雅思阅读真题(Part 3)

All in the family

Part 3 · 考频:中频 · 最近考试:2025.7.8山东财经大学

文章内容(节选)

A person's brothers and sisters can have a powerful effect on their adult behaviour

 

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题目与答案

  1. 27 Parents and siblings play equal roles in shaping people`s adult personalities.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案:NO

    原文定位:Our parents provide the genetic material and make powerful early role models, but even more influential in determining what kind of adult we will become are our brothers and sisters – our siblings

  2. 28 People`s first social relationships tend to be with siblings rather than genes.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案:YES

    原文定位:By turns enraging and lovable, familiar and mysterious, our brothers and sisters are the human beings who people our first social relationships

  3. 29 People's relationships with their siblings tend to receive less attention when they marry.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案:NOT GIVEN

    原文定位:A sibling relationship is the most enduring relationship many of us will ever have – no less emotionally intense than the bonds we form with our spouses and our own children

  4. 30 Parental “basking” is advantageous for later siblings.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案:YES

    原文定位:parental 'basking' ... is associated with more positive parenting of younger children, who display fewer behavioural problems as a result

  5. 31 What point does the writer make about birth order in the third paragraph?
    • A Its role is underestimated by parents.
    • B It may shape the characteristics of adults.
    • C Its importance decreases as children grow up.
    • D It has more influence on personality than genetics.

    答案:B It may shape the characteristics of adults.

    原文定位:It starts with birth order, which determines play roles: the firstborn leader, the middle-child mediator and the rebellious youngest. These are roles that can stick for life

  6. 32 What are we told about some of Claire Cartwright`s clients?
    • A Their parents treated them fairly.
    • B They were treated harshly by their siblings.
    • C Their perceptions of childhood may be inaccurate.
    • D They have closer relations with their siblings as adults.

    答案:C Their perceptions of childhood may be inaccurate.

    原文定位:Clinical psychologist Claire Cartwright says she has clients who believe, and it might not have been true, that they were treated differently from their siblings, that one child in the family was preferred over others

  7. 33 What is the writer's main point about siblings in the fifth paragraph?
    • A Parents tend to repeat their own parents' mistakes.
    • B Favoured children are likely to make good leaders as adults.
    • C Negative characteristics in children can become positive in adults.
    • D Attention-seeking children are unlikely to please bosses in later life.

    答案:C Negative characteristics in children can become positive in adults.

    原文定位:the sibling who is disruptive and annoying as a child may be able to reinterpret that role later, turning those attention-seeking characteristics into strengths like determination and leadership

  8. 34 Which of the following best summaries the writer`s argument in the six paragraph?
    • A Many children have a favourite parent.
    • B Parenting skills improve with later children.
    • C Siblings are born with different personalities.
    • D The family environment may charge over time.

    答案:D The family environment may charge over time.

    原文定位:The parents themselves are growing up too, weathering hardship or good fortune, so one sibling might experience stability and closeness while another might be raised in the midst of crisis

  9. The Positive Aspects of Sibling Relative
    35 Annette Henderson suggests that young children's interactions with older siblings involve _____ .
    • A parental love
    • B imaginative games
    • C physical development
    • D generous behaviour
    • E strong marriages
    • F greater individuality

    答案:I healthy competition

    原文定位:The more you know about the origins of your sibling relationship, the greater your ability to reframe its lessons and let go of outdated roles

  10. 36 Also, a Cambridge study found that siblings still engage in _____ even when they have a tendency to fight.
    • A parental love
    • B imaginative games
    • C physical development
    • D generous behaviour
    • E strong marriages
    • F greater individuality

    答案:B imaginative games

    原文定位:even when there is a great deal of conflict, siblings will still create a rich world of play and make-believe that extends them developmentally

  11. 37 Research conducted in 2003 suggests that children develop _____ as a results of seeking attention.
    • A parental love
    • B imaginative games
    • C physical development
    • D generous behaviour
    • E strong marriages
    • F greater individuality

    答案:F greater individuality

    原文定位:those who changed, to differentiate themselves from their siblings...developed stronger personalities and a better sense of their own identity

  12. 38 Another factor is the trend for smaller families, which may mean that today's siblings enjoy _____ as adults.
    • A parental love
    • B imaginative games
    • C physical development
    • D generous behaviour
    • E strong marriages
    • F greater individuality

    答案:H closer relationships

    原文定位:siblings tend to know each other better and remain lifelong friends compared to children from bigger or more widely spaced families

  13. 39 A 2010 American study linked having a sister with _____ among children aged 10–14.
    • A parental love
    • B imaginative games
    • C physical development
    • D generous behaviour
    • E strong marriages
    • F greater individuality

    答案:J mental well-being

    原文定位:having a sister, whether younger or older, meant that 10- to 14-year-olds were less likely to feel lonely, unloved, self-conscious or fearful

  14. 40 Finally, having a sibling may promote _____ according to the same study.
    • A parental love
    • B imaginative games
    • C physical development
    • D generous behaviour
    • E strong marriages
    • F greater individuality

    答案:D generous behaviour

    原文定位:having a loving sibling of either gender promoted good deeds, such as helping a neighbour around the house or helping other children at school

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