高中英語閱讀理解強(qiáng)化限時(shí)練（1-3）

高中英語閱讀理解強(qiáng)化限時(shí)練

（一）

A

WhenMilletwasaboyheworkedonhisneedyfather'sfarm.Atthe

resthourinthefieldstheotherworkerswouldalltakenaps"丁盹兒），but

youngMilletwouldspendtimedrawing.Finallythevillagewherehe

livedgavehimalittlemoneytoParistostudyart.

WhenMilletreachedParis,hehadatoughtime.Fortunately,when

hewasalmoststarving,someoneboughtoneofhispeasantpaintings,

whichenabledhisfamilytoleaveforBarbizon.

Millefspicturesofpeasantsatworkwerepaintedinauniqueway.

Thepainterwouldgooutonthefarmsandwatchthemcarefully,thenhe

wouldcomehomeandpaintwhathehadseen.Soastonishinglyaccurate

washismemorythathecouldpaintathomewithoutmodelsandgetall

themovementsofhisfiguresright.Whenhedidneedafiguretogobyhe

wouldaskhiswifetoposeforhim.

Oneofhisnotedartworksiscalled“TheSower”,whichshowsa

manseeding.Hereachesintohisbagforseedandthenswingsbackward

toscatter（M#）theseed,andwitheachswingofhishandthesower

strides（大步走）fbrward.InMillet'spicturethesowerhasbeenworking

hard,buthisswingingstepandarmstillmovesmoothly,likeamachine.

Onlytheman'sheadrevealshisgreattiredness.

Anothermasterpieceiscalled“TheGleaners,,.Agleanerissomeone

pickinguptheleftoverinthefieldafterthewheatharvest.Whenfarmers

nearBarbizonareextremelybadly-off,eventhelittlethegleanerscan

findisahelp.YoucanseefromMillet'spicturewhatback-breakingwork

gleaningmustbe.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutMillet?

A.Hiswifesupportedhimtobeapainter.

B.Hewaskeenonpaintingasakid.

C.HespenthiswholelifeinBarbizon.

D.HewasbroughtupinParis.

2.Howdidhepaintthelaboringfarmers?

A.Askingmodelsforhelp.

B.Imaginingfiguresinthefield.

C.Rememberingwhathehadobserved.

D.Recallingthedaysonhisfather'sfarm.

3.WhatdoMillefsworksconvey?

A.Thefarmers'hardshipsB.Thesceneofgardening

C.HisloveforthevillageD.Hisanxietyaboutthefarmers

4.Thetextismostlikelytobefoundin.

A.Ashort-storycollectionB.Apersonaldiary

C.AmagazineofartD.Asciencemagazine

B

EnglandandWaleslaunchedaCOVID-19smartphoneappon

Thursday,allowinguserstotracecontacts,checkthelocallevelofrisk

andrecordvisitstoplacessuchaspubs,fourmonthsafterthetechnology

waspromisedtothepublic.

TheNHSCOVID-19appcomesasBritainprepareforasecond

waveofinfections,withdailycasenumbersrisingatratesnotseensince

thepeakofthepandemic（流行?。゛ndatestingsystemunabletocope

withdemandinmanyareas.

ThegovernmenthadsaidaCOVID-19appwouldarriveinMay,but

earlytrialsweretroubledbyproblems,anddevelopersabandoned

home-growntechnologyinfavorofAppleandGoogle'smodelinJune.

Asthedelaylengthened,thegovernmentdownplayedtheimportanceof

smartphonesinfightingCOVID-19,sayingthatratherthananappbeing

centraltothetestandtracesystem,itwas“thecherryonthecake”.

HealthSecretaryMattHancock,however,saidthatwithinfectionrates

rising,everytoolavailablemustbeusedtopreventthespreadofthe

disease,includingthelatesttechnology."Wehaveworkedextensively

withtechcompanies,internationalpartners,andprivacyandmedical

experts-andlearnedfromthetrials-todevelopanappthatissecure,

simpletouseandwillhelpkeepourcountrysafe,^^hesaid.

TheappusesBluetoothsignalstorecordwhenauserisinclose

contactwithanotheruser,generallymeaningwithintwometersfor15

minutesormore.IfsomeonetestspositiveforCOVID-19,theycan

choosetosharetheresultanonymously（匿名地）withtheirclose

contacts,whowilleachreceiveawarningandwillhavetoisolate（隔

離）fdr14days.

Peopleagedover16willbeencouragedtodownloadtheappby

advertisementswiththeslogan:"Protectyourlovedones.Gettheapp.”

5.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlined

word“downplay“inParagraph4?

A.emphasizeB.valueC.explainDunderestimate

6.WhatcanweknowabouttheCOVID-19smartphoneappfromthe

passage?

A.Theappcametomarketatthepeakofthedisease.

B.Theappmighthelpreducethespreadofthedisease.

C.Theappcansharethetestingresultautomatically.

D.TheappispopularwithteenagersinEngland.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromMatfswords?

A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.B.Hastemakeswaste.

C.Onegoodturndeservesanother.D.Knowledgestartswithpractice.

C

Conservationists（野生動物保護(hù)者）havelongknownthatusing

pandas,tigersandothercharmingspeciestopromotetheircampaignsisa

goodwaytoraisemoney.Butsomepeoplearguethatfocusingon

these“flagship“animalscanignoreequallythreatenedbutlesscuteones.

NowJenniferMcgowanatMacquarieUniversityinSydneyandher

colleaguessuggestthatwecanhaveitbothways,afterfindingthat

fundingforflagshipspeciesalsohelpsotherthreatenedspeciesinthe

surroundingareas.Mcgowan'steamfirstdrewupalistof534flagship

speciesinwildlife-richhotspotsaroundtheworld.Thebiodiversityareas

wereeachsplitintogrids（網(wǎng)格）of100by100kilometersquares.The

researchersthencomparedtwoconservationapproachesacrosseight

simulatedscenarios（模才以場景）whichassumeddifferentlevelsofhuman

activityandprotectedareas.

Thefirstfocusedonprotectingflagshipspecies,whilethesecond

aimedtoprotectthemaximumnumberofspeciesinanarea,regardlessof

theirfundraisingpotential.Theirstudyhasfoundthattargetinggrid

squareswithflagshipspeciesalsoprotected79to89percentofthe

non-flagshipspeciesinthatarea.Thefigureroseto97percentin

somescenarios.

"Thefindingscouldhelpwhenchoosingwhichspeciestopromote.

Flagshipspeciesareveryeffectiveatgettingthepublictocare,"shesays.

MorganTrimble,theauthorofapaperthathasfoundscientistsalsohave

apreferenceforcharminganimals,saystheresultsdon'tsurpriseher.

"WhileIthinkit'simportantthatwedon'tlosesightofthebiggerpicture

"conservingspeciesisaboutconservingallthecomponentpartsof

ecosystems,eventhenot-so-cutespecies---1thinkhighlightingflagship

speciesinfundraisingandeducationisapracticalideaandappealsto

humannature,"shesays.Trimblealsoaskswhatthealternativetousing

flagshipspecieswouldbe:randomlypickingspecies?

McGowan'sstudyfoundarandomapproachtochoosingwhereto

spendconservationfundsonlyprotected39to55percentofthenon-

flagshipspecies.

8.Whatkindofanimalsdoconservationistsusuallyusetoraisefunds?

A.Lessattractiveanimals.

B.Endangeredflagshipanimals.

C.Threatenedbutnotnecessarilycutespecies.

D.Charmingbutnotnecessarilythreatenedspecies.

9.WhathasMcGowanandherteam'sstudyrevealed?

A.Itworkswelltofocusonflagshipspecies.

B.Thereareveryfewflagshipspeciesingridsquares.

C.Non-flagshipspeciesarepoorlyprotectedingeneral.

D.Flagshipspeciesaregettingmorethanenoughattention.

10.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Anapproachtochoosingacharmingspecies

B.Theeffectsofhumanactivityonanimals

C.Theroleoffundraisinginsavinganimals

D.Aneffectivewaytoconductwildlifeconservation

D七選五

Manypeoplebelievesharksaredangerousandwillalwaystrytohurtore

venkillhumans.1.AsharkexhibitionattheNationalAquariumin

Baltimore,US,provesthis.Visitorscantouchyoungsharks,seetheireggs

developandwatchadozendifferentspeciesswimsmoothlyarounda

hugetank.

Mostpeoplefailtorealizethatsharkattacksdon'thappenveryoften.Hu

mansaremorelikelytobekilledbylightningthanbyashark.2.

Theycanwatchthemdevelopinsidetheeggsandfeelthe

skinoftheolderswimmerssoastolearn,fromanearlyage,nottofear

sharks.

“Peoplefearwhattheydon'tknow,"saidNancyHotchkiss,anorganizer

oftheexhibition,whichrunstillDecember."Sharkshavebeenroundfor

400millionyearsandplayanimportantroleintheocean'sfoodchain.

Wewantpeopletodiscoverthatsharksareamazinganimalsthatneedour

respectandprotection."

3.Astudy,publishedinJanuaryintheUSmagazineScience,foun

dthatalmostallrecordedsharkspecieshavefallenbyhalfinthepast

eighttofifteenyears.ThousandsofsharksarehuntedinAsiaforspecial

foods,suchassharkfinsoup.34.Morethanhalfofallsharkscaught

aresmallerthanonemeterlong/'Somefishingmethodsareactually

cleaningouttheocean,“saidDaveSchofield,themanagerofthe

aquarium'soceanhealthprogram."Thefishermenthrewthemawaylike

rubbish.“5.

A.Ashocking100millionsharksarekilledeveryyearbyhumansaround

theworld.

B.Andmanyothersgetcaughtinnets,whilefishermenarehuntingother

fish.

C.Sharkscansmellandtasteblood,andtraceitbacktoitssource.

D.Infact,94percentoftheworld's400speciesareharmlesstohumans.

E.Whoeverdoharmtosharksshallbepunishedbyinternationallaws.

F.Itisaworryingsituationandsomeareashaveputmeasuresinplaceto

protectthesespeciesoffish.

G.Andtomakethispointclear,themuseumhassetupaspecialtouching

poolforchildren.

Key:

1-4BCAC5-7DBA8-10BAD

七選五1-5DGABF

（二）

A

Iamanactiveplaygoerandplay-reader,andperhapsmybestreason

foreditingthisbookisahopeofsharingmyenthusiasmforthetheater

withothers.TodothisIhavesearchedthroughdozensofplaystofindthe

onesthatIthinkbestshowthepowerandpurposeoftheshortplay.

Eachplayhasathemeorcentralideawhichtheplaywright（劇作家）

hopestogetacrossthroughdialogueandaction.Afewcharactersare

usedtocreateasingleimpressiongrowingoutofthetheme.Itisnotmy

intentiontopointoutthecentralthemeofeachoftheplaysinthis

collection,forthatwould,indeed,ruinthepleasureofreading,discussing,

andthinkingabouttheplaysandtheeffectivenessoftheplaywright.

However,avarietyoftypesisrepresentedhere.Theseincludecomedy,

satire,poignantdrama,historicalandregionaldrama.Toshowthe

versatility（多面性）oftheshortplay,Ihaveincludedaguidanceplay,

aradioplayandatelevisionplay.

Amongthewritersoftheplaysinthiscollection,PaulGreen,Susan

Glaspell,MaxwellAnderson,ThorntonWilder,WilliamSaroyan,and

TennesseeWilliamshaveallreceivedPulitzerPrizesfortheir

contributionstothetheater.Moreinformationabouttheplaywrightswill

befoundattheendofthisbook.

Togetthemostoutofreadingtheseplays,trytopicturetheplayon

stage,withyou,thereader,intheaudience.Thehouselightsdim（變

暗）.Thecurtainsareabouttoopen,andinafewminutestheactionand

dialoguewilltellyouthestory.

1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?（）

A.Hehaswrittendozensofplays.

B.Hehasadeeploveforthetheater.

C.Heisaprofessionalstageactor.

D.Helikesreadingshortplaystoothers.

2.Whatdoestheauthoravoiddoinginhiswork?()

A.Statingtheplays'centralideas.B.Selectingworksbyfamous

playwrights.

C.Includingvarioustypesofplays.D.Offeringinformationonthe

playwrights.

3.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdowhilereadingtheplays?()

A.Controltheirfeelings.B.Applytheiractingskills.

C.Usetheirimagination.D.Keeptheiraudienceinmind.

4.Whatisthistext?()

A.Ashortstory.B.Anintroductiontoabook.

C.Aplayreview.D.Anadvertisementforatheater.

B

ThetrafficsignalsalongFactoriaBoulevardinBellevue,

Washington,generallydon'tflashthesamelengthofgreentwiceinarow,

especiallyatrushhour.At9:30am,thefullred/yellow/greensignalcycle

mightbe140seconds.By9:33am,aburstofadditionaltrafficmight

pushitto145seconds.Lesstrafficat9:37amcouldpushitdownto135.

Justlikethetrafficitself,thetimingofthesignalschanges.

Thatisbydesign.Bellevue,afast-growingcity,justeastofSeattle,

usesasystemthatisgainingpopularityaroundtheUS:intersection(十

字路口)signalsthatcanadjustinrealtimetotrafficconditions.These

lights,knownasadaptivesignals,haveledtosignificantdeclinesinboth

thetroubleandcostoftravelsbetweenworkandhome.

"Adaptivesignalscanmakesurethatthetrafficdemandthatisthere

isbeingaddressed,“saysAlexStevanovic,aresearcheratFlorida

AtlanticUniversity.

ForallofBellevue'ssuccess,adaptivesignalsarenotacure-allfor

jammedroadways.KevinBalke,aresearchengineerattheTexasA&M

UniversityTransportationInstitute,saysthatwhilesmartlightscanbe

particularlybeneficialforsomecities,othersaresojammedthatonlya

sharpreductioninthenumberofcarsontheroadwillmakeameaningful

difference.<4It'snotgoingtofixeverything,butadaptivesignalshave

somebenefitsforsmallercities,“hesays.

InBellevue,theswitchtoadaptivesignalshasbeenalessoninthe

valueofwelcomingnewapproaches.Inthepast,therewasoftenan

automaticreactiontoincreasedtraffic:justwidentheroads,saysMark

Poch,theBellevueTransportationDepartment'strafficengineering

manager.Nowhehopesthatothercitieswillconsidermakingtheirstreets

runsmarterinsteadofjustmakingthembigger.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword€€thaf,inparagraph2referto?()

A.Increasedlengthofgreenlights.

B.Shortenedtrafficsignalcycle.

C.Flexibletimingoftrafficsignals.

D.Smoothtrafficflowontheroad.

6.WhatdoesKevinBalkesayaboutadaptivesignals?()

A.'Theyworkbetteronbroadroads.

B.Theyshouldbeusedinothercities.

C.Theyhavegreatlyreducedtrafficontheroad.

D.Theyarelesshelpfulincitiesseriouslyjammed.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromBellevue'ssuccess?()

A.Itisrewardingtotrynewthings.

B.Theoldmethodsstillworktoday.

C.Ipaystoputtheoryintopractice.

D.Thesimplestwayisthebestway.

C

Challengingworkthatrequireslotsofanalyticalthinking,planning

andothermanagerialskillsmighthelpyourbrainstaysharpasyouage,a

studypublishedWednesdayinthejournalNeurologysuggests.

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofLeipziginGermanygathered

morethan1,000retiredworkerswhowereoverage75andassessedthe

volunteers'memoryandthinkingskillsthroughabatteryoftests.Then,

foreightyears,thescientistsaskedthesamegrouptocomebacktothe

labevery18monthstotakethesamesortsoftests.

Thosewhohadheldmentallystimulating（刺激），demandingjobs

beforeretirementtendedtodothebestonthetests.Andtheytendedto

losecognitive（認(rèn)次口）functionatamuchslowerratethanthosewiththe

leastmentallychallengingjobs.Theresultsheldtrueevenafterthe

scientistsaccountedfortheparticipants'overallhealthstatus.

“Thisworksjustlikephysicalexercise,“saysFranciscaThen,who

ledthestudy."Afteralongrun,youmayfeellikeyou'reinpain,youmay

feeltired.Butitmakesyoufit.Afteralongdayatwork-sure,youwill

feeltired,butitcanhelpyourbrainstayhealthy.”

It'snotjustcorporatejobs,orevenpaidworkthatcanhelpkeep

yourbrainfit,Thenpointsout.Awaiter'sjob,forexample,thatrequires

multitasking,teamworkanddecision-makingcouldbejustasstimulating

asanyhigh-levelofficework.And“runningafamilyhouseholdrequires

high-levelplanningandcoordinating（協(xié)調(diào)）,"shesays."Youhaveto

organizetheactivitiesofthechildrenandtakecareofthebillsand

groceries.

Ofcourse,ourbrainscandeclineaswegrowolderforlotsof

reasons-includingotherenvironmentalinfluencesorgeneticfactors.Still,

continuingtochallengeyourselfmentallyandkeepingyourmindbusy

canonlyhelp.

8.Whydidthescientistsaskthevolunteerstotakethetests?（）

A.Toassesstheirhealthstatus.B.Toevaluatetheirworkhabits.

C.Toanalyzetheirpersonality.D.Tomeasuretheirmentalability.

9.HowdoesFranciscaThenexplainherfindingsinparagraph4?()

A.Byusinganexpert'swords.B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Byreferringtoanotherstudy.D.Byintroducingaconcept.

10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?()

A.RetiredWorkersCanPickUpNewSkills

B.OldPeopleShouldTakeChallengingJobs

C.YourToughJobMightHelpKeepYouSharp

D.CognitiveFunctionMayDeclineAsYouAge

D七選五

Iexperiencedyearsoflonelinessasachild.1Hisfriends

teasedhimaboutbabysittinghissisterandhisinterestswerefardifferent

frommine.Withnootherkidsofmyageintheneighborhood,Ihadto

spendhoursbymyself.

Abrightspotformeturnedouttobereading.Myloveofthewritten

wordbeganearlyasmymotherreadtomeeveryevening.2I

startedreadingbooksonmyownbeforeage5andmymothertookmeto

thepubliclibraryonceaweektoborrowseveralbooks.Iquickly

graduatedfromtypicalchildren'sbookstooneswithfewerpicturesand

longerchapters.Readingopenednewworldstome.3.

MymotheralsoencouragedmetomakewhatIwanted.Itried

makingtoycarswithcardboardboxesandconstructingbuildingsfrom

leftovercardboardandbitsofwoodmyfathergaveme.Whenmymother

sawmycreations,shetoldmehowcreativemydesignswere.4I

learnedalotabouthowtoextendthelifeofobjectsandtransfbnnthem

intosomethingnewanduseful.Itwasatrait（特點(diǎn)）othersfoundhelpful,

andIsoonhadfriendswhowantedtomakethingswithme.

5Myparentsmadeitapointfortheirtwokidstospendtime

outside,nomattertheweatherorseason.Mybrother,ofcourse,racedoff

tobewithhisfriends,whileIhadplentytodomyself.Therewasmaking

leafhousesinautumn,iceskatinginwinter,andsomuchmore.They're

allmemoriesItreasuretoday.

A.Iwasn'taloneanylonger.

B.Ienjoyedreadingstoriesaloud.

C.Iwasinvitedtoplaywithanotherkid.

D.Ilovedthecolorfulphotographsinthebooks.

E.AnotherhabitIformedearlywasbeingoutdoors.

F.Thus,Ibeganmylifelonginterestinmakingthings.

G.Myolderbrothercouldn'tbebotheredtoplaywithme.

Key:

IB2.A3.C4.B5.C6.D7.A8.D9.B10.C

七選五：l.G2.D3.A4.F5.E

（三）

A

Ineverknewanyonewho'dgrownupinJacksonwithoutbeing

afraidofMrs.Calloway,ourlibrarian.SheranJackson'sCarnegie

Libraryabsolutelybyherself.SILENCEinbigblackletterswasonsigns

hungeverywhereIfshethoughtyouweredressedimproperly,shesent

youstraightbackhometochangeyourclothes.Iwaswilling;Iwoulddo

anythingtoread.

MymotherwasnotafraidofMrs.CallowayShewishedmetohave

myownlibrarycardtocheckoutbooksformyself.Shetookmeinto

introduceme."Eudoraisnineyearsoldandhasmypermissiontoread

anybookshewantsfromtheshelves,childrenoradults,“Mothersaid.

Mrs.Callowaymadeherownrulesaboutbooks.Youcouldnottakeback

abooktothelibraryonthesamedayyou'dtakenitout;itmadeno

differencetoherthatyou'dreadeverywordinitandneededanotherto

start.Youcouldtakeouttwobooksattimeandtwoonly.Sotwobytwo,I

readlibrarybooksasfastasIcouldgo:rushingthemhomeinthebasket

ofmybicycle.Fromtheminutereachedourhouse,Istartedtoread,knew

thiswasextremehappiness,knewitatthetime.

Mymothersharedthisfeelingofmine.NowIthinkofherasreading

somuchofthetimewhiledoingsomethingelse.Irememberherreading

amagazinewhiletakingthepartoftheWolfinagameof“LittleRed

RidingHood,,withmybrother'stwodaughters.She?djustlookupatthe

righttime,longenoughtoanswer-incharacter-"Thebettertoeat

youwith,mydear,^^andgobacktoherplaceinthemagazinearticle.

1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMrs.Calloway?

A.Quiet.B.Strict.C.Humorous.D.Considerate.

2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisfeeling^^refertointhelast

paragraph?

A.Desiretoread.B.LoveforMrs.Calloway.

C.Interestingames.D.Fearofthelibraryrules.

3.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Aguidebook.B.Anautobiography.

C.Anewsreport.D.Abookreview.

B

Milwaukee,Wisconsin,isroadtestinganewwaytokeepwinter

roadsice-free-byspreadingonthemcheesebrine,thesaltyliquidusedto

makesoftcheeses,likemozzarella.

Wisconsin,alsocalled“America'sDairyland,isfamousforits

cheese.Thestateproduced2.8billionpoundsofcheeselastyear!Asa

result,therewasalotofleftovercheesebrine.Disposingof（處置）the

brinecanbeexpensive.Sowhatshouldcheesemakersdowiththewaste?

Normally,townsuserocksalttode-icestreets.Thesaltlowerswater's

freezingpoint,causingicetomelt（融化）.Butusingcheesebrinecould

helpbothcheeseproducersandcitiessavemoney,whilekeepingroads

safeCheesebrinehassaltinit,which,liketherocksalt,helpslower

water'sfreezingpoint.

Inadditiontosavingmoney,cheesebrinecouldalsobeamore

eco-friendlyoption.Manypeoplesuspectthatalltherocksaltusedevery

winterisharmingtheenvironment.

Rocksaltismadeofsodiumchloride,thesamecompound（化合物）

inordinarytablesalt.Soundsharmless,right?Butwhileyouprobably

addonlyasmallamountofsalttoyourfood,roadcrewsspreadabout20

milliontonsofsaltonU.S.roadseveryyear!

Thechemicalwashesoffroadsandgoesintotheground.Thereit

canpollutedrinkingwater,harmplants,andeatawaysoil.Byspreading

cheesebrineonstreetsbeforeaddingalayerofrocksalt,Milwaukeemay

beabletocutitsrocksaltuseby30percent.

Cheesebrinehasadownsidetooasmellsimilartothatofbadmilk.

“Idon,treallymindit,“EmilNorbytoldModemFarmermagazine.He

worksforoneofWisconsin'scountyhighwaycommissionsandcameup

withtheideaofusingcheesebrine."OurroadssmelllikeWisconsin!,^he

said.

4.Whycancheesebrinehelpkeepwinterroadsice-free?

A.Itissoft.B.Itcontainssalt.

C.Itiswarm.D.Ithasmilkinit.

5.Whatisbenefitofusingcheesebrineonroads?

A.Improvingairquality.B.Increasingsalesofrocksalt.

C.Reducingwaterpollution.D.Savingthecheeseindustry.

6.Milwaukee'snewwaytode-icestreetsmaybeanexample

of.

A.barkingupthewrongtreeB.puttingthecartbeforethehorse

C.robbingPetertopayPaulD.killingtwobirdswithonestone

C

Today'sworldisnotaneasyadjustmentforyoungadults.Akeyskill

setforsuccessispersistence（毅力），characteristicthatresearcherssayis

heavilyinfluencedbyfathers.ResearchersfromBrighamYoung

Universitydiscoveredthatfathersareinauniquepositiontohelptheir

adolescentchildrenlearnpersistence.

BYUprofessorsLauraPadilla-WalkerandRandalDayarrivedat

thesefindingsafterfollowing325Americanfamiliesoverseveralyears.

Andovertime,thepersistencegainedthroughfathersledtohigher

achievementinschool.

“Therearerelativelyfewstudiesthatstresstheuniqueroleof

fathers,Padilla-Walkersaid."Thisresearchalsohelpstoprovethat

characteristicssuchaspersistence—whichcanbetaught—arekeytoa

child'slifesuccess.^^

Researchersdetenninedthatdadsneedtopracticean“authoritative”

parentingstyle.Authoritativeparentingisnotauthoritarian:

rigid,demandingorcontrolling.Rather,anauthoritativeparentingstyle

includessomeofthefollowingcharacteristics:childrenfeelwarmthand

lovefromtheirfather;responsibilityandthereasonsbehindrulesare

stressed;childrenaregivenanappropriatelevelofautonomy（自主疝又）.

Inthestudy,about52percentofthedadsexhibitedabove-averagelevels

ofauthoritativeparenting,keyfindingisthatovertime,childrenraisedby

anauthoritativefatherweresignificantlymorelikelytodevelop

persistence,whichleadstobetteroutcomesinschool.

Thisparticularstudyexamined11to14-year-oldslivingin

two-parenthomes.Yettheresearcherssuggestthatsingleparentsstill

mayplayaroleinteachingthebenefitsofpersistence,whichisanavenue

offutureresearch.

7.WhatisspecialabouttheBYUprofessors9study?

A.Itcenteredonfathers'roleinparenting.

B.Itwasbasedonanumber