题文
One period of our lives when better results are demanded of us is, strangely enough, childhood． Despite being young we are expected to achieve good grades, stay out of trouble, make friends at school, do well on tests, perform chores at home and so on． It’s not easy．The good news is that being likeable can help a child perform better． Likeable children enjoy many advantages, including the ability to cope（对付） more easily with stresses of growing up．
In her book Understanding Child Stress, Dr． Carolyn Leonard states that children who are likeable and optimistic are able to gain support from others． This leads to focus and resilience, the ability to recover from or adjust early to life stress; a child who has adequate emotional armor can continue down the path to success． Much research shows that resilience has enabled children to succeed in school, avoid drug abuse, and develop a healthy self-awareness．
Why does a likeable child more easily handle stress and do better in his or her life? Because likeability helps create what’s known as a positive feedback loop（回馈圈）． The positive feelings you want to see in other people are returned to you, creating constant encouragement and motivation to deal with the daily stress of life．
This feedback loop continues into adulthood． To return once again to the example of teaching, learning becomes easier with a likeable personality． Michael Delucchi of the University of Hawaii reviewed dozens of studies to determine if likeable teachers received good ratings because of their likeability or because they in fact taught well． Delucchi found that “Students who perceive（察觉） a teacher as likeable, in contrast to（比照） those who do not, may be more attentive to the information that the teacher delivers and they’ll work harder on assignments, and they will learn more．”
You may have noticed this pattern in your own life when you try to give some advice． The more positive your relationship with that person, the more he or she seems to listen, and the more you feel certain that that person has heard you and intends to act on your words．
小题1:The writer implies in the first paragraph that __________．A．children are expected much than we usually thinkB．life is not easy for every one of usC．better education results in smarter childrenD．to be a likable child is almost impossible小题2:According to Dr． Leonard, likeable children __________．A．can cope more easily with stress independentlyB．know how to avoid trouble and unpleasant eventsC．are always optimistic and ready to help those in needD．can achieve more and understand themselves better小题3:The term “emotional armor” in paragraph 3 means __________．A．mental support from friendsB．mental support from adultsC．failures in lifeD．ability to handle life stress小题4:The main purpose of the studies done by Michael Delucchi is to find __________．A．if a likeable teacher has a positive personalityB．if a likeable teacher draws more attentionC．how a teacher’s likeability gains popularityD．how a likeable teacher’s teaching style is formed小题5:The passage aims at proving that __________．A．likeable people do better in life generallyB．likeable people do better in their childhoodC．social creatures enjoy more advantagesD．likeable people give better advice 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
科学证明活泼讨人喜欢的孩子在人生中获得成功的机率会更大。在本文中作者对此进行了详细的解释和证明，比如活泼乐观的孩子容易得到别人的支持，他们也更加善于调整自己的状况来应对压力，由此可知培养孩子开朗乐观的品质是非常重要的。
小题1:A推理判断题。在文章首段One period of our lives when better results are demanded of us is, strangely enough, childhood中作者用strangely enough表明了在儿童时期孩子们的实际情况不是人们认为的那样，他们期望的东西要比人们想象的多，所以答案选A。
小题2:D细节理解题 。根据文章第二、三段Likeable children enjoy many advantages, including the ability to cope（对付） more easily with stresses of growing up可以判断开朗、乐观、讨人喜欢的孩子们会在成长过程中有更多的收获，答案选D。
小题3:D词义猜测题。根据前面的内容This leads to focus and resilience, the ability to recover from or adjust early to life stress可知乐观、讨人喜欢的孩子具有处理好压力的能力，而具有应对生活中压力的能力是成功的关键，由此判断“emotional armor”是指应对生活压力的能力，故D选项正确。
小题4:B细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段Michael Delucchi of the University of Hawaii reviewed dozens of studies to determine if likeable teachers received good ratings because of their likeability or because they in fact taught well．可知B选项正确。
小题5:A主旨大意题。文章开头用儿童时期的要求引出话题The good news is that being likeable can help a child perform better．然后再通过研究人员的研究结果来证明乐观、活泼的孩子能更好地处理生活中的一些状况，由此判断作者的写作意图是想证明活泼乐观的人在生活中更能做到游刃有余，故答案选A。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“One period of our li.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
