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Personality is to a large extent inherent——A-type parents usually bring about A-type off-spring. But the environment must also h
Personality is to a large extent inherent——A-type parents usually bring about A-type off-spring. But the environment must also h
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Personality is to a large extent inherent——A-type parents usually bring about A-type off-spring. But the environment must also have a (1)_____ effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a (2)_____ factor in the lives of their children.
One place where children (3)_____ A-characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the ’win at all costs’ moral standard and (4)_____ their success by sporting (5)_____ The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-type seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too (6)_____ to win can have dangerous (7)_____: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped (8)_____ seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we (9)_____!"
(10)_____ the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is rare that school (11)_____ pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat (12)_____, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.
Obviously, it is neither practical nor (13)_____ that all A-youngsters change into B’s. The world needs different kinds of person, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child’s personality to his possible future (14)_____ It is top management.
If the (15)_____ of schools with academic work was (16)_____, more time might be spent teaching children surer values. Perhaps selection for the (17)_____ professions, especially medicine, could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more by such (18)_____ as (19)_____ and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors exclusively from A-type stock. B’s are important and should be (20)_____.
选项
A、prevailing
B、profound
C、precautionary
D、progressive
答案
B
解析
词汇辨析。prevailing占优势的,流行的;profound有深远意义的;precautionary预防的;progressive前进的,(税收)累进的。文中表达的意思是环境对孩童的成长有深远的影响,故答案选profound;其余选项不合题意。
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