题文
阅读理解。请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处里填入最恰当的单词。 Profits of Praise
Are we too quick to blame and slow to praise? It seems we are. Praise is like sunlight to the
human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too
ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow unwilling to give others
the warm sunshine of praise.
It's strange how mean we are about praising. Perhaps it's because few of us know how to
accept praise gracefully. Instead, we are embarrassed and shrug off the words we are really
so glad to hear. Because of this defensive reaction, direct compliments are surprisingly difficult
to give. That is why some of the most valued pats on the back are those which come to us
indirectly, in a letter or passed on by a friend.
Do you ever go into a house and say, "What a tidy room!" Hardly anybody does. That's why
housework is considered such a boring job. Shakespeare said, "Our praises are our wages."
Since so often praise is the only wage a housewife receives, surely she is well worth praising.
Mothers know naturally that for children an ounce of praise is worth a pound of scolding. Still,
we're not always aware of children's small achievements and we seldom apply the rule. One day
I was criticizing my children for quarreling. "Can you never play peacefully?" I shouted. Susanna
looked at me, confused. "Of course we can," she said. "But you don't notice us when we do."
Teachers agree about the value of praise. "I believe that a student knows when he has handed
in something above his usual standard," writes a teacher, "and that he waits and is hungry for a
brief comment in the margin to show him that the teacher is aware of it, too."
Behavioral scientists have done countless experiments to prove that any human being have
a tendency to repeat an act which has been immediately followed by a pleasant result. In one
such experiment, a number of schoolchildren were divided into three groups and given arithmetic
tests daily for five days. One group was consistently praised for its previous performance; another
group was criticized; the third was ignored. Not surprisingly, those who were praised improved
dramatically. Those who were criticized improved also, bus not so much. And the scores of the
children who were ignored hardly improved at all. Interestingly the brightest children were helped
just as much by criticism as by praise, but the less able children reacted badly to criticism,
needed praise the most. Yet the latter are the very youngsters who, in most schools, fail to get
the pat on the back.
To give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort-perhaps
a quick phone call to pass on your praise, or five minutes spent writing an appreciative letter. It
is such a small investment-and yet consider the results it may produce. "I can live for two months
on a good compliment," said Mark Twain. So, let's be alert to the small excellences around us-and
comment on them. We will not only bring joy into other people's lives, but also, very often, added
happiness into our own.
Title: Profits of Praise
Theme
Compared with (1) , praise should be valued and appreciated more.
Reasons forunwillingness to
give praiseWe feel embarrassed and ignore the words pleasant to our ears (2)
than accept them gracefully.
We have (3) giving direct praise because of our so-called defensive
reaction.importance of
praise in some casesA house wife is (4) to be praised for her sacrifices and devotion.
A mother is supposed to be aware of their children's small achievements
and (5) the rule of giving praise.
A student waits (6) for a good comment form his teacher when he
hands in his homework above his usual standard.Findings of
experiments on profits of praise
Everybody (7) to repeat an act if praised more often.
Those who receive constant praise have made dramatic improvement.
Unlike brilliant children, less able children (8) badly to criticism
desperately need praise.(9)
It pays to make a moment's (10) to pass on praise, for it brings added joy and happiness to our lives as well as others'. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
1. criticism/blame 2. rather 3. difficulty/trouble 4. worthy 5. apply/use6. hungrily 7. tends 8. reacting 9. Conclusion 10. effort
解析
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考点
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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。
