《2026年长江作业本同步练习册九年级英语下册人教版》

Ⅳ. 阅读理解
It is not always a good thing to praise children because "empty" words may make them unhappy. Words such as "well done" may make them doubt their own abilities, a psychologist Stephen Grosz has warned. He says that words such as "You're so clever." or "You are such an artist." could also hinder them from developing at school. He says that such empty praise makes children unhappy as they may say they can't live up to these expectations(期望).
Instead he advises parents and teachers to praise children less often and use words like "You're trying really hard." Mr. Grosz said, "Empty praise is as bad as thoughtless criticism (批评). People often pay no attention to children's feelings and thoughts." Research shows that children who are heavily praised probably perform worse at school.
Some psychologists from Columbia University asked 128 pupils aged 10 and 11 to work out a number of math problems. After they worked them out, some were told, "You did really well. You're so clever." But others were told, "You did really well. You must have tried really hard." Both groups of children were then given more difficult questions and those who had been told they were clever did not do as well as the others.
He says that when he collected his daughter from a school, he heard a teacher tell her, "You have drawn the most beautiful tree. Well done." Later, after she had done another drawing, the same teacher said, "Wow, you are really an artist." In his book, Mr. Grosz writes, "How could I explain to the teacher that I would prefer it if she did not praise my daughter?"
As a parent of two children, I strongly agree with Mr. Grosz. I seldom praise my children. I only praise them when they have done something beyond (超过) my expectation, beyond what they are able to do.
(B)21. The underlined word "hinder" in Paragraph 1 probably means "".
A. allow
B. prevent
C. encourage
D. control
(D)22. Which of the following praise does Mr. Grosz like most?
A. You are so clever!
B. Well done, darling!
C. You are such an artist!
D. You must have tried hard!
(D)23. From the research on 128 pupils, we can know .
A. children's interest in math is growing
B. teaching children is a difficult job
C. children are becoming cleverer and cleverer
D. the disadvantage of praising children by using empty words
(A)24. Hearing what that teacher said, Mr. Grosz .
A. was not really satisfied
B. didn't know how to thank her
C. was very proud of his daughter
D. realized the importance of praising children
(B)25. What does the author mainly tell us in this passage?
A. Praise makes good men better and bad men worse.
B. Too much empty praise can sometimes hurt children.
C. Many children can't live up to their parents' expectations.
D. Parents should spend more time with their children.

答案： 21~25 BDDAB