fine-motor skills can be utilised in taking care of a beloved animal.
When responsibilities are well paced and communicated, a child can benefit greatly from involvement in bringing up a happy and healthy pet. And of course, if a child doesn’t have a pet in their own household, they can still benefit from all of the above when visiting a friend who does.
短文二
帮助照料宠物有助于孩子情感发展诸多方面的进步。研究表明,给狗或猫这样忠诚且不做评判的伙伴读书,能够鼓励那些不太愿意朗读的读者大声朗读,这反过来会提升他们的自信心。有一个可以倾诉感受的伙伴,也能帮助孩子获得安全感并发展沟通技能。
通过家长解释保持宠物快乐健康的必要过程,家庭宠物也能培养孩子的责任感。随着孩子逐渐成熟,他们可以承担更多的日常照料责任,从而增强独立感。
宠物也为研究和学习提供了一个绝佳主题。家长可以鼓励孩子去图书馆,或在有监督的网络搜索中,研究他们最喜欢的宠物。带着孩子去宠物店购买食物和用品,随着他们学习热情的增长,也将支持他们的认知发展。
带孩子到新鲜空气中遛宠物,能极大地有益于他们的身体发育。甚至他们的精细运动技能也可以在照顾心爱动物的过程中得到运用。
当责任安排得当并沟通清楚时,孩子从参与养育一只快乐健康的宠物中能受益匪浅。当然,如果孩子自己家里没有宠物,在拜访养宠物的朋友时,他们同样可以从上述所有方面受益。
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- 单选题
- 分值:14.2
What does research show about reading to a loyal and nonjudgmental companion?
问:关于给忠诚且不做评判的伙伴读书,研究表明了什么?
- 它能帮助阅读能力欠佳的读者感到更安全。
- 它能鼓励不太愿意朗读的读者大声朗读。
- 它能增强孩子们对他人的信任。
- 它能提升孩子们对交流的兴趣。
解析:
- 不正确。原文提到“有个可以倾诉感受的伙伴,有助于孩子们获得安全感”,但并未特指“阅读能力欠佳的读者”,也未将“感到更安全”与“阅读能力欠佳”建立直接关联。该选项属于范围缩小且信息嫁接的错误。
- 正确。原文明确提到:“reading to a loyal and nonjudgmental companion, such as a dog or cat, can encourage reluctant readers to read aloud”。其中“reluctant readers”与选项“不太愿意朗读的读者”完全对应。这是文章直接陈述的研究发现。
- 不正确。原文说的是阅读给宠物听可以“boost their self-confidence”,即提升“自信心”,而非“confidence in others”(对他人的信任)。该选项属于偷换核心概念的典型错误。
- 不正确。原文提到与宠物交谈有助于“develop communication skills”(发展沟通技能),但并未提及这能“boost interest in communication”(提升对交流的兴趣)。该选项将“技能发展”偷换为“兴趣提升”,属于概念混淆。
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- 单选题
- 分值:14.2
How can parents make pets a fantastic subject for their children’s research and learning?
问:家长如何能让宠物成为孩子们研究和学习的绝佳主题呢?
- 通过激励孩子们去了解他们最喜欢的宠物。
- 通过带孩子们去图书馆借阅有关动物的书籍。
- 通过让孩子们自行上网搜索与宠物相关的信息。
- 通过向孩子们展示如何获取有关健康宠物的知识。
解析:
- 正确。原文对应句为:“Parents can encourage their child to research their favourite pets at the library or during a supervised internet search”。其核心动作是“encourage...to research their favourite pets”(鼓励研究他们最喜欢的宠物),选项A的“激励孩子们去了解他们最喜欢的宠物”与此高度吻合,准确概括了原文意图。
- 不正确。原文虽提到“at the library”(去图书馆),但目的是“research their favourite pets”(研究他们最喜欢的宠物),这是一个包含信息搜集、整理、学习的过程。选项B将其简化为“借阅有关动物的书籍”,范围过窄且偏离了“研究/学习”这一主动探究的核心,属于对原文信息的片面理解。
- 不正确。原文的关键限定条件是“during a supervised internet search”(在有监督的网络搜索中)。选项C去掉了“supervised”(有监督的)这一至关重要的安全前提,表述为“自行上网搜索”,这与原文精神相悖,属于遗漏关键限制条件的错误。
- 不正确。原文并未提及家长需要“展示如何获取知识”这一具体教学方法。该信息属于无中生有。
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- 单选题
- 分值:14.2
How can children still benefit even when their family doesn’t have a pet?
问:即使家里没养宠物,孩子们如何仍能从中受益呢?
- 通过了解饲养宠物有诸多益处。
- 通过观察如何养育健康的宠物。
- 通过听闻同龄人对宠物的热爱之情。
- 通过拜访家中养宠物的朋友。
解析:
- 不正确。该选项是一个笼统的结论,而非具体的“受益方式”。原文最后一句明确给出了孩子们在自家无宠时仍能受益的具体途径,而非仅仅是“了解益处”。此选项答非所问。
- 不正确。原文中提到的“observing how healthy pets are brought up”是养宠物家庭孩子可能参与的过程,但并未作为“无宠物家庭孩子”的受益方式被明确指出。该选项属于合理推断过度,缺乏原文直接依据。
- 不正确。“听闻同龄人的热爱”在原文中没有任何体现,属于完全未提及的信息。
- 正确。原文结尾明确陈述:“if a child doesn’t have a pet in their own household, they can still benefit from all of the above when visiting a friend who does”。选项D是此句的同义转述,直接给出了具体的受益途径。
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