首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
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
admin
2014-06-13
32
问题
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、soak off
B、soak through
C、soak up
D、soak out
答案
C
解析
词组辨析。soak off与soak out都表示"浸泡、除去污渍";soak through表示"淋湿";soak up表示"接受并吸收某事物"。这里是说在学校里,学生们接受的是A-type优等生的教育模式。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/tAO4777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Areteensandyoungadultsmorenarcissistic(自恋的)todaythaninthepast?That’stheviewofaCaliforniaresearcherwhostudie
AttacksonJoseManuelBarroso,thepresidentoftheEuropeanCommission,haveintensifiedbeforetheEuropeanelectionheldbet
Ourape-menforefathershadnoobviousnaturalweaponsinthestrugglefor【1】intheopen.Theyhadneitherthepowerfulteethno
Acomputermodelhasbeendevelopedthatcanpredictwhatwordyouarethinkingof.(41)ResearchersledbyTomMitchellofC
ThistextismainlyintendedtoTheauthorconcludesthatonlysharedmythscanhelpAmericans
NinemonthsafterthecollapseofLehmanBrothers,theworld’seconomiccrisisisstillusuallydiscussedasthoughitconsisted
What’syourearliestchildhoodmemory?CanyourememberlearningtowalkOrtalk?Thefirsttimeyou【C1】______thunderorwatched
EgyptianwinehasanextensivehistorywithinthehistoryofEgypfiancivilization.Grapeswerenot【C1】______tothelandscapeof
如何充分利用上大学的时间——1986年英译汉及详解Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitywithoutanyclearideaof
基于经济利己主义的环保制度不可取——2010年英译汉及详解Onebasicweaknessinaconservationsystembasedwhollyoneconomicmotivesisthatmostmembers
随机试题
剧烈运动时尿量减少的主要原因是
A、微粉硅胶B、邻苯二甲酸醋酸纤维素C、羧甲基淀粉钠D、氮酮E、糖浆下列物质中,用作润滑剂的是
挂牌期限届满,按照下列()规定确定是否成交。
以下去掉哪一项之后,剩下的图形呈现一定的规律性?
一位在本市很受群众欢迎的相声演员本已答应参加明天的“文化下乡”活动。但今天他临时变卦,假称生病,其实他是想去外地参加一场商业演出。作为文联副主席,你将如何劝说他参加“文化下乡”活动?请现场模拟一下。
今天,科技发展极大地改善了人类生活的方方面面,使得人们难以脱离科技成果,退回到现代科技之前的生活状态中。但越来越多的人也意识到,一些科技成果常常携带着________的后果,可能对人类生活产生负面影响。填入画横线部分最恰当的一项是()。
PresidentBarackObamaclaimedprogressWednesdayinhissecond-termdrivetocombatclimatechangebutsaidmoremustbedonet
Whatnewresearchrevealsabouttheadolescentbrain.We’relearningthattheteenyearsareaperiodofcrucialbraindevelopm
Whatwouldyoudowith?$590m?ThisisnowaquestionforGloriaMackenzie,an84-year-oldwidowwhorecentlyemergedfromher
Wehavenotdecidedwhichhotel______.
最新回复
(
0
)