Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
When my son completes a task, I can’t help but praise him. It’s only natural to give praise where praise is due, right? But is there such a thing as too much praise?
According to psychologist Katherine Phillip, children don’t benefit from 26 praise as much as we’d like to think. “Parents often praise, believing they are building their child’s self-confidence. However, over-praising can have a 27 effect,” says Phillip. “When we use the same praise 28 , it may become empty and no longer valued by the child. It can also become an expectation that anything they do must be 29 with praise. This may lead to the child avoiding taking risks due to fear of 30 their parents.”
Does this mean we should do away with all the praise?Phillip says no.“The key to healthy praise is to focus on the process rather than the 31 . It is the recognition of a child’s attempt, or the process in which they achieved something, that is essential,”she says. “Parents should encourage their child to take the risks needed to learn and grow.”
So how do we break the 32 of praise we’re all so accustomed to? Phillip says it’s important to 33 between “person praise” and “process praise”. “Person praise is 34 saying how great someone is. Its a form of personal approval. Process praise is acknowledgement of the efforts the person has just 35 . Children who receive person praise are more likely to feel shame after losing,” says Phillip.
A) chooseI) pattern
B) constantJ)plural
C) disappointingK) repeatedly
D) distinguishL) rewarded
E) exhaustingM) separately
F) experiencedN) simply
G) negativeO) undertaken
H) outcome
答案解析：
26. B
27. G
28. K
29. L
30. C
31. H
32. I
33. D
34. N
35. O
根据后文“Parents often praise, believing they are building their child’s self - confidence. However, over - praising...”可知，这里说的是持续不断的表扬对孩子并没有像我们想的那样有益。“constant”表示“持续不断的”，符合语境，所以选B。
根据后文“When we use the same praise... it may become empty and no longer valued by the child.”可知，过度表扬有消极的影响。“negative”表示“消极的”，符合文意，所以选G。
根据“it may become empty and no longer valued by the child”可知，当我们反复使用同样的表扬时会出现这种情况。“repeatedly”表示“反复地”，符合语境，所以选K。
根据语境，这会让孩子觉得他们做的任何事都必须得到表扬。“be rewarded with”表示“得到……的奖赏，得到……的回报”，这里指得到表扬，所以选L。
根据“This may lead to the child avoiding taking risks”可知，孩子会因为害怕让父母失望而避免冒险。“disappointing”表示“使失望”，符合文意，所以选C。
根据“focus on the process rather than the...”以及后文提到关注孩子尝试的过程，可知这里是说关注过程而不是结果。“outcome”表示“结果”，符合语境，所以选H。
根据“of praise we’re all so accustomed to”可知，这里说的是打破我们都习惯的表扬模式。“pattern”表示“模式”，符合文意，所以选I。
根据“between ‘person praise’ and ‘process praise’”可知，这里说的是区分“对人表扬”和“对过程表扬”。“distinguish between...and...”表示“区分……和……”，符合语境，所以选D。
根据“saying how great someone is”可知，“对人表扬”就是简单地说某人有多棒。“simply”表示“简单地”，符合文意，所以选N。
根据“Process praise is acknowledgement of the efforts”可知，“对过程表扬”是对一个人刚刚付出的努力的认可。“undertaken”表示“从事，付出(努力等)”，符合语境，所以选O。
