山东省日照一中2014届高三下学期开学考试英语试题答案(3)

“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.
Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe.” It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.
    When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.
    “I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”
46. What do you think of bossy children like Stephen Jackson? 
A. They make good decisions.     B. They lack care from others.
   C. They have little sense of fear.     D. They show self-centeredness.  
47. What does the underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 mean?
   A. inborn nature  B. accepted theory    
C. developed character D. particular environment
48. What does the study on bossy behavior imply?
   A. Parents should give more power to their children.
   B. Parents should not be so anxious about their children.
   C. Parents should be strict with their children.
   D. Parents should not set limits for their children.
49. Bossy children may probably become       .
   A. relaxed  B. skillful   C. hesitant  D. lonely
50. What is the passage mainly about?
   A. How bossy behavior can be controlled.
   B. What leads to children’s bossy behavior.
   C. What effect bossy behavior brings about.
   D. How we can get along with bossy children.
C
“Soon, you’re going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind or at least known in my neighborhood. 
      One tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door.
Roses require a good deal of care, and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give, it wouldn’t be worth the work. As it is, I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year. Bushes must be pruned(剪枝) in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake.
       Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out be even more perfect for tomatoes. The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing(施肥) have turned the little plant into a tall bush. The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves.
Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; First, I have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once found I have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June. But they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light.
     Here I am faced with a painful small decision: To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses. Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind, I’ll think about that tomorrow.
51. What are the requirements for the healthy growth of rose?
       A. A lot of care and the right soil.       B. Frequent pruning and fertilizing.
       C. Tomato plants grown alongside.     D. Cages placed around the roots.
52. Why did the writer planted the tomato?
       A. Because it cost only $1.25.
       B. Because the soil was just right for it.
       C. Because there was room for it in the garden.
       D. Because the roses’ branches needed to be covered.
53. What happened to the writer’s roses this year?
       A. They were removed from the rose bed.
       B. They were picked along with the tomatoes.
       C. They were largely hidden under the tomato plant.
       D. They were mostly damaged by too much sunlight.
54. What’s the writer’s purpose by saying “the prize so dearly won” in paragraph? 5