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A 3-year-old who cries out, "Mommy! Look, how big that man’s nose is!" will probably be ignored by his mother and the man. An ad

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问题    A 3-year-old who cries out, "Mommy! Look, how big that man’s nose is!" will probably be ignored by his mother and the man. An adult who makes an equivalent statement, however, might find his own nose swollen and hurting within seconds. The difference is much more than a matter of social graces. We do not expect 3-year-olds to understand how the things they say affect other people’s emotions. They are not empathetic in the way adults are.
   To empathize with someone is to understand what he is feeling or, more properly, to understand what you would feel like if you were in his situation. Unlike intelligence and physical attractiveness, which depend largely on genetics, empathy is a skill that children learn. Its value is multifold. Children who are empathetic tend to do better in school, in social situations, and in their adult careers.
   Toddlers sometimes show behavior that is closer to true empathy in their first efforts to connect another person’s discomfort with their own. When a 2-year-old sees his mother crying, he may offer her a toy he’s been playing with or a cookie he’s been nibbling. He is giving his mother something that he knows has made him feel better when he has cried. It is unclear, however, whether the child understands what his mother is feeling, or is simply upset by the way she is acting, much in the way a puppy will come up and lick the face of someone who’s crying.
   By the time a child is about 4 years old, he begins to associate his emotions with the feelings of others. While one child says he has a stomachache, some 4-year-olds may come over and comfort him. By the time a child is 8, he can grapple with more complex moral decisions in which he must realize that someone else’s feelings may be different from his own.
   Although the best training for empathy begins in infancy, it’s never too late to start. The best teachers of this skill are the children’s parents. The way you show your own empathy may be more important than anything you say.
What is the text about?
选项 A、How children develop empathy.
B、How empathy benefits children.
C、Why empathy matters more than intelligence.
D、Why it is important to train the empathy of children.
答案A
解析 本文主要讲述了儿童在不同年龄阶段的同情心的不同表现形式，即儿童同情心的发展过程。故选A。
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